Benjamin Baldwin (1724 - 1776)

Born 9 Apr 1724 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Pollard) Baldwin — married 12 Apr 1747 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died Dec 1776 at age 52 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Baldwin Name Study.

Birth and Parents

Benjamin Baldwin was born in Massachusetts.

Benjamin, the youngest of eight children of Thomas Baldwin and Sarah French was born on 9 April 1724 at Billerica, Massachusetts.^[1]

American Revolutionary War Service

Benjamin Baldwin served with 8th Massachusetts Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Benjamin Baldwin is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A005208.

Benjamin was in the battle of Bunker Hill. According to the DAR, Benjamin was a Minute Man at the Lexington Alarm. Of four soldiers named Baldwin, in 1775, In Capt. Jonathan Stickney's company of Volunteers, in Col. Ebenezer Bridge's 8th MA Regiment, three were Benjamin, and his sons Jeremiah and Benjamin. This company was in the battle of Bunker Hill, and Asa Pollard, a member of it, was the first man killed.^[2]

Marriage and Children

Benjamin married Sarah Pollard (1726-), the daughter of Edward and Judith (Hazeltine) Pollard on 2 April 1747 at Billerica.^[3] Their marriage was also recorded at Tewksbury, about 5 miles from Billerica.^[4] Benjamin and Sarah had eleven children:

1. Benjamin Baldwin (b. 21 Dec 1747; d. 6 Sep 1749, Billerica, MA)^[5][6]
2. Jeremiah BaldwinPollard (b. 223 Jul 1749; d. )^[7] m. 11 Apr 1780 at Billerica, MA, Rebecca Totman (1755-)
3. Sarah Baldwin (b. 1 Aug 1751; d. )^[8]m. 21 Aug 1775, Joseph Foster (-1810)
4. Elizabeth Baldwin (b. 27 Sep 1753; d. )^[9] m.
5. Benjamin Baldwin (b. 1 Dec 1755; d. 1809)^[10] m.
6. Solomon Baldwin (b. 19 Feb 1758; d. 1758)^[11]
7. Rhoda Baldwin (b. 26 Jun 1759; d. )^[12] m. 20 Feb 1781 at Billerica, MA, John Frye (1754-)
8. Nahum Baldwin (b. 1760; d. 1808) m. Patty Baldwin (1761-)
9. Patte Baldwin (b. 12 Aug 1761; d. )^[13] m. Nahum Baldwin (s. William of Billerica)
10. Rizpah Baldwin (b. 10 Sep 1763; d. 29 Jul 1791)^[14] m. 23 Mar 1784 at Billerica, MA, Edward Farmer (1763-1791)
11. Alice Baldwin (b. 14 May 1766; d. 1839)^[15] m.
12. Olive Baldwin (b. 5 Mar 1769; d. )^[16] m.

Death

Benjamin Baldwin died in December 1776 in his 52nd year at Andover, Massachusetts. [Needs source].

Research Notes

• Refer commanding officer Col Ebenezer Bridge of the 8th MA
• This source listed in the original biography does not provide information on Benjamin Baldwin's service: Lineage Book - National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Volume 26, page 270. By Daughters of the American Revolution, published 1898. Accessed March 2, 2018.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VH-DTL : 20 May 2022), Benjamin Baldwin, 9 Apr 1724; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
2. ↑ Baldwin, Charles Candee. the Baldwin Genealogy from 1800 - 1881. Cleveland, OH: Leader, 1881. Page 693.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7J-4MN : 20 May 2022), Benjamin Baldwin, 2 Apr 1747; citing Marriage, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCSZ-WJN : 20 May 2022), Benjamin Baldwin, 2 Apr 1747; citing Marriage, Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6M-GH9 : 15 January 2020), Benjmin Baldwin in entry for Benjamin Baldwin, 1747.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHD2-HJB : 20 May 2022), Benjamin Baldwin in entry for Benjamin Baldwin, 6 Sep 1749; citing Death, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VH-TLP : 20 May 2022), Benjamin Baldwin in entry for Jeremiah Baldwin, 23 Jul 1749; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VH-TLT : 20 May 2022), Benjamin Baldwin in entry for Sarah Baldwin, 1 Aug 1751; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VH-TL1 : 20 May 2022), Benjamin Baldwin in entry for Elisabeth Baldwin, 27 Sep 1753; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VH-TGS : 20 May 2022), Benjamin Baldwin in entry for Benjamin Baldwin, 1 Dec 1755; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VH-TG7 : 20 May 2022), Benja'. Baldwin in entry for Solomon Baldwin, 19 Feb 1758; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
12. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VH-TGH : 20 May 2022), Benja'. Baldwin in entry for Rhoda Baldwin, 26 Jun 1759; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
13. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VH-TG8 : 20 May 2022), Benja'. Baldwin in entry for Patte Baldwin, 12 Aug 1761; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
14. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VH-TGX : 20 May 2022), Benja'. Baldwin in entry for Rizpah Baldwin, 10 Sep 1763; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
15. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VH-TPD : 20 May 2022), Benja'. Baldwin in entry for Allice Baldwin, 14 May 1766; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
16. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VH-TPF : 20 May 2022), Benja'. Baldwin in entry for Olive Baldwin, 5 Mar 1769; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.

Other Sources

• History of Billerica, Massachusetts: With a Genealogical Register, Page 7, By Henry Allen Hazen, accessed March 2, 2018 https://books.google.com/books?id=OVunB0IQ_EcC&pg=RA2-PA6&lpg=RA2-PA6&dq=jonathan+bailey+and+elizabeth+baldwin&source=bl&ots=OzUU92KGj_&sig=y2Qj41b-5tiUOHCEnxMMwwDLOPw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwirmN6W7MzZAhVSylMKHV7eBVIQ6AEwEHoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=jonathan%20bailey%20and%20elizabeth%20baldwin&f=false

Acknowledgements

• Biography written in full with inline sourcing and children listed following extensive research by Baldwin descendant Carol Baldwin on 10 July 2023.