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Robert BALDWIN (1475-1536) to Charles BALDWIN (1889-1946) Immigrant Ancestor: John BALDWIN (1619-1681) Hopewell Township Settler: Elnathan BALDWIN (1687-1738) Robert BALDWIN (1475-1536) Date and Place of Birth: 1475 - Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England Date and Place of Death: 1536 - Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England Father: John Baldewyne (Also Grandfather's Name) Great-Grandfather believed to be Richard Baldewyne Mother: (Unknown) Spouse: Agnes DOLTE (b. unknown; daughter of William DOLTE) Resided In: Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England Children: John BALDWIN, b. about 1495, d. 1566; * Richard BALDWIN b. about 1503, d. 1553, m. Ellen APUKE; Thomas BALDWIN, b. unknown, d. 1522, m. Joan ____; Robert ? BALDWIN [Jr.?], b. unknown.Historical Notes The Baldwins came from the County of Buckinghamshire in England, about 30 miles northwest of London, where they resided in the late 1400's. Their history unquestionably goes back earlier than that and is, at least to some degree, traceable to the 1200's if not earlier. As to the origins of the Baldwin family prior to the 1400's, there are several possibilities. It's interesting, of course, to speculate as to whether the name ever meant "the bald one," but a more factual possibility is that the Baldwins were Normans who came to England in the days of the Norman conquest, perhaps even in 1066 itself. There's a Baldwin family crest from England and also an earlier one from France. The Normans, of course, were originally Vikings. In 911, French Carolingian ruler Charles the Simple had allowed a group of Vikings, under their leader, Rollo, to settle in northern France with the idea that they would provide protection along the coast against future Viking invaders. This proved successful - a very simple solution to a problem - and the Vikings in the region became known as the Northmen from which the name Normandy is derived. Even more likely, though, is the probability that the Baldwin family predates the Norman conquest. The family name appears to have been derived from a given name that existed in England prior to 1066 and is of Anglo-Saxon and Old German origins. The name was "Bealdwine" in Old English and "Baldwine" in Old German, both meaning "bold friend," and one of the given name variations was "Baldewyne" by 1066. The fact that it was a given name in England prior to 1066 does not, of course, rule out Norman French origins since the name was also popular among the Normans and in Flanders in the early Middle Ages. In any event, it ultimately evolved into a surname, probably, like many other names, out of necessity when governments began imposing personal taxes and required surnames in order to distinguish between individuals. The Baldwin family resided in two villages in Buckinghamshire. One village was Chesham, the site of a villa in Roman times. By 1012 it was known as Cæstæleshamm, which is Anglo-Saxon for "the river-meadow at the pile of stones". The other village was Aston Clinton, known in the days of William the Conqueror as Estone, which, in Old English, means "eastern estate." In the early 1200's, Estone passed into the hands of the de Clinton family and became known as Aston de Clinton. Today the village is part of the Town of Aylesbury, the county seat of Buckinghamshire. As an interesting aside, the famous car Aston Martin was named after the village of Aston Clinton and the name of the company's co-founder, Lionel Martin, probably because of the car's success in hill climb competition up nearby Aston Hill. The compiled history currently begins with the ancestor described above, Robert Baldwin, born in Chesham in about 1475. Robert grew up and settled in Aston Clinton with his wife, Agnes Dolte, and they had four sons, one of whom was Richard, born in about 1503 in Aston Clinton, who married Ellen Apuke, and so the line continues. The immigrant ancestor in the Baldwin line being traced herein was John BALDWIN (1619-1681). The first Baldwin in the line to settle in Hopewell Township was Elnathan BALDWIN (1687-1738). -------------------------------------------------------------- Richard BALDWIN (1503-1553) Date and Place of Birth: 1503 - Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England Date and Place of Death: 1553 - Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England Father: Robert BALDWIN (1475-1536) Mother: Agnes DOLTE (b. unknown; daughter of William DOLTE) Spouse: Ellen APUKE (b. about 1507, d. about 1566; parents unknown) Married: 1524 - Resided In: Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England Children: * Henry BALDWIN, b. about 1529, d. May 1602, m. Alice KING; John BALDWIN, b. about 1532, d. after 1599; Alice BALDWIN, b. about 1535; Richard BALDWIN [Jr.], b. 1540, d. 18 Feb 1632, m. Isabel CHASE; Agnes BALDWIN, b. about 1545, d. 1567, m. William GRANGE; Cicely BALDWIN, b. about 1547, d. before 1599; Lettice BALDWIN, b. about 1549, m. Mr. FOSTER. -------------------------------------------------------------- Henry BALDWIN (1529-1602) Date and Place of Birth: 1529 - Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England Date and Place of Death: May 1602 - Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England Father: Richard BALDWIN (1503-1553) Mother: Ellen APUKE (b. about 1507, d. about 1566; parents unknown) Spouse: Alice KING (b. about 1533, d. Nov 1626; parents unknown) Resided In: Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England Children: Richard BALDWIN, b. about 1556, d. Oct 1636, m. Christine TUCKFIELD Henry BALDWIN [Jr.], b. about 1558 Sylvester BALDWIN, b. 1560, d. 1632, m. Jane WELLS Robert BALDWIN, b. about 1562, d. 22 Mar 1606, m. Joane/Jane ROBINSON * John BALDWIN, b. about 1565, d. 1637, m. Hannah BIRCHARD? Mary BALDWIN, b. about 1575, m. Richard SALTER Jane BALDWIN, b. about 1577, d. 1622, m. James BONUS Agnes BALDWIN, b. Jul 1579, d. before 1622, m. Henry STONEHILL -------------------------------------------------------------- John BALDWIN (1565-1637) Date and Place of Birth: 1565 - Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England Date and Place of Death: 1637 - Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England Father: Henry BALDWIN (1529-1602) Mother: Alice KING (b. about 1533, d. Nov 1626; parents unknown) Spouse: Hannah BIRCHARD? Resided In: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England Children: * John BALDWIN, b. 24 Jun 1619, d. about 20 Jun 1681, m. 1st. Mary CAMP, m. 2nd. Mary BRUEN Note: Evidence that John BALDWIN (1565-1637) is the Father of John BALDWIN (1619-1681) is slightly circumstantial but probably accurate. Richard BALDWIN, b. unknown, d: 1634 Mary BALDWIN, b. unknown Agnes BALDWIN, b. unknown Martha BALDWIN, b. unknown -------------------------------------------------------------- John BALDWIN (1619-1681) Date and Place of Birth: June 24, 1619 - Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England Date and Place of Death: June 20, 1681 - Milford, Connecticut Father: John BALDWIN (1565-1637) Mother: Hannah BIRCHARD (Born in England) Note: Evidence that John BALDWIN (1565-1637) is the Father of John BALDWIN (1619-1681) is slightly circumstantial but probably accurate. Spouse: Mary CAMP (b. about 1621 in England, d. about 1652) (Daughter of Nicholas CAMP & Sarah ELLIOTT) Married: August 15, 1640 - Milford, Connecticut Resided In: Milford, Connecticut Historical Note: John BALDWIN (1619-1681) was the first Baldwin immigrant in the line being traced herein to arrive in America. The Baldwins were Puritans who settled in Milford, Connecticut in the late 1630's. Specifically, John Baldwin was very likely part of a group led by John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton that initially intended to be part of Massachusetts Bay Colony but decided that Massachusetts Bay was lax in its religious observances. They decided to go elsewhere, and, on February 1, 1639, purchased an area known as "Wepawaug" from Ansantawae, chief sachem (king) of the Paugusset Tribe. More settlers began arriving shortly thereafter and built the town known as Milford. Townspeople played a major role in the development of the America. The location of Milford is in the area at the mouth of the Quinnipiac River, a location considered a "new haven" for the Puritans who settled there, leading to the founding of New Haven, Connecticut. There were many members of the BALDWIN family who arrived in New England in the same general time period, the the BALDWIN name is extensive and spread all over the country. For more general information about the settlement of Connecticut which in all likelihood involved ancestor John BALDWIN (1619-1681), see Wikipedia article concerning New Haven Colony. Children: * John BALDWIN, b. about 1641, d. 1706, m. 1st. Hannah BRUEN, m. 2nd. Ruth BOTSFORD Josiah BALDWIN, b. about 1642, d. about 1683, m. Mary CAMP; Samuel BALDWIN, b. 1645, d. 1673; Nathaniel BALDWIN, b. about 1648, m. Sarah PHIPPEN; Elizabeth BALDWIN, b. about 1649, m. Mr. PORTER; Joseph BALDWIN, b. about 1651, d. 1719, m. Elizabeth BOTTSFORD. John BALDWIN (1619-1681) Married Second Wife Mary BRUEN (b. 14 Jun 1622, d. 2 Sep 1670 Daughter of John BRUEN) in Milford, Connecticut November 2, 1653 Children: Mary BALDWIN, b. about 1654; Sarah BALDWIN, b. about 1655, d. about 1729, m. Samuel ROYCE; Abigail BALDWIN, b. about 1658, m. 1st John WADHAMS, m. 2nd Samuel BALDWIN; Obadiah BALDWIN, b. Oct 1660, d. about 1738, m. Abigail ____; George BALDWIN, b. about 1662, d. 1728, m. Deborah ROSE; Hannah BALDWIN, b. 20 Nov 1663, m. Dr. John FISKE; Richard BALDWIN, b. Jun 1665, m. Amy OVIATT. -------------------------------------------------------------- John BALDWIN (1641-1706) Date and Place of Birth: 1641 - Milford, Connecticut (Some records say 1648) Date and Place of Death: 1706 - Newark, New Jersey (Interred in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery - Old Burying Ground) Father: John BALDWIN (1619-1681) Mother: Mary CAMP (b. about 1621, d. about 1652) Spouse: Ruth BOTSFORD (b. 1649, d. 1717) (Daughter of Henry BOTSFORD & Elizabeth WOOLHEAD) See 'Note' below. Married: Milford, Connecticut Resided In: Newark, New Jersey Children: Samuel BALDWIN, b. 14 Mar 1674, d. 24 Nov 1734 Joseph BALDWIN, b. about 1680, d. 14 Mar 1724, m. Elizabeth BRUEN * Elnathan BALDWIN, b. about 1687, d. 7 Dec 1738, m. Keziah PRUDDEN Timothy BALDWIN, b. about 1687, d. 4 Sep 1739, m. Eleanor ____ Ruth BALDWIN, b. about 1688, d. 1717, m. Eleazer BRUEN Daniel BALDWIN, b. about 1689 Nathaniel BALDWIN, b. about 1690, d. 10 Aug 1750, m. 1st Mary CONGAR, m. 2nd Esther ____ Jonathan BALDWIN, b. about 1691, d. 9 Aug 1726 Obadiah BALDWIN, b. unknown, d. 1774, m. Dorcas BROWN Note: Ruth BOTSFORD (1649-1717) appears to have been John BALDWIN's second wife. His first wife is believed to have been Hannah BRUEN, quite likely related to his stepmother, Mary BRUEN, the second wife of John BALDWIN (1619-1681). -------------------------------------------------------------- Elnathan BALDWIN (1687-1738) Date and Place of Birth: 1687 - Newark, New Jersey Date and Place of Death: December 7, 1738 - Hopewell Township, Hunterdon (Now Mercer) County, New Jersey Father: John BALDWIN (1641-1706) Mother: Ruth BOTSFORD (b. 1649, d. 1717) Spouse: Keziah PRUDDEN (Married Newark, New Jersey) b. about 1694; daughter of Rev. John PRUDDEN (1645-1725) and his third wife, Grace, last name unknown. Rev. John Prudden was born November 9, 1645 in Milford, Connecticut and died December 11, 1725 in Newark, New Jersey. He was the son of Peter PRUDDEN (1601-1656) and Joanna BOYSE (????-1682). Peter PRUDDEN was born in Hertfordshire, England, immigrated to America in about 1638, and died in Milford, Connecticut. Joanna BOYSE's ancestry likewise traces to England but her birth details are currently uncertain. Resided In: Hopewell Township, Hunterdon (Now Mercer) County, New Jersey Children: Stephen BALDWIN, b. about 1712, d. 1762, m. Phebe ____ * Moses BALDWIN, b. about 1714, d. Jan 1783, m. 1st. Deborah WRIGHT Elnathan BALDWIN [Jr.], b. about 1724, d. 8 Nov 1801, m. Kezia ____ Joseph BALDWIN, b. unknown, m. Elizabeth ____ Ruth BALDWIN, b. unknown, m. Richard BURT Thomas BALDWIN, b. unknown -------------------------------------------------------------- Moses BALDWIN (1714-1783) Date and Place of Birth: 1714 - Newark, New Jersey Date and Place of Death: 1783 - Hopewell Township, Hunterdon (Now Mercer) County, New Jersey Father: Elnathan BALDWIN (1687-1738) Mother: Keziah PRUDDEN (b. about 1694) Spouse: Deborah WRIGHT (b. probably about 1715 d. Unknown) Married: November 11, 1735 - Hopewell Township, Hunterdon (Now Mercer) County, New Jersey Resided In: Hopewell Township, Hunterdon (Now Mercer) County, New Jersey Children: Keziah BALDWIN, b. 1 Dec 1736 Hannah BALDWIN, b. 11 Apr 1738, m. Mr. ALLEN Ruth BALDWIN, b. 18 Mar 1740 * David BALDWIN, b. 16 Feb 1742, d. 18 Jan 1834, m. Martha CORNELL Daniel BALDWIN, b. 19 Mar 1744 Mary BALDWIN, b. 27 Nov 1749, m. Mr. HUNT Andrew BALDWIN, b. 3 Jul 1751 Elizabeth BALDWIN, b. 8 May 1756, d. 30 Jul 1812, m. Samuel TITUS Moses BALDWIN (1714-1783) Married 2nd to Mary ____ (d. 1791). -------------------------------------------------------------- David BALDWIN (1742-1834) Date and Place of Birth: February 16, 1742 (Possibly 1743) - Hopewell Township, Hunterdon (Now Mercer) County, New Jersey Date and Place of Death: May 18, 1834 - Hopewell Township, Hunterdon (Now Mercer) County, New Jersey Father: Moses BALDWIN (1714-1783) Mother: Deborah WRIGHT (b. probably about 1715) Spouse: Martha CORNELL (1750-1841) (b. about 1750, d. 14 Mar 1841) Martha CORNELL was most likely the daughter of John CORNELL (1725-????) who was the son of William CORNELL (1688-1749) from Hempstead, Long Island, and Elizabeth Hannah SMITH (????-1747). Married: May 30, 1775 - Hopewell Township, Hunterdon (Now Mercer) County, New Jersey Resided In: Hopewell Township Children: Moses BALDWIN, b. 5 Apr 1776, d. 30 Jan 1847, m. Mary BEAKES ** Benjamin BALDWIN, b. unknown, d. before 1835 Daniel BALDWIN, b. unknown * Andrew BALDWIN, b. 7 May 1798, d. 9 Aug 1871, m. 1st Ann HOFF, m. 2nd Sarah REED Keziah BALDWIN, b. unknown, m. Mr. GREEN Deborah BALDWIN, b. unknown, m. Mr. HOGLAND Mary BALDWIN, b. unknown, m. Mr. HART - Descendents of Moses BALDWIN (1776-1847) and Mary BEAKES were: Eliza BALDWIN, b. 1801, d. 1 Mar 1869, m. Nelson DODSON Gideon BALDWIN, b. about 1807, d. 28 Nov 1884, m. Sarah FIELDS Rachel BALDWIN, b. 10 Jan 1812, d. 1 Oct 1881 Josia BALDWIN b. 19 Aug 1817, d. 26 Feb 1890 m. 1st Hannah PRIMMER, m. 2nd Sarah SHEPHERD The family of Hannah PRIMMER, and the Baldwin counsins born of the marriage of Josia BALDWIN and Hannah PRIMMER, were well known to later generations of Baldwins. Hannah PRIMMER, identified in some sources as Hannah Peimmer, was born in about 1818. Her mother's name was Lydia, born in about 1782. Josiah BALDWIN and Hannah PRIMMER were married August 19, 1817 in Hopewell Township. Their children included Fanny BALDWIN, b: ABT 1834; George H. BALDWIN b: ABT 1840; Emma BALDWIN b: ABT 1843; Anna Augusta (Annie) BALDWIN b: 24 FEB 1850; David B. BALDWIN b: ABT 1853; Elle F. BALDWIN b: ABT 1857; and Carrie E. BALDWIN b: ABT 1861. George H. BALDWIN, born about 1840, appears in the 1860 New Jersey census, listed with his parents, but he is not named in estate papers of his father in 1890. There are records of a Private George H. Baldwin serving in the Army who may have deserted July 15, 1864 near Petersburg, Virginia. This may be the reason he was omitted from his father's estate, but Josia's will does mention a grandson named Harry BALDWIN living in Genoa, Illinois. That Harry may have been the son of George H. BALDWIN. -------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew BALDWIN (1798-1871) Date and Place of Birth: May 7, 1798 - Date and Place of Death: August 9, 1871 - Father: David BALDWIN (1742-1834) Mother: Martha CORNELL (b. about 1750, d. 14 Mar 1841, daughter possibly of John CORNELL son of William CORNELL) Spouse #1: Ann HOFF (** More likely she was his Second Wife **) Spouse #2: Sarah REED (1802-1866) {Wife of Andrew BALDWIN} b: 1802 in New Jersey d: 22 Aug 1866 - Buried in Hopewell Child of Andrew Baldwin and Sarah Reed: * David G. BALDWIN (1834-1894) Resided In: Pennington Portion of Hopewell Township - Occupation: FarmerAdditional Notes 1860 Census for Andrew Baldwin indicates: Post Office: Pennington; Birth Year About 1798 - Family: Andrew Baldwin - 62; Sarah Baldwin - 57; David G. Baldwin - 26; Ellen V. Baldwin - 24; Henry W. Baldwin - 1; Saml Wynkoop - 16; Henretta A Ely Wynkoop - 12 In a book entitled "A History of the Old Presbyterian Congregation," there is an entry about a construction project involving the church in Pennington. It indicates that "The church ediface built in 1847-8 was a stately Gothic structure in the style of the eleventh century, with the lancet-arch. It was in imitation of brown freestone, all the old material on the ground being used as a matter of economy. It was some time after the subscription began to be circulated before the work was bugun. On the 5th of August, 1845, the congregation appointed a committee to circulate a subscription paper." In the list of those suscribing, there is an entry for Andrew Baldwin, $105.00. Other family-linked names are Charles Welling, Isaac Welling, George Woolsey, Henry P. Welling, C.L. Wynkoop (family living with Baldwins), and Josiah Baldwin. The Baldwin family has always been closely linked to the Welling name, with several family members having the middle name "Welling." Andrew may have died in Illinois - some records say d. August 09, 1871, Illinois. The records also say m. (1) SARAH REED; m. (2) ANN HOFF. Sarah Reed died in 1866, so Ann was most like his second wife, and they may have moved to or been visiting Illinois when Andrew died in 1871. -------------------------------------------------------------- David G. BALDWIN (1834-1894) Date and Place of Birth: April 14, 1834 - Date and Place of Death: December 23, 1894 - Father: Andrew BALDWIN (1798-1871) Mother: Sarah REED (1802-1866) b: 1802 in New Jersey d: 22 Aug 1866 - Buried in Hopewell Spouse: Ellen V. WOOLSEY (1835-1898) Descended from a George WOOLSEY born in about 1612 in England. Also descended from the STOUT family through Great-Grandmother Mary HART. See WOOLSEY Line for details. Resided In: Pennington, New Jersey Children: * Henry ("Harry") Welling BALDWIN (1859-1921) Elizabeth ("Lizzie") W. BALDWIN (1862-1911)Additional Notes On March 29, 1878, Charles and Margaret Fish sold their 140 acre farm on Federal City Road, with its large English barn, for $10,500 to Ellen V. Baldwin, wife of David G. Baldwin. The farm, which had several owners since the family of David and Ellen Baldwin, is now the site of the Mercer County Equestrian Center. The English barn, which was moved, reconstructed, and restored, is now part of the Howell Living History Farm, an educational visitor center maintained by the Mercer County Park Commission. From a book detailing church history, including the Deacons of the Old Presbyterian Congregation of Pennington, available information includes the name of David G. Baldwin indicated to have been Ordained March 6, 1864. Listed Ruling Elders of the Church at Pennington also included Thomas Baldwin, died June 1791, and the names Blackwell, Pittenger, Hunt, etc., all familiar names linked to the history of the Baldwin family. -------------------------------------------------------------- Henry ("Harry") Welling BALDWIN (1859-1921) Used the name "Harry" rather than "Henry," and was generally known as "Harry W. Baldwin" or "H. W. Baldwin." Date and Place of Birth: April 8, 1859 - Pennington, New Jersey Date and Place of Death: January 15, 1921 - Pennington, New Jersey Father: David G. BALDWIN (1834-1894) Mother: Ellen V. WOOLSEY (1835-1898) Spouse: Julia Ann VOORHEES (1858-1941) Married: April 7, 1880 Resided In: Pennington, New Jersey Children: Frank BALDWIN (1881-1959) (See Notes Below) * Charles BALDWIN (1889-1946) Notes Regarding FRANK BALDWIN Born: November 19, 1880 Died: October 19, 1959 Vice Admiral, United States Navy. Commissioned in the Supply Corps in 1906. Served with U.S. Navy railway batteries at the Aisne-Marne and Meuse-Argonne offensives in World War I. Graduated from the Naval War College in 1937. Officer in Charge of Naval Cost Inspection Service August 1941-June 1943, then Director until retired in December 1944. Became a Rear Admiral (2 Stars) in September 1942. Recalled to active duty as Director of the Cost Inspection Service 1944-1950. Retired again in June 1950 as a Vice Admiral (3 Stars). Buried at Section 3, Site 1464, Arlington National Cemetery. See page on the Arlington National Cemetery Website. Frank Baldwin was married to Helen GOLDEN from Pennington. Although detailed information is not currently available, the Goldens appear to have been related to the branches of the Stout family and possibly the Hunts, the Drakes, and the Blackwells. Helen Golden may also have been related to the Wyckoff family. Frank and Helen resided mostly in Washington, D.C. and Quincy, Massachusetts, although Frank's navy career obviously caused him to travel considerably. Frank Baldwin and Helen Golden had a son believed to have been named Bradford Golden BALDWIN. Bradford died at a young age while he was a student at Purdue University from complications related to a staph infection that began as a blister on his heel. Helen predeceased Frank. She and Bradford are buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery in Ewing Township. After Helen died and Frank retired, Frank lived his remaining years at the Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. and is, as indicated above, buried at Arlington.Additional Notes Harry was born on farm of his grandparents, Andrew BALDWIN (1798-1871) and Sarah REED (1802-1866). His parents, David G. BALDWIN (1834-1894) and Ellen V. WOOLSEY (1835-1898) later purchased their own farm (see notes above), so Harry grew up first on his grandparents' farm and then the farm of his parents. The farm eventually owned by Harry Baldwin and his son, Charles BALDWIN (1889-1946), after him was known as "Rose Lane Farm." Harry turned the property into a horse farm, and Charles subsequently made it a dairy farm. Whether the property was in the family before Harry is currently a question. It is not the same as the one owned by Harry's parents, David and Ellen (see David G. BALDWIN (1834-1894)), but it could have been the one owned by his grandparents, Andrew and Sarah (see Andrew BALDWIN (1798-1871)). The farm house is still there. Most of the property was sold by Charles BALDWIN, however, and became the site of Central High School of Hopewell Township. The farm, known as "Rose Lane Farm" because of the roses that lined the lane to the farm, is a well known location. You can find the location on good maps identified as "Baldwin Corner." The farm house was built long before the Revolution and during the Revolution, as far as we can determine, was occupied by a doctor who saved the life of James Madison, later President of the United States, who was then a junior officer on George Washington's staff and had been seriously wounded during the Battle of Princeton. The doctor wasn't going to help initially because he thought they were British, but he was eager to help when he found out they were Americans and even accompanied the army to the next battle. The next door neighbors at one point were the Schwartzkopfs - the family General Norman Schwartzkopf, "Stormin' Norman," who grew up there. His father was the head of the New Jersey State Police, heading it when Bruno Richard Hauptman was arrested and executed for the kidnapping of the Lindberg baby. Harry probably later separated from his wife, Julia Ann VOORHEES (1858-1941). She owned a rooming house in town at one point in time. At some point Harry talked to his friend, John Morrell (1865-1935), who was a blacksmith, telling him that he only had two sons (Frank and Charles) and John had a lot of daughters, so how about, he asked, sending me one of your daughters, so John said which one do you want and Harry said "I'll take Edith." Thus Edith Grace MORRELL (1892-1940) came to live at the Baldwin house and eventually married Charles BALDWIN (1889-1946). Harry was killed in an automobile accident. His death was reported on the front page of the Sunday New York Times. Harry's car collided on Pennington Road with a car driven by Dr. J. W. Richards of Pennington. Harry's car overturned and he was killed instantly. Dr. Richards was uninjured. In Harry's car were Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Primmer of Trenton. Mr. Primmer was uninjured, while Mrs. Primmer sufferred a broken leg. The Primmers were relatives of the Baldwins - Josia Baldwin, the half brother of Harry's grandfather Andrew BALDWIN (1798-1871), was married to Hannah Primmer, and the Baldwin and Primmer families were closely linked over the years. Harry's date of death is reported in some sources as January 18, 1921, rather than January 15th. Regarding the "Welling" name, in a book entitled "A History of the Old Presbyterian Congregation," described in more detail under Andrew BALDWIN (1798-1871), the subscription list indicates an entry for Andrew Baldwin and also includes the following other family-linked names Charles Welling, Isaac Welling, George Woolsey, Henry P. Welling, C.L. Wynkoop (family living with Baldwins), and Josiah Baldwin. -------------------------------------------------------------- Charles BALDWIN (1889-1946) |
