THE BALDWIN FAMILY.
The name Baldwin is said to be derived from the words Bald, quick or speedy, and win, an old
word signifying victor or conqueror—the true signification being " the speedy conqueror or victor."
The Baldwins, Earls of Flanders, were contemporary with Alfred the Great, whose son Baldwin (2d)
married the daughter of Robert of France, whose daughter Matilda married William the Conqueror.
Baldwin, Archbishop of Canterbury, with a train of 200 horses and 300 foot, his banner inscribed with
the name of Thomas O'Becket, went on a crusade with RICHARD C(JIUR DE LlON, in 1120.
Most of the Baldwins of the Oranges trace their ancestry, through Benjamin, to Joseph Baldwin,
one of the first settlers in Milford, Conn., in 1639. This Joseph was probably the brother of Timothy
and Nathaniel, sons of Richard Baldwin, of Cholesbury', Count}- Bucks, England, whose will was proved
in 1633. Joseph moved to Hadley, Mass. His wife, Hannah, joined the church June 23, 1644, and
his four children were then baptized. These were: Joseph, born 1640, Benjamin, born 1642, Hannah,
born 1644, Mary, born 1645, Elizabeth, born 1646, Martha, born 1647, Jonathan, born 1649. Joseph (i)
gave his property in Milford to his sons Benjamin. Jonathan and Joseph. source: page 42, Founders and Builders of the Oranges.
The name Baldwin is said to be derived from the words Bald, quick or speedy, and win, an old
word signifying victor or conqueror—the true signification being " the speedy conqueror or victor."
The Baldwins, Earls of Flanders, were contemporary with Alfred the Great, whose son Baldwin (2d)
married the daughter of Robert of France, whose daughter Matilda married William the Conqueror.
Baldwin, Archbishop of Canterbury, with a train of 200 horses and 300 foot, his banner inscribed with
the name of Thomas O'Becket, went on a crusade with RICHARD C(JIUR DE LlON, in 1120.
Most of the Baldwins of the Oranges trace their ancestry, through Benjamin, to Joseph Baldwin,
one of the first settlers in Milford, Conn., in 1639. This Joseph was probably the brother of Timothy
and Nathaniel, sons of Richard Baldwin, of Cholesbury', Count}- Bucks, England, whose will was proved
in 1633. Joseph moved to Hadley, Mass. His wife, Hannah, joined the church June 23, 1644, and
his four children were then baptized. These were: Joseph, born 1640, Benjamin, born 1642, Hannah,
born 1644, Mary, born 1645, Elizabeth, born 1646, Martha, born 1647, Jonathan, born 1649. Joseph (i)
gave his property in Milford to his sons Benjamin. Jonathan and Joseph. source: page 42, Founders and Builders of the Oranges.
THE BALDWIN FAMILY.
The name Baldwin is said to be derived from the words Bald, quick or speedy, and win, an old
word signifying victor or conqueror—the true signification being " the speedy conqueror or victor."
The Baldwins, Earls of Flanders, were contemporary with Alfred the Great, whose son Baldwin (2d)
married the daughter of Robert of France, whose daughter Matilda married William the Conqueror.
Baldwin, Archbishop of Canterbury, with a train of 200 horses and 300 foot, his banner inscribed with
the name of Thomas O'Becket, went on a crusade with RICHARD C(JIUR DE LlON, in 1120.
Most of the Baldwins of the Oranges trace their ancestry, through Benjamin, to Joseph Baldwin,
one of the first settlers in Milford, Conn., in 1639. This Joseph was probably the brother of Timothy
and Nathaniel, sons of Richard Baldwin, of Cholesbury', Count}- Bucks, England, whose will was proved
in 1633. Joseph moved to Hadley, Mass. His wife, Hannah, joined the church June 23, 1644, and
his four children were then baptized. These were: Joseph, born 1640, Benjamin, born 1642, Hannah,
born 1644, Mary, born 1645, Elizabeth, born 1646, Martha, born 1647, Jonathan, born 1649. Joseph (i)
gave his property in Milford to his sons Benjamin. Jonathan and Joseph. source: page 42, Founders and Builders of the Oranges.
The name Baldwin is said to be derived from the words Bald, quick or speedy, and win, an old
word signifying victor or conqueror—the true signification being " the speedy conqueror or victor."
The Baldwins, Earls of Flanders, were contemporary with Alfred the Great, whose son Baldwin (2d)
married the daughter of Robert of France, whose daughter Matilda married William the Conqueror.
Baldwin, Archbishop of Canterbury, with a train of 200 horses and 300 foot, his banner inscribed with
the name of Thomas O'Becket, went on a crusade with RICHARD C(JIUR DE LlON, in 1120.
Most of the Baldwins of the Oranges trace their ancestry, through Benjamin, to Joseph Baldwin,
one of the first settlers in Milford, Conn., in 1639. This Joseph was probably the brother of Timothy
and Nathaniel, sons of Richard Baldwin, of Cholesbury', Count}- Bucks, England, whose will was proved
in 1633. Joseph moved to Hadley, Mass. His wife, Hannah, joined the church June 23, 1644, and
his four children were then baptized. These were: Joseph, born 1640, Benjamin, born 1642, Hannah,
born 1644, Mary, born 1645, Elizabeth, born 1646, Martha, born 1647, Jonathan, born 1649. Joseph (i)
gave his property in Milford to his sons Benjamin. Jonathan and Joseph. source: page 42, Founders and Builders of the Oranges.
Gravesite Details
Died age 35 years. Reinterred at Fairmount Cemetery, Newark in a mass grave.
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