History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with genealogical and biographical sketches, Part 128

Author: Futhey, John Smith, 1820-1888; Cope, Gilbert, 1840-1928
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Philadelphia, L. H. Everts
Number of Pages: 1162

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John Baily, by his first wife, Lydia Pusey, had one son, John, and by the second, Mary Marsh, had Susanna, Wil- liam, Betty, Ann, Hannah, Mary, Sarah, Elisha, the latter being the father of Dr. Obed Baily, now of West Chester.

Thomas and Sarah (Bentley) Baily had eight children, -- Isaac, Mary (m. Caleb Hayes), John (m. Hannah Pen- nock), Thomas, Jemima, Ann, Hannah, and Sarah.

John Baily and Hannah Pennock were married 5, 8, 1766, and had eleven children,-Alice, Sarah, Joseph, Moses, Jacob, Thomas, Israel, John, Mary, Hannah, and Ann. Moses, b. 5, 19, 1773; d. 8, 16, 1858 ; m. 10, 21, 1807, Judith Barnard, and left one son, Richard B. Baily, now of West Bradford. Jacob Baily, b. 7, 29, 1775; d. 4, 26, 1854; m. Elizabeth, daughter of John Parker, of Parkerville, and settled in that vicinity. Their children were Abraham, Ephraim, John P., Mary W., Hannah, Joseph, Susanna, Sarah, Ann, Elizabeth, Jacob, and Eleanor.

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ABRAHAM BAILY, the oldest child of Jacob and Eliza- beth Baily, was born at Parkerville, Chester Co., Pa., 9, 12, 1801. During his minority he was apprenticed to his uncle, Jolin Parker, of the same place, as a stone-mason, He continued to work at his trade for several years, and in 1833-34 was employed by the Reading Railroad Company in the building of its bridges and culverts, when. that road was first laid out. In connection with Chalkley Jefferis and Mr. Ingram, of West Chester, he constructed the U. S. Naval Asylum at Norfolk, Va., and was one of the superintendents of the foundation-work of Girard College. By hard toil and business perseverance he acquired a com- petency, and settled down in the meridian of his days upon the old homestead farm, where he died (unmarried) 7, 5, 1873.

EPHRAIM BAILY, second child of Jacob and Elizabeth, was born 5, 4, 1803. He was engaged in stove-manufac- turing and the tinsmith business, and had extensive shops at Parkerville during the latter years of his life. He mar- ried Sibilla Way, and resided in the stone house now or lately occupied by Bernard Hawley, at Parkerville. He died 6, 21, 1837.

HON. JOHN P. BAILY, son of Jacob and Elizabeth, was born 1, 17, 1805. He attended the common pay- school of his neighborhood and assisted on his father's farm until he was sixteen years of age, when he was ap- prenticed to the saddler's trade. This did not suit his taste, and at the end of a year he gave it up. He again resumed his studies, teaching school at intervals, and ending his academic education with Samuel Gummere, at Burlington, N. J. His taste was mathematical. While engaged in teaching a select school in West Philadelphia in 1826, he was selected, with John Edgar Thomson and other young men, to assist Maj. John Wilson, of the United States Topographical Corps, to locate and construct a railroad from Philadelphia to Columbia, but before it was completed he was appointed by the Mine Hill and Schuylkill Haven Railroad Company to locate and construct their coal road in Schuylkill County, remaining in their service until it was completed. He was then appointed to locate and construct a railroad from West Chester to intersect the Columbia Railroad at a point near Paoli, which he did satisfactorily. He was then appointed as a civil engineer in the United States Topographical Corps, and performed important ser- vice in the Western country in the location of a national road from Toledo (Ohio) to the Mississippi River, and the survey of the Cumberland River in Kentucky and Tennes- see. In 1836 he was appointed by the Pennsylvania State Legislature as chief engineer of the public works, which he held until the law creating the office was repealed. He was subsequently appointed, and for a year or so served as chief engineer to the Fredericksburg and Richmond Railroad, in Virginia.

In the winter of 1840 he commenced to read law with Henry S. Van Amringe, of Pittsburgh, formerly of the West Chester bar. After his admission to the bar Mr. Baily removed to West Chester, where he opened a law-office in 1843. In the winter of 1858 he was appointed by Gover- nor Packer as associate judge of Chester County, vice Judge Strickland, resigned. When the Rebellion broke out he,

with many other Democrats, became a supporter of the Administration in the prosecution of the war. At the next vacancy of associate judge he was nominated and elected by the Republican party to that position, and was re-elected the following term,-ten successive years of incumbency. He subsequently visited Europe, and made a trip across the continent by the Pacific Railroad. Soon after he took up his residence at his native place, Parkerville, with his brother Abram. He died at the residence of Isaac B. Webb, in Pennsbury, on 12, 13, 1874, in the seventieth . year of his age.

JOSEPH BAILY, son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Parker) Baily, and a descendant of Joel Baily, was born in Penns- bury township, near the Brandywine battle-ground, March 18, 1810. He worked on his father's farm until he was sixteen years of age, when he was bound apprentice to the hatting business. At the expiration of his term of service he spent a year at the boarding-school of John Gummere, in Burlington, N. J., paying for his own schooling. His funds being then exhausted, in the spring of 1832, instead of going home to live on the bounty of others, he packed up a small bundle of clothing and started out to seek his fortune among strangers. He soon obtained work at his trade near Plainfield, N. J., and there earned the first money he could lawfully call his own. After traveling over the country and working at many places, he finally started a shop of his own in his native village of Parker- ville. Urged on by the force of an indomitable will, he pursued his business successfully for a number of years, when, in the fall of 1839, he was elected a member of the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania from Chester County, and in 1842 was elected to the Senate from the district embracing Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties. His colleagues from the district were Dr. Hud- dleson, of Delaware, and Abraham Brower, of Montgomery. At the expiration of his senatorial term, in the spring of 1845, he purchased a blast-furnace, with a large tract of land attached, on the Juniata, in Perry County. He moved thither, and was soon engaged in the manufacture of iron. He pursued this business with great diligence and success for a number of years, when, iu 1850, he was again elected to the Senate from Perry and Cumberland Counties. After the expiration of his second term in the Senate - he was elected State treasurer by the Legislature, and in 1860 was chosen to represent the Fifteenth District, composed of the counties of Perry, Cumberland, and York, in the United States Con- gress, to which he was re-elected in 1862.

Up to this time Mr. Baily had acted with the Democratic party, and as soon as Congress assembled in 1861 he urged his Democratic colleagues, who had been left in a hopeless minority after the Southern members had treacherously abandoned their posts, to take a determined and bold stand in enacting prompt measures to crush out the Rebellion.

Guided by his own better judgment, he cordially joined the noble band of patriots who rose up in defense of the country, and that most important act of Congress, the adoption of the thirteenth amendment to the Constitution, declaring slavery to be forever abolished and releasing more than four millions of people from bondage, received his active and cordial support. At the expiration of his sec-

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ond term in Congress, on the 4th of March, 1865, he again retired to private life, but in 1872 he was elected one of the delegates to represent the counties of Perry, Snyder, Northumberland, and Union in a convention to amend the State constitution.

Mr. Baily has now passed the term of threescore and ten years, yet he still takes a lively interest in everything calculated to promote the welfare and happiness of his fel- low-men.

SARAH BAILY, eighth child of Jacob and Elizabeth, was born 2, 22, 1814. Entered Westtown Boarding-School 9th mo., 1832, and on 12, 15, 1834, became a teacher io the primary department of that institution. Her natural ability and scholarly accomplishments were such that she soon became the principal mathematical teacher of its fe- male department, and " Teacher Sarah," as she was famil- iarly called, will be remembered by many. She labored in that seminary for a period of thirty-five years, retiring 10, 1,1869.

JACOB BAILY, eleventh child of Jacob and Elizabeth, was born 3, 12, 1819. In early life he was apprenticed to Isaac Morris, of Philadelphia, to learn the foundry and machine business. He subsequently established for him- self a large foundry near Broad and Callowhill Streets, in that city. He had extensive contracts for iron fronts, and at one time did much work for Baldwin & Co., locomotive- builders. The cast-iron fronts in the Everhart stores, bor- ough of West Chester, were made at his foundry in Phila- delphia. By dint of business energy and correct habits he accumulated quite an estate. He died, unmarried, 1, 10, 1871.

DR. ABRAHAM BAILY, son of Joel and Elizabeth (Marshall) Baily, was born in West Bradford township, Chester Co., about one and a half miles south of Mar- shallton, Sept. 5, 1760. He received an English and classical education from teachers employed in the family. He studied medicine under Dr. Nicholas Way, of Wil- mington, Del., and was a fellow-student with his cousin, .Dr. Moses Marshall. While a student he had an oppor- tunity of becoming practically familiar with surgery imme- diately after the disastrous battle of Brandywine, in 1777. He attended lectures at the medical school of Philadel- phia, but took no degree. Shortly after leaviog lectures Dr. Baily went as surgeon in a privateer vessel-of-war, and during the cruise visited France. On his return he en- gaged in the practice of medicine at his native place, until about the year 1789, when, in company with Humphrey Hill and Cadwallader Evans (under the firm-name of Baily, Hill & Evans), he engaged in the iron business. They rented the Andover Works, in Sussex County, N. J., where they continued five or six years, but the enterprise resulted unfortunately. While in Jersey he was chosen captain of a troop of horse, and in 1794 marched with his troop over the Alleghany Mountains in the expedition to quell the so-called Whisky Rebellion. Soon after this he returned to Chester County and resumed the practice of medicine, until the year 1800, when he opened a store in Marshallton and continued a limited medical practice for a number of years. While the seat of government was at Lancaster he was elected a member of the House of Rep-

resentatives, and after its removal to Harrisburg he was elected to the Senate. Some time after his term in the Senate he was appointed a justice of the peace, which ap- pointment he held until his death. Dr. Baily was twice married. His first wife was Phebe Carpenter, and his second marriage, Oet. 22, 1802, to Rachel Carpenter, both daughters of John and Hannah Carpenter, of West Brad- ford. By his first wife he had six children, and four by his second. Eliza A. Baily, the eldest child by his second wife, married Jonathan Gause ; Margaretta (now Harlan), the second daughter by the second wife, married Joel Harlan, of .Newlin township.

When Gen. Lafayette visited the Brandywine battle- ground and West Chester, July 26, 1825, Dr. Baily was one of the committee appointed to escort him, and being on horseback nearly all day, occasioned an irritation of the neck of the bladder, which produced a painful and obsti- nate retention of urine and inflammation of the parts, that resulted in his death, Aug. 13, 1825, at the age of nearly sixty-five years. Dr. Baily was a respectable physician, an upright magistrate, an enlightened public-spirited eitizen, and an honest man.

BAIRD, DR. ABSALOM, is said to have been the son of John Baird, an English officer in Braddock's army, who married, in Philadelphia, Catharine McLean (or McClean), and lost his life at Grant's Fort, near Pittsburgh, after Braddock's defeat. His widow, who is supposed to have had relatives in that neighborhood, made her home near Kennet Square, and (it is believed) supported herself by teaching school while her son grew up and studied medi- cine. Absalom married Susan, daughter of George Brown, of Kennet, and several children were born to them at that place. After the Revolution, during which he served as a physician, he removed to and settled in Washington, Pa., where he died. On one occasion Dr. Baird fell into the hands of Indians, who were about to take his life, but he, suspecting that one of them was a white man in disguise, made the Masonic sign, which was recognized, and he was spared.

Among the descendants of Dr. Baird were Rev. Alex. Reed, of Parkesburg, and Dr. Thomas B. Reed, of Phila- delphia.

BAKER, JOHN, of Edgmond, in Shropshire, England, came to Philadelphia and died soon after, in the year 1685, leaving four daughters,-Rebecca, Mary, Dorothy, and Sarah. The records of Chester Monthly Meeting show that a Mary Baker married William Coebourne in 1686; a Dorothy Baker married Philip Yarnall in 1694; and a Sarah Baker married Charles Whitacre in 1687.

JOSEPH BAKER, a brother of John, settled in Edgmont township, and probably gave it the name in memory of his former home. He was an influential citizen and member of Assembly ; dicd 1716. The name of his wife was Mary, and his children were Joseph, m. Mary Worrilow, 3, 18, 1709; Robert, m. Susanna Packer; John, b. 1686, who inherited his father's lands in Edgmont; Sarah, m. Thomas Smedley, 1710.

Joseph Baker, Jr., settled in Thornbury, at the present site of Glen Mills Station, where he died early in 1717, Icaving two daughters, and a son, Joseph, was born after his

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death. The widow married Dr. John Taylor, who became the owner of the Baker farm. Of the daughters, Sarah married Isaac Strode, and Hannah married Joseph Talbot.

Joseph Baker (3d) married, 2, 30, 1740, at Concord Meeting, Mary Chamberlin, daughter of John and Lettice, of Aston, and settled in Goshen, where he died a few years later. His children were John, who went to Prince Ed- ward Island ; Lettice, m. Richard Barnard ; Mary, unmar- ried ; and Elizabeth, m. Thomas Brown. The widow mar- ried Andrew McCoy.

JOSEPH BAKER, of Edgmont, perhaps a nephew of the first-mentioned Joseph, married Martha Wood ward, daughter of Richard and Jane Woodward, of Middletown. He died about 1735. His children were,-1. Mary, b. Jan. 26, 1699; m. Francis Yarnall. 2. Richard, b. April 21, 1700. 3. Aaron, b. Dec. 2, 1701 ; m. Mary Edwards. 4. Anne, b. Aug. 18, 1703; m. James Sill. 5. Susanna, b. Feb. 18, 1705. 6. Jane, b. Dec. 7, 1706 ; m. Thomas Thomas. 7. Jesse, b. March 19, 1709 ; m. Ann Regester. 8. Sarah, b. March 18, 1711. 9. Joseph, b. Feb. 5, 1713 ; d. 1736, un- married. 10. Rachel, b. Feb. 5, 1715. 11. Nehemiah, b. Nov. 19, 1716; m. Lydia Regester. 12. John, b. Jan. 26, 1719.

Aaron and Mary Baker settled in West Marlborough soon after their marriage, which took place 9, 23, 1727, but towards the close of life removed to Londongrove township, where he died about 1783. They had seven children,-1. Mary, m. Thomas Carrington ; 2. Martha, m. Joshua Clay- ton ; 3. Esther, m. William Chalfant ; 4. Aaron, m. 5, 30, 1759, Sarah Hayes, daughter of James and Mary, of East Fallowfield ; 5. Samuel, who married and lived in West Marlborough ; 6. John, m. 6, 24, 1767, Hannah Pennock ; 7. Joshua, died single.

The children of Aaron and Sarah (Hayes) Baker were Hannah, who married Philip Ottey and William Brogan, and liad fourteen children ; James, b. 1, 13, 1762, m. Sarah Pennock ; Elisha, m. Ruth Pyle; Nathan, m. Rachel Chal- fant ; Aaron, m. Hannah Harlan ; Levi, m. Ann Pyle and Ann McNeil; Joshua, m. Nellie Curry ; Jolin, m. Mary McNeil, died 1812, leaving three children, of whom Aaron is living in West Marlborough, on land purchased by his grandfather in 1770 ; Rachel, m. Jeffrey Bentley ; Mary, m. Jesse Miller; Sarah, m. Thomas Wiley.

Samuel Baker, son of Aaron, Sr., had seven children,- Joseph, Joshua, Ruth, Mary, Hannalı, Martha, and Esther. Joseph had sons,-Richard, Samuel, and Elijah. The widow of Richard owns and occupies the residence of his grand- father.

Aaron Baker, b. 8, 14, 1767, d. 8th month, 1853; m. 2,10, 1790, Hannah Harlan, daughter of Michael and Susanna, and had ten children, viz. : Lewis, b. 11, 26, 1790 ; Reuben, b. 7, 11, 1792; Susanna, b. 12, 20, 1794; George, b. 11, 19, 1796; Jacob, b. 1, 13, 1799 ; Thomas, b. 4, 12, 1801 ; Samuel, b. 4, 20, 1803; Aaron, b. 10, 10, 1805 ; Hannah, b. 2, 10, 1808; Harlan, b. 4, 11, 1810. Of these only Thomas, Aaron, and Harlan are living.

William Baker, at one time register of wills of this county, was the son of Levi, and grandson of Aaron and Sarah Baker. His son William is now deputy sheriff.

James and Sarah (Pennock ) Baker had children,-Han-

nah, Susanna, Lydia, Levi, Phebe, Nathaniel, Eliza, Aaron, Mary, James, Sarah Ann, and Mary Ann.

BAKER, JOSHUA, was born Feb. 16, 1678, and mar- ried Margery Kuight, of Bandon Bridge, in Ireland; she was born July 15, 1690. They brought a certificate of membership from Friends of Waterford, Ireland, dated 2, 13, 1712, and probably lived a few years in Philadelphia. Some time prior to 1728 they settled iu Christiana Hun- dred, New Castle County.

Their children were,-1. Thomas, b. Oct. 18, 1708, fol- lowed a sea-faring life. 2. George, b. Jan. 3, 1709-10. 3. Joshua, b. July 18, 1711, m. 9, 5, 1740, Mary Hill, of Marlborough, and 3, 30, 1768, Alice Pennock, widow of William. 4. Susanna, b. Jan. 20, 1713; m. William Mc- Cool in 1737. 5. John, b. June 1, 1714. 6. Peter, b. March 17, 1716. 7. Mary, b. Jan. 12, 1717; m. - Dickey. 8. Sarah, b. Feb. 11, 1719; m. Benjamin Rey- nolds. 9. Richard, b. 3, 17, 1721 ; d. 11, 18, 1803. 10. Hannah, died young. 11. Robert, b. March 8, 1726-27; became a ship-builder in New York. 12. William, b. 6, 8, 1729. 13. Lydia, b. 6, 12, 1732 ; m. Samuel Grubb.

Richard Baker married, 11, 7, 1754, Rachel Marshall, widow of Abraham, Jr., of West Bradford, daughter of George and Elizabeth Carter, and settled in West Bradford (now Pocopson) township. She was born in 1719, and died 9, 29, 1799. Richard was an active citizen, and for several years a magistrate. His children were,-1. George, b. 7, 24, 1755; d. 10, 6, 1793 ; m. Hannah Harris in Ire- land. 2. Rachel, b. 7, 16, 1757 ; d. 5, 17, 1759. 3. Ra- ehel, b. 11, 23, 1759 ; d. 3, 24, 1843; m. Richard Buf- fington. 4. Thomas, b. 12, 18, 1762; m. 4, 7, 1785, Sarah Woodward. 5. Richard, b. 8, 21, 1765 ; d. 4, 14, 1814 ; m. 6, 19, 1794, Rebecca Webb, daughter of Stephen and Hannah, of Pennsbury, b. 9, 14, 1772, d. 4, 16, 1859.

The children of Richard and Rebecca were,-1. William W., a physician, b. 6, 7, 1795 ; d. 7, 31, 1838. 2. Han- nah, b. 3, 1, 1797 ; m. James J. Brindley. 3. Rachel, b. 6, 26, 1799 ; m. Lownes Taylor, of West Goshen, and is yet living. 4. Aon, b. 10, 26, 1801, living and unmar- ried. 5. Elizabeth, b. 3, 5, 1804; d. 11, 6, 1804. 6. Richard, b. 9, 7, 1805; d. 1824. 7. Rebecca, b. 12, 27, 1807; m. John S. Caldwell. 8. Elizabeth, b. 11, 18, 1810; m. Gen. Josiah Harlan ; d. 4, 17, 1874. 9. Ste- phen, b. 11, 18, 1810; m. Louisa Sharp, and lives on the homestead in Pocopson. 10. George R., b. 3, 31, 1813; m. Elizabeth Gordon, of Wilmington ; d. 1862.

BEATON, DANIEL, and Mary Griffith were married April 6, 1744, at the First Presbyterian church, Philadel- phia. He resided in Charlestown township, and was per- haps the father of John Beaton, one of the active Whigs of Revolutionary days. John was one of those who learned the art of making saltpetre, and gave instruction to others in order that a sufficiency might be obtained for making gunpowder. In April, 1780, he was appointed commis- sioner of purchases of clothing for the county of Chester, in place of Persifor Frazer, declined. In August of the same year he was appointed paymaster of the militia of Chester County, and in June, 1785, was appointed a jus- tice of the Court of Common Pleas, and of the Orphans' Court of the county of Chester. :

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BALDWIN, JOHN, was an early settler in Aston town- ship, and by trade a carpenter. Afterwards he became a merchant in Chester, and acquired a considerable estate. He married, 4, 4, 1689, Catharine Turner, a widow, by whom he had children,-Ruth, b. 2, 6, 1694, and John, b. 4, 10, 1697. The latter was a saddler, and resided in Mid- dletown for a time, but mostly at Chester. He married, 4, 11, 1719, Hannah Johnson, daughter of Joshua, and died in 1728, leaving two sons. His father died in 1731.

John Baldwin, son of John and Hannah, was born at Chester, 12, 22, 1719; dicd in East Caln, 1787; married, 9, 9, 1743, Ann Peirce, daughter of Caleb and Ann, of Thornbury, who was born 11, 11, 1724, and died in 1788. John was a tin-plate worker, and about 1751 settled in East Caln, on land purchased by his grandfather in 1702.

Joshua Baldwin, his brother, was born at Chester, 11, 13, 1721-2, and died in East Caln, 5, 13, 1800. He married, 4, 7, 1744, Sarah Downing, daughter of Thomas and Thomazine, of East Caln, who was born 8, 14, 1725, and* died 7, 16, 1745; married (second), 9, 17, 1747, Mercy Brown, daughter of Samuel and Mercy, of Falls, Bucks Co., who was born 1, 12, 1722, and died 1, 22, 1784 ; mar- ried (third), 9, 14, 1785, at Nantmeal Meeting, Ann Mil- hous, widow of Robert, and daughter of John and Grace Meredith. Joshua settled on the western part of his grand- father's purchase in East Caln.

John and Ann Baldwin's children were,-1. Mary, b. 6, 17, 1744; m. Jonathan Vernon. 2. John, b. 6, 2, 1748; d. 9, 9, 1748. 3. Caleb, b. 6, 31, 1749 ; d. 2, 11, 1826; m. 11, 24, 1774, to Charity Cope, daughter of Samuel and Deborah Cope, of East Bradford, b. 4, 8, 1754; d. 8, 29, 1840. 4. Ann, b. 6, 20, 1752 ; d. 4, 11, 1808; m. Aaron Martin.

Joshua Baldwin's children were,-1. Sarah, b. 7, 16, 1745; m. Thomas Meteer. 2. Hannah, b. 11, 4, 1748; m. William Milhous. 3. John, b. 10, 11, 1751 ; d. 12, 26, 1758. 4. Samuel, b. 2, 13, 1754 ; d. 7, 14, 1837 ; m. 4, 28, 1779, to Mary Buchanan, widow of George, and daughter of Hugh and Ann Hilles. 5. Rachel, b. 7, 13, 1756; m. Nathan Sharpless. 6. Ann, b. 12, 13, 1758; m. Benja- min Maule. 7. Mercy, b. 1, 15, 1761 ; m. John Lloyd. 8. Jane, b. 3, 22, 1763; m. Jacob Maule.

Caleb and Charity Baldwin had four children,-1. Deb- orah, b. 11, 1, 1775; m. Samuel Jones. 2. John, b. 7, 13, 1778; d. 1867, unmarried. 3. Samuel, b. 6, 30, 1782 ; d. 12, 17, 1841, unmarried. 4. Jonathan C., b. 1, 30, 1792 ; d. 10, 20, 1874; m. 1822, Mary Ann Jacobs, daughter of Richard and Lydia (Gibbons) Jacobs, of East Bradford, b. 11, 17, 1803, and still living at the homestead in East Caln. Jonathan C. Baldwin inherited half of his father's lands, to which he made additions by purchase. He was much in- terested in horticulture, and for some time president of the Chester County. Horticultural Society. His children were John Erskine, Hannah (dec'd), Caleb (owns the original homestead in Caln), Deborah, Caroline (m. John Cope), Lydia J. (dec'd), Richard A. (dec'd), James Hanover (died near Vicksburg, Miss., from gunshot-wounds, 1863), Charity, Susan P. (dec'd), Jonathan C., Rebecca S. (m. T. P. Conard), Henry C. (dec'd), Mary Ann.

Samuel and Mary Baldwin had several children, of

whom a daughter, Mercy, married Zebulon Thomas, of East Calo, and was the mother of Samuel B. Thomas, Esq., of the Chester County bar ; also of Mary B. Thomas and sis- ters, who conducted their well-known seminary at Down- ingtown.

THOMAS BALDWIN, blacksmith, a brother of John, of Chester, was married in 1684 to Mary, widow of Richard Linvill, of the county of Sussex, England. He died in Chester in 1731. His children, so far as known, were, -- 1. Joseph, m. in St. Paul's church, Feb. 6, 1712-3, to Elizabeth Mealis, and dying 1715, left one son, John. His widow m. Joseph Bond, and afterwards a Cranston. 2. Thomas. 3. William. 4. Anthony, m. first to Hannah Coebourne, and second to Margery Hannum, daughter of John and Margery, of Concord. 5. Mary. 6. Martha, m. to John Griest. 7. Elizabeth, m. to Richard Weaver.

Anthony Baldwin settled in Newlin township, where he died about 1760, leaving a large family. ITis son, Thomas, married Lydia Johnson, b. 5, 4, 1742, daughter of Robert and Catharine (Hadley) Johnson, and had children,-Had- ley, Thomas, Johnson, Caleb, Robert, Levi, Phebe, Cath- arine, Anne, and Lydia.

Hadley Baldwin married, May 21, 1785, Abigail Cloud, daughter of Abner and Amy, and had fifteen children, nearly all now deceased. Thomas married Jane Clark, and had twelve children. Johnson had eight, Caleb three, Robert two, and Levi seven children. The descendants are too numerous to particularize.

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History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with genealogical and biographical sketches, Part 128

Author: Futhey, John Smith, 1820-1888; Cope, Gilbert, 1840-1928 Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Philadelphia, L. H. Everts Number of Pages: 1162

Author: Futhey, John Smith, 1820-1888; Cope, Gilbert, 1840-1928
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Philadelphia, L. H. Everts
Number of Pages: 1162