John Baldwin

M, b. after 1530
FatherRichard Baldwin b. c 1504, d. b 21 Feb 1553
MotherEllen Apuke (Pooke) d. bt 24 Nov 1565 - 24 Oct 1566
St Mary's Church of Chesham - built in the 12th century
     John was born after 1530 in Dundridge Manor in the Parish of Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England. He was not 23 years of age at the time of his father's will on the 16th of January 1553. John married Agnes Dell on 20 October 1567 in the Parish of Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, at St. Mary's Church.1 John & Agness had children: Isabel [7/06/1569], Agnes [5/27/1571], Richard [3 /13/1575], Sarah [2/02/1578], William [11/29/1579], Thomas [9/02/1582], John [after 1583], Rebecca & possibly others. Except for John and Rebecca, the children were all christened at Chesham with the dates listed. John inherited the Dongrove Farm in the parish of Chesham from his father in 1553. It was near this farm that Thomas Harding, a follower of John Wycliffe, was martyred in 1532. By 1592, John was residing at Beaconfields as he was a defendant in a court case at that time. He was still there in 1600 when he was the overseer of his brother, Henry's will.2,3

Family

Agnes Dell

Citations

  1. [S119] Herbert Furman Seversmith, Colonial Families of Long Island, New York & Connecticut, page 245.
  2. [S138] Charles Candee Baldwin, The Baldwin Genealody from 1500-1881, page 23.
  3. [S119] Herbert Furman Seversmith, Colonial Families of Long Island, New York & Connecticut, page 245-248 - ...he was a resident of Beaconfield, when he was a co-defendant in an action brought by Thomas Grange; names and Christening dates listed.