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Abigail Baldwin (Lay)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Lyme, New London County, Connecticut Colony, Colonial America
Death: October 09, 1753 (80)
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony, Colonial America
Place of Burial: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Lay, Jr. and Sarah Lay
Wife of Thomas Baldwin
Mother of Abigail Baldwin; Mary Birchard; Hannah Backus; Thomas Baldwin; John Thomas Baldwin and 3 others
Sister of Sarah Clark; Rebecca Gager; Edward Lay; Mary Jones; Elizabeth Tubbs (Lay) and 10 others

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About Abigail Baldwin

Abigail Baldwin (Lay)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84857643/abigail-baldwin

Abigail Lay of Lyme, New London County, Connecticut was the daughter of John Lay & Sarah Andrews.

She married Thomas Baldwin, son of John BALDWIN and Sarah ROYCE on Sep. 20, 1692 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut. She was Thomas's 2nd wife.

Thomas and Abigail had the following children:

1. Abigail BALDWIN 1695–1787, m. her cousin John BALDWIN.
2. Mary BALDWIN 1695–1787, m.
3. Hannah BALDWIN 1699–1755
4. Thomas BALDWIN 1701–1776
5. John BALDWIN 1704–1778
6. Phoebe "Phobe", "Pheby" BALDWIN 10 April 1707 Norwich–1786
7. Capt Ebenezer BALDWIN 1710–1792
8. Jabez BALDWIN 1713–1737

Bio Sketch from Baldwin Genealogy, Chapter John, of Norwich, Connecticut, pg. 271:
...married 2nd Abigail Lay, of Lyme, in 1692, who was one of the first persons who joined the Church in Norwich in 1700, after Mr. Woodward was installed.

Source: Porter, George S., Inscriptions From Gravestones in the Old Burying Ground, Norwich Town Connecticut, p. 59.

Name Abigail Baldwin
Gender Female
Relationship Wife
Item Description Probate Records, Vol C-D, 1725-1742
Others Listed (Name) Relationship
Thomas Baldwin
Abigail Baldwin Wife
Thomas Baldwin Son
Ebenezer Baldwin Son
Abigail Baldwin Daughter
John Baldwin Son
Mary Baldwin Daughter
Hannah Baldwin Daughter
Phebe Baldwin Daughter

Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999

The Baldwin Genealogy from 1500-1881 (1881)
Author: Baldwin, C.C. (Charles Candee), 1834-1895
Subject: Baldwin Family
Publisher: Cleveland, Ohio [Leader printing company]
Possible copyright status: NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT
Pg. 271


GEDCOM Note

Abigail Lay is the daughter of John Lay and Abigail Calles, not Sarah a s stated on the IGI.

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@R-944498296@ North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,61157::0

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Book Title: The Baldwin Genealogy, from 1500 to 1881 1,61157::2884086

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Farrand, Susan Newton, Family Research and Genealogy: Newton-Mackie (in possession of Linda Newton Jackson)

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North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Ancestry.com, <i>North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000</i> (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016). , <I>North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000</i>. , Ancestry.com. <i>North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000</i>. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. 439 Author Ancestry.com Publisher Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. PubPlace Provo, UT, USA PubDate 2016 Title North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 @R1@

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Book Title: The Baldwin Genealogy, from 1500 to 1881 Page Book Title: The Baldwin Genealogy, from 1500 to 1881


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Category:Old Norwichtown Cemetery, Norwich, Connecticut

Biography ==Abigail Lay was the daughter of John Lay and Sarah Andrews.≤ref name=Birth> "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WV-KZ4 : 7 January2020), Abigail Lay, 1673. ≤/ref>

Abigail was born 9 Sep 1673 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony.≤ref name=Birth />≤ref name="Pg 994 Cutter">Pg 994 Cutter, William et al. Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut; Volume 2, Part 2≤/ref>
She was the second wife of Thomas Baldwin, married in 1692.≤ref name="Pg 994 Cutter"/>
Abigail became the one of the first women to join the church in Norwich in 1700 under the new ministration of Mr. Woodward.≤ref name="Pg 994Cutter"/>

Children of Thomas Baldwin and Abigail Lay===All children were born in Norwich, Connecticut.≤ref name="Pg 994 Cutter"/>

  1. Abigail, b. July-5-1693; m. her cousin John Baldwin
  2. Mary, b. June-5-1695; married a Birchard
  3. Hannah, b. January 22, 1699; married a Backus#Thomas, b. June 15, 1701; married Anna Brigham, May 5, 1730; settlingin what is now the town of Bozrah (8 children)#John, b. March 8, 1704; married May 30, 1734; Lucy Metcalf of Lebanon, Ct
  4. Phebe, b. April 10, 1707; married Mr. Post of Hebron, Ct
  5. Ebenezer
  6. Jabez, b. Nov 2, 1713; died unmarried, Dec 15, 1737

Death ===Abigail died 9 Oct 1753 at the age of 79 in Connecticut Colony.≤ref> "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7JQ-9LS : 16 September 2020), Abigail Baldwin, 1753. ≤/ref> Alternate Death Date: 15 DEC 1737 She is buried at the Old Norwichtown Cemetery, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut.≤ref> Find a Grave, database andimages (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84857643/abigail-baldwin : accessed 19 January 2022), memorial page for Abigail Lay Baldwin (9 Sep 1673–9 Oct 1753), FindAGrave84857643, citing Old Norwichtown Cemetery, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Bruce White (contributor 47236670) . ≤/ref>

Sources

≤references />* ≤span id='TBC'>≤/span>The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Lyme, Page100: Birth record.

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Abigail Baldwin's Timeline

1673
September 9, 1673
Lyme, New London County, Connecticut Colony, Colonial America
1693
July 5, 1693
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony, Colonial America
1695
June 5, 1695
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony, Colonial America
1699
January 22, 1699
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony, Colonial America
1701
June 15, 1701
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony, Colonial America
1704
March 8, 1704
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony, Colonial America
1707
April 10, 1707
Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony, Colonial America
1710
April 20, 1710
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, Colonial America
1713
November 2, 1713
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony, Colonial America