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Judge Briscoe Gerard Baldwin
b.17 Jan 1789 Winchester, Virginia
d.18 May 1853 Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia
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[edit] Biography of Briscoe BaldwinFrom Wikipedia.com: Briscoe Baldwin (January 18, 1789 – May 18, 1852) was Virginia attorney, politician, and jurist. Baldwin was born in Winchester, Virginia. After attending private schools, he entered the College of William and Mary. Later, he studied law under Judge William Daniel in Cumberland County and started practice in Staunton. In 1818-20, he served in the House of Delegates from Augusta and, in 1829-30, was a member of the Constitutional Convention. He served again in the House of Delegates in 1841-42 and, on January 29, 1842, was elected to the Court of Appeals. He held this position until his death. A large collection consisting almost solely of the legal, financial, and personal correspondence of Archibald Stuart and Briscoe Baldwin, lawyers from Staunton, and their related family letters is housed at the University of Virginia.
[edit] Information on Briscoe Baldwinhttp://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/a/l/Norris--Baldwin/GENE12-0040.html 311. BRISCOE G.10 BALDWIN (CORNELIUS9, ELIJAH8, NATHANIEL7, JOHN6, JOHN5, JOHN4, HENRY O.3, RICHARD2, ROBERT1) was born January 18, 1789 in Winchester, Virginia, and died in Staunton, Virginia. He married MARTHA STEELE BROWN, daughter of JOHN BROWN and FANNY PEYTON. Notes for BRISCOE G. BALDWIN: In 1816, he was a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention. Settled in Stauton, Virginia. He was Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia in 1842. Children of BRISCOE BALDWIN and MARTHA BROWN are: 511. i. MARGARET11 BALDWIN, d. 1877. 512. ii. FRANCIS CORNELIA BALDWIN, b. 1815, Staunton, Virginia; d. November 27, 1885. iii. MARY ELENOR BALDWIN, b. March 23, 1817, Spring Farms, Staunton, Virginia; d. September 15, 1880; m. JAMES M. RANSON, July 01, 1841. iv. JOHN BROWN BALDWIN26, b. January 11, 1820, Staunton, Virginia; d. September 30, 1874; m. SUSAN M. PEYTON, September 20, 184 v. JAMES WILLIAM BALDWIN, b. August 12, 1828, Staunton, Virginia; d. October 26, 1875, Richmond, Virginia; m. GARBER. |