Jonathan Baldwin was the first settler within the present limits of Marion Twp., & also the incorporated limits of Blanchester. He came with his father, Benjamin Baldwin, from Morgantown, Virginia, & remained with his father until 1804 when he emigrated to Guernsay County. In two years he removed to Warren County, near Morrow, & worked by the month building flat boats for William Whitacre, with whom he remained until 1811. He married Harriet Blancett, of Warren County, & the same year removed to the "Old Sawyer Farm" near Springboro, in Warren County.
He enlisted in the War of 1812 under General Harrison & served that year.Returning to Springboro, he remained there until 1814, when he came to Marion Twp. & settled on a tract of land of 130 acres in Second Creek. This land was recently owned by Jacob Shank & is on the West side of North Broadway. Jonathan & his brothers, Samuel & Benjamin II, of Warren County, cut two logs & in a very short time erected the first dwelling in Marion Twp. That was in February, 1814, & by the Spring of 1815, he had six acres of land cleared & ready to be planted with corn for the years use.
His nearest neighbor, four miles away through a dense forest, was Joseph Sever, in Warren County. The next nearest neighbor was near Collins Tavern, now called Villars chapel, seven miles away & the third, a family named leonard, where Fayetteville now is.
The first white child born in Marion Twp., now in the village of Blanchester, was Benjamin Baldwin, son of Jonathan Baldwin & his wife, Harriet Blancett Baldwin, on October 15, 1815.
Two children had been born to the Baldwins before they moved to Marion Twp., William H. & Josinal, married to Barton Johns. Others born to the Baldwins after Benjamin were Joseph, Samuel, Jonathon B.,Hariet, married to David Pickleheimer, Louisa, married a Cast. first & Ezekiel M. Mulford, second. Then came John G. Frazee, deceased young, Celicia, married to J. Cast, & Asabel.
Harriet Blancett Baldwin died October 27, 1834, & Jonathon then married Mary Villars Cast May 6, 1836. They had three children; Rebecca, married to Benjamin Saxton, Mary, & Thomas Benton, known as Bent. The last named survives & was 90 yrs. old July 1, 1933.
Samantha Baldwin, of Valparriso, Indiana, is the daughter of William H.,Homer Johns is a descendant of Josinal, M.A. Baldwin, "Gus" is the son of Benjamin, the first white child born in Marion Twp., now Blanchester, also Iva Crossley, & Lewis & Emerson Crosson & Mrs.Nettie Simonton, of Portsmouth, are descendants , Mrs.Carrie Merkle & Carrie Baldwin, are descendants of Joseph Baldwin, also Frank V. of Springfield.
Taken from: The HISTORY OF BLANCHESTER. Compiled by Mrs.Matella Dougham & Mrs. S.B. Craig, 1940
He enlisted in the War of 1812 under General Harrison & served that year.Returning to Springboro, he remained there until 1814, when he came to Marion Twp. & settled on a tract of land of 130 acres in Second Creek. This land was recently owned by Jacob Shank & is on the West side of North Broadway. Jonathan & his brothers, Samuel & Benjamin II, of Warren County, cut two logs & in a very short time erected the first dwelling in Marion Twp. That was in February, 1814, & by the Spring of 1815, he had six acres of land cleared & ready to be planted with corn for the years use.
His nearest neighbor, four miles away through a dense forest, was Joseph Sever, in Warren County. The next nearest neighbor was near Collins Tavern, now called Villars chapel, seven miles away & the third, a family named leonard, where Fayetteville now is.
The first white child born in Marion Twp., now in the village of Blanchester, was Benjamin Baldwin, son of Jonathan Baldwin & his wife, Harriet Blancett Baldwin, on October 15, 1815.
Two children had been born to the Baldwins before they moved to Marion Twp., William H. & Josinal, married to Barton Johns. Others born to the Baldwins after Benjamin were Joseph, Samuel, Jonathon B.,Hariet, married to David Pickleheimer, Louisa, married a Cast. first & Ezekiel M. Mulford, second. Then came John G. Frazee, deceased young, Celicia, married to J. Cast, & Asabel.
Harriet Blancett Baldwin died October 27, 1834, & Jonathon then married Mary Villars Cast May 6, 1836. They had three children; Rebecca, married to Benjamin Saxton, Mary, & Thomas Benton, known as Bent. The last named survives & was 90 yrs. old July 1, 1933.
Samantha Baldwin, of Valparriso, Indiana, is the daughter of William H.,Homer Johns is a descendant of Josinal, M.A. Baldwin, "Gus" is the son of Benjamin, the first white child born in Marion Twp., now Blanchester, also Iva Crossley, & Lewis & Emerson Crosson & Mrs.Nettie Simonton, of Portsmouth, are descendants , Mrs.Carrie Merkle & Carrie Baldwin, are descendants of Joseph Baldwin, also Frank V. of Springfield.
Taken from: The HISTORY OF BLANCHESTER. Compiled by Mrs.Matella Dougham & Mrs. S.B. Craig, 1940
Jonathan Baldwin was the first settler within the present limits of Marion Twp., & also the incorporated limits of Blanchester. He came with his father, Benjamin Baldwin, from Morgantown, Virginia, & remained with his father until 1804 when he emigrated to Guernsay County. In two years he removed to Warren County, near Morrow, & worked by the month building flat boats for William Whitacre, with whom he remained until 1811. He married Harriet Blancett, of Warren County, & the same year removed to the "Old Sawyer Farm" near Springboro, in Warren County.
He enlisted in the War of 1812 under General Harrison & served that year.Returning to Springboro, he remained there until 1814, when he came to Marion Twp. & settled on a tract of land of 130 acres in Second Creek. This land was recently owned by Jacob Shank & is on the West side of North Broadway. Jonathan & his brothers, Samuel & Benjamin II, of Warren County, cut two logs & in a very short time erected the first dwelling in Marion Twp. That was in February, 1814, & by the Spring of 1815, he had six acres of land cleared & ready to be planted with corn for the years use.
His nearest neighbor, four miles away through a dense forest, was Joseph Sever, in Warren County. The next nearest neighbor was near Collins Tavern, now called Villars chapel, seven miles away & the third, a family named leonard, where Fayetteville now is.
The first white child born in Marion Twp., now in the village of Blanchester, was Benjamin Baldwin, son of Jonathan Baldwin & his wife, Harriet Blancett Baldwin, on October 15, 1815.
Two children had been born to the Baldwins before they moved to Marion Twp., William H. & Josinal, married to Barton Johns. Others born to the Baldwins after Benjamin were Joseph, Samuel, Jonathon B.,Hariet, married to David Pickleheimer, Louisa, married a Cast. first & Ezekiel M. Mulford, second. Then came John G. Frazee, deceased young, Celicia, married to J. Cast, & Asabel.
Harriet Blancett Baldwin died October 27, 1834, & Jonathon then married Mary Villars Cast May 6, 1836. They had three children; Rebecca, married to Benjamin Saxton, Mary, & Thomas Benton, known as Bent. The last named survives & was 90 yrs. old July 1, 1933.
Samantha Baldwin, of Valparriso, Indiana, is the daughter of William H.,Homer Johns is a descendant of Josinal, M.A. Baldwin, "Gus" is the son of Benjamin, the first white child born in Marion Twp., now Blanchester, also Iva Crossley, & Lewis & Emerson Crosson & Mrs.Nettie Simonton, of Portsmouth, are descendants , Mrs.Carrie Merkle & Carrie Baldwin, are descendants of Joseph Baldwin, also Frank V. of Springfield.
Taken from: The HISTORY OF BLANCHESTER. Compiled by Mrs.Matella Dougham & Mrs. S.B. Craig, 1940
He enlisted in the War of 1812 under General Harrison & served that year.Returning to Springboro, he remained there until 1814, when he came to Marion Twp. & settled on a tract of land of 130 acres in Second Creek. This land was recently owned by Jacob Shank & is on the West side of North Broadway. Jonathan & his brothers, Samuel & Benjamin II, of Warren County, cut two logs & in a very short time erected the first dwelling in Marion Twp. That was in February, 1814, & by the Spring of 1815, he had six acres of land cleared & ready to be planted with corn for the years use.
His nearest neighbor, four miles away through a dense forest, was Joseph Sever, in Warren County. The next nearest neighbor was near Collins Tavern, now called Villars chapel, seven miles away & the third, a family named leonard, where Fayetteville now is.
The first white child born in Marion Twp., now in the village of Blanchester, was Benjamin Baldwin, son of Jonathan Baldwin & his wife, Harriet Blancett Baldwin, on October 15, 1815.
Two children had been born to the Baldwins before they moved to Marion Twp., William H. & Josinal, married to Barton Johns. Others born to the Baldwins after Benjamin were Joseph, Samuel, Jonathon B.,Hariet, married to David Pickleheimer, Louisa, married a Cast. first & Ezekiel M. Mulford, second. Then came John G. Frazee, deceased young, Celicia, married to J. Cast, & Asabel.
Harriet Blancett Baldwin died October 27, 1834, & Jonathon then married Mary Villars Cast May 6, 1836. They had three children; Rebecca, married to Benjamin Saxton, Mary, & Thomas Benton, known as Bent. The last named survives & was 90 yrs. old July 1, 1933.
Samantha Baldwin, of Valparriso, Indiana, is the daughter of William H.,Homer Johns is a descendant of Josinal, M.A. Baldwin, "Gus" is the son of Benjamin, the first white child born in Marion Twp., now Blanchester, also Iva Crossley, & Lewis & Emerson Crosson & Mrs.Nettie Simonton, of Portsmouth, are descendants , Mrs.Carrie Merkle & Carrie Baldwin, are descendants of Joseph Baldwin, also Frank V. of Springfield.
Taken from: The HISTORY OF BLANCHESTER. Compiled by Mrs.Matella Dougham & Mrs. S.B. Craig, 1940
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