The Passaic valley, New Jersey, in three . omthe words hiihl, (|uickoi- speedy, and iriii, anold word siiiuifyinti vic-tor or (-(UKincror—(lietrue sii;nitication beiniithe speedy conqueroror victor. The firstCount of Flanders wasnamed Baldwin and snr- -named Biaxdc Fir, Iron Arm. TTc mari-icd Jndilh, widow ofEthelwulf, Kin^- of Entiland, and dauiililci- of Charles theBald, King of France. .Matilda, who married William the(oiKpieror, was the daui^ihler of 15ald\vin \, Count of [lan-ders and a siu-cessor of the first Count of Inlanders. Bald-win, Archbishop of Canterbury, with a trai
The Passaic valley, New Jersey, in three . omthe words hiihl, (|uickoi- speedy, and iriii, anold word siiiuifyinti vic-tor or (-(UKincror—(lietrue sii;nitication beiniithe speedy conqueroror victor. The firstCount of Flanders wasnamed Baldwin and snr- -named Biaxdc Fir, Iron Arm. TTc mari-icd Jndilh, widow ofEthelwulf, Kin^- of Entiland, and dauiililci- of Charles theBald, King of France. .Matilda, who married William the(oiKpieror, was the daui^ihler of 15ald\vin \, Count of [lan-ders and a siu-cessor of the first Count of Inlanders. Bald-win, Archbishop of Canterbury, with a train of two liuiidrcdiunses and thrc^e hundred foot, his banner inscribed with thename of Thomas a Beeket, went on a crusade with Kichai-dCceur de Lion in 1120. Benjamin Baldwin (2) married TTannah, dauiihter of Jon-athan Sari;t>nt, one of the Branford sitjners of the Funda-mental ATeement, at Newark, \\\ 1666. He does not ap-])ear on the list, but he evidi^ntly came to Newark with theother settlers, as his name is on the Sure List of Every. FKANK \V. liALDWIN. 2559D8 100 THE PASSAIC VALLEY Mans Estate in Washington Street, west by Higli Street, and extendedabove tlie present line of New Street to tlie canal. The townrecords of Newark, September, 1668, contain the following: Iteia.—the town liath granted to Seth Tompkins, Liberty to lay downehis Own Home Lott and take up that which was formerly granted to BenjaminBaldwin. Whether Benjamin removed to South Orange is not defi-nite y known, bnt at a town meeting held March 19, 1673-4, it is also agreed that Weavers Thomas Pierson and Benja-min Baldwin shall be considered by the Surveyors to maketheir out lotts on the Hill shorter. Town Meeting, January 1, 1693-4. Item.—Benjamin Baldwin is chosenConstable and he hath chosen Jonathan Baldwin, liis son, for his Deputy. The children! of Benjamin and Hannah (Sargent) Baldwinwere Benjamin (2), Jonathan, Sarah, and Joseph. Of theseBenjamin Baldwin (3), born in 1690, had chi
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