Myoclonus is a sudden, brief, involuntary muscle jerk. It is caused by abrupt muscle contraction, in the case of positive myoclonus, or by sudden cessation of ongoing muscular activity, in the case of negative myoclonus (NM).
Abraham Baldwin (1754-1807) The founder of the University of Georgia and a delegate to the constitutional convention in 1787, Abraham Baldwin was born on November 22, 1754, to Lucy Dudley and Michael Baldwin in North Guilford, Connecticut.
On August 28, 1820, John Baldwin married Margery Trigg in Gallatin County according to the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index.  Abraham Hawkins married a Catherine Baldwin on January 8, 1822, in Pope County, according to the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index. See 1832 marriage for Catherines second husband.