Bacon John b. d. 17 JUN 1683 Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

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Died 17 Jun 1683 Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA [1, 2, 3, 4]

Person ID I4888 Alan Donald Vibber

Last Modified 08 Dec 2009

Father Bacon Michael, b. Abt 1575, Suffolk County, England, U.K. , d. 18 Apr 1648

Mother Alice, d. 02 Apr 1648

Family ID F2035 Group Sheet

Family Hall Rebecca, d. 27 Oct 1694, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Married 17 Feb 1652 [1, 2, 3]

Children

1. Bacon Stephen, b. 21 Aug 1677, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

, d. 1766, Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Family ID F2029 Group Sheet

Notes	John Bacon. d. 1683. Son of Michael. Came to America with his father and settled at Dedham. Made a " freeman " in 1647. Married at Dedham Feb. 17, 1652, Rebecca Hall. He was selectman, etc., at Dedham, and one of the largest ratepayers. A facsimile of his autograph, with those of many others of the early Dedham settlers, may be found in Vol. III. of the published records of Dedham. John Bacon wasa member of Capt. Timothy Dwight's company in King Philip's war. He died at Dedham June 17, 1683. His widow, Rebecca, died at Dedham Oct. 27, 1694. 3. John, admitted a freeman at Dedham, 1647 ; died June 17, 1683. 4. John2 Bacon (Michael1), born probably in England, came to Dedham in 1640, with hie father; was made freeman in 1647; and was sole executor of his father's estate. By his father's will he received "four Acres of Meadow Lying in ffowle Meadow in Dorchester ; all woodlands & swamps granted me by the town of Dedham, excepting that Swampe that Lye one the North [of] Charles River." He was frequently appointed on committees for clearing lands and laying out highways, and is recorded as among the selectmen, 1660-1 ; was a surveyor and commissioner, and one of the signers of the petition of the town of Dedham against the Indians of Natick, sent to the Governor and Assistants and Deputies assembled in General Court at Boston, May 7, 1662. (Mass. Archives, XXX., 112.) He was a member of Captain Timothy Dwight's company, in King Philip's War, stationed at the garrison in Wrentham ia 1676. He left no will. His wife Rebecca, son John, and son-in-law Nathaniel Kingsbury, were appointed administrators of his estate. There is no record of division of the property, but in the inventory " lands and rights in Wrentham " are mentioned. He remained in Dedham until his death, June 17, 1683. He married, December 17, 1651, Rebecca Hall of Dedham, who died October 27, 1694. Until recently, descendants of John enjoyed part of the ancestral property. His children, born in Dedham, were : 10. i. John, b. July 17, bapt. Aug. 3, 1656; d. Oct. 27, 1732. ii. Rebecca, b. Nov. 10, 1658; m. 13 Feb. 1678, John Gay of Dedham. 11. iii. Daniel, b. March 10, 1660-1; d. before April 21, 1700. iv. Sarah, b. March 81, 1663. 12. v. Samukl, b. Oct. 8, 1665. 13. vi. Thomas, b. Aug. 23, 1667; d. in Wrentham, April 11, 1749. vil. Susanna, m. Jan. 7, 1692, Jonathan Dewing. viii. Mary, b. Oct. 14, 1673; m. Nathaniel Kingsbury. ix. Stephen, b. Aug. 21, 1677; m. Mary _____, and had: Mary,4 b. March 20, _____ (probably 1707-8). No further record in Dedham. (II) John Bacon, son of Michael BACON Bacon (l), was born probably in England, and came to Dedham with his father in 1640. He was admitted a freeman in 1647 and was sole executor of his father's estate. By his father's will he received four acres of meadow lying in Fowle Meadow in Dorchester; ''all woodlands and swamps granted me by the town of Dedham," excepting that swamp on the north of Charles river. He was frequently appointed on committees for clearing lands and laying out highways, and was selectman 1660-61 ; was surveyor and commissioner ; one of the signers of the petition of the town of Dedham against the Indians of Natick, sent to the governor and assistants and deputies assembled in general court, May 7, 1662 (Massachusetts Archives,. XXX, 112). He was a member of Captain Timothy Dwight's company in King Philip's war, stationed at the garrison in Wrentham- in 1676. He left no will. His wife Rebecca, son John and son-in-law, Nathaniel Kingsbury, were appointed administrators of the estate. There is no record of division of the property, but in the inventory "lands and rights in Wrentham" are mentioned. He resided in Dedham until his death, June 17, 1683. He married, December 17, 1651, Rebecca Hall, of Dedham, who died October 27, 1694. Until recently, descendants of John Bacon enjoyed part of the ancestral estate. Children, born in Dedham: i. John, born July 17, baptized August 3, 1656; died October 27, 1832. 2. Rebecca, born November Id. 1658, married, February 13, 1678, John Gay, of Dedham. 3. Daniel, born March 10. 1660-61, died before April 21, 1700. 4. Sarah, born March 31, 1663. 5. Samuel, born October 8, 1665. 6. Thomas, born August 23, 1667, died in Wrentham, April n, 1749. 7. Susanna, married, January 7, 1692, Jonathan Dewing. 8. Mary, born October 14, 1673, married Nathaniel Kingsbury. 9. Stephen, born August 21, 1677, mentioned below.

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