Rebecca (Potter) Bacon (bef. 1610 - bef. 1655)

Born before 6 Apr 1610 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Ancestors

Died before Nov 1655 at about age 45 in Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

Rebecca (Potter) Bacon was born in England.

Rebecca Potter was the daughter of Thomas Potter, mayor of Coventry County, Warwick, England.^[1][2] She may have been the Rebecca, daughter of Thomas, who was baptized 6 April 1610 at Holy Trinity in Coventry, Warwickshire.^[3][4]

She married William Bacon in 1639/40.^[5] Either the couple married in England (or Ireland?) before emigrating, or they married soon after arriving in Massachusetts.

After her brother Humphrey's death, she undertook the voyage back to Ireland to claim her niece, Anne, whose mother may also have died at this point. The two sailed on Ye London Merchant, and Anne lived with her aunt in Salem.^{[2][citation needed]} (this needs verification)

Rebecca may have been a Quaker in her adulthood.^{[citation needed]}

William Bacon died in Salem, Massachusetts in 1653.^[1]

Rebecca died testate in 1655 in Salem, Massachusetts. Her will was dated 23 March 1655 and was proved 29 November 1655 and named one of the wives of John Horne "sister hornis".^[6] The inventory for her estate was taken by Thomas Gardner, Sr.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Thomas Williams Baldwin, "Bacon genealogy: Michael Bacon of Dedham, 1640 and his descendants". Cambridge, MA: unknown, 1915. Accessed via Ancestry.com, page 16 Ancestry Sharing Link (free); Ancestry Image ($)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Potter Profiles, Vol. 11, March 1987. Unsourced.
3. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5GS-6D5 : 19 March 2020), Rebecca Potter, 1610.
4. ↑ "Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812". Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwick, England; Warwickshire Anglican Registers; Roll: ENGL 09000/25; Document Reference: DR 581/1. Ancestry Sharing Link (free); Ancestry Record 2416 #5151842 ($). Rebecca Potter baptism on 6 Apr 1610 in Coventry, Holy Trinity, Warwickshire, England.
5. ↑ "U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700". Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Ancestry Sharing Link (free access); Ancestry Record 3824 #138759 ($). Rebecca [POTTER] marriage to William Bacon in 1639 in New England.
6. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson. Great Migration Begins, Vol 2, G-O, page 993: John Horne. Ancestry Sharing Link (free access); Ancestry Image ($).
7. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration Begins, Vol 2, G-O, page 736: Thomas Gardner. Ancestry Sharing Link (free access); Ancestry Image ($).