Abigail (Sawin) Smith (1725 - 1810)

Born 24 Jan 1725 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of John Bacon — married 7 Dec 1743 (to 19 Apr 1775) in Natick, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Wife of Timothy Smith — married 18 Apr 1780 (to 1 Jul 1803) in Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Nov 1810 at age 85 in Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Roland Carter [send private message]

Biography

Abigail Sawin was born on January 24, 1724/5 in Sherborn, Massachusetts to John Sawin and Joanna Lyon ^[1][2].

Abigail married John Bacon on 29 May 1744, in Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[3][4] They had registered their intentions on 7 December 1743, in Natick^[5].

Their children were:^[3]

1. John Bacon, b. Sept. 18, 1745.
2. Joseph Bacon, bap. August 10, 1746.
3. Timothy Bacon, bap. April 14, 1751.
4. Moses Bacon, b. Sept. 7, 1753.
5. Johnathan Bacon, b. May 3, 1756.
6. Mary Bacon, b. June 20, 1759.
7. David Bacon, b. Oct. 31, 1761.
8. Hezekiah Bacon, b. Feb. 8, 1764.
9. Rebecca Bacon, b. July 11, 1766.
10. Hannah Bacon, b. April 22, 1769.

John Bacon served in the French war in Annapolis Royal in Nova Scotia between 1745 and 1748. He was a prominent citizen of Needham, serving as selectman and assessor in 1771.

John Bacon and six of his sons served in the Revolutionary War. In April 1775 John Bacon was a lieutenant in Captain Caleb Kingsbury's Minute Men Company in the Needham Leg (North Natick) area and what later became the town of Wellesley. He was killed during the British retreat from Concord on the first day of the American Revolution, April 19, 1775, one of fifty Americans either killed or mortally wounded on that day. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]} He is buried in Old Burying Ground, Arlington, Massachusetts.^[13]

The widow Abigail Bacon married Lt. Timothy Smith, widower of Esther (Dewing), on 18 April 1780, in Natick^[14]. Timothy Smith died on 1 July 1803, and Abigail died on 25 November 1810^[3]. Abigail has a Find A Grave: Memorial #6063144

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-B44J : 20 May 2022), Abigail Sawin, 24 Jan 1724; citing Birth, Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934229.
2. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 Sherborn, (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). by subscription, NEHGS member site
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Vital Records of Natick, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850
4. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC8-MBHL : 11 May 2022), John Bacon and Abigal Sawin, 7 Dec 1743; citing Marriage, Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009378.
6. ↑ DAR
7. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
8. ↑ Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution
9. ↑ Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783
10. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783
11. ↑ The Dead of Patriots' Day, April 19, 1775
12. ↑ Wikipedia: Battle_of_Menotomy
13. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 November 2020), memorial page for Lieut John Bacon (30 May 1721–19 Apr 1775), Find A Grave: Memorial #7514781, citing Old Burying Ground, Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by John R. (contributor 47217483) .
14. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F82D-Z35 : 20 May 2022), Timothy Smith, 18 Apr 1780; citing Marriage, Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.

• Vital Records of Natick, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1910);
  • p. 11-4]
    • "David, s. of John and Abigail, May 3, 1756."
    • "David, s. of John and Abigail, in Needham, Oct. 31, 1761."
    • "Hannah, d. of John and Abigail, in Needham, Apr. 22, 1769."
    • "Hezekiah, s. of John and Abigail, in Needham, Feb. 8, 1764."
    • "John, s. of John and Abigail, Sept. 18, 1745."
    • "Jonathan, s. of John and Abigail, May 3, 1756."
    • "Joseph, s. of John, bp. Aug. 10, 1746. c.r."
    • "Mary, d. of John and Abigail, June 20, 1759."
    • "Moses, s. of John and Abigail, Sept. 7, 1753."
    • "Rebecca, d. of John and Abigail, July 11, 1766."
    • "Timothy, s. of John, bp. Apr. 14, 1751. c.r."
  • p. 116 "John (of Needham, int.) and Abigail Sawin, May 29, 1744. "
  • p. 239-40 "Smith, Abigail, 25 Nov. 1810 (A. 87 y. Old age, C.R.)"

• This person was created on 27 March 2011 through the import of fitzmaster032511.ged.
• In progress