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Edmund Bacon (abt. 1641 - abt. 1710)

Captain Edmund Bacon
Born about in Suffolk, Englandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 19 May 1682 in Kent, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 69 in New Kent, Virginiamap
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Edmund Bacon lived in Virginia.

Edmund was born about 1641, either in England, or in New Kent County Virginia. He married on 19 May 1692 in New Kent County to Ann Lydall. [1] Her father, George Lydall, gave them land that would be the Bacon plantation for years. They are "said to have had four daughters...and two sons, Edmund and John, who is the only male descendant of record in New Kent County. Edmund Bacon, the second, probably died in his youth..." [2]

Uncertain Origins

"There would appear to be some question as to the ancestry of William Bacon (removed as father of this Edmund Bacon) as well as the fact of Capt. Edmund Bacon being his son. This ancestry has been accepted by a great many descendants; however, more proof would be welcome." [3]

"It is a matter of debate where and when Edmund Bacon was born and who his parents were. Some sources say that he is the son of William Bacon and grandson of Sir James Bacon (1545-1618) of Friston Hall, Suffolk, England. Other sources state that he is the son of Thomas Bacon (1615-1656), son of the Reverend James Bacon (1591-1670) and Martha Woodward whose sister, Bridget Woodward, was married to Sir Thomas Lyddall (d.1627). Sir Thomas Lyddall was the father of Col. George Lyddall. I agree with this latter connection which would make Edmund Bacon and Ann Lyddall cousins. We know for sure that Edmund did not descend from Nathaniel Bacon, “The Rebel”, as he died leaving only daughters and was not old enough to have been Edmund’s father. Also, Col. Nathaniel Bacon, the Governor of Virginia, did not have any children. It is believed that Edmund was probably born in England; the Norfolk/Suffolk region which is the ancestral home of the Bacon families. Year of birth is also in debate as no records can be found. Most histories give him the date of 1640, 1654 or 1660. I feel 1640 is too early a date and 1660 a little too late so I accept the date of 1654. This falls in line with the death of Sir Thomas Bacon who died in 1656. Also, this would make him about equal in age to his wife Ann Lyddall. I feel they were probably married sometime about 1680/81." [4]

One source says Edmund patented land in 1687 (October 21st) on the Pamunkey River, naming as "headrights" or immigrants, Anne Lyddall and Thomas Bacon, possibly his wife and a son (also Katherine Davis, Nathaniel Smith and George Pargeter [3]. (I predict the farm to be located in the same area as Horn Quarter Plantation, which still stands today, though built after the Bacon's left the area, Coburn Nye). Another source, and these accounts perhaps do not cancel each other, states that Anne's father gave Edmund in the marriage contract 1,700 acres on Black Creek in the narrows of the York River.

Edmund was for a time sheriff of New Kent County and a vestryman of St. Peters Parish. He was a relative of (some say cousin), [5] but could not have been the son of Nathaniel Bacon, "The Rebel" since Nathaniel had no surviving children. In 1682, Edmund received 6,000 pounds of tobacco as payment for keeping 40 soldiers at his own expense at the Mattaponi fort before he was ordered to reduce the garrison.

Children of Edmund and Anne (not necessarily in this order) were:

  1. John, b. 1683
  2. Sarah, b. 1691, m. Samuel Bugg, d. aft. 1756
  3. daughter ____
  4. daughter ____
  5. daughter ____
  6. Edmund
  7. Thomas

He died about 1710.[6]

Research Notes

Birth Date

His Find a Grave memorial gives an exact birth date of 7 Jun 1641 and death date of 19 Jan 1704, but cites no source.

DNA Information

Looking at the testers in the Bacon DNA Group Project gives a great clue as to the connections of Captain Edmund Bacon to the Bacon Family of Suffolk, just not the one everyone thinks he is connected to.

In "Group 2 - Shared English ancestor of Edmund, New Kent VA & James, Worcester MA", there are ten testers who match at a high-level haplogroup of I-M253. Pertinent to this man, there are three testers, two whose genealogy trail tracks back to this man and one to his descendant, Lydall Bacon (Y67 | I-L22, Norway, 1900 BCE). That is at least three testers who match each other and to testers with lineages back to James, Worcester MA, and his ancestor Michael Bacon,1579 in Winston, Suffolk, England.

Sources

  1. Clopton Papers, Duke University Archives (marriage contract)
  2. Old New Kent County, Virginia: Some Account of the Planters, Plantations, and Places, Volume 1, by Dr. Malcolm Hart Harris, Genealogical Publishing Co., 2006, pp. 173-175.
  3. 3.0 3.1 The Bacon Family: The Descendants of Capt. Edmund Bacon, by Larry A. James, Neshosho, Mo., 1992, p. 10.
  4. The Descendants of Edmund Bacon, by Norman H. Atkins, 2001, "A Thompson-Bacon Family History," Chapter 13, p. 1.
  5. Early Immigrants to Virginia from the 1500s and 1600s, compiled by June Kinard, published by The Researchers, Indianapolis, Indiana.
  6. Cemetery index (accessed 5 March 2021), Parish Records, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, New Kent, Virginia.

See also:

  • The Edward Pleasants Valentine Papers, Vol. IV, Bacon Family, Abstracts of Records in the Local and General Archives of Virginia Relating to the Families of Allen, Bacon...Langston, Lydall, Vol. IV, Valentine and Smith, The Valentine Museum Richmond, VA., pp. 2236-2243
  • "Bacon Family", William and Mary College Quarterly, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Apr 1902), Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, pp. 267-271
  • Bacon, a manuscript by P. Fall Taylor, grandson of Anne Apperson (Bacon) Fall, compiled in 1909 from: The Baronetage of England, by E. Kimber & R. Johnson, London, 1771; "Americans of Royal Descent", William & Mary Quarterly, Vol. X, pp. 267-9; Register of St. Peters Parish, New Kent County, Virginia; and Bacon family records.
  • Find A Grave: Memorial #44115316 for Edmund Bacon (1641–1710), citing St. Peter's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Putneys Mill, New Kent County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Nancy (contributor 46797589).
  • Personal papers and notes of Frances T. Gaulden, Family Biographical Information.




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Edmund Bacon was not a grandson of Sir James Bacon of Friston Hall who died in 1618. As this family were ancestors of President Benjamin Harrison, their ancestry was traced. It shows that Sir James had 2 sons, Nathaniel 1593-1644 and Rev. James 1595-1649. Nathaniel married Anne Le Gros and they were the parents of Thomas Bacon 1620-1697 and Elizabeth who married Nathaniel Barnardiston. Thomas married Elizabeth Brooke. They had Nathaniel Bacon 1647-1676 and a daughter whose name is not known. Nathaniel Bacon had 2 daughters only. Rev. James Bacon and his wife Martha Woodward had four children, Nathaniel 1620-1692, Elizabeth, Anne and Martha whose line led to Benjamin Harrison.

There is no evidence that Edmund Bacon had any blood connection to the Bacon family of Friston Hall. He would have been a distant cousin by marriage to the children of Rev. James and Martha (Woodward) Bacon through Edmund's wife Anne Lyddall.

posted by Angela Lane
Wonderful research. I believe the Ydna that connects Edmund to the Suffolk line is very strong. It places Edmund into the right Bacon family line, but finding paper sources to prove his father will be the deciding factor.
posted by Mary Gresham
I have a Nathaniel Bacon Sr. married Ann Smith (widow) 1654 Isle of Wight County,Virginia.

http://nyvagenealogy.homestead.com/mva1660.html

posted by Teresa Davis
Her 3rd husband was Nathaniel Bacon 1620-1692. See his biography on the Encyclopedia Virginia website.
posted by Angela Lane
I adopted Captain Edmond Bacon Profile Bacon-2404, to add John Becon,Becon-2403 and his other Children ,but im not certified to do this can someone help me?Thanks
posted by Joan (Davis) Meredith
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posted by Mary Gresham
edited by Mary Gresham
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I can't i'm not certified for that, thanks, if you can do it please do.
posted by Joan (Davis) Meredith
Hey Mary - Gustave Anjou got a hold of this line and created a father for him, who's Will stated he had no children. It's a big deal that this family was part of a fraud and it's a big deal that we have the correct information because of it. Do you have some good research you could put forward for his father? I know you and your tenacious research skills...:-)
posted by Mags Gaulden
This research is very detailed and logical in addition to being sourced. I have nothing else to add.

Thank you Mags,

Mary

posted by Mary Gresham
Mary, I have done some DNA digging and posted my analysis in a DNA section above. We need to try and work our way down from Thomas of Suffolk, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bacon-390, to see how Edmund connects to him. There is some aim for your tenacious researching! :-)
posted by Mags Gaulden
Thomas Bacon MP 1620-1697 was not the son of Rev. James Bacon but his nephew. Thomas's biography on the History of Parliament Online website shows he was the son of Nathaniel Bacon and Anne Le Gros. The biography shows he had one son, Nathaniel Bacon 1647-1676 who died leading Bacon's Rebellion. It also shows he had a daughter whose name is not known and a step daughter from his second marriage. Nathaniel's surviving daughter, Mary inherited her grandfather's estate.
posted by Angela Lane
Bacon-2690 and Bacon-2404 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicate with same parents, spouse, children, dates, and locations
posted by Topher Sims
Thanks so much for your work on this. I'm descended from Ludwell Bacon, another of Harwood Bacon's sons
posted by Vicki Smith