John Bacon (1767 - 1817)

Born 10 Mar 1767 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Patterson) Bacon — married 13 Nov 1794 in Woodford, Kentucky, United States

Husband of Elizabeth (Ware) Bacon — married 31 May 1799 in Franklin, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 9 May 1817 at age 50 in Franklin, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

John Bacon was born on 10 Mar 1767 at St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia ^[1] and died 09 May 1817 in Frankfort, Kentucky. He married first on 13 Nov 1794 to Anne (or Anna) Patterson, and they had one surviving child: ^{[2] [3]}

1. Charles Patterson, b. 28 Sep 1795, m. 1821 Caroline Castleman, d. 17 Sep 1857

He married second on 30 May 1799 at Franklin County, Kentucky to Elizabeth "Betsey" Ware, ^[4] daughter of William Ware and Sarah Samuel. ^{[5] [6] [7]} John and Betsey had children: ^{[2] [5] [8] [9]}

2. Ann Apperson, b. 28 Mar 1800, m. Rev. Philip Slater Fall, d. Oct 1888

3. Sarah Ware, b. 24 Mar 1802, never married, d. 27 Mar 1886

4. Williamson Ware, b. 07 Mar 1804, m. 1824 Ann Maria Noel

5. James Ware, b. 22 Mar 1809 (?), m. 1836 Alice Riggs, d. 02 Oct 1863

6. Richard Apperson, b. 02 Jul 1809 (?), m. Elizabeth Ellen Terrell, d. 10 Nov 1866

7. John Mosby, b. 31 Oct 1811, m. 1835 Sarah Jane Haggin, d. 1843

8. Elizabeth P., b. 07 May 1814, m. Howard Bryan

9. Albert Gallatin, b. 08 Dec 1816, d. 09 Jan 1862 of wounds sustained at the Battle of Sacramento (Kentucky)

Note: James and Richard's birth dates are uncertain - both are corroborated by records, but cannot both be correct.

According to the Bacon family bible, John Bacon (born 10 Mar 1767) “moved from Virginia to Kentucky prior to 1794, and had first married Anna Patterson.” Anna died shortly after delivering her second baby, and John married again in 1799 – this time to Betsey Ware. One of his descendants wrote, “John Bacon made, what was for that time, a large fortune which gave him, in his later years, opportunity for the indulgence of his literary taste. He owned a good farm about four miles from Frankfort and many slaves.” ^[10]

John passed away on 09 May 1817. He had written his will on 23 Mar 1817, just over six weeks previous to his death, bequeathing his estate as follows: ^[11]

To wife Elizabeth, tract of land whereon I now reside -- adjacent to Dandridge, Dunlap, Martin Sheetz, and Capt. Weiseger -- and all property (except as bequeathed separately) until her death, at which time it is to be equally divided among his children.

To son Charles P., $1,000 that he previously received

To daughter Anne A., a Black man Tom Crump and a Black girl Zedelina.

To daughter Sally W., a Black man Little Tom and two Black girls Amy and Lucy.

To son Williamson W., a Black man Jim and two Black girls Aggy and Fanny.

To children James W., Richard A., John M., Elizabeth P., and Albert G., 10 shares each in the Kentucky Bank

Equally divided among all children, "the balance of my Negroes not willed"

Equal shares to all children of rents collected for one 147.5 acre farm adjacent to M. Noel (sp?) and one 234.75 acre farm occupied by Martin Sheetz; and equal shares to all children of sale of one 170 acre tract at Brown's Hollow, and one 75 acre tract that was part of Shelton & Parker survey adjacent to Lyddall Bacon and Larkin Samuel.

Equal shares to all children of bonds, sales, etc. of interest in lands purchased in partnership with Capt. Weiseger in the name of Henry Banks.

Executors: Elizabeth Bacon, Charles P. Bacon, Charles Mills (sp?), and Willis Blanton.

Enslaved Africans

Named in John Bacon's will: ^[11]

Abraham - to Elizabeth

Aggy - to Williamson W.

Amy - to Sally W.

Billy - to Elizabeth

Clarissa and youngest child Sarah Ann - to Elizabeth

Fanny - to Williamson W.

Old Fan - to Elizabeth

Lame Fanny - to Elizabeth

Harry - to Elizabeth

Jack - to Elizabeth

Jim - to Williamson W.

Lucy - to Sally W.

Peggy and youngest child William - to Elizabeth

Robinson - to Elizabeth

Tom Crump - to Anne A.

Little Tom - to Sally W.

Troy - to Elizabeth

Zedelina - to Anne A.

According to the 1810 US Census of Franklin County, John then owned 24 enslaved Africans, only 20 of whom are named in his will. ^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRR4-QH4 : 28 January 2020), John Bacon, 1767.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Forks of Elkhorn Church, by Ermina Jett Darnell, copyrights 1946, 1974, Clearfield Press, reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1980, pp. 66-67.
3. ↑ Langston Bacon Family, by Kim Mackey Rop
4. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QD-36YY : 22 July 2021), John Bacon and Betsey Ware, 30 May 1799; citing Marriage, , Franklin, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 266,194.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} History of Woodford County, Kentucky, by William Edward Railey, Baltimore: Regional Publishing Company, 1975, reprint of 1938 edition, Frankfort, Kentucky, pp. 131, 199, 241, 310.
6. ↑ Marriage Record (Ref. 1071)
7. ↑ Notice of Betsey’s wedding to John Bacon
8. ↑ Ware Genealogy, by Judy Ware
9. ↑ Langston Bacon Family, by Kim Mackey Rop
10. ↑ Sallie Jouett (Taylor) Cannon, descendant, Secretary of the Kentucky Historical Society
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Will of John Bacon, dated 23 Mar 1817, transcribed by Jouett Taylor Prisley, Feb 1990
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2H-B3J : accessed 20 January 2018), John Bacon, Franklin, Franklin, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 114, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 181,351.

See also:

• 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.