Bridget (Tollemache) Bacon (1634)

Ancestors

Wife of Nicholas Bacon — married 10 Sep 1650 in Fakenham Magna, Suffolk, England

Descendants

Biography

Bridget was baptised on July 3rd, 1634, at Great Fakenham, Suffolk. . Bridget was the child of Lionel Tollemache and Elizabeth Stanhope.

On 10th September, 1650, she married Mr. Nicholas Bacon Esq. of Shrubland, afterwards K.B. in Fakenham Magna/ Great Fakenham. Their daughter, Bridget, was baptised at the same church on July 18, 1651, and Elizabeth on March 28th, 1654. Nicholas was baptised there on October 16th, 1655 and Edward in 1656. (Infant, Philip, 1657-1658.)

Nicholas and Bridget had issue including:

• Bridget, baptised 18 July 1651, married Sir John Barker^[1]
• Elizabeth, baptised 28 March 1654^[2]
• Nicholas, baptised 16 October 1655^[3]
• Edward, baptised 18 December 1656^[4]
• Phillip, baptised 26 Nov 1657, buried 1657/8.
• Nathaniel, mentioned in father's will
• Anne, mentioned in father's will
• Francis, mentioned in father's will
• Philip, mentioned in father's will

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007907112; FHL microfilm: 950447
   FamilySearch Record: J77L-HH3 (accessed 3 November 2023)
   Bridgett Bacon baptism on 18 Jul 1651, daughter of Nicolas Bacon & Bridgett, in Fakenham Magna, Suffolk, England.
2. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007907112; FHL microfilm: 950447
   FamilySearch Record: N5Y7-T3R (accessed 3 November 2023)
   Elizabeth Bacon baptism on 28 Mar 1654, daughter of Nicolas Bacon & Bridgett, in Fakenham Magna, Suffolk, England.
3. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007907112; FHL microfilm: 950447
   FamilySearch Record: N5Y7-L8X (accessed 3 November 2023)
   Nicolaus Bacon baptism on 16 Oct 1655, son of Nicolaus Bacon & Bridgett, in Fakenham Magna, Suffolk, England.
4. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007907112; FHL microfilm: 950447
   FamilySearch Record: J995-9X8 (accessed 3 November 2023)
   Edward Bacon baptism on 18 Dec 1656, son of Nicolas Bacon & Bridget, in Fakenham Magna, Suffolk, England.

See also:

• East Anglian Miscellany - Fakenham lists from registers (Tollemache records were from 1624-1663, before their return to Helmingham.)