Sarah (West) Bacon (abt. 1765 - abt. 1809)

Born about 1765 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Bacon — married 4 Oct 1781 in Philadelphia, PA

Descendants

Died about 1809 at about age 44 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Bob Fields [send private message]

Biography

Sarah West was born on Jun 25, 1757 to Charles West and Hannah [Cooper] West, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Death & Legacy

WEST, SARAH. Northern Liberties, City of Phila. Gentlewoman.

May 2, 1808. December 4, 1809. 3.39.

Bequeaths to her nephew Richard Matlack Cooper of Gloucester Co., N. J. and to his heirs, her messuage and lot of ground in tenure of Capt. Smith in sd. Liberties, also her yearly rent charge out of lot granted to John Harrison.

Legacies to niece Sarah Bacon with whom she lives and to her daus. Sarah and Mary Bacon.

To nieces Ann West and Mary Starr, daus. of late brother Charles West.

To niece Abigail Cooper, widow of nephew William Cooper of Gloucester Co.

To Mary Volans and Sarah West Fisher, daus. of aforesd. nephew William Cooper, decd.

To niece Mary Warner, widow of nephew Joseph Warner of Bucks Co.

To nephew Joshua Cooper of New Jersey.

To niece Deborah Cooper, widow of nephew Daniel Cooper.

To Mary Anna Cooper oldest dau. and Abigail Cooper and Hester Lownes Cooper youngest daus. of aforesd. nephew Daniel Cooper, decd.

To nephew Charles Cooper of New Jersey.

To Sarah West Cooper, dau. of aforesd. Nephew Richard Matlack Cooper.

To Mary Cooper, wife of sd. Richard.

To Sarah West, dau. of nephew William West.

Residue of estate, real and personal, she bequeaths to sd. niece Sarah Bacon and to her heirs.

Exec: Nephew Thomas Norton of Northern Liberties.

Wit: Benjn. Brown, Robert Whitehead, Sophia Wiskane.

Codicil: July 31, 1809.

Mentions nephew Charles Cooper, since decd.; Richard M. Cooper, nephew of Joshua Cooper; grand nieces, dau. of Joseph Bacon, Sarah Allen and Mary Ann Warner, dau. of nephew Joseph Warner, decd.; nieces Deborah Cooper, widow of nephew Daniel Cooper; Mary Volans, wife of Samuel Volans; and Mary Cooper, wife of before named Richd. M. Cooper. Wit: Harriet Wiert, Silvia Summers, Edward Reives.^[2]

Parents: Charles West 1724-1795 and Hannah Cooper 1726-1813.^[3]

Sources

• http://www.geni.com/people/Sarah-BACON/6000000004293987883
• Israel Maule / Ann Garrigues marriage

1. ↑ Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999 - "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CTY-DP7M : 11 January 2021), Charles West in entry for Sarah West, 1757.

   Name: Sarah West

   Event Type: Birth

   Event Date: 25 Jun 1757

   Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

   Event Place (Original): Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

   Institution: Births, deaths

   Father's Name: Charles West

   Mother's Name: Hannah West

   Diocese: Philadelphia

2. ↑ http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/philadelphia/wills/willabstrbk3.txt
3. ↑ http://trees.ancestrylibrary.com/tree/46525477/person/6554765699