Michael Bacon1

b. 6 December 1579, d. 18 April 1648
Family
Father*Michael Bacon1
Mother*Elizabeth Wylie1
Baptism*6 December 1579Michael Bacon was baptized on 6 December 1579 in Winston, Suffolk County, England.1 
Marriage*He married Alice ______ in England.1 
(Husband) Death2 April 1648Michael became a widower when Alice (__?__) Bacon died on 2 April 1648.1 
Death*18 April 1648He died just 16 days after his wife on 18 April 1648 in Dedham at age 68.2 

Family

 Alice ______ d. 2 Apr 1648
Children 1.Daniel Bacon+1 b. c 1615
 2.John Bacon+1 d. 17 Jun 1683

Citations

  1. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, 1640 and his Descendants, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Press of Murray and Emery Company, 1915), Michael, pages 24-28. Hereinafter cited as Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham.
  2. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, Michael, pages 25-28.

Michael Bacon1

Family
Marriage*He married Elizabeth Wylie.1 
Residence*Elizabeth and Michael Bacon lived in Winston, Suffolk County, England.1 

Family

 Elizabeth Wylie
Child 1.Michael Bacon+1 b. 6 Dec 1579, d. 18 Apr 1648

Citations

  1. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, 1640 and his Descendants, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Press of Murray and Emery Company, 1915), Michael, pages 24-28. Hereinafter cited as Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham.

Nathan Bacon1

b. 6 June 1742, d. 14 July 1742
Family
Father*Thomas Bacon1 b. 26 Nov 1693, d. 6 Jun 1784
Mother*Deborah ______1 d. 6 Jan 1785
Birth*6 June 1742Nathan Bacon was born on 6 June 1742 in Medway, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England),1,2 
Death*14 July 1742 and died on 14 July 1742 in Medway.1 

Citations

  1. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, 1640 and his Descendants, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Press of Murray and Emery Company, 1915), Thomas, page 179. Hereinafter cited as Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medway Births, Volume 1, page 21. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Rachel Bacon1,2

b. 8 June 1652
Family
Father*Daniel Bacon2 b. c 1615
Mother*Mary Read2
Birth*8 June 1652Rachel Bacon was born on 8 June 1652 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,2,3 
Marriage*24 March 1680She married Thomas Peirce, son of Thomas Pierce Jr. and Elizabeth Cole, on 24 March 1680 in Woburn, Middlesex County.1,2,4 

Family

 Thomas Peirce b. 21 Jan 1645, d. 8 Dec 1717

Citations

  1. [S470] Collected by Harvey Cushman Pierce, Seven Pierce Families, a record of births, deaths and marriages of the first seven generations of Pierces in America, including a record of the descendants of Abial Peirce to the present (Strasburg, Virginia and Washington DC: originally printed by Shenandoah Publishing House and reprinted by Higginson Book Company, 1936), Section 7, The Descendants of Thomas Peirce of Charlestown, Massachusetts, pages 265-324. Hereinafter cited as Seven Pierce Families.
  2. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, 1640 and his Descendants, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Press of Murray and Emery Company, 1915), Daniel, pages 111-114. Hereinafter cited as Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Newton Births, Volume 1, page 15. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Woburn Marriages, Volume 3, page 14.

Rebecca Bacon1

b. 10 November 1658, d. 6 March 1731/32
Family
Father*John Bacon2 d. 17 Jun 1683
Mother*Rebecca Hall2 d. 27 Oct 1694
Birth*10 November 1658Rebecca Bacon was born on 10 November 1658 in Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).3,4 
Marriage*13 February 1678/79She married John Gay, son of John Gay and Joanna Hooker, on 13 February 1678/79 in Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,5,2 
(Wife) Death19 November 1731Rebecca became a widow when John Gay died on 19 November 1731.1,6,2 
Death*6 March 1731/32She died on 6 March 1731/32 in Dedham at age 73.1,6,2 

Family

 John Gay b. 6 May 1651, d. 19 Nov 1731
Child 1.Stephen Gay1 b. 5 May 1689

Citations

  1. [S1246] Frederick Lewis Gay, "John Gay, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and some of his Descendants", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 33, pages 45-57 (January 1879). Hereinafter cited as "John Gay of Dedham, Massachusetts."
  2. [S1248] Eklon Wilson Gay and Christopher Challender Child, "Joanna Hooker, wife of John Borden and John Gay", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 164, pages 114-120 (April 2010). This thoroughly researched and completely sourced article is excellent as it examines and proves that Joanna Hooker was the wife of both John Borden and John Gay. Hereinafter cited as "Joanna Hooker, wife of John Borden and John Gay."
  3. [S1248] Eklon Wilson Gay and Christopher Challender Child, "Joanna Hooker, wife of John Borden and John Gay", noting birth date as 10 December 1658.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 and 2, page 7, the date written as "10: 9 mo., 1658" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was November, not September. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 and 2, page 17, the date written as "13th of 12th, 78" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was February, not December.
  6. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 and 2, page 59.

Rebekah Bacon1

b. 16 February 1732/33, d. 4 November 1736
Family
Father*Thomas Bacon1 b. 26 Nov 1693, d. 6 Jun 1784
Mother*Deborah ______1 d. 6 Jan 1785
Birth*16 February 1732/33Rebekah Bacon was born on 16 February 1732/33 in Wrentham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England),1,2 
Death*4 November 1736 and died in Medway, Suffolk County, on 4 November 1736 at age 3.1 

Citations

  1. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, 1640 and his Descendants, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Press of Murray and Emery Company, 1915), Thomas, page 179. Hereinafter cited as Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Births, Volume 1, page 15. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Sarah Bacon1

b. 5 August 1725
Family
Father*William Bacon1 b. 8 Oct 1694, d. 11 Feb 1776
Mother*Experience Hawes1 b. 13 Sep 1691, d. 21 Feb 1775
Birth*5 August 1725Sarah Bacon was born on 5 August 1725 in Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, 1640 and his Descendants, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Press of Murray and Emery Company, 1915), William, page 178. Hereinafter cited as Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham.

Sarah Bacon1

b. 25 August 1712, d. 9 January 1714
Family
Father*Thomas Bacon2 b. 23 Aug 1667, d. 10 Apr 1749
Mother*Esther Clark1 b. 12 Mar 1669/70, d. 1 Aug 1713
Birth*25 August 1712Sarah Bacon was born on 25 August 1712 in Wrentham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England),1,3 
Death*9 January 1714 and died on 9 January 1714 in Wrentham at age 1.1 

Citations

  1. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, 1640 and his Descendants, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Press of Murray and Emery Company, 1915), Thomas, page 179. Hereinafter cited as Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham.
  2. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, Thomas, page 179, however reporting she was the daughter of Thomas Bacon's son, Thomas.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Births, Volume 1, page 15. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Sarah Bacon1

b. 11 February 1730/31, d. 24 October 1736
Family
Father*Thomas Bacon1 b. 26 Nov 1693, d. 6 Jun 1784
Mother*Deborah ______1 d. 6 Jan 1785
Birth*11 February 1730/31Sarah Bacon was born on 11 February 1730/31 in Wrentham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England),1,2 
Death*24 October 1736 and died in Medway, Suffolk County, on 24 October 1736 at age 5.1 

Citations

  1. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, 1640 and his Descendants, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Press of Murray and Emery Company, 1915), Thomas, page 179. Hereinafter cited as Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Births, Volume 1, page 15. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Seth Bacon1

b. 24 November 1736
Family
Father*Thomas Bacon1 b. 26 Nov 1693, d. 6 Jun 1784
Mother*Deborah ______1 d. 6 Jan 1785
Birth*24 November 1736Seth Bacon was born on 24 November 1736 in Medway, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, 1640 and his Descendants, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Press of Murray and Emery Company, 1915), Thomas, page 179. Hereinafter cited as Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medway Births, Volume 1, page 21. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Susanna Bacon1

b. 30 December 1727
Family
Father*William Bacon1 b. 8 Oct 1694, d. 11 Feb 1776
Mother*Experience Hawes1 b. 13 Sep 1691, d. 21 Feb 1775
Birth*30 December 1727Susanna Bacon was born on 30 December 1727 in Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, 1640 and his Descendants, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Press of Murray and Emery Company, 1915), William, page 178. Hereinafter cited as Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham.

Thomas Bacon1,2

b. 23 August 1667, d. 10 April 1749
Family
Father*John Bacon3 d. 17 Jun 1683
Mother*Rebecca Hall3 d. 27 Oct 1694
Birth*23 August 1667Thomas Bacon was born on 23 August 1667 in Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).2 
Marriage*22 January 1691He married first Hannah Fales, daughter of James Fales and Anne Brock, on 22 January 1691 in Wrentham, Suffolk County.4,2,5 
(Husband) Death20 April 1711Thomas became a widower when Hannah (Fales) Bacon died on 20 April 1711.4,2 
Marriage3 October 1711He married second, as her second husband, Esther (Clark) Thurston, daughter of Joseph Clark and Mary Allen, on 3 October 1711 in Wrentham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).6,5,7 
Research Opinion* Esther (Clark) Thurston married Thomas Bacon the father, and not Thomas Bacon the son. That's our conclusion, based upon our process of data collection and analysis. The Bacon Genealogy reported that Thomas Bacon (1693-1784), son of Thomas Bacon (1667-1749), married Esther Thurston on 03 October 1711, and many additional sources have copied, recopied, and published that information in a variety of formats, including online. The Thurston Genealogies reported that Esther's maiden name was "probably" Clark. Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700 reported the marriage of Thomas Thurston and Esther Clark on 15 June 1693, and also identified his marriage to Esther as Thomas Thurston's second marriage. And, finally, Suffolk County probate documents presented by Esther Bacon on 18 July 1713 confirmed for us that Esther was formerly the "widow and still Administratrix to the estate of her late husband, Thomas Thurston, of Wrentham deceased." In creating our timeline, Thomas Thurston and Esther Clark were married on 15 June 1693 and had six children together before his death on 15 December 1704. At the time of their marriage in 1693, Thomas Thurston was a widower with two surviving children from his first marriage, so at the time of his death in 1704, his widow, Esther (Clark) Thurston, was left with a total of eight children, his and theirs. The Thurston Genealogies reported that Esther next married Thomas Bacon, as her second husband, on 03 October 1711 and, as noted earlier, the Bacon Genealogy identified her husband as Thomas Bacon, the son, who was 17 years of age on 03 October 1711, the date of the Esther Thurston-Thomas Bacon marriage. Thomas' father, Thomas Bacon, however, had been left with six children, five of them under the age of 10, when he was widowed on 20 April 1711, six months before the date of the 03 October 1711 Thomas Bacon-Esther Thurston marriage. As these pieces of the puzzle came together, we concluded that Thomas Bacon, the son, was too young to have been Esther's husband and assume responsibility for her eight children, and that Esther (Clark) Thurston married Thomas Bacon, the father, and they together provided a home for their combined family of fourteen children. They added one more daughter of their own before Esther's death.8,9,10,11 
(Husband) Death1 August 1713Thomas became a widower for the second time when Esther (Clark) Thurston Bacon died on 1 August 1713.6,12,13 
Marriage*He may have married third Deborah (Hawes) Pond, daughter of Edward Hawes and Eliony Lumber. No record of their marriage has yet been found. The Edward Hawes source reported the name of Deborah (Hawes) Pond's second husband as just Thomas Bacon, with no source information, parents, previous wife or date of birth. The Daniel Pond source simply noted that after Ephraim's death, Deborah married "a Bacon". Our research indicates that Thomas Bacon, whose first wife Hannah Fales had died in 1711, and fourth marriage occurred after the date of Deborah's death, is the most likely candidate to select as the Thomas Bacon who may have been Deborah's second husband.14,15,2,4,16 
(Husband) Deathcirca 1737Thomas became a widower for the third time when Deborah (Hawes) Pond Bacon died circa 1737.17 
Marriage*16 July 1746He married fourth, as her third husband, Mary (Wheelock) Ware Fisher, daughter of Benjamin Wheelock and Elizabeth Bullin, on 16 July 1746 in Wrentham.1,5,2 
Death*10 April 1749He died on 10 April 1749 in Wrentham at age 81.2 

Family 1

 Hannah Fales b. 16 Jan 1672/73, d. 20 Apr 1711
Children 1.Thomas Bacon+2 b. 26 Nov 1693, d. 6 Jun 1784
 2.Hannah Bacon+2 b. 25 Apr 1697, d. 3 Oct 1754
 3.James Bacon2 b. 28 Oct 1700
 4.Martha Bacon2 b. 8 Oct 1703
 5.Jacob Bacon2 b. 9 Sep 1706
 6.John Bacon2 b. 22 Apr 1710

Family 2

 Esther Clark b. 12 Mar 1669/70, d. 1 Aug 1713
Child 1.Sarah Bacon18 b. 25 Aug 1712, d. 9 Jan 1714

Family 3

 Deborah Hawes b. 1 Sep 1666, d. c 1737

Family 4

 Mary Wheelock b. 11 Jun 1674, d. 25 Mar 1750

Citations

  1. [S1255] Philip A. Fisher, The Fisher Genealogy : record of the descendants of Joshua, Anthony and Cornelius Fisher, of Dedham, Mass., 1636-1640, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Everett, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Publishing Company, 1898), pages 34-35. Hereinafter cited as The Fisher Genealogy.
  2. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, 1640 and his Descendants, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Press of Murray and Emery Company, 1915), Thomas, pages 166-167. Hereinafter cited as Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham.
  3. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, John, pages 153-164.
  4. [S1336] De Coursey Fales, The Fales Family of Bristol, Rhode Island : Ancestry of Haliburton Fales of New York, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: T R Marvin & Son Printers, 1919), First Generation, pages 9-22. Hereinafter cited as The Fales Family of Bristol, Rhode Island.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Marriages, Volume 2, page 246. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  6. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, Thomas, page 179.
  7. [S1321] Thurston Brown, Thurston Genealogies, 1635-1892, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Available as a download only from a computer in the Family History Library. Reprint. Originally published: 2nd ed. Portland, Me. : B. Thurston, 1892. Includes indexes. A record of the descendants of all branches of the Thurston family in the United States. (Salem, Massachusetts: Higginson Book Company, 199_?), Person No. 5554, Thomas Thurston, pages 362-363. Hereinafter cited as Thurston Genealogies, 1635-1892.
  8. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, Thomas, page 179, reporting that Thomas, the son, married Esther Thurston as his first wife.
  9. [S1496] Multiple contributors, "Notes and Queries: Thomas Bacon", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 57, page 223 (April 1903): contributed by Gertrude Decrow who cited Suffolk County Probate records, Volume 18, page 127. Hereinafter cited as "Notes and Queries: Thomas Bacon."
  10. [S1321] Thurston Brown, Thurston Genealogies, 1635-1892, Person No. 5554, Thomas Thurston, pages 362-363, stating Esther's maiden name was "probably" Clark.
  11. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 741, reporting Thomas Thurston married Esther Clark as his 2nd wife. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  12. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Deaths, Volume 2, page 408, her date of death recorded as 01 August 1713.
  13. [S1321] Thurston Brown, Thurston Genealogies, 1635-1892, Person No. 5554, Thomas Thurston, pages 362-363, noting her death as 08 July 1713.
  14. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700, page 592, noting that Deborah Hawes, widow of Ephraim Pond, married second Thomas Bacon.
  15. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Two, pages 9-13. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.
  16. [S1293] Edward Doubleday Harris, A Genealogical Record of Daniel Pond, and his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: William Parsons Lunt, 1873), Ephraim Pond, pages 12-13. Hereinafter cited as Daniel Pond and his descendants.
  17. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs, Generation Two, pages 9-13, noting she had married a second time to Thomas Bacon; no record of the marriage was identified and none has been found by this researcher.
  18. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, Thomas, page 179, however reporting she was the daughter of Thomas Bacon's son, Thomas.

Thomas Bacon1

b. 26 November 1693, d. 6 June 1784
Family
Father*Thomas Bacon1 b. 23 Aug 1667, d. 10 Apr 1749
Mother*Hannah Fales1 b. 16 Jan 1672/73, d. 20 Apr 1711
Birth*26 November 1693Thomas Bacon was born on 26 November 1693 in Wrentham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Research Opinion* Esther (Clark) Thurston married Thomas Bacon the father, and not Thomas Bacon the son. That's our conclusion, based upon our process of data collection and analysis. The Bacon Genealogy reported that Thomas Bacon (1693-1784), son of Thomas Bacon (1667-1749), married Esther Thurston on 03 October 1711, and many additional sources have copied, recopied, and published that information in a variety of formats, including online. The Thurston Genealogies reported that Esther's maiden name was "probably" Clark. Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700 reported the marriage of Thomas Thurston and Esther Clark on 15 June 1693, and also identified his marriage to Esther as Thomas Thurston's second marriage. And, finally, Suffolk County probate documents presented by Esther Bacon on 18 July 1713 confirmed for us that Esther was formerly the "widow and still Administratrix to the estate of her late husband, Thomas Thurston, of Wrentham deceased." In creating our timeline, Thomas Thurston and Esther Clark were married on 15 June 1693 and had six children together before his death on 15 December 1704. At the time of their marriage in 1693, Thomas Thurston was a widower with two surviving children from his first marriage, so at the time of his death in 1704, his widow, Esther (Clark) Thurston, was left with a total of eight children, his and theirs. The Thurston Genealogies reported that Esther next married Thomas Bacon, as her second husband, on 03 October 1711 and, as noted earlier, the Bacon Genealogy identified her husband as Thomas Bacon, the son, who was 17 years of age on 03 October 1711, the date of the Esther Thurston-Thomas Bacon marriage. Thomas' father, Thomas Bacon, however, had been left with six children, five of them under the age of 10, when he was widowed on 20 April 1711, six months before the date of the 03 October 1711 Thomas Bacon-Esther Thurston marriage. As these pieces of the puzzle came together, we concluded that Thomas Bacon, the son, was too young to have been Esther's husband and assume responsibility for her eight children, and that Esther (Clark) Thurston married Thomas Bacon, the father, and they together provided a home for their combined family of fourteen children. They added one more daughter of their own before Esther's death.2,3,4,5 
Marriage*He married Deborah ______. The Bacon Genealogy source reported the name of Thomas Bacon's "second wife" as Deborah (Fales) Pond. Our research indicates she was his only wife. Although we can confirm her first name was Deborah, we have not yet learned who she was.6 
Death*6 June 1784He may have been the Thomas Bacon who died on 6 June 1784 in Franklin, Suffolk County, at age 90.7,8,9 

Family

 Deborah ______ d. 6 Jan 1785
Children 1.Kezia Bacon6 b. 26 Feb 1723, d. 17 Sep 1723
 2.Kezia Bacon6 b. 7 Jun 1725
 3.Thomas Bacon6 b. 23 Aug 1726
 4.Deborah Bacon6 b. 28 Aug 1728
 5.Sarah Bacon6 b. 11 Feb 1730/31, d. 24 Oct 1736
 6.Rebekah Bacon6 b. 16 Feb 1732/33, d. 4 Nov 1736
 7.Seth Bacon6 b. 24 Nov 1736
 8.Amos Bacon6 b. 21 Feb 1739, d. 30 Mar 1739
 9.Nathan Bacon6 b. 6 Jun 1742, d. 14 Jul 1742
 10.Esther Bacon6 b. 19 Sep 1743

Citations

  1. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, 1640 and his Descendants, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Press of Murray and Emery Company, 1915), Thomas, pages 166-167. Hereinafter cited as Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham.
  2. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, Thomas, page 179, reporting that Thomas, the son, married Esther Thurston as his first wife.
  3. [S1496] Multiple contributors, "Notes and Queries: Thomas Bacon", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 57, page 223 (April 1903): contributed by Gertrude Decrow who cited Suffolk County Probate records, Volume 18, page 127. Hereinafter cited as "Notes and Queries: Thomas Bacon."
  4. [S1321] Thurston Brown, Thurston Genealogies, 1635-1892, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Available as a download only from a computer in the Family History Library. Reprint. Originally published: 2nd ed. Portland, Me. : B. Thurston, 1892. Includes indexes. A record of the descendants of all branches of the Thurston family in the United States. (Salem, Massachusetts: Higginson Book Company, 199_?), Person No. 5554, Thomas Thurston, pages 362-363, stating Esther's maiden name was "probably" Clark. Hereinafter cited as Thurston Genealogies, 1635-1892.
  5. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 741, reporting Thomas Thurston married Esther Clark as his 2nd wife. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  6. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, Thomas, page 179.
  7. [S1495] Leon Brooks Bacon, "Michael Bacon and his Descendants", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 56 (October 1902): Volume 56, page 373, reporting his year of death as 1784. Hereinafter cited as "Michael Bacon and his Descendants."
  8. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Franklin Deaths, Volume 1, page 144. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  9. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, Thomas, page 179, stating his date of death incorrectly as 10 April 1749, which was the date of his father's death.

Thomas Bacon1

b. 23 August 1726
Family
Father*Thomas Bacon1 b. 26 Nov 1693, d. 6 Jun 1784
Mother*Deborah ______1 d. 6 Jan 1785
Birth*23 August 1726Thomas Bacon was born on 23 August 1726 in Wrentham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England),1 
Baptism23 April 1727 and was baptized as Thomas, child of Thomas of Wrentham, on 23 April 1727 in Medway, Suffolk County.2 

Citations

  1. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, 1640 and his Descendants, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Press of Murray and Emery Company, 1915), Thomas, page 179. Hereinafter cited as Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medway Births, Volume 1, page 21. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Thomas Bacon1

b. 13 April 1645
Family
Father*Daniel Bacon1 b. c 1615
Mother*Mary Read1
Birth*13 April 1645Thomas Bacon was born on 13 April 1645 and his birth was found in the records of Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,2 
Relationship Note*Thomas and Daniel Bacon were twins, although why the record of each birth ended up in two different towns is a mystery to this researcher.2,3 

Citations

  1. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, 1640 and his Descendants, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Press of Murray and Emery Company, 1915), Daniel, pages 111-114. Hereinafter cited as Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Woburn Births, Volume 1, page 13. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Newton Births, Volume 1, page 15.

Timothy Bacon1

b. 3 March 1690
Family
Father*Daniel Bacon1 b. 10 Mar 1661, d. 27 Oct 1694
Mother*Elizabeth Martin1 d. 21 Apr 1700
Birth*3 March 1690Timothy Bacon was born on 3 March 1690 in Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, 1640 and his Descendants, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Press of Murray and Emery Company, 1915), Daniel, pages 165-166. Hereinafter cited as Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham.

William Bacon1

b. 8 October 1694, d. 11 February 1776
Family
Father*Daniel Bacon2 b. 10 Mar 1661, d. 27 Oct 1694
Mother*Elizabeth Martin2 d. 21 Apr 1700
Birth*8 October 1694William Bacon was born on 8 October 1694 in Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Marriage*21 March 1716He married first Sarah Aldis, daughter of Daniel Aldis and Sarah Paine, on 21 March 1716 in Dedham.1,3 
(Husband) DeathJune 1717William became a widower when Sarah (Aldis) Bacon died in June 1717.1 
Marriage*7 December 1720He married second Experience Hawes of Dedham, daughter of Nathaniel Hawes and Sarah Newell, on 7 December 1720 in Dorchester, Suffolk County.1 
(Husband) Death21 February 1775William became a widower for the second time when Experience (Hawes) Bacon died on 21 February 1775.1 
Death*11 February 1776He died on 11 February 1776 in Stoughtonham, Suffolk County, at age 81.1 

Family 1

 Sarah Aldis b. 27 Aug 1695, d. Jun 1717
Child 1.William Bacon1 b. 24 Jun 1716

Family 2

 Experience Hawes b. 13 Sep 1691, d. 21 Feb 1775
Children 1.Ebenezer Bacon1 b. 6 Oct 1721
 2.Daniel Bacon1 b. 14 Aug 1723, d. 16 Jun 1764
 3.Sarah Bacon1 b. 5 Aug 1725
 4.Susanna Bacon1 b. 30 Dec 1727
 5.David Bacon1 b. 24 Oct 1730
 6.Joseph Bacon1 b. 4 Oct 1733

Citations

  1. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, 1640 and his Descendants, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Press of Murray and Emery Company, 1915), William, page 178. Hereinafter cited as Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham.
  2. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, Daniel, pages 165-166.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 and 2, page 37. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

William Bacon1

b. 24 June 1716
Family
Father*William Bacon1 b. 8 Oct 1694, d. 11 Feb 1776
Mother*Sarah Aldis1 b. 27 Aug 1695, d. Jun 1717
Birth*24 June 1716William Bacon was born on 24 June 1716 in Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S1347] Thomas W. Baldwin, Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham, 1640 and his Descendants, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Press of Murray and Emery Company, 1915), William, page 178. Hereinafter cited as Bacon Genealogy : Michael Bacon of Dedham.

Hannah Badcock1

b. 8 February 1664/65, d. 9 November 1711
Family
Father*Robert Badcock1
Mother*Joanna ______1
Birth*8 February 1664/65Hannah Badcock was born on 8 February 1664/65 in Milton, Suffolk County.1,2 
Marriage*11 April 1683She married, as his second wife, Joseph Morse, son of Joseph Morse and Hannah Phillips, on 11 April 1683 in Medfield, Suffolk County.1,3,4 
Death*9 November 1711She died on 9 November 1711 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, at age 46.1,5 

Family

 Joseph Morse b. 26 Jul 1649, d. 18 Feb 1717/18

Citations

  1. [S504] Compiled by J. Howard Morse and Emily W. Leavitt, Morse Genealogy : comprising the descendants of Samuel, Anthony, William and Joseph Morse and John Moss : being a revision of the "Memorial of the Morses" published by Rev. Abner Morse in 1850, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Samuel Morse (1587-1654) immigrated to Watertown, Massachusetts in 1635. Anthony Morse (1618-1686) and his brother, William Morse (1614-1683), immigrated to Newbury, Massachusetts. Joseph Morse (d.1646) immigrated to Ipswich, Massachusetts. John Moss (1603 or 4-1707) immigrated to New Haven, Connecticut. All emigrated from England. Includes indexes. (Cloverdale, Oregon: Morse Society, 1982), Samuel Morse, Third Generation, pages 12-25. Hereinafter cited as Morse Genealogy : comprising the descendants of Samuel, Anthony, William and Joseph Morse and John Moss.
  2. [S1377] Wm. S. Appleton, "Family of Badcock of Milton, Mass.", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 19, pages 215-219 (July 1865). Hereinafter cited as "Family of Badcock of Milton."
  3. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 521. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Marriages, Volume 1, page 159. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Sherborn Deaths, Volume 1, page 215.

Robert Badcock1

Family
Marriage*He married Joanna ______ in Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,2,3 

Family

 Joanna ______
Child 1.Hannah Badcock1 b. 8 Feb 1664/65, d. 9 Nov 1711

Citations

  1. [S504] Compiled by J. Howard Morse and Emily W. Leavitt, Morse Genealogy : comprising the descendants of Samuel, Anthony, William and Joseph Morse and John Moss : being a revision of the "Memorial of the Morses" published by Rev. Abner Morse in 1850, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Samuel Morse (1587-1654) immigrated to Watertown, Massachusetts in 1635. Anthony Morse (1618-1686) and his brother, William Morse (1614-1683), immigrated to Newbury, Massachusetts. Joseph Morse (d.1646) immigrated to Ipswich, Massachusetts. John Moss (1603 or 4-1707) immigrated to New Haven, Connecticut. All emigrated from England. Includes indexes. (Cloverdale, Oregon: Morse Society, 1982), Samuel Morse, Third Generation, pages 12-25. Hereinafter cited as Morse Genealogy : comprising the descendants of Samuel, Anthony, William and Joseph Morse and John Moss.
  2. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 29. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  3. [S1377] Wm. S. Appleton, "Family of Badcock of Milton, Mass.", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 19, pages 215-219 (July 1865). Hereinafter cited as "Family of Badcock of Milton."

Colonel Jonathan Bagley1,2

Citations

  1. [S796] Massachusetts State Archives, French and Indian War muster roll index cards, 1603-1779. Microfilm of cards at Massachusetts State Archives, Boston, Massachusetts: FHL Film# 2428118, Roll of Officers and Men index card# 14399 for "Mesheck" Bolton referencing Volume 98, page 480 of the Massachusetts Archives : Muster Rolls; on 51 microfilm reels, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as French and Indian War muster roll index 1603-1779.
  2. [S796] Massachusetts State Archives, French and Indian War muster roll index 1603-1779: FHL Film# 2428118, Roll of Officers and Men index card# 14409 for Seth Bolton referencing Volume 98, page 483 of the Massachusetts Archives : Muster Rolls; on 51 microfilm reels.

Abigail Bailey1

b. 4 February 1712/13
Family
Father*John Bailey1 b. 5 Nov 1673
Mother*Abigail Clap1 b. Oct 1679
Birth*4 February 1712/13Abigail Bailey was born on 4 February 1712/13 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*21 May 1733She married John Bates on 21 May 1733 in the First Parish Church, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,3 

Family

 John Bates

Citations

  1. [S856] Samuel Deane, History of Scituate, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1831, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Boston, Massachusetts: James Loring, 1831), John Bailey, pages 213-215. Hereinafter cited as History of Scituate, Massachusetts to 1831.
  2. [S853] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Volume 1. Births and Volume 2. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy Town Record Fund, 1909), Volume I, Births, page 31, her surname spelled "Bayly". Hereinafter cited as Scituate Vital Records to 1850.
  3. [S853] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Scituate Vital Records to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 13, referencing C.R.1: citing a church record, First Parish, and records from Rev. John Lothrop’s original manuscript.

Abigail Bailey1

b. 10 June 1753, d. 1813
Family
Father*Amasa Bailey1
Mother*Elizabeth Bourn1
Baptism*10 June 1753Abigail Bailey was baptized on 10 June 1753 in the First Parish Church, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage Intention27 September 1778An intention of marriage for Abigail Bailey and Caleb Pierce was recorded on 27 September 1778 in Scituate.3 
Marriage*15 October 1778She married Caleb Pierce, son of Benjamin Pierce Jr. and Jane Hayward, on 15 October 1778 in the First Parish Church, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).4,1,3 
(Wife) Death1782Abigail became a widow when Caleb Pierce died on 1782.4 
Marriage*27 April 1784She married Job Cushing Esq. of Cohasset on 27 April 1784 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).4,5,6 
Death*1813She died in 1813.7 

Family 1

 Caleb Pierce b. 7 Aug 1755, d. 1782

Family 2

 Job Cushing b. 17 Apr 1744

Citations

  1. [S856] Samuel Deane, History of Scituate, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1831, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Boston, Massachusetts: James Loring, 1831), John Bailey, pages 213-215. Hereinafter cited as History of Scituate, Massachusetts to 1831.
  2. [S853] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Volume 1. Births and Volume 2. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy Town Record Fund, 1909), Volume I, Births, page 13, referencing C.R.1: citing a church record, First Parish, and records from Rev. John Lothrop’s original manuscript. Hereinafter cited as Scituate Vital Records to 1850.
  3. [S853] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Scituate Vital Records to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, pages 13 and 236, his surname spelled "Pierce" on their intention and "Peirce" on their marriage record and referencing C.R.1: citing a church record, First Parish, and records from Rev. John Lothrop’s original manuscript.
  4. [S470] Collected by Harvey Cushman Pierce, Seven Pierce Families, a record of births, deaths and marriages of the first seven generations of Pierces in America, including a record of the descendants of Abial Peirce to the present (Strasburg, Virginia and Washington DC: originally printed by Shenandoah Publishing House and reprinted by Higginson Book Company, 1936), Section 4, The Descendants of Michael Pierce of Scituate, Massachusetts, pages 145-214. Hereinafter cited as Seven Pierce Families.
  5. [S853] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Scituate Vital Records to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 231, a widow, her surname spelled "Peirce."
  6. [S857] James S. Cushing, The genealogy of the Cushing family: an account of the ancestors and descendants of Matthew Cushing, who came to America in 1638, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. Matthew Cushing was born in England in 1589 and settled in Hingham, Massachusetts in 1638. Includes index. (Montreal, Canada: The Perrault Printing Company, 1905), page 90. Hereinafter cited as Cushing family genealogy.
  7. [S470] Collected by Harvey Cushman Pierce, Seven Pierce Families, Section 4, The Descendants of Michael Pierce of Scituate, Massachusetts, pages 145-214, with age at death noted as 65, although she would have been only 60 in 1813.

Abner Bailey1

b. 4 August 1751
Family
Father*Amasa Bailey1
Mother*Elizabeth Bourn1
Baptism*4 August 1751Abner Bailey was baptized on 4 August 1751 in the First Parish Church, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S856] Samuel Deane, History of Scituate, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1831, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Boston, Massachusetts: James Loring, 1831), John Bailey, pages 213-215. Hereinafter cited as History of Scituate, Massachusetts to 1831.
  2. [S853] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Volume 1. Births and Volume 2. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy Town Record Fund, 1909), Volume I, Births, page 18, his surname spelled "Baily" and referencing C.R.1: citing a church record, First Parish, and records from Rev. John Lothrop’s original manuscript. Hereinafter cited as Scituate Vital Records to 1850.

Adams Bailey

b. 24 November 1722
Family
Father*Joseph Bailey1 b. Oct 1679
Mother*Jershua Pierce2 b. 13 Feb 1681
Birth*24 November 1722Adams Bailey was born on 24 November 1722 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,1,3 
Marriage Intention15 November 1746An intention of marriage for Adams Bailey of Scituate and Sarah Howard of Bridgewater was recorded on 15 November 1746 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).4 
Marriage*1746He married Sarah Howard, daughter of Jonathan Howard and Sarah Field, in 1746.5 

Family

 Sarah Howard b. 1726, d. 28 Aug 1774
Children 1.Seth Bailey1 b. 13 Dec 1747
 2.Captain Adams Bailey+1,6 b. 16 Jan 1748, d. 26 Jul 1824
 3.Joseph Bailey1 b. 21 Jan 1749
 4.Sarah Bailey1 b. 12 Aug 1752
 5.Charity Bailey1 b. 1 Apr 1754
 6.Jonathan Bailey1 b. 11 Oct 1756
 7.Caleb Bailey1 b. 2 Aug 1759
 8.Ebenezer Bailey1 b. 22 Sep 1760
 9.Charlotte Bailey1 b. 2 Feb 1763
 10.Daniel Bailey1 b. 30 Nov 1765
 11.Caleb Bailey1 b. 2 Mar 1768
 12.Paul Bailey1 b. 15 Sep 1770

Citations

  1. [S856] Samuel Deane, History of Scituate, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1831, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Boston, Massachusetts: James Loring, 1831), John Bailey, pages 213-215. Hereinafter cited as History of Scituate, Massachusetts to 1831.
  2. [S853] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Volume 1. Births and Volume 2. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy Town Record Fund, 1909), Volume I, Births, page 18. Hereinafter cited as Scituate Vital Records to 1850.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Bailey, pages 106-107. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  4. [S853] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Scituate Vital Records to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, pages 13.
  5. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Howard, pages 197-207.
  6. [S858] Hollis R. Bailey, editor, multiple compilers, Bailey genealogy: James, John and Thomas and their descendants, in three parts, downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. James Bailey (1612-1677) emigrated from England to Rowley, Massachusetts. John Bailey (d.1651) emigrated from England to Newbury and later Salisbury, Massachusetts. Thomas Bayley (d.1681) was in Weymouth, Massachusetts during or before 1635. Includes index. Published by direction of the Bailey-Bayley Family Association. (Newburyport, Massachusetts: Parker River Researchers, 1984 reprint edition; originally published in 1899 by the Citizen Company, Somerville, Massachusetts), Part Three, Sixth Generation, page 342. Hereinafter cited as Bailey genealogy.

Adams Bailey1

b. 28 April 1789, d. 20 November 1859
Family
Relationship4th cousin 1 time removed of John Bolton
Father*Captain Adams Bailey1 b. 16 Jan 1748, d. 26 Jul 1824
Mother*Mary Little2
Birth*28 April 1789Adams Bailey was born on 28 April 1789 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.3,4,2 
Death*20 November 1859He died on 20 November 1859 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at age 70.5 

Citations

  1. [S858] Hollis R. Bailey, editor, multiple compilers, Bailey genealogy: James, John and Thomas and their descendants, in three parts, downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. James Bailey (1612-1677) emigrated from England to Rowley, Massachusetts. John Bailey (d.1651) emigrated from England to Newbury and later Salisbury, Massachusetts. Thomas Bayley (d.1681) was in Weymouth, Massachusetts during or before 1635. Includes index. Published by direction of the Bailey-Bayley Family Association. (Newburyport, Massachusetts: Parker River Researchers, 1984 reprint edition; originally published in 1899 by the Citizen Company, Somerville, Massachusetts), Part Three, Sixth Generation, page 342. Hereinafter cited as Bailey genealogy.
  2. [S853] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Volume 1. Births and Volume 2. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy Town Record Fund, 1909), Volume I, Births, page 13, the son of Adams and Mary Bailey. Hereinafter cited as Scituate Vital Records to 1850.
  3. [S858] Hollis R. Bailey, Bailey genealogy, Part Three, Sixth Generation, page 342, with birth year noted as "1780."
  4. [S860] Compiled "Marriages and Deaths", "Adams Bailey, Esq. Obituary", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 13 (Jan 1859): birth date noted as "28th April 1789". Hereinafter cited as "Adams Bailey, Esq. Obituary."
  5. [S860] Compiled "Marriages and Deaths", "Adams Bailey, Esq. Obituary", pages 85-86.

Captain Adams Bailey1

b. 16 January 1748, d. 26 July 1824
Family
Relationship4th cousin of John Bolton
Father*Adams Bailey1,2 b. 24 Nov 1722
Mother*Sarah Howard1,2 b. 1726, d. 28 Aug 1774
Birth*16 January 1748Adams Bailey was born on 16 January 1748 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,3,2,4 
Research Notes* Sorting the wives of Captain Adams Bailey was a challenge, and we can now state, to our researching satisfaction, that he likely was married three times. In the History of Scituate (1831), no wife was identified for Captain Adams Bailey, however his son Adams was mentioned. In Mitchell's History of Bridgewater (1840), he identified "Catherine Little" as Bailey's wife, married in 1775. The History of Hingham (1893) identified his wife as "Mrs. Catherine (Cushing) Nichols, widow of Nathaniel Nichols and daughter of Stephen Cushing and Katreen (Kilby) Cushing". The Bailey Genealogy, part three compiled by William H. Reed (1899) duplicated the information provided in the Hingham History. The Cushing genealogy (1905) identified the second husband of Catherine Cushing Nichols as Adams Bailey of Bridgewater. All of these sources, as well as the vital records of Bridgewater and Abington, have helped us present what we believe to be accurate.5,2,6,7,1,8,9,10 
Marriage*2 November 1775He married, as his first wife, the widow Catherine (Cushing) Nichols of Cohasset, daughter of Stephen Cushing and Katreen Kilby, on 2 November 1775 in Cohasset, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).11,9,7,6,2 
Revolutionary War*Captain Adams Bailey served in the Revolutionary War as a Regimental Captain.12 
Marriage*17 December 1779He married second Mary Little of Hanover on 17 December 1779 in Hanover, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).5,8 
Marriage*20 October 1784He married third Ruth Reed of Abington, daughter of Nicholas Shaw Jr. and Ruth Beal, on 20 October 1784 in Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).2,13,5,10 
Occupation* Captain Adams Bailey was the Steward (or superintendent) of the Mariner Hospital in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.12,1,2 
(Captain) Pension1 April 1818On 02 July 1818, Adams Bailey, the former Regimental Captain of John Bolton during the Revolutionary War, provided supporting testimony to the court on John's behalf. On that same date of 02 July 1818, Judge Witmore certified the supplementary evidence of Adams Bailey, and wrote that he was satisfied that John Bolton "yet remains in such reduced circumstances in life so poor as to require the aid and assistance of his Country for his support."12 
(Husband) Death1 January 1822Adams became a widower, possibly for the third time, when Ruth Bailey died at age 86 on 1 January 1822 in Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The town record identified her as a "widow", the wife of Adams Bailey (referencing G.R.1) of East Bridgewater, the widow of Captain William Reed and the sister of Calvin Shaw. Adams Bailey lived in Boston (or Charlestown) in 1822 and died in 1824, so he was still living at the time of Ruth's death.14 
Death*26 July 1824He died on 26 July 1824 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at age 76.2,15 
Burial*He was originally buried in Copps Hill Cemetery, and was later reinterred in the Laurel Path Plot, Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.16 

Family 1

 Catherine Cushing b. 5 May 1728

Family 2

 Mary Little
Child 1.Adams Bailey2 b. 28 Apr 1789, d. 20 Nov 1859

Family 3

 Ruth Shaw b. 17 Feb 1736, d. 1 Jan 1822

Citations

  1. [S856] Samuel Deane, History of Scituate, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1831, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Boston, Massachusetts: James Loring, 1831), John Bailey, pages 213-215. Hereinafter cited as History of Scituate, Massachusetts to 1831.
  2. [S858] Hollis R. Bailey, editor, multiple compilers, Bailey genealogy: James, John and Thomas and their descendants, in three parts, downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. James Bailey (1612-1677) emigrated from England to Rowley, Massachusetts. John Bailey (d.1651) emigrated from England to Newbury and later Salisbury, Massachusetts. Thomas Bayley (d.1681) was in Weymouth, Massachusetts during or before 1635. Includes index. Published by direction of the Bailey-Bayley Family Association. (Newburyport, Massachusetts: Parker River Researchers, 1984 reprint edition; originally published in 1899 by the Citizen Company, Somerville, Massachusetts), Part Three, Sixth Generation, page 342. Hereinafter cited as Bailey genealogy.
  3. [S853] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Volume 1. Births and Volume 2. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy Town Record Fund, 1909), Volume I, Births, page 18, his surname spelled "Baily" and referencing C.R.1: citing a church record, First Parish, and records from Rev. John Lothrop’s original manuscript. Hereinafter cited as Scituate Vital Records to 1850.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Captain Adams Bailey, Memorial# 44891439, noting his date of birth as 27 Jan 1749. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Bailey, pages 106-107, which mentioned only one wife for Captain Adams Bailey, "Catherine Little", married 1775. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  6. [S857] James S. Cushing, The genealogy of the Cushing family: an account of the ancestors and descendants of Matthew Cushing, who came to America in 1638, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. Matthew Cushing was born in England in 1589 and settled in Hingham, Massachusetts in 1638. Includes index. (Montreal, Canada: The Perrault Printing Company, 1905), page 63. Hereinafter cited as Cushing family genealogy.
  7. [S859] The town of Hingham, compiler, History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Reprint in one volume of the last two volumes of the History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, originally published in three volumes in four parts by the town in 1893. Includes separate indexes for surnames, places, and miscellaneous at the end of Volume 3. Contents: Volume 1, Parts 1-2. Historical --Volume 2. Genealogical -- Volume 3. Genealogical. (Hingham, Massachusetts: Published by the town, 1893), Volume III, Nichols, page 87. Hereinafter cited as History of Hingham, Massachusetts.
  8. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 37; Adams Bailey Jr. married Mary "Polly" Little of Hanover on 17 Dec 1779 in Hanover. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  9. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 46, Adams Bailey/Bayley married Katherine/Catherine Nichols, widow of Cohasset, on 2 Nov 1775 in Cohasset.
  10. [S861] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital records of Abington, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Contents: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. Alphabetical indexes to the manuscript records of the town, supplemented by information from church registers, cemetery inscriptions and other sources. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1912), Volume II, Marriages, pages 18 and 178, Adams Bailey/Beailey of Bridgewater married Ruth Reed on 20 Oct 1784. Hereinafter cited as Vital records of Abington to 1850.
  11. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Bailey, pages 106-107, with notation that her name was "Catherine" and that they married in 1775.
  12. [S493] John Bolton (of Bridgewater); file number S 34,583; Massachusetts, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Application File; film number M804 (Washington D.C.: NARA).
  13. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 37, Adam/Adams Bailey married Ruth Reed of Abington on 20 Oct 1784 in Abington.
  14. [S861] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital records of Abington to 1850, Volume II, Deaths, page 243, referencing G.R.1: citing a gravestone record, Mount Vernon Cemetery, Abington.
  15. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Captain Adams Bailey, Memorial# 44891439.
  16. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Captain Adams Bailey, Memorial# 44891439, citing "Forest Hills Cemetery" by John Backup, Roxbury, 1855, page 110.

Amasa Bailey1

Family
Father*William Bailey2 b. Feb 1684/85
Mother*Judith Booth2
Marriage Intention12 June 1748An intention of marriage for Amasa Bailey and Elizabeth Bourn was recorded on 12 June 1748 in Scituate.3 
Marriage*19 October 1748He married Elizabeth Bourn on 19 October 1748 in the First Parish Church, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).4,2,3 

Family

 Elizabeth Bourn
Children 1.Amasa Bailey2 b. 29 Oct 1749
 2.Abner Bailey2 b. 4 Aug 1751
 3.Abigail Bailey2 b. 10 Jun 1753, d. 1813
 4.Judith Bailey1,2 b. 31 Jul 1757, d. 19 Apr 1836
 5.Job Bailey2 b. 12 Oct 1766

Citations

  1. [S470] Collected by Harvey Cushman Pierce, Seven Pierce Families, a record of births, deaths and marriages of the first seven generations of Pierces in America, including a record of the descendants of Abial Peirce to the present (Strasburg, Virginia and Washington DC: originally printed by Shenandoah Publishing House and reprinted by Higginson Book Company, 1936), Section 4, The Descendants of Michael Pierce of Scituate, Massachusetts, pages 145-214. Hereinafter cited as Seven Pierce Families.
  2. [S856] Samuel Deane, History of Scituate, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1831, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Boston, Massachusetts: James Loring, 1831), John Bailey, pages 213-215. Hereinafter cited as History of Scituate, Massachusetts to 1831.
  3. [S853] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Volume 1. Births and Volume 2. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy Town Record Fund, 1909), Volume II, Marriages, page 13, referencing C.R.1: citing a church record, First Parish, and records from Rev. John Lothrop’s original manuscript. Hereinafter cited as Scituate Vital Records to 1850.
  4. [S470] Collected by Harvey Cushman Pierce, Seven Pierce Families, Section 4, The Descendants of Michael Pierce of Scituate, Massachusetts, pages 145-214, her surname spelled "Bourne."

Amasa Bailey1

b. 29 October 1749
Family
Father*Amasa Bailey1
Mother*Elizabeth Bourn1
Baptism*29 October 1749Amasa Bailey was baptized on 29 October 1749 in the First Parish Church, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S856] Samuel Deane, History of Scituate, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1831, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Boston, Massachusetts: James Loring, 1831), John Bailey, pages 213-215. Hereinafter cited as History of Scituate, Massachusetts to 1831.
  2. [S853] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Volume 1. Births and Volume 2. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy Town Record Fund, 1909), Volume I, Births, page 13, referencing C.R.1: citing a church record, First Parish, and records from Rev. John Lothrop’s original manuscript. Hereinafter cited as Scituate Vital Records to 1850.

Benjamin Bailey1

b. April 1682
Family
Father*John Bailey Sr.1 d. 1718
Mother*Sarah White1
Birth*April 1682Benjamin Bailey was born in April 1682 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).1,2 
Residence*1713Benjamin resided in either Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England), or Marlboro in Essex County in 1713.3 
(Son) WillBenjamin was named in the will of his father, John Bailey Sr., who died in 1718. To his sons John, Joseph, Benjamin, William and Samuel he left £40 each in addition to what they had already received. To his daughter, Mary Perry, he left £60. His son William was his Executor, and his will also stated that his farm had been a gift to him from Captain John Williams.1 

Citations

  1. [S856] Samuel Deane, History of Scituate, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1831, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Boston, Massachusetts: James Loring, 1831), John Bailey, pages 213-215. Hereinafter cited as History of Scituate, Massachusetts to 1831.
  2. [S853] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Volume 1. Births and Volume 2. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy Town Record Fund, 1909), Volume I, Births, page 30, his surname spelled "Baylie". Hereinafter cited as Scituate Vital Records to 1850.
  3. [S856] Samuel Deane, History of Scituate, Massachusetts to 1831, John Bailey, pages 213-215, the town spelled "Marlboro", which is even today often used for 'Marlborough", so the source may have been referring either to Marlborough in Middlesex County or Marlboro in Essex County.