NATHANIEL AND JOHN BACON

The Bacon family is a large, esteemed Cape Cod family. You probably know there were lawyers, judges, etc. among their number. Here are the anecdotes: The original settler, Nathaniel Bacon, was a successful tanner. He built a big two-story house in a time when most others had only small, one-story homes. The house was set on oak sills that projected into the rooms and provided seating. The house stood for 200 years, and when it was finally torn down, it is said that the timbers were as hard as iron. Nathaniel's son John also did well for himself. You may be able to obtain a copy of his will, or you might find portions of that will online. Highlights:

He left his best hat and wig to his son Nathaniel.
His son Judah got the house and the whole family orchard, but he was instructed to give the other children the fruit from five trees each for seven years.
He left his servants (Dinah and Calash) to his wife. After his wife's death, the servants were to be sold, with the money going to purchase bibles to be distributed to his grandchildren.

Family

Nathaniel Bacon d. 1673, m. Hannah Mayo (daughter of Rev. John Mayo)

Hannah (4. September 1643)
Nathaniel (5 February 1645 - 31 December 1691), m. Sarah Hinckley (daughter of Gov. Thomas Hinckley) 27 Mar 1673.
Children:
- Nathaniel (9 September 1674) m. 11 November 1696 Ruth Daggett of the Vineyard
- Mary (9 October 1677 – d. 1710) m. 5 November 1702 John Crocker
- Elizabeth (7 April 1680) m 31 August 1704 Israel Tupper
- Samuel (20 January 1682) (1) Mary Huckins, d. of Thomas Huckins 30 Marcy 1704; (2)Sarah, widow of Samuel Allyn and d. Edward Taylor 26 Jan 1708, she d. 25 Sep 1753.
  Children by Mary:
  - Ebenezer (15 March 1705 – 17 July 1706)
  Children by Sarah:
  - Ebenezer (4 December 1708) m. Lydia Lothrop, moved to CT
  - Mercy (22 May 1710) m. Jonathan Hallett 4 August 1744
  - Edward, Esq. (23 January 1715 – 16 March 1783) m. (1)Patience d. of Benjamin Marston 2 September 1740, she d. 21 October 1644, age 44 (2) Rachel Doane of Wellfleet 21 December 1765
    Children by Patience:
    - Edward (19 October 1742 – 20 August 1811) m. Lydia Gorham
    - Lydia (5 February 1744 – 28 April 1745)
    - Nymphas (2 June 1746 – 6 December 1746)
    - Samuel (17 October 1747 – 7 November 1747)
    - James (30 October 1748 – d. 1803) m. Joanna Hamblen, moved to Freeport, ME
    - Susannah (13 December 1750 – 24 March 1753)
    - Sarah (25 December 1752 - 11 April 1776)
    - Susanna (14 February 1755 – d. infant)
    - Ebenezer (30 August 1756 – 28 November 1811) m (1) Abigail d. of Daniel Carpenter 28 May 1779, she d. 1 July 1781 age 22 (2) Rebecca Jenkins 21 September 1792, she d. June 1791 age 28 (3) Abigail daughter of Daniel Crocker May 1792, she d. 18 January 1859, age 89/2/12. She was a widow for 48 years, regarded as a woman of much intelligence and exalted worth. He d. age 55 Justice, county treasurer, selectman, etc.
      Children by Abigail Carpenter:
      - Abigail (23 June 1781 –d. infant)
      Children by Rebecca Jenkins:
      - Abigail Carpenter (23 September 1783 – 30 December 1801)
      - Rebecca Jenkins (7 December 1784 - 16 June 1848) m. Roland T. Crocker, Esq.
      - Lydia (16 March 1786 – d. 19 January 1802)
      - Daniel Carpenter (23 May 1787 – 13 November 1856) m. Desire Taylor, d. of Edward Gorham
      - Temperance (24 December 1788 – d. unmarried)
      - Rachel (5 January 1791 – 17 June 1848) m. David Crocker, Esq.
      Children by Abigail Crocker:
      - Eliza (7 February 1793) m. Elisha Scudder, Esq.
      - Ebenezer (28 August 1794) m. Phebe Davis
      - Edward (10 April 1796 – d. unmarried 17 June 1853)
      - Mary Ann (7 August 1800 – July 1845) m. Horace Scudder
      - David Crocker (29 May 1802)
      - Francis (21 December 1804) m. Eliza B. Dehon
      - Abigail Lydia (26 October 1806 – 13 August 1840) m. Barnabas Davis
      - Sarah (11 October 1808 – 23 June 1823)
      - Ellen (11 April 1811) m. Rev. E. H. Sears
Mary (12 August 1648)
Samuel (25 February 1650/1 – 18 February 1680/1) m. Mary Jacob of Hingham
Children:
- Hannah Bacon
- Mary Bacon
Elizabeth (28 January 1653/4 – d. 1676)
Jeremiah (8 May 1657), m. 10 December 1686 Elizabeth Hawes
Children:
- Sarah (16 October 1687)
- Anne (1688)
- Mary (1689)
- Samuel (15 April 1692)
- Jeremiah (2 October 1694)
- Joseph (15 June 1695)
- Ebenezer (11 March 1698)
- Nathaniel (11 September 1700)
- Job (23 March 1703)
- Elizabeth (6 August 1705)
Mercy (28 February 1659/60) m. John Otis 18 July 1683
John (Jun 1664) m. 17 Jun 1686 Mary Hawes
Children:
- Hannah (9 June 1687) m. Ebenezer Morton 25 March 1709
- Desire (15 March 1688 – 29 September 1730) m. William Green 23 March 1708/9
- Nathaniel (16 January 1691/2 –d. bef. 15 November 1744)m. (1) Patience Parker (2) Anna Annable 19 Aug 1720 (3) Thankful Lambert abt. 1730
  Children by Patience:
  - Benjamin
  - Jabez
  - Daniel
  Children by Anna:
  - John
  - Mercy
  Children by Thankful:
  - Lemuel
  - Benjamin
  - Jabez
  - Hannah
  - Jane
  - Sarah
- Patience (1694)
- John (24 March 1697 – 24 May 1745) m. Elizabeth Freeman 2 May 1726 in Harwich
  Children:
  - Isaac
  - Mary
- Elizabeth
- Isaac (29 March 1699) (Freeman says 1697) m. Keziah Done 19 May 1728 in Easton
  Children:
  - Mary
  - Bethia
- Solomon (3 April 1701) m. Ann Capron
- Jude (9 December 1703)

Sources for anecdotal information (links may open in a new window):

Kittredge, Henry. Cape Cod, It's People And Their History. Cambridge, The Riverside Press, 1930. Pgs 64, 78, 80. This book is occasionally available used at abebooks.com

Freeman, Frederick. The History Of Cape Cod: The Annals Of Barnstable County, Including The District Of Mashpee. Boston: George C. Rand & Avery, 1860. P. 353. This book can be read for free at the Making Of America Website. This book is occasionally available used at abebooks.com. Finally, this book can be read online, as part of Family & Local Histories Online Subscription at genealogy.com