Falk Relations: Bacon Family
compiled by Steve Wilson,
last updated December 18, 2015.
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- John Bacon♦ (b. c. 1457, d. 1500, Helmingham, Suffolkshire), m. by 1475 to Agnes Cockfield
- Francis Bacon (b. c. 1475, Drinkstone, Suffolkshire)
- Robert Bacon (b. c. 1477, Drinkstone, Suffolkshire, bur. 2 Nov. 1548, Suffolkshire), m. c. 1504 to Isabella Cage
- Thomas Bacon♦ (b. c. 1479, Drinkstone, Suffolkshire, d. by 27 Feb. 1536, Helmingham, Suffolkshire), m. by 1502 to Joan Wade (d. by 12 Dec. 1540, Helmingham, Suffolkshire)
- Thomas Bacon (b. c. 1502, Helmingham, Suffolkshire, d. by 16 Dec. 1557, England), m. by 1540 to Agnes --- (d. by 18 Jan. 1580, England)
- John Bacon♦ (b. c. 1505, Helmingham, Suffolkshire, d. 19 Mar. 1557), m. by 1533 to Margaret ---
- William Bacon (b. c. 1533, England, d. 1610)
- Michael Bacon♦ (b. c. 1535, England, bur. 25 Mar. 1615, Winston, Suffolkshire), 1m. 16 Aug. 1565 at Helmingham, Suffolkshire to Elizabeth Wylie, 2m. 20 Sep. 1607 in England to Grace ---
- John Bacon (bap. 31 May 1566, Helmingham, Suffolkshire), m. c. 1590 to Mary ---
- Joanna Bacon (b. c. 1567, Helmingham, Suffolkshire)
- Mary Bacon (b. c. 1569, Helmingham, Suffolkshire)
- Thomas Bacon (b. c. 1572, Helmingham, Suffolkshire)
- Sarah Bacon (b. c. 1575, Winston, Suffolkshire), m. 1601 to Daniel York
- William Bacon (b. c. 1577, Winston, Suffolkshire, d. 1653, Salem MA), m. to Rebecca Potter
- Michael Bacon♦ (bap. 6 Dec. 1579, Winston, Suffolkshire, d. 18 Apr. 1648, Dedham MA), m. by 1608 to Alice Blowers (b. 2 Jan. 1590, Winston, Suffolkshire, d. 2 Apr. 1648, Dedham MA)
- Michael Bacon♦ (b. c. 1608, England,, d. 4 July 1688, Woburn MA), 1m. by 1639 to Mary --- (d. 26 Aug. 1655, Woburn MA), 2m. 26 Oct. 1655 at Woburn MA to Mary Baldwin (d. 19 May 1670, Woburn MA), 3m. 28 Nov. 1670 at Woburn MA to Mary Haines (b. c. 1619, Wiltshire, d. 1 Mar. 1697, Sudbury MA)
- Michael Bacon♦ (bap. 16 Feb. 1639, Winston, Suffolkshire, d. 13 Aug. 1707), m. 22 Mar. 1660 in Massachusetts to Sarah Richardson (bap. 22 Nov. 1640, Charlestown MA, d. 15 Aug. 1694)
- Mary Bacon (b. 1 Mar. 1661, Woburn MA, d. 15 Nov. 1734, Middleton MA), m. 14 June 1683 at Woburn MA to Mary Bacon (b. 1 Mar. 1661, Woburn MA, d. 17 July 1741, Middleton MA)
- Sarah Bacon (b. 24 Aug. 1663, Woburn MA), m. 15 Dec. 1685 at Salem MA to Benjamin Fuller (b. 15 Apr. 1660, Woburn MA, d. 5 Oct. 1754, Ashford CT)
- Abigail Bacon (b. 5 Mar. 1667, Woburn MA, d. 6 Dec. 1743, Woburn MA), m. 13 Dec. 1685 at Woburn MA to Josiah Wood (d. 9 Mar. 1740, Woburn MA)
- Michael Bacon (b. c. 1670, Massachusetts)
- Jonathan Bacon (b. 14 July 1672, Massachusetts, d. 12 Jan. 1754, Bedford MA), 1m. 3 June 1694 at Woburn MA to Elizabeth Giles (b. 1671, Massachusetts, d. 16 Dec. 1738, Bedford MA), 2m. 22 Sep. 1739 at Woburn MA to Elizabeth Hancock (d. 3 Mar. 1748, Bedford MA)
- Nathaniel Bacon (b. 18 Sep. 1675, Massachusetts), m. to Judith Wyman
- Josiah Bacon (b. 20 Oct. 1678, Massachusetts, d. 14 Oct. 1723, Billerica MA), m. by 1702 to Mary ---
- Ruth Bacon (b. 24 Sep. 1681, Massachusetts)
- Benjamin Bacon (b. c. 1683, Massachusetts, d. 27 Nov. 1727, Billerica MA), m. 2 Dec. 1712 at Billerica MA to Abigail Taylor (b. 1686, Massachusetts, d. 1732, Billerica MA)
- Joseph Bacon (b. 8 May 1685, Massachusetts, d. 29 Nov. 1747, Bedford MA), m. 9 May 1716 at Concord MA to Rebecca Taylor (b. 1687, Massachusetts, d. 24 Aug. 1778, Bedford MA)
- Mary Bacon (bap. 18 Feb. 1640, Winston, Suffolkshire, d. 1 Dec. 1687, Massachusetts), m. 1 Feb. 1666 at Salem MA to Bartholomew Gale
- Elizabeth Bacon (b. 4 Jan. 1642, Woburn MA), m. 22 Oct. 1658 at Woburn MA to John Richardson (bap. 12 Nov. 1639, Charlestown MA, d. 1 Jan. 1697, Woburn MA)
- Sarah Bacon (b. 24 Aug. 1644, Woburn MA, d. 11 Apr. 1727), m. 25 Sep. 1677 at Woburn MA to Caleb Symonds (b. 1649, Massachusetts, d. 4 Nov. 1702, Woburn MA)
- Daniel Bacon (b. c. 1615, England, d. 7 Sep. 1691, Newton MA), m. by 1641 to Mary Reed (b. 1620, England, d. 4 Oct. 1691, Newton MA)
- John Bacon (d. 17 June 1683, Dedham MA), m. 17 Dec. 1651 at Dedham MA to Rebecca Hall (d. 27 Oct. 1694, Dedham MA)
- Alice Bacon (d. 29 Mar. 1648, Dedham MA), m. 31 Mar. 1647 at Dedham MA to Thomas Bancroft (b. 1622, England, d. 19 Aug. 1691, Lynn MA)
- Sarah Bacon (d. 1652, Dedham MA), m. 14 Apr. 1648 at Dedham MA to Anthony Hubbard
- Elizabeth Bacon (bap. 3 Sep. 1584, Winston, Suffolkshire)
- Barbara Bacon
- Rose Bacon
- Thomas Bacon, m. 1572 at Winston, Suffolkshire to Mary Ebinger
- Richard Bacon
- Ann Bacon (b. c. 1513, Helmingham, Suffolkshire), m. by 1540 to --- Dow
- Mary Bacon (b. c. 1515, Helmingham, Suffolkshire)
- Agnes Bacon (b. c. 1519, Helmingham, Suffolkshire)
- Henry Bacon (b. c. 1521, Helmingham, Suffolkshire)
- Elizabeth Bacon (b. c. 1523, Helmingham, Suffolkshire)
- John Bacon (b. c. 1481, Drinkstone, Suffolkshire)
- Margery Bacon (b. c. 1483, Drinkstone, Suffolkshire)
- Jane Bacon (b. c. 1485, Drinkstone, Suffolkshire)
- William Bacon (b. c. 1487, Drinkstone, Suffolkshire), m. c. 1505 to Joan Brown
- Henry Bacon (b. c. 1489, Drinkstone, Suffolkshire)
- Ann Bacon (b. c. 1491, Drinkstone, Suffolkshire)
Our Descent
- John Bacon (c1457-1500), m. by 1475 to Agnes Cockfield
- Thomas Bacon (c1479-1536), m. by 1502 to Joan Wade (--1540)
- John Bacon (c1505-1557), m. by 1533 to Margaret ---
- Michael Bacon (c1535-1615), m. 1565 to Elizabeth Wylie
- Michael Bacon (1579-1648), m. by 1608 to Alice Blowers (1590-1648)
- Michael Bacon (c1608-1688), m. by 1639 to Mary --- (--1655)
- Michael Bacon (1639-1707), m. 1660 to Sarah Richardson (1640-1694)
- Sarah Bacon (1663--), m. 1685 to Benjamin Fuller (1660-1754)
- Sarah Fuller (1691--), m. 1717 to Daniel Felch (1668-1752)
- Daniel Felch (1718-1763), m. 1749 to Jane Page (1729-1787)
- Benjamin Felch (1754-1833), m. 1779 to Sarah Campbell (1760-1853)
- Benjamin Felch (1790-1864), m. 1812 to Jerusha Steele Jackson (1790-1863)
- Mary Jane Felch (1820-1898), m. 1837 to Horatio Higgins (1812-1890)
- Harvey Alva Higgins (1864-1928), m. 1889 to Lillian Belle Agee (1868-1947)
- Elsie Laura Higgins (1895-1959), m. 1915 to George Washington Falk (1895-1969)
Documentation ♦
John Bacon (c1457-1500): m. Agnes Cockfield
- Mackenzie, George Norbury, ed., Colonial Families of the United States of America, vol. 6, 1907-1920. On p. 50: "John Bacon, VI, m. Agnes Cockfield, dau. of Sir Thomas Cockfield. (ibid [Visitation of Suffolk, Metcalf and Kimber], and 'Visitations of London,' 1568 - Cooke-Harleson M.S. 1463)."
John Bacon (c1505-1557): m. Margaret ---
- Mackenzie, George Norbury, ed., Colonial Families of the United States of America, vol. 6, 1907-1920. On p. 50: "John Bacon, will proved 19th March, 1587; m. Margaret, surname not given."; "John Bacon of Helmingham, County Norfolk, England; will proved 19th March, 1557; m. Margaret ---"
- Palmer, William Lincoln, "Bacon Family of Helmingham and Winston, co. Suffolk, England, and of Dedham and Salem, Mass.", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 90:300-302, 1936. "John Bacon (Thomas), of Helmingham, born about 1505, died in 1557. He married Margaret ---. His will, dated 4 Sept. 1557 and proved 11 Mar. 1557/8, mentions wife Margaret, eldest son William Bacon, son Michael Bacon, to whom was given lands in Winston, sons Thomas and Richard, both under 21, daughters Barbara and Rose, both under 21, and youngest son, William Bacon, who was to have the reversion of a meadow in Ash-Bocking after the death of wife Margaret."
Michael Bacon (c1535-1615): 1m. Elizabeth Wylie, 2m. Grace ---
- Mackenzie, George Norbury, ed., Colonial Families of the United States of America, vol. 6, 1907-1920. On p. 41, 50-51: "Michael Bacon, Yeoman, of Winston, Suffolk County, England, bapt. 31st May, 1566, was buried 25th March, 1615, will dated 24th October, 1614; m. (firstly) 16th August, 1565, Elizabeth Wylie, bapt. 30th May, 1566; m. (secondly) 20th September, 1607, the widow Grace Blowerses"; "Michael Bacon of Winston, was buried 25th March, 1615; will dated 20th April, 1615; m. (firstly) 16th August, 1565, in Helmingham, Elizabeth Wylie; m. (secondly) 20th September, 1607, the widow Grace Blowerses."
- Palmer, William Lincoln, "Bacon Family of Helmingham and Winston, co. Suffolk, England, and of Dedham and Salem, Mass.", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 90:300-302, 1936. "Michael Bacon (John, Thomas), of Winston, born about 1535, died in 1614. He married first, about 1565, Elizabeth ---, and secondly, 30 Sept. 1607, Grace Blomosale, widow, who survived him. He inherited lands by his father's will. His will, dated 24 Oct. 1614 and proved 20 Apr. 1615, mentions wife Grace, son Thomas Bacon, Katherine, under 21, daughter of daughter Elizabeth Bacon, son John Bacon, John, eldest son of son John Bacon, Michael, under 21, son of son John Bacon, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of son John Bacon, daughter Sarah, wife of Daniel York, and sons Michael and William Bacon. Among bequests to his son Michael Bacon were 'A pott Tipped with silver and Six silver spones marked with M and B.'"
Michael Bacon (1579-1648): m. Alice Blowers
- Bacon, Eliza Buckingham, "Michael Bacon - His Probable Ancestry", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 57:329-331, 1903. "in an article by Mr. Leon Brooks Bacon ... The statement there made that Michael Bacon of Dedham was 'probably' born in England, although he came to New England from Ireland, appears to have raised a controversy ... The will of Michael Bacon, senior ... dated the 14th day of the 2d month 1648, gives 'unto Michall Bacon my eldest sonne one tipped pott [worn] silver spoones ...' The inventory, dated the 20th of the 2d month 1649, contains, among other items, 'one ffeather bed one bolster 2 pillowes £02:10:0, 4 silver spoones and one tipped pott, £01:0:0'. ... the probate records of Ipswich, England, there will be found a will ... of Michael Bacon of Winston, in the county of Suffolk, dated Oct. 24, 1614, and proved Apr. 20, 1615 ... contains this significant bequest: 'Item I geve unto my said sonne Michaell my best ffetherbed bowlster & my best Coveringe A pott Tipped with silver Six silver spones marked wth M and B.' Is not this the will of the father of Michael Bacon of Dedham in 1640, who gives to his son Michael the same pot and spoons that were passed on to his eldest son, Michael of Woburn?"
- Bacon, Leon Brooks, "Michael Bacon and His Descendants", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 56:364-374, 1902. "Michael Bacon, born probably in County Suffolk, England, came to America in 1640, and was one of the early settlers of Dedham, Mass. Tradition says he held the office of captain of a company of yeomanry in County Suffolk. According to Brown's History of Bedford, Mass. (appendix, page 2), he went from England to the North of Ireland about 1633, seven years previous to his coming to New England. The following is taken from 'Dedham Records, Town and Selectmen,' Vol. III, page 68: [26 May, 1640] 'Agreed vpon that the Towne of dedham shall enterteyne ... mr Bacon all from Ireland & afford to them such accomodacons of vpland & medowe as their estates shall Requier.' From a record made the following month (ibid, page 69), it would appear that the wife of Mr. Bacon preceded him in Dedham. He was one of the signers of the church covenant of Dedham. In 1644, he granted land to the town for one of the highways. His wife Alice died April 2, 1648, and he died the same month, April 18, 1648. His will, dated April 14, 1648, mentions all his children, except Alice, who died the previous month. Inventory, April 20, 1649, amounted to £54.15.04."
- Mackenzie, George Norbury, ed., Colonial Families of the United States of America, vol. 6, 1907-1920. On p. 41-42, 51: "Michael Bacon, Yeoman, of Winston, Suffolk County, England, and Dedham, Massachusetts; b. 6th December, 1579, in Winston, Suffolk County, England; d. 18th April, 1648; m. Alice (surname not given), who d. 2d April, 1648"; "Michael Bacon of Dedham, Massachusetts; b. in Winston, Suffolk County, England, where he was bapt. 6th December, 1579; d. 18th April, 1648. In 1633, his name appears as one of the Signers of the Dedham agreement. In Dedham records he is said to have come from Ireland, where he probably went to take passage to this country. Tradition says he was a Captain of Yeomanry in County Suffolk. In 1644 he granted land to the town of Dedham for a highway who, m. Alice, surname unknown, who d. 2d April, 1648."
- Palmer, William Lincoln, "Bacon Family of Helmingham and Winston, co. Suffolk, England, and of Dedham and Salem, Mass.", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 90:300-302, 1936. "Michael Bacon (Michael, John, Thomas), born at Winston and baptized there 6 Dec. 1579, was probably the Michael Bacon who emigrated to New England and settled at Dedham, Mass., in 1640, was the founder of a numerous race, and died at Dedham 18 Apr. 1648. He married in England, about 1608, Alice ---, who died at Dedham 2 Apr. 1648. The will of Michael Bacon of Dedham, dated 14 Apr. 1648, mentions eldest son Michael Bacon, to whom was bequeathed 'one tipped pott and --- silver spoones,' second son Daniel Bacon, third son, John Bacon, daughter Sarah Bacon, and son-in-law, Thomas Bancroft."
- Trask, William B., "Abstracts from the Earliest Wills on File in the County of Suffolk, Mass.", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 7:227-234, 1853. "Michall Bacon, of Dedham. 14:2:1648. Vnto Michall Bacon, my Eldest sonne, one tipped pott, [torn off] siluer spoones, after my decease, [and] my stuff coate and my stockings. Vnto Daniell Bacon, my second sonne, the best kowe & the best steere that shall be mine at the time of my decease, pvided said kowe or steere be let out vpon hyer at [torn off] of my decease. At the end of the tearms of hyer they shall be deliuered vnto said Daniel. In case of losse of said cattell, my executor shall make it good. Vnto sonne Daniell, my best Iron kettle, and three pewter dishes, of middle sort in value; my own best [torn off] Coate, & my wiues best Gowne. Vnto John Bacon, my third sonne, my pcell of vpland, Comonly called the twelve Acre Lott, with all buildings, &c thervpon; also that pcell of Meadow adioyning, allso, four Acres of Meadow lying in ffowle Meadow, in Dorchester; all woodlands & swamps granted me by the Town of Dedham, excepting that Swampe that Lye one the North [of] Charles Riuer. To sonn John, my best ffeather bedd, except one, [torn] twoo pillowes & pillow bieres, one blancket, best couerlet except one, one payer of [torn] fine ope seamed sheetes, my bigg [torn] pott, & one trammell. Vnto Sarah Bacon, my dau. my Tenement, wherin I now dwell, with all the houses, lands, &c. ther vnto belonging, also seauen acres of meadow in Broade Meadowe, & twoo Acres of my pcell of six acres in ffoule meadow, to be differently devided from the other four Acres formerly in this my will giuen to my sonn John; also four Acres of Land vpon the great playne, lately purchased of Richard Ellice; allso that pcell of wood land I formerly purchased of Edward Culluer. If Sarah decease, without leaueing issue, all Lands giuen her shall at the end of one year after her decease returne to my twoo sonnes, Daniell & John, to be equally devided betwixt them. If Sarah leaue issue that shall not liue to the age of 18 yeares, it shall returne as before said, to my two sonnes. If her issue liue to the age of 18, then my gift shall be of full force to them & their heires. To Sarah, all my cattell not formerly disposed of; all my swine liuing or dead, my household stuffe not here in bequeathed, wth all instruments of husbandry, my Cart wheeles with what doe belong to them, teserueing the Corne & debts due me, to the use of my executor; To Sarah, my [orchard?] being on the Iland playne; Vnto Thomas Bancroft, my Sonne in Law, 20s, to be payd within one yeare after my decease. John Bacon, my sonne, Executor, vnto whom I giue all my goods not disposed of. sign Michaell Bacon. In prsence of John Kingsberry, Eleazer Lusher, Daniell ffisher. Memorandum. Anthony Hubbert is to paye to for that bullock he bought, the same price he agreed for vpon purchase he is to paye the executor; as for that bullock of 3 yeare old, anthony Hubbert receaued vpon condicion to bring vp another steere to the same age, he is discharged of that engagement, if the Testator recouer not. Anthony Hubbert is to pay for the testator 10s. to Mr. Allen, pastor, & 7s. 6d. to John Morse. Inventory of Michaell Bacon, of Dedham, taken by Eleazer Lusher, John eaton, daniell Fisher, 20.2.1649. Amt 54lb.15.04. John Bacon deposed 26 (2) 1649."
- Virkus, Frederick Adams, ed., Immigrant Ancestors: A List of 2,500 Immigrants to America before 1750, 1986. On p. 8: "Bacon, Michael (bap. Winston, Co. Suffolk, Eng., Dec. 6, 1579-d Apr. 18, 1648; son of Michael, m Elizabeth Wylie; descended from Roger Bacon, who aided the barons against King John; the Bacon estates were confiscated by the Crown, but were restored in 1216); came from Eng. and signed the Dedham, Mass., agreement, 1633; returned to Eng.; apparently went to Ire., 1633, thence returned to Dedham, 1640, with wife, 3 sons and 3 daus.,; made one of proprietors, 1640; signed church covenant of Dedham; granted land to town for a highway, 1644; m Eng., Sept. 20, 1607, Grace Blowerses; m 2d, Eng., Alice --- (d Apr. 2, 1647/48)."
Michael Bacon (c1608-1688): 1m. Mary --- (--1655), 2m. Mary Baldwin (--1670), 3m. Mary Haines (c1619-1697)
- Bacon, Leon Brooks, "Michael Bacon and His Descendants", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 56:364-374, 1902. "Michael Bacon (Michael), born probably in England, came to Dedham in 1640, with his father. He was of Charlestown, Dec. 18, 1640, where he subscribed to 'Town Orders' for the then projected town of Woburn, of which he shortly after became one of its original inhabitants. Michael Bacon, of Woburn, bought of Roger Shaw, in 1648, a farm in the northwesterly part of Cambridge (now Bedford), including 'all the meadow adjoining to the great swamp near the east corner of Concord bounds, that falls in Cambridge bounds.' The Shawshire River runs from this 'great swamp,' on which Mr. Bacon is said to have erected, before 1675, a mill which was very recently, if it is not now, standing. He was chosen, April 13, 1644, surveyor of highways for the town of Woburn. In a mortgage recorded June 8, 1675, he is alluded to as a citizen of Billerica. In August, 1675, the town of Billerica, when providing defense against the Indians in King Philip's War, assigned Michael Bacon to garrison 'No. 10,' under command of Timothy Brooks. He married first, Mary ---, who died Aug. 26, 1655; married second, Oct. 26, 1655, Mary Richardson, who died May 19, 1670; and married third, Nov. 28, 1670, Mary Noyes. He died July 4, 1683."
- Johnson, Edward F., arranger, Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, from 1640 to 1873, 1:13, 2:8, 1890. "Bacon, Elizabeth, d. of Michael, Jan. 4, 1642; Sarah, d. of Michael, Aug. 24, 1644."; "Bacon, Mary, wife of Michael, Aug. 26, 1655. Mary, wife of Michael, May 19, 1670. Michael, s. of ---, July 4, 1688."
- Mackenzie, George Norbury, ed., Colonial Families of the United States of America, vol. 6, 1907-1920. On p. 42, 51: "Michael Bacon of Woburn, Massachusetts, b. in England probably 1608; d. 4th July, 1688. Came to New England 1640. Surveyor of Highways, 1644. His sawmill on the Shawsheen River was burned by the Indians at the time of King Philip's War. Selectman, 1659-1665, 1666, 1668 and 1670; m. (firstly) Mary, surname not given, who d. 26th August, 1655; m. (secondly) 26th October, 1655, Mary Richardson, d. 19th May, 1670, widow of Thomas Richardson; m. (thirdly) 28th November, 1670, Mary (Haines) Noyes, dau. of Walter and Eliza Haines and widow of Thomas Noyes"; "Michael, b. in England, circa 1608; d. 4th July, 1688; came to New England in 1640; was at Charlestown, 1640; Woburn, 1641; soldier in King Philip's War at 'No. 10' Billerica in 1675; m. (firstly) Mary, who d. 26th August, 1655, surname unknown; m. (secondly) 26th October, 1655, Mary Richardson, d. 19th May, 1670, widow of Thomas Richardson; m. (thirdly) 28th November, 1670, Mary (Haines) Noyes, dau. of Walter and Eliza Haines and widow of Thomas Noyes of Sudbury."
- Palmer, William Lincoln, "Bacon Family of Helmingham and Winston, co. Suffolk, England, and of Dedham and Salem, Mass.", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 90:300-302, 1936. "Michael, b. about 1609; d. at Woburn, Mass., 4 July 1683; m. (1) in England, about 1636, Mary ---, who d. in Woburn 26 Aug. 1655; m. (2) 26 Oct. 1655 Mary Richardson, widow of Thomas Richardson of Woburn, who d. 19 May 1670; m. (3) 28 Nov. 1670 Mary Noyes, widow of Thomas Noyes of Sudbury, Mass. He was of Charlestown in 1640 and the next year became one of the founders of Woburn, where he afterwards lived. In 1676 he deposed, aged 67 years, in regard to a case against Benjamin Simonds (Middlesex Court Files)."
Michael Bacon (1639-1707): m. Sarah Richardson (1640-1694)
- Bacon, Leon Brooks, "Michael Bacon and His Descendants", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 56:364-374, 1902. "Michael Bacon (Michael, Michael) was born in 1640, probably at Charleston, before his father settled in Woburn. He is recognized by his father in a deed dated Oct. 4, 1666, as his 'loving son, Michael Bacon, Jun., of Billerica, shoemaker.' Michael purchased the Rev. Mr. Mitchell's farm of 500 acres for £200, in July, 1682. The farm was a grant by Cambridge to their minister, in 1652. It was situated on the Shawshin River, and included the mill, and was known for many years as the 'Bacon homestead.' ... He married, March 22, 1660, Sarah, daughter of Thomas Richardson. He died Aug. 13, 1707. She died Aug. 15, 1694."
- Johnson, Edward F., arranger, Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, from 1640 to 1873, 1:13, 1890. "Bacon, Mary, d. of Michael, March 1, 1661; Sarah, d. of Michael, Aug. 24, 1663; Abigail, d. of Michael, March 5, 1666."
- Mackenzie, George Norbury, ed., Colonial Families of the United States of America, vol. 6, 1907-1920. On p. 42-43: "Michael Bacon of Woburn and Billerica, Massachusetts; b. in England, bapt. at Winston, 16th February, 1639. On 19th July, 1682, purchased the farm of five hundred acres in Billerica; m. 22d March, 1660, Sarah Richardson, bapt. 22d, November, 1640, d. 15th August, 1694, dau. of Thomas Richardson, b. 1640"
- Palmer, William Lincoln, "Bacon Family of Helmingham and Winston, co. Suffolk, England, and of Dedham and Salem, Mass.", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 90:300-302, 1936. "Michael, of Billerica, Mass., 1666, and Bedford, Mass., 1682, bapt. at Winston 16 Feb. 1639; d. 13 Aug. 1707; m. 22 Mar. 1660 Sarah Richardson, bapt. 22 Nov. 1640, d. 15 Aug. 1694, daughter of Thomas and Mary Richardson of Woburn, Mass. Nine children."
Thomas Bacon (c1479-1536): m. Joan Wade (--1540)
- Mackenzie, George Norbury, ed., Colonial Families of the United States of America, vol. 6, 1907-1920. On p. 40, 50: "Thomas Bakon of Helmingham, will proved 27th February ---, m. Johan, surname not given, d. 1540."; Thomas Bacon of Helmingham, County Norfolk, England; will proved 28th February; d. 1540; will probated 12th December, 1540; m. Joane, surname unknown."
- Palmer, William Lincoln, "Bacon Family of Helmingham and Winston, co. Suffolk, England, and of Dedham and Salem, Mass.", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 90:300-302, 1936. "Thomas Bacon, of Helmingham, born about 1475, died in 1535. He married Joane ---, who died in 1540. His will, dated 31 July 1535 and proved 27 Feb. 1535/6, gives to wife Joane, for life, estates in Helmingham, Otley, Winston, and Pethaw, with reversion at her death to son John, except tenements in Helmingham, called Julkins and Stoldyngs, to son Thomas, and mentions youngest daughter, Elizabeth. Her will, dated 30 July 1540 and proved 12 Dec. 1540, mentions daughters Elizabeth Bacon and Anne Dow."