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General William Bacon 1593–1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Nov 1593

Birth Location: Leyburn, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 29 Sep 1653

Death Location: St Nicholas, London, England

Father: Samuel Bacon

Mother: Margaret Lowe

Spouse(s): Margaret Potts

Children(s): Robert Bacon, Captain Bacon

General William Bacon was born in 1593 in Leyburn, Yorkshire, England, the child of Samuel Bacon And Margaret Lowe. General William Bacon married Margaret Ann Potts, and had children including Captain Edmund Bacon, Robert Bacon. General William Bacon passed away in 1653 in St Nicholas, London, England.

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Biography

  • General William Bacon was born in 1593 in Leyburn, Yorkshire, England, the child of Samuel Bacon And Margaret Lowe.
  • General William Bacon married Margaret Ann Potts, and had children including Captain Edmund Bacon, Robert Bacon.
  • General William Bacon passed away in 1653 in St Nicholas, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Bacon
1560–1595
Birth Location: Drinkston, Suffolk, England
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Margaret Lowe
1564–1627
Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Potts
1621–1661
Birth Location: Leicestershire, England or East Flanders, Belgium
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Children(s)

Robert Bacon
1637–1700
Birth Location: Leicestershire, England
RB
Captain Bacon
1641–1704
Birth Location: Chiselhurst, Kent, England
CB

General Bacon's Ancestors

Self
General Bacon
1593–1653
Birth Place: Leyburn, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Samuel Bacon
1560–1595
Drinkston, Suffolk, England
Margaret Lowe
1564–1627
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
William (Henry) Bacon
1537–1595
Drinkston, Suffolk, England
Lady (Margaret) Pepper
1541–1564
Drinkston, Suffolk, England
Captain (John James) Lowe
1530–1612
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Susan Serles
1536–1600
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Rev. Sheriff
1508–1573
Margaret Rawlings
1520–1545
Sir Pepper
1515–1541
Lady Wyley
1519–1541
William Low
1500–
Margaret Wardell
1505–1529
Lord Searle
1519–1558
Elizabeth Wellington
1520–1583
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Bacon
1460–1546
Lady Cage
1478–1535
William Rawlins
1490–

General Bacon's Descendants

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General (William) Bacon (19 Nov 1593–29 Sep 1653) m. Margaret (Ann) Potts (25 Jan 1621–1661)
  1. 1. Robert Bacon 1637–1700 m. Elizabeth Pain 1646–1718
  2. 2. Captain (Edmund) Bacon 1641–1704 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Lyddall 1650–1705
    1. 1. Captain (John Nathaniel) Bacon 1682–1742 m. Susannah Parke 1686–1778
      1. 1. Mary Bacon 1713–1770 m. William Bugg 1711–1796
        1. 1. John (William) Bugg 1731–1818 m. Lucy Pennington 1735–1801
    2. 2. Sarah Bacon 1691–1756 m. Samuel (Bugg) III 1690–1759
      1. 1. Jacob Bugg 1722–1773
      2. 2. Edmund Bugg 1728–1783
      3. 3. Captain (Anselm) Bugg 1712–1772
      4. 4. Agnes (Lee) Bugg 1726–1804
      5. 5. Sarah Bugg 1725–1782
      6. 6. Samuel (Bugg) IV 1717–1777
      7. 7. John (W.) Bugg 1715–1750
      8. 8. Sherwood Bugg 1720–1782
      9. 9. Ruth Bugg 1730–1794
      10. 10. William Bugg 1711–1796 m. Mary Bacon 1713–1770

General Bacon's Timeline

2 Records

1593
19 Nov 1593
Birth of General William Bacon in Leyburn, Yorkshire, England
Leyburn, Yorkshire, England
1653
29 Sep 1653
Age 60
Death of General William Bacon in St Nicholas, London, England
St Nicholas, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1593
    Event Place: Leyburn, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1653
    Event Place: St Nicholas, London, England
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