In the transcription, the given name is listed as "Nath^il". This is most likely an abbreviation for Nathaniel. This is what has been entered; otherwise, the name couldn't be search-able. Please note that the man was a Deacon in life.
Approximate birth date calculated from the headstone transcription. Please note that the death year is given in the "fraction format" that acknowledges the double dating that occurred with the change over from the Julian Calender to the Gregorian Calendar: 1737/8. Transcription from:
"Memorial Inscriptions from Cemeteries in the East Parish Barnstable, including Dimmock's Lane, Meetinghouse or Cobb's Hill, Lothrop's Hill the ancient Burying ground, & Parish Line. From Jan. 1683 to 1894."
Unknown creator, calligraphed manuscript, listings alphabetical by family name, with additional notes written in the margins by an unknown hand.
No publishing information.
"Bacon", page 5.
Repository:
Strugis Library, Barnstable, Massachusetts
1. Lothrop Collection Manuscripts, folder 6
2. Manuscript digitally available online through the Library's "Town and Local History Collection".
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Member #47617690 suggested adding the following information:
"Nathaniel Bacon III was the son of Nathaniel Jr. and Sarah (Hinckley) Bacon. His mother, Sarah, was the daughter of Governor Thomas Hinckley. He married Ruth Doggett, daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Mayhew) Doggett, on November 11, 1696 at Martha’s Vineyard by Major Mayhew. He was a deacon of the church, a blacksmith by trade, and kept a public house.
Nathaniel and Ruth had the following children:
1. Thomas Bacon (b: September 30, 1697 Barnstable, MA / d: 1698)
2. David Bacon (b: December 11, 1700 Barnstable, MA / d: ??)
3. Jonathan Bacon (b: March 11, 1703 Barnstable, MA / d: 1704)
4. Hannah Bacon (b: January 15, 1704-5 Barnstable, MA / d: November 1, 1755 / married Theophilus Paine)
5. Sarah Bacon (b: January 6, 1707-8 Barnstable, MA / d: 1745 Eastham, MA / married Benjamin Grover)
6. Benjamin Bacon (b: January 11, 1712 Barnstable, MA / d: 1733)
7. Jabez Bacon (b: April 3, 1714 Barnstable, MA / d: 1737)
8. Daniel Bacon (b: March 17, 1717 Barnstable, MA / d: July 5, 1758 Woodstock, CT / married Hannah Woodward)
9. John Bacon (b: 1722 Barnstable, MA / d: 1746 Barnstable, MA)
10. Mercy Bacon (b: March 23, 1724 Barnstable, MA / d: September 8, 1816 Barnstable, MA)
Sources:
"Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families – Amos Otis Papers" originally published in the Barnstable Patriot, revised by C. F. Swift and printed by F.B. & F.P. Goss, Publishers and Printers in 1888. Cornell University Library.
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915" (database, FamilySearch.org).
Approximate birth date calculated from the headstone transcription. Please note that the death year is given in the "fraction format" that acknowledges the double dating that occurred with the change over from the Julian Calender to the Gregorian Calendar: 1737/8. Transcription from:
"Memorial Inscriptions from Cemeteries in the East Parish Barnstable, including Dimmock's Lane, Meetinghouse or Cobb's Hill, Lothrop's Hill the ancient Burying ground, & Parish Line. From Jan. 1683 to 1894."
Unknown creator, calligraphed manuscript, listings alphabetical by family name, with additional notes written in the margins by an unknown hand.
No publishing information.
"Bacon", page 5.
Repository:
Strugis Library, Barnstable, Massachusetts
1. Lothrop Collection Manuscripts, folder 6
2. Manuscript digitally available online through the Library's "Town and Local History Collection".
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Member #47617690 suggested adding the following information:
"Nathaniel Bacon III was the son of Nathaniel Jr. and Sarah (Hinckley) Bacon. His mother, Sarah, was the daughter of Governor Thomas Hinckley. He married Ruth Doggett, daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Mayhew) Doggett, on November 11, 1696 at Martha’s Vineyard by Major Mayhew. He was a deacon of the church, a blacksmith by trade, and kept a public house.
Nathaniel and Ruth had the following children:
1. Thomas Bacon (b: September 30, 1697 Barnstable, MA / d: 1698)
2. David Bacon (b: December 11, 1700 Barnstable, MA / d: ??)
3. Jonathan Bacon (b: March 11, 1703 Barnstable, MA / d: 1704)
4. Hannah Bacon (b: January 15, 1704-5 Barnstable, MA / d: November 1, 1755 / married Theophilus Paine)
5. Sarah Bacon (b: January 6, 1707-8 Barnstable, MA / d: 1745 Eastham, MA / married Benjamin Grover)
6. Benjamin Bacon (b: January 11, 1712 Barnstable, MA / d: 1733)
7. Jabez Bacon (b: April 3, 1714 Barnstable, MA / d: 1737)
8. Daniel Bacon (b: March 17, 1717 Barnstable, MA / d: July 5, 1758 Woodstock, CT / married Hannah Woodward)
9. John Bacon (b: 1722 Barnstable, MA / d: 1746 Barnstable, MA)
10. Mercy Bacon (b: March 23, 1724 Barnstable, MA / d: September 8, 1816 Barnstable, MA)
Sources:
"Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families – Amos Otis Papers" originally published in the Barnstable Patriot, revised by C. F. Swift and printed by F.B. & F.P. Goss, Publishers and Printers in 1888. Cornell University Library.
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915" (database, FamilySearch.org).
In the transcription, the given name is listed as "Nath^il". This is most likely an abbreviation for Nathaniel. This is what has been entered; otherwise, the name couldn't be search-able. Please note that the man was a Deacon in life.
Approximate birth date calculated from the headstone transcription. Please note that the death year is given in the "fraction format" that acknowledges the double dating that occurred with the change over from the Julian Calender to the Gregorian Calendar: 1737/8. Transcription from:
"Memorial Inscriptions from Cemeteries in the East Parish Barnstable, including Dimmock's Lane, Meetinghouse or Cobb's Hill, Lothrop's Hill the ancient Burying ground, & Parish Line. From Jan. 1683 to 1894."
Unknown creator, calligraphed manuscript, listings alphabetical by family name, with additional notes written in the margins by an unknown hand.
No publishing information.
"Bacon", page 5.
Repository:
Strugis Library, Barnstable, Massachusetts
1. Lothrop Collection Manuscripts, folder 6
2. Manuscript digitally available online through the Library's "Town and Local History Collection".
----------------
Member #47617690 suggested adding the following information:
"Nathaniel Bacon III was the son of Nathaniel Jr. and Sarah (Hinckley) Bacon. His mother, Sarah, was the daughter of Governor Thomas Hinckley. He married Ruth Doggett, daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Mayhew) Doggett, on November 11, 1696 at Martha’s Vineyard by Major Mayhew. He was a deacon of the church, a blacksmith by trade, and kept a public house.
Nathaniel and Ruth had the following children:
1. Thomas Bacon (b: September 30, 1697 Barnstable, MA / d: 1698)
2. David Bacon (b: December 11, 1700 Barnstable, MA / d: ??)
3. Jonathan Bacon (b: March 11, 1703 Barnstable, MA / d: 1704)
4. Hannah Bacon (b: January 15, 1704-5 Barnstable, MA / d: November 1, 1755 / married Theophilus Paine)
5. Sarah Bacon (b: January 6, 1707-8 Barnstable, MA / d: 1745 Eastham, MA / married Benjamin Grover)
6. Benjamin Bacon (b: January 11, 1712 Barnstable, MA / d: 1733)
7. Jabez Bacon (b: April 3, 1714 Barnstable, MA / d: 1737)
8. Daniel Bacon (b: March 17, 1717 Barnstable, MA / d: July 5, 1758 Woodstock, CT / married Hannah Woodward)
9. John Bacon (b: 1722 Barnstable, MA / d: 1746 Barnstable, MA)
10. Mercy Bacon (b: March 23, 1724 Barnstable, MA / d: September 8, 1816 Barnstable, MA)
Sources:
"Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families – Amos Otis Papers" originally published in the Barnstable Patriot, revised by C. F. Swift and printed by F.B. & F.P. Goss, Publishers and Printers in 1888. Cornell University Library.
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915" (database, FamilySearch.org).
Approximate birth date calculated from the headstone transcription. Please note that the death year is given in the "fraction format" that acknowledges the double dating that occurred with the change over from the Julian Calender to the Gregorian Calendar: 1737/8. Transcription from:
"Memorial Inscriptions from Cemeteries in the East Parish Barnstable, including Dimmock's Lane, Meetinghouse or Cobb's Hill, Lothrop's Hill the ancient Burying ground, & Parish Line. From Jan. 1683 to 1894."
Unknown creator, calligraphed manuscript, listings alphabetical by family name, with additional notes written in the margins by an unknown hand.
No publishing information.
"Bacon", page 5.
Repository:
Strugis Library, Barnstable, Massachusetts
1. Lothrop Collection Manuscripts, folder 6
2. Manuscript digitally available online through the Library's "Town and Local History Collection".
----------------
Member #47617690 suggested adding the following information:
"Nathaniel Bacon III was the son of Nathaniel Jr. and Sarah (Hinckley) Bacon. His mother, Sarah, was the daughter of Governor Thomas Hinckley. He married Ruth Doggett, daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Mayhew) Doggett, on November 11, 1696 at Martha’s Vineyard by Major Mayhew. He was a deacon of the church, a blacksmith by trade, and kept a public house.
Nathaniel and Ruth had the following children:
1. Thomas Bacon (b: September 30, 1697 Barnstable, MA / d: 1698)
2. David Bacon (b: December 11, 1700 Barnstable, MA / d: ??)
3. Jonathan Bacon (b: March 11, 1703 Barnstable, MA / d: 1704)
4. Hannah Bacon (b: January 15, 1704-5 Barnstable, MA / d: November 1, 1755 / married Theophilus Paine)
5. Sarah Bacon (b: January 6, 1707-8 Barnstable, MA / d: 1745 Eastham, MA / married Benjamin Grover)
6. Benjamin Bacon (b: January 11, 1712 Barnstable, MA / d: 1733)
7. Jabez Bacon (b: April 3, 1714 Barnstable, MA / d: 1737)
8. Daniel Bacon (b: March 17, 1717 Barnstable, MA / d: July 5, 1758 Woodstock, CT / married Hannah Woodward)
9. John Bacon (b: 1722 Barnstable, MA / d: 1746 Barnstable, MA)
10. Mercy Bacon (b: March 23, 1724 Barnstable, MA / d: September 8, 1816 Barnstable, MA)
Sources:
"Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families – Amos Otis Papers" originally published in the Barnstable Patriot, revised by C. F. Swift and printed by F.B. & F.P. Goss, Publishers and Printers in 1888. Cornell University Library.
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915" (database, FamilySearch.org).
Inscription
From the transcription:
"Here lyes buried y^e body of Deacon Nath^il Bacon who departed this life Jan^y y^e 8th day 1737/8 in y^e 64^th year of his age."
Margin note: "1674".
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