Daniel Bacon born 5 June 1748 Enfield, Hartford County, Connecticut son of Ebenezer Bacon and Margery Markham, married 27 April 1777 (vital record and family bible record) at Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, Olive Darby born 9 April 1750 (vital record) Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut daughter of William Darby and Abigail Cleveland. Family record gives 22 April as date of birth. Enumerated in Shaftsbury, Bennington County, Vermont, in 1790, as Daniel Bakon, with one male of age sixteen and over (b. before 1774), four males under age sixteen (b. 1775-90), and three females. Enumerated in Sunderland, Bennington County, Vermont in 1800 with two males under age ten (b. 1791-1800), one male of age ten and under age sixteen (b. 1785-90), one male of age sixteen and under age twenty six (b. 1775-84), one male of age forty five and over (b. before 1755), one female of age ten and under age sixteen (b. 1785-90), and one female of age forty five and over (b. before 1755). A Pennsylvania Supreme Court case indicates Daniel and Olive's son Alvin was settled on land in 1804, which could indicate the entire family moved to Mill Creek in what became Rutland Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania at that date. Daniel was of Tioga Township, Tioga County, 1 Mar 1809, one of only two townships in existence at that date, and called yeoman, when he purchased (Liber 1:188) 151 acres on warrant parcel 232 from John Steinmetz and others of Philadelphia. Sons, Alvin, William, and Ebenezer also purchased lands on the same warrant parcel 232. Warrant parcel 232 can be seen on the 1875 atlas of Rutland Township and one corner extended from Lawrence Corners (present Bailey Creek Road and Route 549 east along Route 549 to present Dunkleberger Road in the Mill Creek Valley. Enumerated in Tioga Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania in 1810, one of only two townships in existence at that date, with three males of age sixteen and under age twenty six (b. 1785-94), one male over age forty five (b. before 1765), and one female over age forty five (b. before 1765). The portion of the census with females under age ten and females of age ten and under age sixteen is missing that may have contained daughters in the household. Daniel appears on the 1812 assessment list of Tioga Township, the first known assessment to be in existence, with 100 acres, 2 horses, and 1 cow. Olive died 12 April 1813, five days after son Alvin, one day after son Daniel, and four days after Alvin's wife. They evidently died of the bilious fever epidemic of 1813, which seems to have been quite prevalent and is noted in newspapers such as the Luzerne County Gleaner of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania and noted in medical publications of the time. Their likely place of interment may have been the Bentley Cemetery, which was within warrant parcel 232 and is on a small rise that overlooks the valley and nearby Mill Creek and is situated on the south side of present Route 549. This cemetery is very old and contains some of the earliest settlers, the top portion of the cemetery containing the oldest memorials with several rows of native stones marking graves, but bearing no inscriptions. Daniel appears on a special assessment of Tioga and Delmar Townships, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, dated 7 October 1814 when it was submitted to the commissioners of Tioga County. This was a special tax enumeration of the two townships that existed in the entire County at that date. Daniel was listed as age 67, farmer. Daniel appears on the 1818 assessment list of Jackson Township (Rutland not yet created), Tioga County. On the 1819 assessment list Daniel had transferred property to William Bacon, which is confirmed by a deed (Liber 4:399) of 8 December 1818 when Daniel Bacon of Jackson Township conveyed to William D. Bacon of Jackson Township, 151 acres on warrant parcel 232. Witnessed by Lemuel Wood and Ebenezer Bacon. Daniel and perhaps a second wife were perhaps the male and female over age forty five (b. before 1775) in the household of son William in Jackson Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania in 1820 (Rutland Township not yet created). Four of their children removed to Hector, Tompkins County (that portion that became Schuyler County), New York and were enumerated there in 1825. Daniel died 24 January 1826 Hector, New York.

Dates of birth for children from a family bible, which also included the family of their son William Darby Bacon. A copy was made by Cordie M. Averitt from the bible, a school teacher and court reporter, and the accuracy of her transcription can be collaborated by town birth records and other information.

1. Alice Bacon b. 12 July 1778 (vr) Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut d. 28 Dec 1796 Sunderland, Bennington County, Vermont. Sunderland is about 12 miles from Shaftsbury Center and it is unknown if Alice had married (she would have been 18 years and 5 months old at death) or if the family had moved there. Date of death and location from family bible record.
2. Alvin Bacon b. 12 (vr) 13 (family bible record) Sept 1779 (vr and family bible record) Canterbury.
3. Ebenezer Bacon b. 8 Jan 1781 (vr) Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 12 May 1786 5y 2m 4d (ts) Shaftsbury Center Cemetery. Age on marker would place birth at 8 Mar 1781. The family bible record and Shaftsbury town record agree with 12 May 1786.
4. William Darby Bacon b. 6 Apr 1783 Suffield, Connecticut
5. Olive Bacon b. 24 Mar 1786 Shaftsbury, Bennington County, Vermont.
6. Ebenezer Bacon b. 30 Mar 1788 Shaftsbury.
7. Daniel Bacon b. 21 Aug 1792 Shaftsbury d. 11 Apr 1813.
8. Horace B. Bacon b. 17 Oct 1794 Shaftsbury.