Dorcas (Jackson) Bacon
--b. abt 1794 Washington Co., TN
--d. before 1847 Washington Co., TN
--m. James BACON
--July 25, 1812 Washington Co., TN
----b. abt 1795
----d. after 1860 probably Jefferson Co., TN
------s/o James Bacon and Magdalena NEUMANN
--------gs/o Jeremiah BaconRobert Wells, a Bacon researcher, writes:
Ann, Let me start with this query. The three children you list as those of Dorcas Jackson and her husband do not belong here. As I mentioned in my earlier message, 'Johnny' is evidently incorrectly transcribed from the original records. The marriage records listed for Washington Co., Tennessee were redone after originally written out as you will have noticed from the script. It would seem to me that much of the early information was hard to read and has been copied with a number of errors. There are no Bacons couples who are named 'John and Dorcas' or 'Jonathan and Dorcas' and I have carefully analyzed each of them in case there was a previous wife. However, there is a couple named 'James and Dorcas' who is otherwise unaccounted for and you will see them in the 1830 census on page 252 for Washington Co., in 1840 on page 37 of Washington Co. and in 1850 on page 356 (stamped) for Jefferson Co., Tennessee. James Bacon Jr. is shown in 1820 in Washington Co. Deed Book 17, p.305 receiving 130 acres from James Bacon Sr. and selling off the same acreage in 1836 shown in Deed Book 21, p.101. George Jackson's 1850 will names his daughter Dorcas Bacon and there is only one person by than name in the area. The Jonathan who was the father of Tymander (shown as Timantha) is shown in 1850 in Washington Co., p.498, you you will see that they cannot be the same person.
On some reports I have seen this James Sr. showing a middle initial of some sort or another. Those middle initials should be removed as he had no middle name - he was plain James Bacon. And you can name James Bacon Sr.'s father as Jeremiah Bacon which is correct but please do not name James Sr.'s mother as Veronica. That is unproven and in my opinion probably incorrect. At this stage the name of Jeremiah Bacon's wife (or wives) remains conjectural and it is best to leave it blank.
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My Websites for Dorcas
- Job(e) Legacy - Gedcom on Rootsweb World Connect
JOB(E) LEGACY
Descendants of Andrew Job Jr
230 acres of land, occupied by Jacob Job, deceased, released by right of descend to Samuel, Dorcas, Lydia, Zachariah, James and George Job to John Cox, William Jackson, George Jackson, and Thomas Barron.
Washington Co. Deed Book 17, p.305
James Bacon Jr. receiving 130 acres from James Bacon Sr. and selling off the same acreage in 1836 shown in Deed Book 21, p.101
In the name of god Amen. I george Jackson of the county of Washington and State of Tennessee Being in craven health But of sound mind and memory thanks being given unto god calling into mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed For all men once to Die, Do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is To say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand of almighty god that gave it and my body I recommend To the earth To be buried in Decent Christian Burial at the discretion of my executer nothing Doubting, but at the general Resurection I shall Receive the same again by the allmighty honor or god and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased god to Stop me in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form:first i give and Bequeath to George Jackson my son all my lands and tenements By his paying the other heirs seventy five dollars each in Current Bank notes and also I give to my daughter Elizabeth Jackson twenty five dollars to be paid by George Jackson my son extra of the seventy five Dollars and also she is to have half the household furniture and all my other property is to be sold at my death, and the effects equally divided between all my children, Rachael Bacon, Dorcus Bacon, Lear Bacon, gemima Bacon, Hannah Conkin, Elizabeth Jackson, William Jackson, Saban Jackson, George Jackson my four Sons and I also appoint George Jackson my sole executor of this my last will and testament and hereby utterly disallow Revoke and Disannul all and every other former testaments wills legacies bequests and executors By me in anywise Before names willed and Bequeathed Ratifying and confirming this and no other to Be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and Seal this twenty fifth Day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fifty.
Signed pronounced and declared by the said George Jackson as his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presents and in the presence of each other have hereto subscribed our names
George (X) (his mark) Jackson (Seal)
Young Douglass
Chase (X) (his mark) Hale
Wm (k?) O. JacksonThe foregoing Will was duly proven in open court, August Term 1851, by the oath of Young Douglass and Chase Hale two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and admitted to record.
Bacon, James 55 M Laborer Va
, Darcus 58 F . Va
, Soloman 34 M Va Deaf & Dumb
, Malinda 32 F Va
, Elizabeth 30 F Va
, Mary 23 F Va
, Rebecca 23 F Va
, James 21 M Va
--m/1 Sarah COPELAND
--April 9, 1853 Jefferson Co., TN
----b. abt 1832
--m/2 Amanda Melvina 'Manda' - (widow)
--February 7, 1855 Jefferson Co., TN
----b. abt 1817 TN
----Amanda m/1 Mr. LINDSEY
*He was deaf and dumb after having scarlet fever at the age of 4
If you have any old photos for any descendants of this family, please send to me at
Ann (Jobe) Brown
