Langston Bacon, son of Nathaniel Bacon and Mary Elizabeth Thompson, died in Henrico County, Virginia. His will, dated 21 July 1755 (or 1753), did not mention his sons or wife. In the settlement of Langston’s accounts, his brother Nathaniel Jr. named Langston’s wife as Sarah and listed his children.

Children of Langston Bacon and Sarah Miller

Lyddall Bacon, Sr.

Born 1745 · Died after 1785

Married first Ann Apperson, and second Lucy Crump.

Elizabeth Bacon

Married John Mosby. Children: John and Benjamin Mosby.

William Bacon

Sarah Bacon

Died 1833

Married Thomas P. Bowles.

Harwood Bacon

Married Mary.

Lucy Bacon

Married Allen Williamson.

Langston Bacon

Daughter Bacon

Married Capt. Richard Apperson, and second Mr. Eggleston.

Edmund Bacon

Born 1747 · Died 1795

Married Mary Apperson. Their son Edmund was born 11 October 1774 in James City County, Virginia and died 2 June 1819 in Frankfort, Kentucky. Edmund later married Elizabeth Savage.

Children: William Savage Bacon, John Savage Bacon, Nathaniel Bacon, and Edmund Bacon, Jr.

Children of Lyddall Bacon, Sr. and Anne Apperson

John Bacon

Born 10 March 1767, New Kent City, Virginia · Died 9 May 1817, Frankfort, Kentucky

Married first Anne Patterson on 13 November 1794. They had one son, Charles P. (28 Sep 1795 – 17 Sep 1857).

Married second Elizabeth “Betsey” Ware (daughter of William Ware and Sarah Samuel) on 30 May 1799 in Frankfort. Betsey died 30 July 1849.

Children with Betsey:

  • Anne A. (b. 28 Mar 1800) — married Rev. Philip Slater Fall
  • Sarah Ware
  • William W. (b. 7 Mar 1804) — married Ann Noel
  • Dr. James Ware (b. 23 Mar 1807) — married Alice Riggs
  • Richard Apperson (b. 2 Jul 1809) — married Elizabeth Ellen Terrell
  • John Mosby — married Sarah Jane Haggin
  • Elizabeth P.
  • Albert Gallatin Bacon

Sarah Bacon

Born 17 April 1769

Anne Apperson Bacon

Born 19 March 1771

Lyddall Bacon

Born 24 August 1775 · Died 2 April 1847

Married Martha “Patsy” Graham. Children: John, William Robinson, Caroline, Sarah, Harry R., and Burwell Bacon.

Langston Bacon

Born 26 February 1777 · Died 1847

Married Sarah Samuel on 8 March 1802 in Frankfort, Kentucky. Children: Robert P., Martha, Joyce, Giles G., Langston M., Sarah, Mary, and William S. Bacon.

He later moved his family to Missouri.

Nathaniel Bacon

Deceased prior to 24 August 1809

Edmond Bacon

Born 26 August 1780, New Kent City, Virginia · Died February 1819

Married Mary B. Hensley on 3 November 1797. Mary was born 25 February 1779 and died 24 May 1826.

Children of Lyddall Bacon, Sr. and Lucy Crump

Richard Benedict Bacon

Born about 1783

Removed to Kentucky. Married Susan (died 30 March 1813). They had a daughter, Amanda (born 7 May 1814).

Elizabeth Bacon

Born about 1790

Married Dr. John C. Bacon, son of a William Bacon.

Kentucky Land & Deed Records

Madison County Deeds involving the Bacon heirs

Deed, Vol. 42, page 109 – 19 June 1809
Heirs of Lyddall Bacon, Sr. (Lyddall Bacon Jr. & wife Patsy, Langston Bacon & wife Sally, Edmund Bacon & wife, and others) convey their interest in property of their late father and of their late brother Nathaniel Bacon to Achilles Sneed. Land in Madison County.

Deed Book N, page 202 – 24 August 1809
Benedict Bacon of Frankfort sells to Achilles Sneed his interest as one of the heirs of Nathaniel Bacon, deceased (who was an heir of Lyddall Bacon, deceased) — 1,391 acres on the north fork of Rockcastle, Copper Creek branch of Dicks River.

Deed Book N, pages 204–206
Notes that Lyddall Bacon of New Kent County, Virginia, died possessed of an interest in 5,562 acres in Madison County, Kentucky. The interest passed to his children and heirs: John, Langston, Lyddall, Edmund, Benedict (or Richard), Nathaniel, and Elizabeth Bacon. Consideration $450.

Deed Book N, pages 474–475 – 7 September 1819
John C. Bacon and wife Elizabeth (of Franklin County) sell 256 acres in Madison County to Moses M. Price of Estill County for $120. Acknowledged before Achilles Sneed, Clerk of the Court of Appeals.

Deed Book P, pages 225–229 – 15 October 1821
Heirs of Lyddall Bacon convey several tracts to Green Clay under a decree of the Jessamine Circuit Court. Includes portions of surveys totaling 1,390 acres on Muddy Creek, 1,391 acres on the North Fork of Rockcastle, and 300 acres on Station Camp Creek.

Additional Sources

Books, Bible records, and parish registers
  • The Beacon Family, The Descendants of Capt. Edmund Bacon, by Larry A. James, page 23 — notes Lyddall Bacon (son of Langston and Sarah Miller), born 1745, died after 1785; married Ann Apperson and later Mrs. Crump; sons John, Lyddall, Langston, Edmund, and Benedict.
  • The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Vol. 25–26 — record from a Bacon family Bible primarily concerning the family of John Bacon (1767–1817).
  • Parish Register of Saint Peter’s, New Kent County, Virginia 1680–1787 — 1767: John, son of Lydall and Ann Bacon; 1769: Sarah, daughter of Lyddall and Ann Bacon (born 17 April).
  • Genealogies of Kentucky Families, A–M, pages 25–26 — abstracts from a Bacon family history by Sallie Jouett James. Notes that John Bacon came to Kentucky about 1790 after his father’s death, and that four of his brothers (Langston, Lyddall, Edmund, and Benedict) later followed him.

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