Person:John Bacon (3)

Extracted from: "The Bacons in Washington County, Ohio and in Mahaska County, Iowa" Privately Printed, July 20, 1931 by Eli Bacon Vincent, Marietta, Ohio (Born May 19, 1850, Wateford, Ohio.

John was born in Sheffield, England. Sheffield used to be a great city for the manufacture of edged tools. As it is said he followed the trade of a cutler in New York City, isn't it probable he was engaged in this work when he found Sarah Corner whom he married? The story that the vessel on which they came was recked a days sailing from New York may be revised a little for we think she came to him or he found her in New York City as accounts agree that John was born April 22, 1764. Sarah was born September 8, 1775. Their first child, William was born in New York City July 24, 1795. There is no way and perhaps no particular use of proving when they left New York City, only the other children following William were born on Wolf Creek, Washington County, Ohio, so the trip by wagon to Pittburgh and by boat to Marietta was probably made about 1796 or 1797 for the family Register says that Sarah, their second child, was born September 14, 1797, on Wolf Creek.