The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
State of Service: GA
Qualifying Service: 1st Lieutenant
Photo displayed with permission from Kenneth Scott Collins
photo used with permission of Compatriot Mitchell Anderson, 229001, KYSSAR
Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
Midway Cemetery on US Highway South in Midway, Georgia directly across the street from the church. Take I-95 to exit 76 - at end or ramp turn west and travel 3.7 miles to U.S. 17 - Turn right and tral <1 mile to the Midway Church
Photo: 1 of 2
Photo: 2 of 2
Author: Kenneth Scott Collins
Thomas Bacon, Sr. b. 1747 d. 1/26/1812 LIBERTY COUNTY, GEORGIA
He served as 3rd Lieutenant under Colonel John Bacon and as a 1st Lieutenant of the Liberty County Riflemen. He received bounty land in Liberty County for his services.
Buried: Midway Cemetery.
See: (1) Georgia Citizens and Soldiers of the American Revolution, p. 99.
(2) Georgia's Roster of the Revolution, p. 32, 239, 406.
(3) Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia, v. 3, p. 15.
(4) Some Early Georgia Epitaphs.
Source: Georgia Revolutionary Soldiers & Sailors, Patriots & Pioneers; Volume 2, by Ross Arnold & Hank Burnham with additions and corrections by: Mary Jane Galer, Dr. Julian Kelly, Jr., and Ryan Groenke. Edited by: Ryan Groenke.
A Georgia County-by-County compilation of Revolutionary War Patriots who made Georgia their permanent home and died here, including information on service history, birth dates, death dates and places of burial with an index.
Published by the Georgia Society Sons of the American Revolution, 2001.
Printed in the United States of America
New Papyrus Co., Inc.
548 Cedar Creek Drive
Athens, GA 30605-3408
Author: Kenneth Scott Collins
Two Bacon families were among the first members of the congre¬gation of the White Meeting House in Dorchester, South Carolina to arrive in the Midway District of Georgia. Samuel Bacon arrived in 1752, with three sons: William (b1732), Jonathan (b1733) and Nathaniel (b1748). Samuel Bacon’s brother, Joseph Bacon, arrived in 1755 with two sons: William (b1745) and Thomas (b1747).
The Midway District became Saint John’s Parish in March 1758, and the early settlers took the lead in Georgia's fight for independence of England. Along with many other citizens, especially Lyman Hall, Button Gwinnett, Nathan Brownson, the seven Baker men participated in those efforts. Two died before the Revolutionary War began, Joseph in 1764 and Samuel in 1770, but their five sons participated in the War as follows: Thomas (1747) and Jonathan Bacon (1733) served as lieutenants in the St. John’s Riflemen; William (1745) was a member of the “Sons of Liberty” and served in the Georgia Provincial Congress; William Bacon (1732) provided patriotic service, and Nathaniel Bacon (1748) signed a petition.
All were members of the Midway Congregational Church, died in Liberty County and are assumed to be buried in the Midway Cemetery, but only one, Thomas Bacon currently has a tombstone marking his grave.
Thomas Bacon was born on October 21, 1747, in Dorchester, South Carolina. His parents were Rebecca Baker (1709 – 1752) and Joseph Bacon (1704- 1762).
Thomas Bacon Sr. died on January 26, 1812, in Liberty County, and was buried in the Midway Cemetery on Row G grave 12. The inscription on tombstone: “Memory of Thomas Bacon, Sen., who departed this life the 26th Jan 1812, aged 66 years- Who’s pious life- conversation was worth of imitation”
On June 1770, Thomas Bacon married Mary Catherine Winn, born in Virginia and sister of Revolutionary War soldier Peter Winn. Their son, Thomas Bacon, Jr., was born on September 7, 1775, and christened in the Midway Congregational Church. After Mary Catherine died in 1778, in Liberty County, Thomas Bacon Sr. married Martha Wheeler, a native of South Carolina, in 1779, but they had no children.
Thomas Bacon Jr. married Sarah Holcombe in 1810 and died 1834 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A grandson, Augustus Octavius Bacon (1839- 1914), was a United States Senator from Georgia and Bacon County is named in his honor.
Mrs. Mary Bacon, first wife of Thomas Bacon, was buried in the Midway Church Cemetery on Row B Grave 4. His second wife, Mrs. Martha Bacon was buried on Row G Grave 10, adjacent to Thomas Bacon Sr.
Thomas Bacon was commissioned 3rd lieutenant under the command of Colonel John Baker in the St. John’s Riflemen in 1776, and later, on July 11, 1777, was promoted to 1st lieutenant in the Liberty County Militia, the successor unit of the St. John’s Riflemen. He was certified as a refugee soldier by Col. John Baker, and received 287 acres on bounty land in Liberty County for his services.
Author: William Foye Ramsaur
Thomas Bacon (1747-1812)
Thomas Bacon was born on October 21, 1747, in Dorchester, South Carolina. His parents were Rebecca Baker (1709 – 1752) and Joseph Bacon (1704- 1762).
Thomas Bacon was commissioned 3rd lieutenant under the command of Colonel John Baker in the St. John’s Riflemen in 1776, and later, on July 11, 1777, was promoted to 1st lieutenant in the Liberty County Militia, the successor unit of the St. John’s Riflemen. He was certified as a refugee soldier by Col. John Baker, and received 287 acres on bounty land in Liberty County for his services.
On June 1770, Thomas Bacon married Mary Catherine Winn, born in Virginia and sister of Revolutionary War soldier Peter Winn. Their son, Thomas Bacon, Jr., was born on September 7, 1775, and christened in the Midway Congregational Church. After Mary Catherine died in 1778, in Liberty County, Thomas Bacon Sr. married Martha Wheeler, a native of South Carolina, in 1779, but they had no children. Thomas Bacon Jr. married Sarah Holcombe in 1810 and died 1834 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A grandson, Augustus Octavius Bacon (1839- 1914), was a United States Senator from Georgia and Bacon County is named in his honor.
Thomas Bacon died on January 26, 1812, in Liberty County, and was buried in the Midway Cemetery on Row G grave 12. The inscription on tombstone: “Memory of Thomas Bacon, Sen., who departed this life the 26th Jan 1812, aged 66 years- Who’s pious life- conversation was worth of imitation”
Mrs. Mary Bacon, first wife of Thomas Bacon, was buried in the Midway Church Cemetery on Row B Grave 4. His second wife, Mrs. Martha Bacon was buried on Row G Grave 10, adjacent to Thomas Bacon Sr.
Send a biographical sketch of your patriot!
Patriot biographies must be the original work of the author, and work submitted must not belong to another person or group, in observance with copyright law. Patriot biographies are to be written in complete sentences, follow the established rules of grammar, syntax and punctuation, be free of typographical errors, and follow a narrative format. The narrative should unfold in a logical manner (e.g. the narrative does not jump from time period to time period) or have repeated digressions, or tell the history of the patriot's line from the patriot ancestor to the author. The thinking here is that this is a patriot biography, not a lineage report or a kinship determination project or other report published in a genealogy journal. The biography should discuss the qualifying service (military, patriotic, civil) of the patriot ancestor, where the service was rendered, whether this was a specific state or Continental service, as well as significant events (as determined by the author) of the patriot's life. This is the entire purpose of a patriot's biography.
Additional guidelines around the Biography writeup can be found here:
Send your submission1, in a Microsoft Word compatible format, to patriotbios@sar.org for inclusion in this space 1Upon submission of a patriot biography, the patriot biography becomes the property of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, and may be edited to conform to the patriot biography submission standards.
