?Mye Goodye Cosynes !!! I am new to the BACON list. I do not know the latest status for Bramford lines as such. Maybe someone could give me a quick run down. I have been looking at this Bacon for two days or so. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BACON/2001-06/0991689875 http://www.selectsurnames.com/bacon.html If we go to a map first, about 8 kms S. of Ipswich is Woolverstone [Lydia Ward who m. William Markham who had sons William Markham b:1621 and of Hadley NE, and also Samuel Markham (died?)], then about 6 kms SW of Ipswich is Copdock, W. of Copdock is Chattisham, above NW. of Chattisham is Hintlesham, between Hintlesham to Ipswich is Sproughton, and 3 kms NW. of Ipswich is Bramford. The person I am concerned with is Andrew Bacon of Bramford Suffolk who comes out to NE 1635, one of the first settlers of Middletown CT, and his nephew Nathaniel Bacon comes to and lands up in Hartford CT. It seems all of Nathaniel Bacon's children m. into the Wetmore/Whitmore family. Uncle Andrew Bacon is the son of Thomas Bacon of Bramford Suffolk. There is a will for him and his son Thomas it seems. >From what I can see so far, this line of Bacon is more centred in and around towns about and in Ipswich rather than from Stretton. There are several Nathaniel Bacons all around. This Nathaniel Bacon would have m. Anne Miller. That should be the correct marriage and persons in question here. In Earls Colne Essex, the James + Abraham Markham living there: They are more than likely brothers, but was it Abraham Markham who connects to one Hitchcock in Earls Colne ?. The surname of Hitchcock is also found in Bramford too. The Collins (Collens) family in question is from Bramford. Martha Collins who m. James Markham of EC should be a (great) grand dg of the John Collens 'Sailcloth Maker' of Bramford who m. three times, and I think he was buried 1594 in Bramford. By say about 1598, his widow Abigail (Rose) Collins (buried in Braintree Essex near Earls Colne) and two known sons usually mentioned together, being John Collins and Daniel Collins (Merchant of London). This son John Collins will be the father of Martha Collins ('Goodwife' Markham) of Earls Colne, and should also have another dg named Sibel Colenes living in London who m. Mr. (Henry ?) Linch. There is only one Sibbel Colenes in all the London records I can find, and she is the dg of one John Collins. That is her, in the right place too. I have not read the Bacon archives at all. I suppose you know about it ?. The known Nathaniel Bacons from Bramford to Ipswich area: It seems Andrew Bacon has a brother Nathaniel Bacon who has a son Nathaniel Bacon. === 1645: Matthew Hopkins. Robert Hitchcock a watcher at Copdock, Chattisham, Hintlesham. Mary Skipper implicated by Nathaniel Bacon of Chattisham. Matthew Hopkins met at Chattisham Nathaniel + Mary Bacon. Confessed to a Watcher. Basic Quote: "Another Nathaniel Bacon from Bramford possibly Nathaniel Bacon's son, fled EN to CT soon after". === One Matthew Hopkins is a 'Watcher' or 'Witch Finder'. He's going around checking people out and watching people from a distance to see if they are into superstitious practices. An 'imp' seems to be a 'winged demon'. Now this Bacon family in general seems to be high standing. I am thinking it must be this Nathaniel Bacon of Chattisham, one town away, who is probably the father of this Nathaniel Bacon who goes to NE ?. So I can only suspect that the father and mother [Nathaniel + Mary Bacon] were hauled off and maybe not heard of again or so. This would leave the son Nathaniel Bacon to his relatives. I will send the book page ref. when I can find it again. This Anne Miller wife will be a very close relative it seems of Nathaniel Bacon (son). This Miller family must be previously and closely related it seems so far. Very close. Short Note: Bramford Suffolk I think is the place quite well noted for the scary. I think it is here one of Alfred Hitchcock's stories? were filmed, ''Rosemary's Child'' was it ?. http://books.google.co.za/books?id=pzAwAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=Nathaniel+Bacon+Connecticut&source=bl&ots=8XDSKmEq_w&sig=hd1qGr2IsierRvHf2SgZAODi284&hl=en&ei=rHanTI2hB8ucOtvkkbkM&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CC0Q6AEwCDge#v=onepage&q=Nathaniel%20Bacon%20Connecticut&f=false So this Nathaniel Bacon the son is ''of Bramford'', where his father's brother Andrew Bacon resides. He must go to New England with his uncle Andrew Bacon, and this Bacon family would obviously be known to the Collins family of Bramford which is small enough place as it is. I need to come back to this point, but the Bacon of Stretton must be related to this Bacon of Bramford, it is only the parentage of this Nathaniel Bacon son that is in question. The Nathaniel Bacon from Bramford (son) is probably the one shown in the above reference ?. I 'think' this is a list of 'householders' in Middletown CT in 1670, which would make this Nathaniel Bacon born about 1629, since he died 1706 aet 77 yrs. It means he would have only been about 5-6 years old when his parents were taken away from him and/or the time he came to NE. Several of this Collins family were born in Bramford too. And there you can see the direct descents being Nathaniel Collins and Samuel Collins. They are related to Edward Collins there, who is the uncle of Daniel Markham (and probably the Nathaniel Markham who died in his house there, son of Abraham Markham of Earls Colne), where Daniel Markham is the son of James and Martha (Collins) Markham of Earls Colne Essex England. You can also see the name of Thomas Miller, a relative of this Nathaniel Bacon. Is he the father of this Nathaniel Bacon's wife ?. That Edward Foster might relate too, and also that Edward Turner. So this seems to be a Bramford Bacon family coming in here (!!!). That Samuel White 'might' also connect to White of Bramford somehow. I don't know all these trees. The other Nathaniel Bacon around Ipswich Suffolk is the ''Recorder of Ipswich'', and he must undoubtedly be related to this same family from Bramford Suffolk it seems. There is whole story of a change of land in Bramford connecting to this Bacon family, this can be sought further to one Gertrude Bacon whose attorney is John Curtis. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=173-ha61&cid=-1 <<< [Note]: Collins - Acton - Eldred. >>>: That Wm. Whitmore is more than likely the same family to the Whitmore of New England etc. That [Wm. Borlas, Esq. of Bockmore in Medmenham, Bucks.] is also the same person dealing with land sales to the Collins family there. John Carter is the 'Clerk', but also the clergy figure in Bramford, who is directly and closely related to the one John Acton there via Bezaleel Carter 'Clerk'. John Acton and Gertrude Courthois. [To John Acton, Esq. of Bramford and Edward Shepperd, gent. of Ipswich and Thos. Goodall, gent. of Barnards Inn property in Bramford with covenant of Gertrude and Barbara Courthois promising to convey same to Edward Shepperd and Thos. Goodall for purpose of common recovery by John Acton. Marked on back: "Where John Cutting now lives 1758]. [Mortgaged by Courtois 1662 and descended to Gertrude and Barbara Courthois who sold to John Acton]. ==== [1653 Memorandum of agreement between Nathaniel Bacon (Recorder of Ipswich) and John Curtis On appointment of a ...]: This should be the same Curtis family etc. === OK, I think I found it. You can read before and after this page: http://books.google.co.za/books?id=B5Yl4DiTo9MC&pg=PA100&dq=Nathaniel+Bacon+Bramford&hl=en&ei=Um2nTLrDC82TjAeb3MzJDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDsQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=Nathaniel%20Bacon%20Bramford&f=false === I think what might have happened here, is that a high standing family has like one brother who dabbled a bit. The 'Watcher' was like 'Watching', a confession, and after that I don't yet like know. This info seems to make a lot of sense though. The Deacon Daniel Markham of New England is a wall that needs to be chipped away slowly. I would add this piece of info to the Top 10 items for further review to see if it is or is not: [m:08-11-1664: John Markham of Ipswich, sailor, widower, and Mary Baily of the same, widow.]. I would suspect that here must be some maritime connection to this line of Markham at least via sailors [Not NL lines !!!]. There is an entire realm of associated families being connected to Aldermen and Mayors of London, Ipswich area and Norfolk etc. === The one Thomas Bacon of Bramford had lands there ''inter-mingled'' with other lands, and so some latter ''trespass'' records might have come about. [Maybe a 'No Entry' sing on his front gate ?]. http://books.google.co.za/books?id=ldJMtRTV9ZgC&pg=PA237&dq=Matthew+Hopkins+witch+finder&hl=en&ei=2L2nTOe1BtjPjAfH18TDDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CFkQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Matthew%20Hopkins%20witch%20finder&f=false Macfarlane (Allan ?): Only 23 out of 291 persons accused of witchcraft were males, 92% were females. === - S.K.M. - [!!!] ============================