At 11:20 AM 12/5/2005, Darrell and Suzi wrote: >According to the MAINE FAMILIES IN 1790, Vol. 4, my "Thomas Bacon, b. >Eastham {Barnstable}, MA, 4 Sep 1759, {was the } son of Nathaniel and >Apphia {Cole} Bacon (MD, 16 [1914]", etc. The problem is, I cannot find >any further proof of the parentage of Thomas Bacon. You cited the proof - the literally transcribed birth record for Thomas - MD 16 [1914]:203 - "Thomas Bacon Son of Nathaniel and Aphia Bacon was Born in Eastham September the 4 Day 1759" Dale H. Cook; Research Member, NEHGS; Member, Mass. Soc. Mayf. Desc. Plymouth Co. MA Coordinator for the USGenWeb Project http://members.cox.net/oldcolony/index.shtml