General Notes

ID: I08283
Name: Thomas BACON
Sex: M
Title: Sir
Birth: ABT. 1480 in Helmingham, County Norfolk, England
Death: BEF. 12 DEC 1540 in Helmingham, County Norfolk, England
Will: 27 FEB 1534/35 Will proven
Note:
THOMAS BACON "OF HELMINGHAM"
Born , 14 , Helmingham, Norfolk County, England. Son of JOHN BACON and AGNES COCKFIELD. Married JOAN , 14 , "His wife JOAN died in 1540 and in her will, which was dated July 30, 1540, and probated December 12, 1540, she mentions daughters Elizabeth Bacon and Anne Dow."
"Will of THOMAS BAKON OF HELMINGHAM Proved at Ipswich 28 Feb. 1535."
This Will is printed in full on pages 12-14 of "The Bacon Genealogy" by Thomas W. Baldwin (1915), from which these notes and data are quoted:
"In the name of god Amen I THOMAS BAKON OF HELMYNGHM in the dioc of
Norwich hole of minde & goode of remembraunce being the last daye off Julye in the yere of our lord god th MCCCCCXXX IIIIth do ordeyne & make this my present testament & Last will in the mant & fourme folowing(???)Itm I will that myn executors or JOHN my son shall dystrybute & geve to all people att my buriall ther beying prsent praying for my soule(???)Itm I will that JOHAN my wyff shall have
all thos my lands & tentts aswell Arabyll as pasture & medows wt all th apprtenances both free & copye sytting & lyeng in Helmnghm, Otley, Wynston & Pethawe. To have & to hold all the prmisses aforesaid to the said JOHAN my wyff & to her assynes all the terme of hyr lyff naturall & to Myclmas after hyr decease except all those my land & tentts that shall remayne to the said JOHN my son as here aftr shal be declared. And after the decease of the said JOHAN my wyff & the ffest of Mychallmasse aftr that Then I will that my tents callyed Julkyngs & Stoldyngs wt th apprtenances in Helmynghm shall remayn to THOMAS BAKON MY SON(???)And after the decease of the said JOHAN my wyff I will that all those my Lands & tentts aswell arabil as pasturys & medowys both free & copye with all thapprtenances in Helmynghm aforesaide called Ryste & all other thos my lands & Tentts aswell arabill as pasturys & meadows both free & copye wt all thapprtenances syttyng & lyeing in Wynston & Pethawe shall remayne to the said JOHN my son. To have & to hold all the abovesaid Tenement called Ryste in the said Helmynghm And all of the prmises in Wunston & Pethawe to the said JOHN my son hys heres & assynes in fee Symplee. And after the decease of the said JOHAN my wyff I will that all my pecys of lands inclosed called Goldsmyth otherwysse olys Conteyning by estymation iii acres lying in Otley shall Remayne to the said JOHN my son. To have & to hold the said pcs of land to the said JOHN my son his heyres & assyneis for and on this condycon followyng that ys to saye that he shall kepe or do to be kepte myr Obyte Mays in the yere the daye of my deptying out of this present worlde or any other day as he shall thynke most convenyent for ytt to be kepte wtin the said cherch of Helmynghm dyrge & Massee
the space of XII yeres after my decease ther dysposying for my soule(???)."

Will probated 12 Dec 1540




Father: John BACON b: ABT. 1454 in Drinkstone, Suffolk, England
Mother: Agnes COCKFIELD b: ABT. 1458 in Of Drinkstone, Suffolk, England

Marriage 1 Joan WADE b: ABT. 1484 in Helmingham, Norfolk, England
Married: ABT. 1500 in Helmingham, Suffolk County, England
Children
Elizabeth BACON
Anne BACON
John BACON b: ABT. 1504 in Helmingham, County Norfolk, England
Agnes BACON
Mary BACON
Henry BACON
Thomas BACON b: AFT. 1500 in Helmingham, County Norfolk, England