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b. 30 Sept. 1600, 5th s. of Sir Edward Bacon† (d. 1618) of Shrubland, Barham, Suff. and Helen, da. and h. of Thomas Little† of Bray, Berks.;W.C. Pearson, ‘The Bacons of Shrubland Hall’, E. Anglian, n.s. iv. 34, 49; Vis. Suff. 1561, 1577 and 1612 ed. W.C. Metcalfe (Exeter, 1882), 109-10; F. Haslewood, ‘The ancient families of Suff.’, Procs. Suff. Inst. Arch. viii. 128-9, 136; W.E. Layton, ‘Bacon and Bures’, Misc. Gen. et Her. 3rd ser. iv. 164; Copinger, Manors of Suff. ii. 23, 244. bro. of Nathaniel*. educ. Queens’, Camb. 1617;Al. Cant. G. Inn 1 Aug. 1618.G. Inn Admiss. 151. m. 30 Apr. 1633, Katherine (d. 23 Oct. 1660), da. of Sir Thomas Wingfield of Letheringham, Suff. 6s. (4 d.v.p.) 2da.Suff. Par. Regs. ed. T.M. Blagg (1910-31), iv. 119; Pearson, ‘Bacons of Shrubland Hall’, 33; Survey of London, xx. 31. d. 23 Sept. 1663.Suff. RO (Ipswich), HA30/787, f. 183a.
Offices Held

Legal: called, G. Inn ?1626; ancient, 1645; bencher, 1648; reader, 1662.PBG Inn, ii. 354, 370, 442.

Civic: recorder, Hadleigh by 1630-aft. 1641;C181/4, f. 67; Coventry Docquets, 766; C181/5, f. 195v. Aldeburgh by 1645–29 Sept. 1660.C181/5, f. 265v; A.T. Winn, ‘Extracts’, N and Q 12th ser. ix. 224; Suff. RO (Ipswich), EE1/O1/1, f. 127v. Counsel, Ipswich 1642–?d.; town clerk, 1643 – 47; freeman, 1645–?d.; bailiff 1652–3.Bacon, Annalls, 531, 541, 542.

Local: commr. gaol delivery, Hadleigh 1630-aft. Apr. 1641;C181/4, ff. 67, 164; C181/5, ff. 23v, 195v. Ipswich 7 Feb. 1644–d.;C181/5, ff. 231v, 244v; C181/6, pp. 72, 330; C181/7, pp. 19, 183. Suff. 11 Apr. 1644-aft. July 1645;C181/5, ff. 232v, 257. liberty and bor. of Bury St Edmunds 11 Apr. 1644;C181/5, ff. 233v, 234. Southwold, Suff. 26 July 1645, 26 May 1654;C181/5, f. 258; C181/6, pp. 35, 187. Aldeburgh 15 Dec. 1645;C181/5, f. 265v. liberty of St Etheldreda, I. of Ely 23 Dec. 1645. by 1639 – d.C181/5, f. 267v. J.p. Suff.; Norf. 8 July 1656 – aft.Mar. 1660, 6 Sept. 1660 – d.; Mdx., Westminster c.May 1662–d.Coventry Docquets, 766; Suff. RO (Ipswich), B105/2/1, f. 15; C193/13/3, f. 60v; C231/6, pp. 339, 377, 405; C231/7, p. 36; C193/12/3, ff. 67v, 76, 96v, 131; A Perfect List (1660). Commr. subsidy, Suff., Hadleigh 1641; further subsidy, 1641; poll tax, 1641; Ipswich 1660;SR. oyer and terminer for piracy, Suff. 22 June 1640;C181/5, f. 176. contribs. towards relief of Ireland, Suff., Hadleigh 1642;SR. assessment, Suff. 1642, 24 Feb. 1643, 18 Oct. 1644, 21 Feb. 1645, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660; Aldeburgh 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 1 June 1660, 1661; Ipswich 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 1 June 1660; Westminster 9 June 1657, 1 June 1660;SR; A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); An Ordinance…for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). loans on Propositions, Suff. 28 July 1642.LJ v. 245b. Dep. lt. 3 Sept. 1642–?LJ v. 337b. Commr. sequestration, 27 Mar. 1643; levying of money, 7 May, 3 Aug. 1643; additional ord. for levying of money, 1 June 1643; Eastern Assoc. 10 Aug., 20 Sept. 1643;A. and O. ejecting scandalous ministers, 12 Mar. 1644, 28 Aug. 1654; Cambs. By Oct. 1644;‘The royalist clergy of Lincs.’ ed. J.W.F. Hill, Lincs. Archit. and Arch. Soc. ii. 120; A. and O.; The Cambs. Cttee. for Scandalous Minsters, ed. G. Hart (Cambs. Rec. Soc. xxiv), 88, 89. regulating Cambridge Univ. by Mar. 1644;Cooper, Annals Camb. iii. 372. oyer and terminer, Suff. 11 Apr. 1644-aft. July 1645;C181/5, ff. 232v, 257. Norf. circ. June 1659–10 July 1660;C181/6, p. 379. New Model ordinance, Suff. 17 Feb. 1645; commr. I. of Ely, 12 Aug. 1645;A. and O. militia, Suff. 2 Dec. 1648, 14 Mar. 1655, 12 Mar. 1660; Westminster 12 Mar. 1660.A. and O.; SP25/76A, f. 15v. Judge, relief of poor prisoners, Suff. 5 Oct. 1653.A. and O. Commr. sewers, Mdx. and Westminster 10 July 1656–8 Oct. 1659;C181/6, pp. 175, 319. Norf. and Suff. 26 June 1658-aft. Feb. 1659;C181/6, pp. 292, 342. Suff. 20 Dec. 1658.C181/6, p. 341.

Religious: elder, seventh Suff. classis, 5 Nov. 1645.Shaw, Hist. Eng. Church, ii. 426.

Central: member, cttee. for plundered ministers, 15 May 1646.CJ iv. 545b. Commr. hearing causes in chancery, 31 Oct. 1646; Gt. Level of the Fens, 29 May 1649. Judge, causes of poor prisoners, 9 June 1654.A. and O. Master of requests by Dec. 1656-aft. Jan. 1659.CSP Dom. 1656–7, p. 182; C219/48: Ipswich election indenture, 18 Jan. 1659. Commr. tendering oath to MPs, 18 Jan. 1658, 26 Jan. 1659.CJ vii. 578a, 593a.

Parlimentarian
BACON, Francis (1600-63), of Gray’s Inn and Ipswich, Suff.
: of Gray’s Inn, Mdx. and Suff., Ipswich.
Volume
Commons 1640-1660
Web Title

BACON, Francis (1600-63), of Gray’s Inn, Mdx., and Ipswich, Suff.

Will
7 Apr. 1663, cod. 10 Sept. 1663, pr. 31 Oct. 1663.PROB11/312/218.
Estates
worth £500 p. a.Soc. Antiq. MS 667, pp. 27, 61; Add. 15520, f. 12v. Owned land at Naughton, Suff. and a house at Kensington, Mdx.PROB11/312/218. Bought ?1643 house in Ipswich previously belonging to his bro.-in-law, William Bloys, and rented back to Bloys, 1651-2.Suff. RO (Ipswich), HA30/787, ff. 16a, 23a, 136a, 137b; HD11/52/1/19; Soc. Antiq. MS 667, p. 27; Add. 15520, f. 12v.
Oxford 1644
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