258. Henry⁴ (Stephen³, John², Michael¹) was born in Needham. He married Nov. 7, 1744, Mary Gay of Wrentham, daughter of Eleazer and Mary Gay, born May 4, 1713. She died in Natick, July 15, 1763. He married second, April 5, 1764, Hannah Underwood. She died May 18, 1802. He died Jan. 21, 1803. In 1759 he was required to furnish a substitute for the war or pay eight pounds. He chose to do the latter. In February, 1740, he received from his father land partly in Natick and party in Needham, amounting to one hundred acres, as his full portion of the estate.

Children, recorded in Natick:

	i.	Eleazar5, baptized Aug. 23, 1747; he d. Mar. 13, 1819.
	ii.	Sarah, b. Dec. 28, 1750; d. Jan. 30, 1824.
	iii.	Mary, b. June 26, 1752. In Natick records is the marriage of Mary Bacon and Henry Coggin, Apr. 25, 1782.
	iv.	Isaac, b. Apr. 30, 1765; d. Mar. 6, 1769.

    259. John⁴ (Stephen³, John², Michael¹) was born in Needham, May 30, 1721; married May 24, 1744, Abigail Sawin, daughter of Lieut. John and Joanna (Lyon) Sawin, born in Sherborn in 1724. They lived in that part of Needham called Needham Leg, which is now a part of Natick. He is described as a great worker and often would have in his field eight or ten Indians, negroes and four yoke of oxen. In 1771 he served as selectman and assessor. During the French war between 1745 and 1748 he went to Annapolis Royal. He fell at Lexington, April 19, 1775. He was First Lieutenant of Capt. Caleb Kingsbury's Company in Col. Aaron Davis's Regiment. He was buried on the field and over his remains was erected a monument. There is also a monument at Needham Old Cemetery erected to the Needham soldiers who fell at Lexington. At Arlington cemetery is a granite monument in memory of the twelve Americans who fell on the day of the battle of Lexington. The sons of the American Revolution have placed on this monument a marble insert inscribed with the names of the twelve. The name of Lieut. John Bacon heads the list. His name is on a list of men who received money from the public treasury for losses sustained at Lexington, the money being paid to his executors. His great grandson Austin Bacon gives an account of the death of his ancestor which was published in the "History and Directory of Needham" for 1889-90. He said: "In the night or near morning the alarm was given and he set off on horseback to join his comrades at the more eastern part of the town and sent his horse back when they got nearly to the Lower Falls. Soon after he had gone, a trumpet sounded and some Framingham men came along with one Nero Benson, a Negro, for a trumpeter,

MONUMENT IN ARLINGTON CEMETERY
Erected to the memory of the nine American soldiers
who fell at Menotomy on April 19, 1775.

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and every house they passed had a blast. I think it was early the next morning before they heard from him, when one Hawes, they used to call 'Old Hawes,' came home (he was a soldier in the French and Indian war), and gave the following account: That Bacon and himself were on a ledge of rocks in Menotomy behind a stone wall trying to get a good shot at the red-coats. Hawes was fearful lest the flank guard should surprise them and kept a lookout. Bacon, with his powder in his hat, was lying behind the wall with another, when Hawes said: 'Run or you are dead, here's the guard.' They tried to get over the wall but Bacon was shot through the third button on his vest. Immediately on receiving the news, my grandfather (son of Lieutenant Bacon) went off to see how it was, and near night April 20, came home with his clothes, the body having been buried at West Cambridge. The clothes were found in the schoolhouse, and the moment grandfather entered the room he know the old striped hat which was put on top of the roll of clothes."
    His will is dated January 28, 1767. In it, after the usual form of old wills, regarding the burial of his body and it future resurrection, he goes on as follows:
    "As touching such wordly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life my Will is that it be sold both real & personal by my Executor, except one third part of my household Goods or in-door movable effects & the produce of sd sale together with the sd in-door movable effects & all other dues or debts to me or my Estate (after my just debts & funeral charges are paid) I give & demise & dispose of in the following manner & form. Imprimis; I give & bequeath to my well beloved wife Abigail Bacon, one third of the improvement or interest of my Estate so sold together with the one third of my household goods or in door movable effects above mentioned during her natural life provided she remains my widow, but in case she marries then she is to have