Alice Bancroft (Bacon) - birthplace and date

Started by Private User on Monday, June 17, 2013
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Private User
6/17/2013 at 2:19 PM

There are a couple of problems with this profile. First, I don't know where "Winston, Suffolk (County), Massachusetts" is supposed to be; there is no such town. Perhaps the person who added this meant "Winthrop", which was founded in 1630, and was indeed in Suffolk County. But that makes her birthdate problematic as well, since it's given as 1629.

As I pointed out on her sister Susanna's profile (similarly incorrect), there were no passengers on the Mayflower named Bacon, nor any that I can find who arrived between the Mayflower and the Winthrop Fleet in 1630. Consequently, it's extremely unlikely that Alice Bacon could've been born in North America in 1629. I suspect that both her birthdate and place are mistaken. If anyone can shed light on this, I'd appreciate it.

Private User
6/17/2013 at 2:21 PM

Ah. It seems likely that the person who added her birthplace mistakenly entered "Winston, Suffolk, Massachusetts", but meant "Winston, Suffolk, ENGLAND". Winston is indeed a town in Suffolk, UK.

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