Sir Robert Bacon, 3rd Baronet of Redgrave (1574–1655) was an

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landowner.

Life

He was born on 4 May 1574 at Redgrave Manor, Suffolk, the fifth son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, 1st Baronet and his wife Anne Butts, daughter of Edmund Butts. He spent most of his life residing in Riborough in

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. In 1649, Robert Bacon succeeded his older brother

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. Bacon was buried at

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Robert Bacon died on 16 December 1655, at

, Norfolk. He was succeeded in the

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, a son of his seventh son.

Family

Bacon was married twice. He had nine sons and three daughters by his first wife, Anne Peyton, daughter of

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, 1st Baronet, of

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. Among his sons were Nathaniel, Edmund, Henry, Francis, and Drury, all of whom died young. The other sons were Nicholas, Hobart, and Robert. Nicholas married Margaret, and Robert married Catherine.

References

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