Reece Baucom (abt. 1767 - aft. 1797)

Born about 1767 in Province of North Carolina [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Commence) Baucom — married [date unknown] in Guilford, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Reece Baucom is said to have been born in 1767 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA.^[2] The state and country did not exist at that time, being instead called the Province of North Carolina from 1712-1776.^[3] Wake County was formed in 1771 from portions of Cumberland, Johnston, and Orange Counties.^[4]

Reece Baughcom was named as a son in the Aug 1797 Last Will and Testament of John Baughcom. The will was proved during the Wake County, North Carolina, June session 1800 and ordered to be recorded. It was "Recorded in the Clerks Office in Wake County in Book F, Page 92, the 2nd Day of July 1800. Nathanial Lane, C C"^[5]

On 31 July 1797, Reece Bawcom served as Bondsman for the marriage bond of his brother Cader Bawcom and Susannah Fowler in Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Death year set to after 1797 based on him being mentioned in his father's will and him serving as bondsman on for his brother.
2. ↑ ^{[citation needed]} See Provenance section.
3. ↑ WikiPedia, "Province of North Carolina," viewed 21 July 2016.
4. ↑ FamilySearch Wiki, "North Carolina, Wake County, History, Parent," viewed 21 July 2016; citing The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
5. ↑ Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America, Probate File containing Last Will and Testament (19 Aug 1797) and Order to Record Same (2 July 1800), John Baucom 1800; images 1760-1762 of 1942, "Wills and estate papers (Wake County), 1663-1978, Original wills Abbott, Abraham - Beckwith, William H., FHL microfilm number 1602610 Item 2," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89GC-XLCR : downloaded 21 July 2016); citing North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America.
6. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-33722-72567-32 : 21 July 2016), Wake > Marriage bonds, 1770-1868, vol A-C > image 1223 of 3977[, Cader Bawcom and Susannah Fowler, 31 July 1797]; county courthouses, North Carolina. [Cader's brother, Reece Bawcom, served as the bondsman.]

See Also:

• Provenance - Sources are needed to prove or disprove the information.
  • "KRH Family Tree_2010-12-30.ged," 19 March 2011. Provided given and surname; year and location of birth (1767 Wake, North Carolina, USA); names of parents and siblings. No sources were included nor was a specific Ancestry Family Tree cited.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63371646/reece-baucom : accessed 19 October 2021), memorial page for Reece Baucom (1767–1850), Find a Grave Memorial ID 63371646, ; Maintained by Forever Remembered (contributor 47368987) Unknown.