John Baccus, Sr.

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Birth: 1745, Germany

Death: 1783 Jefferson Park (Alexandria City County) Alexandria City Virginia, USA

John Baccus Sex: M Birth: 1745 in Germany Death: in 1783 was killed in Revolutionary War (DAR records)

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[MICHAEL FRANKS FAMILY HISTORY and GENEALOGY (Six Generations)]: He was with the Monongehela Co., VA Regulars in the Battle of the Falls in 1778-1779 with George Rogers Clark to capture the Northwest territory. He was in William Harrod's Co. at the Falls of the Ohio River, 1779, William Harrod, Captain. Possibly killed in the Revolutionary War. Name also spelled Beches, or Back. He apparently was dead in 1783, at age 38, when Catherine's name was listed as head of family in the tax list for Fayette Co. John was on the Assessment rolls 1773-1784 p. 126-138 and Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers 14-19, 255, 303-306 and thus, his descendants are eligible for DAR membership. John Bechus (Baccus), oldest living son of Peter Bechues (Baccus), was married to Catherine Franks in Maryland. In 1765 they journeyed to what is now called German Twp., Fayette Co., PA with Catherine's father, Michael Franks I, his two sons, Jacob and Michael, Jr., and their families from Frederick Co. MD. The following paragraphs are excerpts from the Michael Franks Family History. "They came across the Allegheny Mountains the summer of 1765 settling in the vicinity of what is now the Jacob's Lutheran Church in September or October of 1765. At once they erected a block house for their comfort and protection against the depredations of Indians and wild beasts which prowled around the cabin at night." "This was the first white settlement in what is now known as German Township. Here the Franks, or rather, the two sons and a son-in-law, 'tomahawked' themselves, each a large tract of land, for which they later received a patent of deed." "Prior to opening of the land office in Fayette County in 1769, settlers west of the Allegheny Mountains held their claims which they occupied by 'tomahawk' right. These were called 'tomahawked improvements' claims. To record his claim, a settler had to deaden a few trees near a spring and cut his initials in the bark of other trees. This marking of trees indicated his intentions to hold or occupy the lands adjacent to or surrounded by these marked trees. This was the Franks' way of recording their land. Although these claims were not sanctioned by law, they were respected by the other settlers."

The Franks and Baccus (Bechus) families had barely gotten settled and their land cleared sufficiently when the Revolutionary War broke out. Both John and his brother, William, served in the war. Although John paid taxes to Pennsylvania, he fought with his neighbors in the Virginia Militia. The Monongahela area where the Bechuses lived was claimed by both states for many years. John Baccus was accepted as a newly discovered Revolutionary soldier by the D.A.R. and a reference to him was published in the March issue of the D.A.R. Magazine, page 154 in 1984. Research was submitted by Lillian Frances Brunelle Lowrance. John Backus was listed under the command of Capt. William Harrod, at the Falls of the Ohio, in May 1779. (Vol. 17 in the George Rogers Clark Papers: Series J in the Draper Collection). Both the Pay Roll and Muster Roll contain the name, John Bechus. He was apparently dead in 1783, at the age of 43, when Catherine's name was listed as head of family in the tax list for Fayette County. John was on the assessment rolls 1773-1784 and the roster of Revolutionary Soldiers. The 1773 tax assessment rolls of Springhill Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania shows John Baccus as a renter of land. He in fact served with George Rogers Clark in the Battle of the Falls in 1778-1779 to capture the Northwest Territory. John is believed to have been killed in the Revolutionary War, in the battle at Cowpens, because he never came back. John Bachus from Redstone in Yohogania County, is listed as one of the Monongahela County Regulars in service at the Battle of Cowpens in South Carolina in 1781.

The five sons of John and Catherine Baccus appear to have been born in the following order: Peter, Michael, John, Christian, James. Little information has been found about their two daughters. One daughter, Sarah Baccus, married William Snyder. From Fayette Co., PA Deed Records---William Snyder and wife, Sarah, signed a release (Quit Claim Deed), together with Christian Baccus and wife, Sarah, May 24, 1806. It is believed there was another daughter, but her name is unknown.

Leland Johnson 1/31/2004: "Information about our Rev. War ancestor John Baccus (1740-1783) and husband of Catherine Franks is slim. Just found this additional tidbit: Virginia Magazine of History, Vol. 10, p.230, prints list of slaveowners in VA in 1782, and on this list is John Bacchus who owned one slave and lived in Westmoreland Co., VA (which in 1783 became Fayette County, PA.)"

Father: Peter Bacchus b: 1725 in Germany (prob. Palatine area) Germany Mother: Sarah Bales b: 1725 in Germany (prob. Palatine area) Germany

Marriage: Catherine Franks b: 1747 in Alsace-Lorraine, Germany Married: ABT 1765 in probably Frederick Co., Maryland 3

Children: Peter Baccus b: 16 MAY 1769 in Fayette, Pennsylvania

Michael Baccus b: 4 MAR 1771 in Fayette, Pennsylvania

John Baccus b: ABT 1773 in Fayette, Pennsylvania

James S. Baccus b: ABT 1775 in Fayette, Pennsylvania

Sarah Baccus b: Abt 1777 in Fayette, Pennsylvania

Christian Baccus b: ABT 1780 in Fayette, Pennsylvania

Daughter Baccus b: Abt 1782 in Fayette, Pennsylania

John Sex: M Death: 1783

Note: In the summer of 1765, John and Catherine left Frederick County, Maryland, and journeyed across the Allegheny Mountains and settled in the fall of 1765 in the vicinity of what was later became German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, along with Catherine's father, Michael Franks Sr., and his 2 sons and their families. They erected a block house for their comfort and protection against the Indians and wild beasts which prowled about the log cabin at night. This was reportedly the first white settlement in what is later known as German Township, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania. The families "tomahawked" a large tract of land for which they later received a patent or deed. (Prior to the opening of the land office in Fayette County in 1769, settlers west of the Alegheny Mountains held their claims which they occupied by "tomahawk" right.) The Baccus and Franks families had barely gotten settled and cleared their land sufficiently to raise a crop when the Revolutionary War broke out. Both John and his brother, William, served in the Rev. War. Although John paid taxes in Pennsylvania, he fought with his neighbors in the Virginia Militia. The Monongalia area where the Bachuses lived was claimed by both states for many early years. John Backus served in the Virginia Militia under Capt. William Harrod's Monongalia Militia at the Falls of the Ohio in May, 1779 (The Tenmile Country and Its Pioneer Families by Howard L. Leckey pgs. 254-255; and The Draper Collection, State Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin, contains the Pay Roll and Muster Roll for Capt. William Harrod's Company- Draper Mss 17J & 17J 24-16); John Bechus appears on both the Pay Roll and Muster Roll. Private John Backer is listed on the payroll of Ensign Charles Mitvhell's Party of Westmoreland County, Pa., Militia in July, 1782, for 25 days service. (Pennsylvania Archives, 6th series. Vol. 2, pg. 342) There is no known record of John Bechus' death. He is not listed as dead or missing in action. In 1783, Catherine Bacchus is listed, in place of her husband, as a taxpayer in Fayette County, Pa. In 1798, Catherine Baccus inherited land from her father, Michael Franks, Sr., with 147+ acres in Georges Twp., Fayette Co., Pa. (Horne Papers, Vol. 3) Catherine Baccus is listed on the 1790 Fayette County, Pennsylvania, census as head of household with 2 males over 16, 2 males under 16, and 3 females. Cathrin Backus is listed on the 1800 Fayette County, Pennsylvania, census with a household consisting of 2 males 16-25, 2 females 16-25, and herself, over 45. Change Date: 25 Jun 2003 at 08:37:03

Father: Peter BECHUES b: ABT 1725 in Germany

Mother: Sarah Bales b: ABT 1725 in Germany

Marriage: Catherinc FRANKS b: ABT 1747 Married: ABT 1765

Location of John's death Falls of the Ohio - Map - Kentucky, Indiana 1783 , Falls of the Ohio, Jefferson, Kentucky Dist, Virgiana

•Name: John BACCUS •Given Name: John •Surname: Baccus •Sex: M •Birth: 1740 in Germany •Death:

•Note: per Mary Baccus name also spelled 'Beches', 'Back'& 'Bechus'...many notes...John was with the Monongehela Co, VA Regulars in the Battle of the Falls 1778-79...moved with Catherine in 1765 to German Twp, Fayette,PA...

Father: Peter BECHUS b: Abt 1725 in Germany

Mother: Sarah BALES

Marriage: Catherine FRANKS b: 1747 in Alsace-Lorraine,Germany

Married: Abt 1765 in Probably Frederick, MD

Children: 1. Peter BACCUS b: 16 May 1769 in Fayette, PA

2. Michael BACCUS b: 4 Mar 1771 in Fayette, PA

3. John BACCUS b: Abt 1773 in Fayette, PA

4. James BACCUS b: Abt 1775 in Fayette, PA

5. Sarah BACCUS b: Abt 1777 in Fayette, PA

6. Christian BACCUS b: Abt 1780 in Fayette, PA

7. Daughter BACCUS b: in Fayette, PA

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Parents:

• Peter Bechues (1725 - 1785)
• Sarah Bechues (1725 - 1788)

Spouse:

• Catherine Franks Baccus (1747 - 1812)

Children:

• Michael Baccus (1767 - 1843)*
• John Baccus (1773 - ____)*

Burial: Jacob's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery McClellandtown Fayette County Pennsylvania, USA

Created by: Clifton Baccus Record added: Aug 01, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 74259240

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