Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Nathaniel Bacon (January 2, 1646 or 1647 - October 26,1676) was an colonist and plantation owner of the Virginia Colony of Jamestown, famous for his "Virginia Rebellion", commonly known as Bacon's Rebellion, which ended in the burning of Jamestown to the ground. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.