Did a Sawpit start the Legend?

[TruthbeTold]

Robot’s favorite oak island storyline was that the money pit contained Sir Francis Bacon’s tomb (yeah I know).

He was even promoting selling models of the fictional tomb.

 

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[Crow]

Robot’s favorite oak island storyline was that the money pit contained Sir Francis Bacon’s tomb (yeah I know).

He was even promoting selling models of the fictional tomb.

I do not how he came to such a conclusion. After the accession of James I in 1603, Bacon was knighted, then created Baron Verulam in 1618 and Viscount St Alban in 1621. He had no heirs, and so both titles became extinct on his death of pneumonia in 1626 at the age of 65. He is buried at St Michael's Church, St Albans, Hertfordshire.

Here is crest below.

Well what can I say.

But it does nightlight the problem any serious researcher now facing the original treasure story is sinking under the weight of conspiracy theories.
There is so many unfounded claims been have been taken as true and re-posted as fact.

Sadly for me with all the enthusiasm Robot had the only thing he achieved was bury the topic in confusing swamp conspiracy theories.

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[n2mini]

Was about to suggest that the detail in ROBOT'S post of how much was paid on the land sales indicate some kind of ACCOUNTING ledger like county governments use, but that dust plume
I am choking on is CROW way down that road already.

In the meantime, since proving a hoax is sorta the theme of this thread, how about we get a list of suspects who could have made money on or enjoyed a good hoax.
Anthony Vaughn
Daniel McGinnis
John Smith
Samuel Ball
Casper Wallenhaupt
Not even started.

There is a minor mystery regarding the ROBOT posts. He? had a theory that someone dug up the treasure in 1782, so he? was interested in people pulling up stakes between 1782 and 1802, hence the list. However, he missed some.
Lots 4, 16, 21, 22, 26, 29, and 30 also changed hands during that time frame.
Pretty sloppy?or something else

If memory serves, Daniel McGinnis owned a sawmill. To be successful, he must have gotten experience somewhere, like maybe starting in a sawpit??
Yeah, real thin, I know.
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Saw Pit would explain the shackle hanging in the tree, but not why they started digging there and or why it was one of the other guys who supposedly found the impression. Unless it was a hoax from the very beginning, but why did John Smith not find the impression on his own property. Maybe they found the impression and dug a ways and then decided they'd be better off owning that property in case there was a treasure there, hence J Smith buying it. I know some dates are all over the place but supposedly John Smith bought Lot 18 in 1795 from Casper W. . What I read claimed he bought the Lot in June of that year. Do we know what month Daniel McGinnis claims to have found what became the Money Pit of that same year..