Historical address before the fourth annual reunion of - Tracey/Tracy ...

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HISTORICAL ADDF^ESS AND GENEALOGY OF
THE TRACY FAMILY.
r is with the greatest of pleasure that I am so privileged to
meet you on this auspicious occasion ; to meet and form the
acquaintance of so many of ray kinsmen, descendants of a
common ancestor. I am glad to see so many descendants of
nv\ grc:at grandfather. Tlir'se who not onlv reside l^erc. but
tho.se from different parts ot rhe State, and especially our New
Brunswick cousin.s. who. like myself, for I lie first time, have
to-dav met with you. and for tile iu-.st time erij.;)y the meet-
ing of the clans. And I trust that this meeting will prove a
great benefit t(_> all of yriu who have gatheretl here on this his-
toric familv spot. — this old homestead. And as \ve cla-p
hand-: around the r)ld hearthstone, and renew the hlial lo\'e
t')wards e.ich r)th.er. as relati\-e> and descendants of him who
tlrst landed on vonler sluire. and luade this place his hc)me :
and I -sincerely hope ours once a year, at least, for all time.
B'jt Mcsh: Hark'.: Did ye not hear it? r^Ielliinks 1
hear a \"ciice floating through the boughs overhead, saying.
^- HjJior thy name ' llovok inv nami:!" What name ?
Tile name Traiv .' That most honorable and ancient nanae.
A name that has been handed down to us for over scveiitceu
/ii/nJrc! vears on the feinale line, and a //n^itsana ytAV'^ on the
male line, an unbrc>ken chain :
n.;it a link missing from three
hundred years after Christ's time to the present day. down
through f7..'t'fif\-se;