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

1 4. THE TRACY FAMILY.
i. Jonathan, Jr.. b. Feb. 2\. 1675; '" Annah Palmer,
ii. Hannah, V). July 6, 1^177 ; m.
Thomas Havidson.
V ill. C/'!r/s/i'/'/!t'r.b. May t. 16^0: m. I.ydia Parish.
iv. Marv, b. Sept. 7, K-S:'; ni. Henjamin Parish.
V. M ARYAN, b. April 23, lO-S; : m.
Isaac Claik.
vi. David, b. Sept. 4, 16S7 ; m. Sai.tl: I'aii'-h.
vii. Fkancis; (son), b. April i, 1690: m. Lli/abeth I'aiish.
viii. S ARY. b. Auc. 2, 1(^02: d. Sept. 6, 10U3.
ix. Sa.nr el, b. June 6, 1697; m. Esther Richmond.
Joiiallian, Jr. (.son), died Feb. 25, 1704.
Mary Tracy, wife of Jonatiran, Sr.. died .\pril 2
1 7 I I .
years of age. Jonathan Tracy married Mary Richard, Aug.
21, 171 1.
Lieut. Thomas's son. Solomon, was the tirst Dr. Tracy, and
for more than two hundred years, Norwich, Conn., was nc\ er
without a Dr. Tracy. Dr. Solomon Tracy married. Nov. 23.
1676, Sarah, daughter of Simon Huntington: she died. 16S3.
He tlien married wid.ov/ Sarah Sluunan. daughter of Thoma>
Bli.ss. On an old licadstone is in.-5Ciibed, in old colonial text,
the following iriscription :
In this spot of earth is interred ye erthay part of Mr Solomon Trary
who died July 9 1732 in the 82 year of hi.s age.
Another old headstone has the following inscriptioti : "The
Pious beloved and very aged Mr Simon Tracy died 14 Sept.
1775, in the 96 year of his age.'"
Daniel, the tifth son of Dieut. Thomas, inherited ihe pater-
nal homestead, in the town plot. He was twice marritd, tir^t
to Abigail Adagate, second to Hannah, relict of 'i'h.oiiias
Bingham. He was the father of Daniel 'I'rac y. 2d. ol Norwich,
who had a son. Samuel, also of Norwich, v.ho was erne
who, in their otlicial capacitv. crhed trie
of the -'Townsmen ''
famous town meeting of June 6. 1774, to ''provide for public
defence," which is considered the fructifying germ of the
American Re\olution. lie was father of Zebadiah Trrcy. of
Scolland parish, who had a son 'J'homas C. '1 racy, al.-o of
Scolland parish, who was the father of Duight Tracy. M. D.,
D. D. S., who is now engaged in
ough history of the genealogy of the Tracy family.
\', riting a complete aiui t!K>r-
']ohn, the" eldest son of DietU. Thomas 'J^racy. had a -o:-
\\:inslow, born Feb. 9, 16SS. He was the father of l^xrrry,
born Nov. 13, 1716, who had a son, Joshua Orville. born June
I, 1741. He wa.s the father uf Jo.shua, Jr., born July 3. i;:^.
who had a son Capt. James L. Tracy, born July 2. 1813, died
in San Francisco, Cab. who was the father of jame.-, ?eri^ins
Tracy, the well-known autlinr and or.rnaiist, borii in San Iiancisco^
Cal.. July 2, 1853. now living in New York city, and has
one daughter, Maud Kstelle. John Tracy al;^o had a son Cap;..
Jo.-.eph, his second bon, who was the falh.er of Dr. j-.r.sha