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Thomas Tracy came to America as a young boy. He traveled on the ship 'The Supply'. The Supply was the companion ship to the Mayflower. It left 3 weeks late from England and, unlike the Mayflower, it found it's way to Virginia. The ship arrived on the 29th of January 1620.
William Tracy Esqr.
Mary Tracy his wife
Thomas Tracy their sonne.
Joice Tracy their daughter.
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ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/shiplists/supply.txt
Birth — 16107 November 1610
England
The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, c1937-. (Online db. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.)
The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, c1937-. (Online db. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.)
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William Tracy was born Abt 1590 in Manor Toddington, Gloucestershire, England. He was the son of John Tracy Viscount Rathcoole and Anne Throckmorton. His first marriage was to Anne Shakerly. His second marriage was to Anna Nichols. His third marriage was to Mary Conway, daughter of Sir, John Conway, Knight and Helen Greville. Mary Conway was born in 1580 in Arrow, Warwickshire, England. William died on 8 Apr 1621 in Berkeley Colony, Virginia. He was Governor of Berkeley Colony.
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Interesting notes here: worldconnect.rootsweb.com/
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Thomas Tracy moved to Watertown, Mass in 1636. He was a ship carpenter by trade, and settled first in Watertown, Mass. where he removed to Salem in 1636. On February 23, 1737 he went to Wethersfield, Conn. and was on the jury at Hartford,the same year. In 1649 he had removed to Saybrook.
In 1645 he and Thomas Leffingwell, with others, relieved Uncas, the sachem of the Mohegans, when he was beseiged, with provisions and Uncas afterwards gave 400 acres of land to both. This led to the grant of the town of Norwich in 1659. He removed to Norwich in 1660 and was one of the proprietors of the town.
In 1662 he was appointed one of the Court of Commission in 1666 ensign. He served many years as deputy of the general court. In 1673 he was lieutenant of the New London County Dragoons, the forces raised to go against the Dutch and Indians. In 1674 he was commissary or
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From Norwich, CT Historical Society 1659 -- 'Born about 1610 died 1685. One of the most distinguised of the Founders of Norwich. He and John Mason were witnesses of the deed of Unkos, Owaneco, and Attawanhood granting nine miles square to the inhabitants of Norwich, for the sum of seventy pounds. First representative to the General Court. Home-lot on East Town Street adjoining Christopher Huntington.'
The Connecticut Nutmegger. Glastonbury, CT: Connecticut Society of Genealogists, 1970-. (Online db. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.)
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register . (Online db: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2009), (Orig. Pub. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 162 vols., 1847-2009.)
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1642 Birth of ChildJohn TRACY was born 21 February 1642, Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA
Thomas was 31 years old.
1646 Birth of ChildJonathan TRACY was born 21 February 1646, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA (Saybrook Colony)
Thomas was 35 years old.
1648 Birth of ChildMiriam TRACY was born 30 November 1648, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA (Saybrook Colony)
Thomas was 38 years old.
1659 Death of Spouse/PartnerMary UNKNOWN (LOCK) died 20 February 1659, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA (Saybrook Colony)
In 1662 (Norwich, CT), Thomas Tracy, Thomas Adgate and Francis Griswold were chosen, with the townsmen, to try all cases to the value of 40s. These formed a Court of Commission.
1668 Marriage of ChildMiriam TRACY married November 1668, Norwich, Connecticut Colony to Thomas WATERMAN
1670 Marriage of ChildJohn TRACY married 17 June 1670, Norwich, Connecticut Colony to Mary WINSLOW
1672 Marriage of ChildJonathan TRACY married 11 July 1672, Preston, Connecticut Colony to Mary GRISWOLD
1676 Marriage of ChildSolomon TRACY married 23 November 1676, Norwich, Connecticut Colony to Sarah HUNTINGTON
1678 Marriage / PartnerThomas TRACY and Martha BOURNE 20 February 1678, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
He was 67 years old.
1680 Death of Spouse/PartnerMartha BOURNE died 20 February 1680, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1683 Marriage of ChildDaniel TRACY married 19 September 1683, Norwich, Connecticut Colony to Abigail ADGATE
Monument - Founder's Cemetery, Post Gager Burial Ground, Norwich, New London, Connecticut -- The thirty-five original proprietors of Norwich, Connecticut were:
Thomas Adgate, Richard Edgerton, Maj. John Mason, Robert Allyn, John Elderkin, Dr. John Olmstead, Stephen Backus, Rev. James Fitch, John Pease, Lieut.William Backus, John Gager, John Post, John Baldwin, Stephen Gifford, Josiah Reed, Thomas Bingham, Francis Griswold, John Reynolds, John Birchard, Thomas Howard, Jonathan Royce, Morgan Bowers,Christopher Huntington, Nehemiah Smith, Thomas Bliss, Simon Huntington, John Tracy, John Bradford, Samuel Hyde, Lieut. Thomas Tracy, Hugh Calkins, William Hyde, Ens. Thomas Waterman, John Calkins, Lieut. Thomas Leffingwell
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Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)Photo taken by us1684 Death of Spouse/PartnerMary FOOTE died December 1684, Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA
1685 - Norwich, Connecticut
1685 TRACEY liut Thomas Tracy deceafed 7th nouembr 1685 Death
Vital Records of Norwich Connecticut, 1659-1848. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007.) Originally published as: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. Hartford, Society of colonial wars in the state of Connecticut, 1913.
Monument - Founder's Cemetery, Post Gager Burial Ground, Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Photo taken by usDeath — 16857 November 1685
Norwich, Connecticut Colony
He died at the age of 75.
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