SHERMAN WELD8 TttACY THE TRACY GENEALOGY Being Some of the Descendants of Stephen Tracy of Plymouth· Colony, 1623 Also Ancestral Sketches and Chart COMPILED BY SHERMAN WELD TRACY The Tuttle Publishing Company, Inc. Rutland, Vermont ConmGBT 1936 BY 8. W. TliCY FOREWORD Since no previous effort appears to have been .made to assemble and to publish a record of the descendants of STEPBEN1 Th.A.CY, the author undertook that task as a me­ morial to that man and to those who followed him-who, each in their own period and place, helped by their toil, suffering and faith to create our government and country, reclaiming it from the wilderness that it might grow to the proud position it now occupies among the nations. Nor was theirs an easy task, for in those first days no man knew when he went to work in the fields but that his return would find his home in ashes and his family either brutally mur­ dered or taken captive; and no woman knew, when her men­ folk went, out to work or her children to play or to search for the live stock, whether they would live to return for the next meal•. The courageous endurance that upheld our fore­ bears is beyond words to describe, for in sickness the herbs of the_ wilderness were their only help; in their homes their own handiwork must provide their only furniture; the sheep and flax they raised must clothe them and the hands of th~ housewife must convert the wool from the sheep's backs to the finished garments. No weakling could hope to carry on. It was an exemplification of the survival of the fittest, and verily it was a test which built a strength and depth of character which we of this easier, more luxurious day must reverence but dare hardly hope to emulate. But since we reap the benefit of their toil, and experience the fulfilment of their vision, it behooves us to not only render due homage and honor to those who went before for their sacrifices and sufferings, but even more is it our duty to preserve intact the inheritance of freedom which cost them so dearly, by our own loyalty to the country they created and the Constitution they formed and bled for. Therefore may this book which will find a resting place in many homes and libraries serve as a memorial, a mobile monument, to 8TEPBEN1 TRACY and to his descendants who each in their own way and day, carried on. 4 TRACY GENEALOGY The New England records before the Revolution are fairly complete and have been the source of much published data available for genealogical research. The shifting of people after the Revolution from New England to the west makes it difficult to follow many of the families, as there is no public record of their movements, and usually, in a genera­ tion or two, contact between related families stopped. The author started with only a vague outline of his ances­ tral lines and without acquaintance with any relatives of the Tracy name. He has succeeded in recording all the de­ scendants of the emigrant through the third generation, all bearing the name of Tracy (bom Tracy), through the fifth generation, and in some lines has completed the record to the present date, which includes the tenth generation. In some instances there are no records available of any descen­ dants, and in others they have been traced for only one or two generations and then lost. It is to be regretted that some lines are incomplete, but other duties have prevented more extensive research. There­ fore, it seems best to preserve by this publication, what has been asrembled, in the hope that some one will later be able to add to it. The author gratefully acknowledges the inspiration and assistance given to him by persons whose names appear on another page. Information concerning any descendants of lines not recorded herein will be thankfully received. SHERMAN WELD TRACY 754 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago~ Illinois. 1936. ACKNOWLEDGMENT The author acknowledges with much appreciation the cooperation and assistance of the following persons: NAMES ADDRESSES Mrs. Carl B. Andrews Honolulu, Hawaii Sarah Tracy Barrows Berkeley, Calif. Minnie Batchelder, Genealogist Plymouth, Mass. Homer W. Brainard, Genealogist Hartford, Conn. William B. Browne, Genealogist North Adams, Mass. Martha Day Byington Ballard Vale, Mass .. Samuel Fowler Carter Minneapolis, Minn. Mrs. F. J. Clarke, Genealogist Pittsfield, Mass. Mrs. Frank Lincoln Davis Davenport, Ia. Josephine Burt Emerson Lebanon, N. H. Mrs. Mary Walton Fems, Genealogist · Chicago, ill. Mrs. Charles R. Frazier Seattle, Wash. Bower Marsh, English Genealogist London, Eng. James Roy MeCallum Detroit, Mich. Myron Tracy Scudder New York, N. Y. Mrs. Oscar T. Tinkle Portland, Ore. Frank Brodhead Tracy Owego, N. Y. George Foster Tracy Newton, Mass. Howard Crosby Tracy Plainfield, N. J. John Evarts Tracy Ann Arbor, Mieh. Jonathan E.W. Tracy Bristol, Pa. Joseph Prince Tracy Eureka, Calif. Mrs. Katherine (Harwood) Tracy Claremont, Calif. Milford Edwin Tracy Compton, Calif. Mrs. Walter Scott Welch Lau.rel, Miss. Mrs. Kate (Tracy) Williams Ludlow, Vt. EXPLANATORY NOTES CAPITALIZATION The names of our ancestors, wherever they appear, are capitalized. SUPERIOR FIGURES The superior figures placed immediately after and slightly above any given name (i.e., Stephen3) designate the genera­ tion within the family to which an individual belongs, commencing with the earliest known American ancestor as number one (1). FAMILY NUMBERS The large numerals placed at the left of the names of children in any family are repeated where the biographical record of that individual occurs. These numbers will be found in numerical sequence. The absence of such a number indicates that we have found no further record. REFERENCES A considerable portion of the text is based upon records of numerous recognized authorities. Much family data was furnished to the author by members of various descendant families. Such authorities as are quoted are· in footnotes at end of the family record. ANCESTRAL CHART The Ancestral Chart at the back of this volume summarizes all lines of established American ancestry of the author through his father SAMUEL JosEPH7 TRACY. An identifying number precedes each name. This system provides that a father's number would invariably be double that of his child, ExPLANATOBY NOTES 7 and the mother the' odd succeeding number. For purposes of identification these numbers are repeated in Part 3 which gives brief biographical sketches of many of the ancestors of SAMUEL JosEPH7 TRACY (supra, p. 161). ABBREVIATIONS The following abbreviations have been used: ae. age, aged c. circa (about) perh. perhaps aft. after ch. child, children prob. probably b. born d. died rem. removed hp. baptized dau. daughter res. resided, residence bet. between est. estate sett. settled bef. before hush.husband yr. year, years bur. buried m. married wid. widow N.E. New England TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. Foreword . 3 Acknowledgment 5 Explanatory Notes . 6 Illustrations 11 PART I Tracy Genealogy Consisting of: Traditional English Origin 15 Parentage of STEPHEN1 TRACY 19 STEPHEN1 TRACY 21 Descendants of STEPHEN1 TRACY • 26 PART II Some Allied Families in the Ancestral Line of SHERMAN WELD 8 TRACY: Collier . 133 Prence (Prince) . 134 Bingham • 135 Warner • 136 Carter 138 Weld . 143 Hogshead . 150 PART III Biographical Sketches of Ancestors of SAMUEL JosEPH7 TR.Acy which are not incorporated in Parts I or II 161 Ancestral Chart Facing 196 INDEX Tracy Nam.es • • 199 Surnames other than Tracy . • 207 Locations 235 ILLUSTRATIONS Facing Deaeription P~eNo. Sm:av,w WELD1 TRACY . Frontispiece Facsimile of Report of Record by Bower Marsh . 20 (Parentage of 8TEPBEN1 TBA.CY) Facsimile of Will of 8TEPHEN1 TBA.cY . 23 Sketch of Old Duxbury showing location of land owned by 8TEPBEN1 and Jo:HN9 TRACY . 24 Facsimile of Wlll of STEPHEN' TRACY 30 Facsimile of Record made by Rev. Stephen5 Tracy about 1812 given him by Olive Tracy of Johnston, Rhode Island . 32 Tombstones in Old Cemetery at W-mdham, Conn.: Deacon THOIUS BINGJLUI - 8TEPHEN1 TRACY - DEBORAH TRACY . 34: Facsimile of Commission of Lieutenant THo:aus' TRACY, 1764 . 36 Tombstones in Centre Town Cemetery, Hartford, Vermont: THOMAS' TRACY - JOSEPH5 TRACY 36 Court Cupboard . 4:8 Sundial . 48 Dwelling once owned by JosEPH5 TBA.cy near Hartford, Vermont . 50 Dwelling once owned by M YRON8 TRACY at Hudson, Ohio 50 Rev. Joseph8 Tracy-Ruth Carter7 Tracy-Sarah Skinner7 Tracy . 60 Ebenezer Carter8 Tracy - Anna (Tracy) Byington . 63 Rev. MYRON8 TBA.cY - SARAH (WELD) TRACY · 65 Tombstones at Hudson, Ohio: Rev. M YR0N6 TRACY - SA.BAH (WELD) TRACY . 66 Rev. Ira Carter8 Tracy- Rev. Alfred Edwards7 Tracy . 68 Samuel8 Tracy . 70 Dr. Stephen8 Tracy - Alice (Dana) Tracy . 72 Joseph7 Tracy . 90 Sarah (Tracy) Scudder - Rev. Ezekiel Carman Scudder . 98 SillUEL JOSEPH7 TRACY- - ARMINDA (HOGSHEAD) TRACY 100 Tombstone at Fostoria., Ohio: SAHUEL JosEPH7 TRACY-A.1uaNDA (HoGsHEAD) TRACY 102 Laura (Tracy) Barrows . 104 Samuel Mills7 Tracy . • ios PART ONE TRACY GENEALOGY TRADITIONAL ENGLISH ORIGIN The Tracy families of Great Britain, of Ireland and of the United States are doubtless descended on the male side from a common source. The name of Tracy is from the Le Sire de Traci, a Norman Baron who went to England with the army of William the Conqueror and fought at the Battle · of Hastings, his name appearing on the "Roll of Battle Abbey." The Barony of Barnstaple was given to his son, Henry _de Traci, by King Stephen, in· consideration of his loyalty and services to the King in the county of Devon and the western parts of England. Henry's daughter, Grace Traci, married Sir John de Sudeley, Lord of Sudeley and Baron of Toddington.