Thomas Tracy; Born November 07, 1610, in
Tewkesbury, Estate, Gloucestershire, England - Died November 07, 1685,
Norwich, Conneticut.
Mary Conway ; Born 1611 - 1614, Gloucester,
Gloucestershire, England - DiedFebruary 20, 1659, Saybrook, Connecticut.
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.
· Governor William Tracy, Esquire (13th Great
Grandfather)
· Mary Tracy his wife
· Thomas Tracy their son
· Joyce Tracy their daughter
William Tracy was born about 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. William Tracy was Governor of Berkeley Colony, Virginia.
Thomas Tracy moved to Watertown, Massachusetts 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 besieged, 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 quartermaster to the Dragoons, and
in 1678, Justice. In King Philip's war in 1675, he and John Bradford were
appointed Commissary and Quartermaster. He owned much real estate, more than
n 5000 acres.
(For a complete history of Lt. Thomas Tracy
see A.M.Caulkins', History of Norwich, Connecticut)
Thomas Tracy married Mary in 1641 in Wethersfield, Connecticut. This was
Mary's second marriage. Her first marriage was to Edward Mason about 1632.
Mary is thought to be the daughter of Sir John Conway and Catherine Verney.
There is also a theory that Mary is Mary Lock. In either case, she is the
widow of Edward Mason.
Thomas and Mary had the following children:
Capt. John TRACY b: ABT 1642 in Wethersfield, CT
Thomas TRACY b: 1644
Jonathan TRACY b: 1645
Miriam TRACY b: 1648 in Wethersfield, CT married Thomas WATERMAN in
November of 1668.
Solomon TRACY b: 1651
Daniel TRACY b: 1652
Samuel TRACY b: 1654 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Samuel TRACY b: 1654
Miriam Tracy, the only daughter of Lieut. Thomas Tracy and his first wife,
m. Lieut. Thomas Waterman one of the original proprietors of Norwich, son of
Robert Waterman and Elizabeth Bourn of Marshfield. She had by him eight
children, seven of whom married and had families.
Records of the Virginia Company from Thomas Jefferson Papers -
Many of these are from William Tracy.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~edgerton/NorwichHistory.htm
The History of Norwich, Connecticut
The deed for the town of Norwich (originally “Mohegan”) reads as follows:
“Know all men that Onkos, Owaneco,
Attawanhood, Sachems of Mohegan have Bargained, sold, and passed over, and
doe by these presents sell and pass over unto the town and Inhabitants of
Norwich nine miles square of land lying and being at Mohegan and the parts
thereunto adjoining, with all ponds, rivers. woods, quarries, mines, with all
royalties, privileges, and appurtenances thereunto belonging, to them the
said inhabitants of Norwich, their heirs and successors forever--from thence
the line run nor north east nine miles, and on the East side the aforesaidd
river to the southward the line is to join with New London bounds as it is
now laid out and to run east two miles from the aforesaid river, northwest
nine miles to meet with the western line.
In consideration where of the Onbkos, Owanexo and Attawanhood do
acknowledge to have received of the parties aforesaid the full and just sum
of seventy pounds and doe promise and engage ourselves, heirs and successors,
to warrant the said bargain and sale to the aforesaid parties, their heirs
and successors, and them to defend from all claims and molestations from any
whatsoever.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set out to our hands this 6th of June,
Anno 1659.
Unkos
Owaneco
Attawanhood
Witness hereunto, John Mason, Thomas Tracy
htttp://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~edgerton/FoundersMonument.htm
Norwich Founders Monument
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