TRACY, Lt. Jonathan

1646 - 1704  (58 years)

• Name	TRACY, Jonathan
  Prefix	Lt.
  Birth	21 Feb 1646	Saybrook, CT   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 114365608
  _COLOR	11
  Death	25 Feb 1704	Preston, CT   [2]
  Burial	Preston, CT
  Person ID	I25765	Puffers
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	TRACY, Lt. Thomas,   b. 1610, England d. 7 Nov 1685, Norwich, CT (Age 75 years)
  Mother	CONWAY, Mary,   b. 1611   d. Bef 1654, Saybrook, CT (Age < 42 years)
  Marriage	1641	Wethersfield, CT
  	It is not proven she was married to Thomas Tracy
  Family ID	F7547	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	GRISWOLD, Mary,   b. 26 Aug 1656, Saybrook, CT d. 24 Apr 1711, Preston, CT (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	11 Jul 1672	Norwich, CT   [3]
  Children	1. TRACY, Jonathan,   b. 21 Feb 1674, Norwich, CT d. 25 Feb 1704, Preston, CT (Age 30 years)   2. TRACY, Hannah,   b. 8 Jul 1677, Norwich, CT d. 28 Nov 1695 (Age 18 years)   3. TRACY, Christopher,   b. 1 May 1680, Norwich, CT d. 9 Feb 1725, Preston, CT (Age 44 years)   4. TRACY, Mary,   b. 7 Sep 1682, Norwich, CT d. Aft 1725 (Age > 44 years)   5. TRACY, Miriam,   b. 23 Apr 1685, Preston, CT d. 1 Sep 1765, Norwich, CT (Age 80 years)   6. TRACY, William,   b. 23 Apr 1685, New London, CT d. 6 May 1752, Preston, CT (Age 67 years)   7. TRACY, David,   b. 24 Sep 1687, Preston, CT d. 6 May 1752, Norwich, CT (Age 64 years)   8. TRACY, Francis,   b. 1 Apr 1690, Preston, CT d. 28 Nov 1755, Preston, CT (Age 65 years)   9. TRACY, Sarah,   b. 2 Aug 1692, Preston, CT d. 6 Sep 1693, Preston, CT (Age 1 year)   10. TRACY, Hannah H.,   b. 8 Jul 1695, Preston, CT d. 28 Nov 1695, Norwich, CT (Age 0 years)   11. TRACY, Samuel,   b. 6 Jun 1697, Preston, CT d. 11 Oct 1789, Plainfield, CT (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F9212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Jonathan was born in 1646, in Saybrook, Connecticut. His parents were Thomas and Mary Conway Tracy. He was one of the founders of Preston, New London, Connecticut. The first recorded Town Meeting took place on 30 March 1687. The first order of business was to choose a Recorder [town clerk]. Jonathan Tracy was chosen for this position. No other officials were appointed at the first meeting. The business that followed dealt with the granting of land; thus the need for the Recorder being the first official chosen. The records of Preston say that Jonathan Tracy married Mary Griswold on July 11, 1672. Since the first recorded town meeting took place in 1687 and Jonathan was chosen to be town clerk, he might have decided to put the record of his own marriage in the records of Preston, even though it did not occur there. They were married in Lisbon, New London County, in the Newent Congregational Church. The births of their first five children also occured before 1687, but are also found in the records of Preston. Those children were probably also born in Lisbon. Jonathan was Commissioned Lt. of the Preston militia, May 1690. Jonathan was Selectman of Preston in 1698, and served as Town Clerk until his death. Colony law required that every town have an 'ordinary'. This term was used very early but changed to the more familiar 'tavern'. Jonathan Tracy was the first Ordinary Keeper. From the town records, 1698 jenewary 25: Jonathan Tracy was chosen ordinary keeper. Jonathan and Mary had at least nine children. Three of their sons married daughters of John and Mary (Wattell) Parish: Christopher married Lydia Parish, David married Sarah Parish, and Francis married Elizabeth Parish. Jonathan's will, dated Nov. 1711, mentions wife Mary, sons David and Samuel of Preston, and daughter Mary, wife of Benjamin Parrish. Jonathan signed a deed on November 29 and his will was proved on December 24, 1711. His place of burial is unknown.

  
  

• Sources

  [S354] Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection). [S1091] Connecticut Town Death Records, pre 1870 (Barbour Collection). [S161] Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection).