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3. US merchant Gracie Archibald-303689 (William , Progenitor ) was born in 1755. He died in 1829.
gapskey Code-US His own wikipedia page. Shipping magnate. Went to Liverpool, clerking for a London shipping firm. Another source says a Dutch West India Co. Emigrated to America with a shipload of his own goods about 1778. Later from Petersburg VA exported tobacco to Britain, presumably during time of Am Rev. A business partner of Alexander Hamilton and a friend of John Jay. In Tontine Assoc, trading stocks. Traded to Russia, China and India, in tobacco, flour, cloth. He is merchant, partner with son-in-law, James Gore King qv in a New York Commission House. His own wikipedia page. See Walter Barrett Clerk, The Old Merchants of New York City. published maybe 1863. An incorporator of Eagle Fire Insurance Co, VP of New York Insurance Co. Director of United Sates Bank, and of Bank of America, VP of New York Chamber of Commerce 1800-1825. Archibald Gracie and Sons, East India Merchants. Failed due to Jefferson's Embargo Act and in financial trouble till 1823. He visited Britain in 1815 to visit factories, see steampower machines, cotton manufacture and glassblowing. Items in Winterarthur Library USA. Cotton dealer. He was bankrupted by War of 1812. He is from Dumfries Scotland and trained in Liverpool England. Cf Article by Susan E. Lyman, Archibald Gracie and his mansion (still used as the residence of mayors of New York).
Archibald married (1) wife1 Rogers Esther-303690 daughter of Of Norwalk CT Rogers Samuel-457926 and RNotknown Miss-457927 in 1784.
Grand-dr of Governor CT Thomas Fitch. Confusingly, her husband's wikipeda page states she is dr of one Samuel. A notable Rogers firm was David Rogers and Son, sugar merchants for 40 years. Another was Henry Rogers and Edward Lyde as Rogers and Lyde. Cf., Per Ken Cozens, Walter Barrett Clerk, 1863, The Old Merchants of New York City, Second Series.
Archibald and Esther had the following children:
+ 4 F i Gracie Sarah Rogers-303688 was born in 1791. + 5 F ii wife1 Gracie Elizabeth-352584. 6 F iii Gracie Miss-227277. Miss married Lawrence William Beach Lawrence-227276 son of New York merchant Pres US Bank in New York Lawrence Isaac-227267 and Beach Cornelia Ann-227268. William was born in 1823.
He is once in London, then went to Rhode Island and a democrat in politics. Cf., Per Ken Cozens, Walter Barrett Clerk, 1863, The Old Merchants of New York City, Second Series. See http://www.conovergenealogy.com/conover-p/ He is diplomat to London, then Lt-Gov New York,7 M iv Merchant of New York Gracie Junior-227296.
Cf., Per Ken Cozens, Walter Barrett Clerk, 1863, The Old Merchants of New York City, Second Series.8 M v Gracie William-413850. + 9 M vi Gracie Robert-479612. + 10 M vii Merchant of New Jersey Gracie Archibald II-481201 was born in 1795. He died in 1865. + 11 M viii Of New York Gracie James King-487635.
Archibald married (2) wife2 Fitch Elizabeth-458037 daughter of Fitch Progenitor-458071 and FNotknown Miss-458072.
gaps3 Cf., Per Ken Cozens, Walter Barrett Clerk, 1863, The Old Merchants of New York City, Second Series.
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