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Descendants of Lake Progenitor-206758

Sixth Generation


15. wife2 Tracy Hannah-352603 (Hannah Gookin , Dorothy Cotton , Ann Lake , Thomas , Progenitor ) died in 1797.

Hannah married Hon Jackson Jonathan V-348702 son of Boston merchant, manufacturer Jackson Edward IV-198927 and Quincy Dorothy-198928. Jonathan was born in 1743. He died in 1810.

They had the following children:

+ 19 M i Judge Jackson Charles-177753 was born in 1775. He died in 1855.
+ 20 M ii Textile industrialist Jackson Patrick Tracy-197987 was born in 1780. He died in 1847.
+ 21 F iii Jackson Hannah Gardner-178346 was born in 1776. She died in 1815.
  22 F iv Jackson Sarah-177521.
        Sarah married Gardner John-345488 son of Gardner Progenitor-177754 and GNotknown Miss-194128. John was born in 1770. He died in 1825.
+ 23 M v Dr MD Jackson James-194129 was born in 1777. He died in 1867.
+ 24 F vi Jackson Mary-178008 was born in 1783. She died in 1860.

16. Colonel Patriot Tracy John-461331 (Hannah Gookin , Dorothy Cotton , Ann Lake , Thomas , Progenitor ) was born in 1753. He died in 1815.

Merchant. Had a rope manufactory. Freemason.

John married Laughton Margaret-723 daughter of Laughton Progenitor-475034 and LNotknown Miss-475035. Margaret was born in 1755. She died in 1806.

They had the following children:

  25 F i Tracy Mary-475019 was born in 1781. She died in 1854.
        Mary married Bassett Christopher-475020 son of Bassett Progenitor-475036 and BNotknown Miss-475037.
  26 F ii Tracy Henrietta-475021 was born in 1782. She died in 1812.
        Henrietta married Johnson William Pierce-475022 son of Johnson Progenitor-507215 and JNotknown Miss-507216.
  27 F iii Tracy Elizabeth Farris-475023 was born in 1791. She died in 1825 in Boston.
        Elizabeth married Loring Henry-475024 son of Loring Progenitor-475038 and LNotknown Miss-475039.

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17. Merchant bankrupt in America Tracy Nathaniel-475017 (Hannah Gookin , Dorothy Cotton , Ann Lake , Thomas , Progenitor ) was born in 1751 in Newburyport. He was christened in 1785 in active. He died in 1796.

In pursuit of Lane Son and Fraser. Also seen as "Financier of the American Revolution". He is viewed by some as one of the the greatest merchants of the Rev Period, second to Robert Morris. http on Sewell/Sewall genalogy. He is graduate of Harvard. gapskey. Was worth about 6,500,000 dollars in 1780. Had partnership with Jonathan Jackson his brother-in-law. He owned and outfitted the first-ever operating American privateer ("Hero" Captain James Tracy, owned by James Tracy, Nathaniel Tracy, Jno Jackson John Tracy and Joseph Lee son of Jeremiah), with a Letter of Marque from Continental Congress. Later sent out 24 cruisers and captured 120 vessels (worth 3,950,000 dollars when sold), at one time ran 110 mechant ships worth 2,733,300 dollars. Made good money till 1777 when he lost all but one privateer and 97 merchant ships. He had once loaned the American government 167,000 dollars which was never repaid. Ruined by the war and lived in genteel poverty for his past ten years in Newburyport. Re Lane Son and Fraser, there is a case re matters of ships cargoes 1785-1786 (rice?) between Winthrop Todd and Winthrop mechants of Charleston South Carolina, and John Lane survivor of Lane Son and Fraser, with Nathaniel Tracy in the middle, in [British] Court of Chancery, 1811. Thomas L. Winthrop etc. One George Dickinson is agent for Lane Son and Fraser. This is the Mr Tracy (see chronology file 1785) owning the ship "Ceres" Capt St Barbe taking Thomas Jefferson (as Plenipotentiary) from Boston to Portsmouth on his way to London! Tracy spent time in Portugal seeing to some affairs but ended disappointed. See Kellock's article, p. 114, where it is indicated, Note 13, that Nathaniel Tracy had been linked to Lane, Son and Fraser of London. John Lane had gone to Boston in 1784 from London as in 1783 his father of London has unwisely loaned money to Tracy, who was verging on bankruptcy. Lane stayed five years in US with the assistance of lawyer John Lowell and the assistance of Boston's leading banker, Thomas Russell. There is a net article re one Nathaniel Tracy of Newburyport privateer owner and merchant who bought a mansion in Cambridge, confiscated from Loyalist John Vassall, now known as Longfellow House. Nathaniel and brother John in 1774 became partners with Jonathan Jackson as Jackson, Tracy and Tracy, and were successful till hostilities broke out. Newburyport and Salem were the most active privateering ports, and they had initial success as privateers. By 1786 Nathaniel's fortune was mostly gone. One of his privateers had been "Game Cock", another was "Success". He dealt in land with Tristram Dalton. He is noted online as of "Traceys of Enniscorthy and Newburyport", and noted as a "chief financier of American Rev", and a son of Captain Patrick Tracey born 1711in Enniscorthy Ireland, died 1789 Newburyport. Captain Patrick had a nephew Captain Patrick Tracy who followed him to America. Cf Thomas Amory Lee, The Tracy Family of Newburyport. Essex Institute Historical Collections, 1921.

Nathaniel married Lee Mary-461340 daughter of Patriot Colonel of Marblehead Lee Jeremiah-461341 and OfMarblehead Swett Martha-461342. Mary died in 1819.

They had the following children:

+ 28 F i Tracy Hannah-461346 was born in 1776. She died in 1823.
  29 M ii Artillery officer War of 1812 Tracy Jermiah Lee-461499 was born in 1782. He died in 1844.
  30 M iii Boston Broker Tracy Nathaniel-461500 was born in 1790. He died in 1866.

Treasurer of Boston Merchants Exchange. Retired to Medford.
        Nathaniel married (1) wife1 Wyer Mary-461501 daughter of Wyer Progenitor-467345 and WNotknown Miss-467346.
        Nathaniel married (2) wife2 Allen Anne Middleton-461502 daughter of Allen Progenitor-461503 and ANotknown Miss-461504.

18. Sir Bart3, Gov Hudson's Bay Co. Lake James Winter-206716 (Atwill , Bibye , Thomas , Thomas , Progenitor ) died in 1807.

He is member 1762-1782 and Governor Hudson's Bay Co 1799-1807. Code-red. http bv Wendy Winter.

James married Crowther Joyce-206717 daughter of Crowther Progenitor-206718 and CNotknown Miss-206719.

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James and Joyce had the following children:

+ 31 M i Sir spouse problem re wife1 Lake Henry Atwell-206721 was born in 1809. He died in 1847.
+ 32 M ii Capt RN Lake Edward-206713 was born in 1808. He died in 1864.
+ 33 M iii Sir Bart4 Lake James Samuel William-206744.
  34 M iv Admiral of the White Lake Willoughby Thomas-206764.

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