Tracy Family Tales

Now we can finally turn our attention to John Tracy.  This is as far back as I can reliably trace the paternal Tracy line. The fact of the matter is, John Tracy's parents are unknown. However, we can make some inferences. First let's start with some facts. We know that John Tracy, like Nancy Ann Price, was from Maryland. According to the genealogical researcher Charles Crain, John and Nancy Ann Price were married in 1793 in Maryland. We also know that Nancy Ann Price was living in Harford County, east of Baltimore County. Finally, we know from the 1810 US Federal Census that John Tracy was between the ages of 26 and 45 in 1810 (only age ranges were tallied at that time). This puts his birth between 1765 and 1784. Given that he was married in 1793, it seems likely that he was born closer to 1765 to 1770 or so. If John Tracy was from nearby Baltimore County then it is possible that he was a son of Benjamin Tracy (b. 1730), who is a descendent of Teague Tracy (b. before 1665) and ...