Recently Discovered English Ancestry Of Governor William Tracy Of Virginia 1620 And Of His Only Son Lieutenant Thomas Tracy Of Salem Massachusetts

Author : Dwight Tracy
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ISBN 13 : 9781332184873
Total Pages : 46 pages
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Download or read book Recently Discovered English Ancestry of Governor William Tracy of Virginia, 1620, and of His Only Son written by Dwight Tracy and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Recently Discovered English Ancestry of Governor William Tracy of Virginia, 1620, and of His Only Son: Lieutenant Thomas Tracy of Salem, Massachusetts, and Norwich, Connecticut This is the tragedy of a scion of one of the noblest families of Europe. who, reared in an ancient palace and inheriting the ancient family arms, became imbued with the spirit of the New World, invested his property in vast tracts of its savage lands, came to America to enter into its development, lost his entire fortune and died broken-hearted. It is the story of a man's faith in the ultimate greatness of the Western Continent; his belief that it would arise as one of the world's richest domains - a confidence in its future that led him to abandon a life of Old World luxury and ease to cast his lot against fate on the unknown hemisphere. As far as his knowledge of it is concerned his conjectures were wrong. The realization of his dreams never came to him in his brief day. He lived only to see his visions dissipated, to find his dreams were mirages, to discover that the soil on which he stood was a quicksand that carried him to misfortune. This is one of the anomalies of history. In the very moment of failure the embryo of success was unfolding - a success so full, so prodigal, so stupendous that more than a million of the peoples of the earth are coining in annual pilgrimages to partake of its abundance. This son of the Saxon kings was right! His prophetic visions were all too true. From his own financial ruins has risen a great nation and a great race to which he contributed Saxon energy. Saxon indomitability, Saxon valor, Saxon integrity. His loss was gain: his failure triumph. While this heroic sacrifice lends romance to the drama of American history, its real significance is in the proof that the best blood of the Old World was interested and actively engaged in laying the foundation upon which the greatest Republic of the earth has been built. It is of especial interest on this occasion of the tercentenary of the first permanent English settlement in America as it at this shrine that its first scenes were enacted. As a contribution to the literature of the exposition it is of much value. The discoveries herein related are of so real import to American genealogical literature that brochures have been prepared for public libraries and private distribution by the author. Dr. Tracy in a letter preliminary to its publication says: "In my investigations I have not found a town under the American flag on this continent but has descendants of this Saxon blood. I have found it in far-away Australia and Honolulu, and have traced it into most of the civilized countries." These investigations were officially recorded in The Journal of American History, which is recognized in this country and abroad as the authority 011 historical and genealogical matters in America, and published simultaneously in The Connecticut Magazine. These periodicals arc bringing into print many hitherto unknown documents and their eminent service to the nation is of incalculable value. The editors take this opportunity to cordially invite genealogical and historical researchers to make their discoveries known through the pages of these American authorities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com