1Mrs. Matilda Ormond Abbey, Genealogy of the Family of Lt. Thomas Tracy, of Norwich, Connecticut, p. 49 (1888).
"David Tracy and Sarah Parrish were married Oct. 6, 1709. Their children were: Sarah Tracy, born June 17, 1710; Mary Tracy, born April 2, 1712, died March 31, 1715; Zerniah Tracy, born Sept. 12, 1714; Ziporah Tracy, born Sept, 10, 1716; Mary Tracy, born Nov. 25, 1718; David Tracy Tracy, born May 7, 1721; Lemuel Tracy, born Nov. 25, 1722; Rachel Tracy, born Nov. 29, 1724; Irene Tracy, born Jan. 19, 1726; Sarah Tracy, wife of the above David Tracy, died Jan. 10, 1729.".
1Roswell Parish, Jr., John Parish of Groton, Mass., and Some of his Descendants, NEHGR, Vol. 63, pp. 364-365 (Oct 1909).
"1. JOHN1 PARISH of Groton, Mass., and earlier of Braintree and Mendon, was probably the first of the line in New England. . . .
John Parish first appears at Braintree, Mass., where he married first, 30 June 1664, HANNAH JEWELL, born 12 Dec. 1643, a daughter of Thomas of the same place. . . .
On 29 Dec. 1685 he married, secondly, MARY WATTELL, the daughter of John of Chelmsford, Mass.
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Children by second wife:
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vii. SARAH, b. in Ipswich, Mass., 16 Jan. 1692; d. in Preston, Conn., 10 Jan. 1728; m. 6 Oct. 1709, DAVID TRACY, b. 4 Sept. 1687, d. bef. 6 May 1752, son of Jonathan and Mary (Griswold). Children: 1. Sarah, b. 17 June 1710. 2. Mary, b. 2 Apr. 1712. 3. Zerviah, b. 12 Sept. 1714. 4. Ziporah, b. 10 Sept. 1716. 5. Mary, b. 25 Nov. 1718. 6. David, b. 7 May 1721. 7. Lemuel, b. 25 Nov. 1722. 8. Rachel, b. 29 Nov. 1724. 9. Irene, b. 19 Jan. 1727. He m. (2) 27 Sept. 1733, Elizabeth Davis of North Stonington, Conn.
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