History of the Thomas Macy House, 99 Main Street, Nantucket

In this presentation, explore the history of the Thomas Macy House, located at 99 Main Street, Nantucket.
Built around 1800 by Valentine Swain as a typical three-bay house, the house passed to Thomas Macy during the prosperity of Nantucket’s whaling days. Macy enlarged the house, embellishing it with Federal ornamentation, and it stayed in his family for generations. In the twentieth century, Jacqueline Harris and her family owned the house for decades before donating it to the Nantucket Historical Association.
Learn more about the Thomas Macy House at nha.org/visit/... and its history at nha.org/resear....
Presented by Amelia Holmes, Director of Collections & Research Services, Nantucket Historical Association.

[@davidmacey5422]

Macey and proud. Family originated in Chilmark (UK). I believe the original Thomas Macy was from Chilmark too.

[@Dee-vj8ig]

My grandmother was a Macy and she always said that all the Macy’s in the the US were related.

[@rjmurphyo0]

I'm related to all these people. The closest instance in my tree where my ancestor was born on Nantucket was Reuben Beard born in 1763. His father, Richard Beard was believed to have been born there in 1718. He married Eunice Macy born in 1721. It's likely that Reuben Beard knew Thomas Macy born in 1787.

[@rjmurphyo0]

@@harriettemacy7399 if you're Macy line traces back to Nantucket, then I'm almost 100% sure we are

[@rjmurphyo0]

@@harriettemacy7399 was your father's father named George H Macy? If so I found a geniology site that traces them back to Nantucket so it loolslikewe are cousins

[@rjmurphyo0]

@@harriettemacy7399 oh yes, I see that! George H Macy was your father's grandpa. Our common ancestors is thomas macy born in 1608 and Sarah Hopcott.

[@stacy_thecraftycat6611]

I am also a relation but I don't think this Thomas Macy may not be my branch although I do have a Thomas Macy's in my lineage around that time. The Thomas Macy (my 6th great grandfather) around this timeframe was one married to Anna and was the son of Paul and Bethiah Macy. Love all this history that I can really get into because it is my history. Original settler Thomas Macy and Tristram Coffin were my 11th great grandfathers so that is also a name I am related too. Love it!

[@juliethethriftydesigner]

We are probably related in some fashion. The original thomas L Macy married to sarah . Was also my great+ -grandfather.

[@stacy_thecraftycat6611]

@@juliethethriftydesigner in that case, we are related somehow. lol My line is Thomas Macy (married to Sarah Hopcott)-John Macy-Thomas Macy-Joseph Macy Sr-Paul Macy-Thomas Macy-Jonathan Macy-Isaac Macy-Eli Macy-Lawson Macy-Raymond Macy Sr-Patricia Macy-Me (first generation not a Macy lol).

[@juliethethriftydesigner]

My lineage is Thomas l Macy married to Sarah hopcott. And then John Macy married to Deborah Gardner. And then Richard Macy married to Deborah Pinkham. And then abraham macy - Anna worth. Abraham Macy- Priscilla bunker. Abraham Macy,- Elizabeth Coleman. Aaron c macy- sarah hallclapp. Cyrus Macy- Harriet Janette Billings. And then my great-grandfather, Clarence. L Macy married to Sarah e. And they had my grandmother Ruth crosby macy. Who then married and lost the macy name. then had my mother.😊

[@mikesandraevans9177]

Thomas Macy's first wife Elisa had a son Rowland who was the founders of the Macy's Store. My fourth great grandfather Thomas Barnard married Elisa and was Rowlands stepfather. My grandfather Robert Newcomb Barnard was the first not born in Nantucket but was born in Gloucester MA.

[@juliethethriftydesigner]

Roland h Macy was my Uncle.

[@joannapolowy4647]

Well done.

[@karlalphelps9909]

i am related to tthe macy line as well