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Henry Way

Male Abt 1583 - 1667  (~ 84 years)


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  • Name Henry Way  [1
    Birth Abt 1583  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 24 May 1667  Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Person ID I33702  Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of DGH
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2021 

    Family Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1581   d. 23 Jun 1665, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1606  [4
    Children 
    +1. Hannah Way,   b. Bef 3 Mar 1616   d. Aft 26 Jan 1702 (Age > 86 years)
    Family ID F19863  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2021 

  • Notes 
    • He had children who were baptized in Bridport, Dorset, but his actual English origins are unproven. David L. Greene's 1985 article (citation details below) sets forth two strong possibilities.

  • Sources 
    1. [S5391] David L. Greene, "Bray Wilkins of Salem Village MA and His Children." The American Genealogist 60:1, 60:101, 1984.

    2. [S101] The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, Volumes 1-3 and The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volumes 1-7, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1996-2011., says "bef 1573", an obvious typo.

    3. [S5382] David L. Greene, "A Search for the English Origin of Henry1 Way of Dorchester, Massachusetts." The American Genealogist 61:241, 1985.

    4. [S101] The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, Volumes 1-3 and The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volumes 1-7, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1996-2011.