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Thomas Way 1704–1751 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jun 1704

Birth Location: Old Dorchester,Colleton,South Carolina,USA

Death Date: 1751

Death Location: Dorchester, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA

Father: Aaron Sr

Mother: Mary Gorton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bacon

Children(s): Aaron Way

The story of Thomas Way began in 1704 in Old Dorchester,Colleton,South Carolina,USA. Thomas Way married Elizabeth Bacon, and had children including Aaron Big Aaron Way. Thomas Way passed away in 1751 in Dorchester, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Way began in 1704 in Old Dorchester,Colleton,South Carolina,USA.
  • Thomas Way married Elizabeth Bacon, and had children including Aaron Big Aaron Way.
  • Thomas Way passed away in 1751 in Dorchester, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Aaron Sr
1674–1736
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, MA Bay Colony
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Mary Gorton
1684–1712
Birth Location: Roxbury, Massachusetts
MG

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bacon
1702–1750
Birth Location: Lyme, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
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Children(s)

Aaron Way
1740–1784
Birth Location: Dorchester, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA
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Thomas Way's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Way
1704–1751
Birth Place: Old Dorchester,Colleton,South Carolina,USA
Parents
Aaron Way Sr
1674–1736
Salem, Essex, MA Bay Colony
Mary Gorton
1684–1712
Roxbury, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Aaron (Way) II
1650–1730
Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Mary Maverick
1657–1696
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Abraham Gorton
1659–1693
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Sumner
1664–
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Way's Descendants

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Thomas Way (12 Jun 1704–1751) m. Elizabeth Bacon (31 May 1702–1750)
  1. 1. Aaron ("Big Aaron") Way 1740–1784 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Carn 1753–1783
    1. 1. Jacob Way 1782–1845 m. Elizabeth Warnock 1784–1848 m. Mary (Jane) Hoster 1794–1859
      1. 1. OLIVE (ELIZABETH) WAY 1813–1894 m. George (W) Murray 1805–1880
        1. 1. Dorcas (Ann Rebecca Murray) Owens 1839–1900 m. David (Benjamin) Owens 1835–1900
        2. 2. James (G) Murray 1832–1910
        3. 3. JULIA (ANN ELIZABETH) MURRAY 1837–1877
        4. 4. Emanuel (Durant Murray) Sr 1841–1913
        5. 5. Laura Murray 1848–1930
        6. 6. Francis Murray 1845–1905
        7. 7. Josephine (Mary) Murray 1836–
        8. 8. Eliza (J) Murray 1843–1915
        9. 9. Melissa (C) Murray 1846–1885
        10. 10. Margaret (Ann) Murray –1841
        11. 11. Lewis (B Y) Murray –1841
        12. 12. David (Benjamin) Owens 1835–1900
        13. 13. George Murray 1850–
      2. 2. Jacob (Goelette) Way 1804–1843
      3. 3. Samuel (M or W) Way 1803–1850
      4. 4. Reuben Way 1812–
      5. 5. Catherine Way 1815–1855
      6. 6. Mary (Rebecca) Way 1817–1892
      7. 7. Lewis (A) Way 1823–1887
      8. 8. Richard (Franklin) Way 1813–1872
      9. 9. Dorcas (Ann) Way 1828–1892
      10. 10. William Way 1811–
    2. 2. John WAY 1771–1859
    3. 3. Aaron Way 1770–1840
    4. 4. Sadie Way 1780–1781

Thomas Way's Timeline

2 Records

1704
12 Jun 1704
Birth of Thomas Way in Old Dorchester,Colleton,South Carolina,USA
Old Dorchester,Colleton,South Carolina,USA
1751
1751
Age 47
Death of Thomas Way in Dorchester, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA
Dorchester, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1704
    Event Place: Old Dorchester,Colleton,South Carolina,USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1751
    Event Place: Dorchester, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA
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