George Way III (1691 - 1760)

Born 1691 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Sprague) Way — married 19 Jul 1713 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 16 Mar 1760 at about age 69 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

George was born in 1691.^[1]

George Way married Lydia Sprague on 19 JUL 1714 at the 1st Congregational Ch., Lebanon, New London Co., Connecticut.^[2] They had at least 13 children, including:^[3]

1. Mary;^[4]
2. Dorcas;
3. Sarah;
4. John;
5. Ireney;
6. Lidia;
7. Eve;
8. Lidea;
9. Hannah;
10. Luce;
11. Anne;
12. George
13. Eunice.

He passed away in 1760 and is buried in the Hillside Cemetery, Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut.^[1][5]

Research Notes

• Sharon, Connecticut, Burying Grounds - via Ancestry.com

Cemetery: The Sharon Burying Ground Name: Mr. George Way Death Date: 16 Mar 1760 Age: 69 Inscription: Way, Mr. George, died March 16, 1760, ae. 69

• Family Data Collection - Individual Records

Name: George Way Spouse: Lydia Sprague Parents: George Way, Susannah Nest Birth Place: N, Lyme, CT Birth Date: 1691 Marriage Place: Lebanon, New London, CT Marriage Date: 19 Jul 1713 Death Place: Sharon Death Date: 16 Mar 1760 Source Citation: Birth year: 1691; Birth city: Lyme; Birth state: CT. Source Information: Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

• Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934

Name: George Way Birth Date: abt 1691 Age at Death: 69 Death Date: 16 Mar 1760 Death Place: Connecticut Gender: Male FHL Film Number: 3220 Source Information: Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772–1934." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.

• Family Data Collection - Births

Name: George Way Father: George Way Mother: Susannah Nest Birth Date: 1691 City: Lyme County: N State: CT Country: USA Source Information: Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Births [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23283333/george-way : accessed 04 February 2022), memorial page for George Way (1691–16 Mar 1760), Find A Grave: Memorial #23283333, citing Hillside Cemetery, Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA.
2. ↑ Source: #S417
3. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1062/images/VBMDUSACT1634_0038-0347?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.175029090.1932677364.1599074867-1548753329.1598542110&pId=596236
4. ↑ Mary's birth - "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WS-PZH : 7 January 2020), George Way in entry for Mary Way, 1715.
5. ↑ Entered by Amanda Mason-Thomas, Jun 26, 2012

See also:

• FamilySearch record
• Amanda Mason-Thomas, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Amanda and others.
• Source: S417 Author: Richard E. Weber, Dev./A.A. Sprague IV, Webmaster Title: The Sprague Project Abbreviation: Sprague Project Publication: A.A. Sprague IV/16 Dec 2006 Note: Website dedicated to Sprague genealogy; very detailed and authentic. CONT http://www.sprague-database.org Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Bob Nichol for creating WikiTree profile Way-416 through the import of Nichol Ancestry.GED on Feb 14, 2013.