Elizabeth (Bachiler) Way (1581 - abt. 1665)

Born 1581 in Devon, Dorset, England

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Way — married about 22 Jan 1615 in Bridport, Dorset, England

Descendants

Died about 23 Apr 1665 at about age 84 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Disputed Origins

She was not the daughter of Rev. Stephen Bachelir. He had no daughter by that name.^{[citation needed]}

Biography

Elizabeth was born between 1581 and 1587 in Ticehurst, Sussex, or Devon, Dorset, England.^[1][2][3]

She married 22 January 1615 (in Bridport, England) Henry Way.^[4] David Greene's 1985 TAG article: really draws into question Elizabeth *Batchelar* as wife of the immigrant-- at least the one who comes with him. This article publishes the Bridport parish records which does include a 1615 marriage between one Henry Way and one Elizabeth Batchelar BUT there is also a 1618 burial of Elizabeth, wife of Henry Way.^[5]

22 Jan 1614 / 1615 Henry Way to Elizabeth Batchelar at Bridport, Dorset ^[6]

Elizabeth, wife of Henry Way, was buried in 1618.^[7]

Other source: Date: 23 Apr 1665 ^[8]

Death Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts

Name: Elizabeth Way Death Date: 23 Jun 1665 Death Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Children

Children: born to Elisabeth Batchelar: Married Jan 22 1615

1. Aaron Way, Sr. 1613 - 1695 (check birth year; it's two years prior to parents' marriage)
2. Hannah Wilkins (born Way) 1615 - 1701 WikiTree profile Way-201
3. James Way 1616 - 1685 WikiTree profile Way-330
4. Henry Way IV 1618 - 1632

Children born to second wife, also Elizabeth.

1. George Way 1620 - 1690
2. Samuel Way 1622 - 1695 WikiTree profile Way-486
3. Richard Way 1624 - 1697 WikiTree profile Way-487
4. Elizabeth Way 1628 - ?
5. Edward Way 1630 - ? WikiTree profile Way-488
6. Susanna Pelton (born Way) 1632 - 1706 WikiTree profile Way-194
7. Martha Way 1634 - ? WikiTree profile Way-489

Possible Children:

1. Robert Way 1652 - ?
2. Mary Way ? - 1680

Sources

1. ↑ Garbe, Gary, "Pelton and Garbe Families," RootsWeb/18 Jun 2006 Note: Author good at citing sources; appears to be well-researched data. NOTE: Please provide link; Way info cannot be found
2. ↑ Gale Research, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: 7
3. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Provo, UT, USA; 2011
4. ↑ U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700; Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Provo, UT, USA: 2012
5. ↑ David L. Greene, "A Search for the English Origin of Henry1 Way of Dorchester, Massachusetts" The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) Reference volume 61 (1995), pages 252-56 via $American Ancestors
6. ↑ Bridport, Dorset Parish Register image 262 https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2243/32435_239498-00164?pid=1294255 accessed 3 Dec 2019.
7. ↑ Greene, ibid.
8. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

• Name: Elizabeth Way

Death 23 Jun 1665, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

• Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).