Jacob Way (1737 - 1812)

Born 19 Dec 1737 in Pennsbury Township, Chester, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Phebe (Pennock) Way — married 22 Jul 1765 in Wilmington, Delaware

Descendants

Died 13 Aug 1812 at age 74 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Jacob was born on 19 Oct 1737.^[1][2][3] He was the son of John Way and Ann Hannum. Jacob was a farmer and he married Phebe Pennock, the daughter of William Pennock and Alice Mendenhall on 22 Jul 1765 by "a Priest," recorded at "Old Swedes" Church, Wilmington, Del for which they were disowned, but in 1780 they made acknowledgment to the Monthly Meeting and were again received into membership.^[1] They had 11 children:^[1][2]

  1) Alice (b. 1766), married, Abner Rogers;

  2) Ann (1768-1829), married Caleb Entrekin;

  3) William (1770-1838), married 1st, Elizabeth Milhouse; 2nd, Martha Moore;

  4) John (1772-1848), married 1st, Hannah Heald, 2nd, Mary Mendenhall;

  5) Sarah (1773-1809), unmarried;

  6) Moses (b. 1776), married, Susanna Wilkinson;

  7) Lydia (1779-1847), married, William Huey;

  8) Jacob (1781-1856), married first, Elizabeth Sharpless, secondly, Pierson;

  9) Phebe (1784-1809), married, William Sharpless;

10) Samuel (1787-1844), married, Catharine Myers;

11) Ruth (b. 1789), married, Nathan Walton;

Jacob passed away on 13 Aug 1812.^[1][2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Hannum, Curtis Hoopes. Genealogy of the Hannum family : descended from John and Margery Hannum, settlers in Chester County, Pennsylvania, with brief notices of other families allied with the name, and abstracts of early wills. West Chester, Pa. : H.F. Temple. 1911. Pg 15. (See also: https://archive.org/details/genealogyofhannu00hann/page/n29)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Rash's Surname Index Jacob Way/Phebe Pennock
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Jacob Way Find A Grave: Memorial #141079091

See also:

• Harlan, Alpheus H. History and genealogy of the Harlan family, and particularly of the descendants of George and Michael Harlan, who settled in Chester County, Pa., 1687. The Lord Baltimore press. 1914. Pg 207. (See also: https://archive.org/details/historygenealogy00harl/page/207)
• Mary Entrikin Porter. A Family History George Entrikin (1710-1785) Descendents and Related Families. El Reno, Oklahoma. 1975. (p.150 Chart IV). In possession of Kie Entrikin Zelms, O'Fallon, Illinois.