John
Way
Born in New London, New London, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Way
and Ann (Lester) Way
Husband of
Mary (Ashbourne) Way
— married
30 Oct 1718 in Branford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony
Husband of
Phebe (Ford) Way
— married
2 Jun 1742 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony
Descendants 
Father of
John Way Jr., Ashburn Way, Mary Way, Phebe Way, Abigail Way, Joseph Way, Luce Way and Alathea (Way) Bissell
Died
at age 53
in Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jan 2015
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Biography
John was born in 1698. He passed away in 1751. First-hand information as remembered by John Sullivan, Sunday, January 4, 2015.
John married first Mary Ashburn, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Sanford) Ashburn, on 30 Oct 1718 at Branford, New Haven, CT - parents of John II, Ashburn, Mary, Phebe, Abigail, Joseph, Lucy and Alitheah Way
After the death of wife Mary he married Phebe Ford, daughter of Benjamin and Sarah (Elcock) Ford, on 2 Jun 1742 at Wallingford, New Haven, CT - their children were Josiah, Sarah, Abigail, Alethea and Mary Way
He is buried at Broad Street Cemetery, Meriden, New Haven, CT
Sources
- CT Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
- CT Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
- CT Death & Burials Index, 1772-1934
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177777796
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Kimberly (Zimmerman) Read
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H1bw, FTDNA kit #555962
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~0.78%
Janice Spaulding :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Amy Sullivan :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member hockeytwin
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~0.39%
Cassie Blair :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A134404 [compare], Ancestry member jerzy123
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~0.39%
Lillian Pauley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WA594280C1 [compare], Ancestry member seabecklil
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~0.39%
Ian Wright :
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Rejected matches › John Way (1698-)
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