Way Family

Charity Way 1792-1866  married Samuel Talbott 1797-1870 Samuel and Charity lived in the village of Sparkford, Somerset. Our oral family history gives no more information on Charity and her family. Their census returns state that Charity was born in the local  town of Wincanton.

We have no definite Ancestry DNA matches with the Way family. This is not surprising as Charity seems to have been the only surviving offspring of Benjamin Way and Mary Thomas, both born in the 1750s. Of Benjamin’s siblings two definitely died in infancy and three brothers may have lived into adulthood. Only a few Ancestry trees include Ways born in Wincanton in the 18th century that are linked in the list below. Carolyn considers that the trees including Charity’s grandfather Charles Way 1732-1778 are suspect. These show Charles & Susanna’s daughter Mary marrying Matthew Buck in London. These trees include no evidence that their Mary Way was born in Wincanton while Wincanton registers show that she died in infancy.

Way family entries in the Wincanton parish registers

The following list seems to be the members of Charity’s close family.

  • William Way
    • +Joan
    • Charles Way 1732-1778
      • +Susannah Caiff [or Caist or Cross]
      •  Mary [Maria] Way  1754 -1757. Wincanton registers show that Mary Way was buried 8 Feb 1757 daughter of Charles and Susanna Way. [but Ronvonio and many other ancestry trees show Mary moving to London and marrying Matthew Buck seemingly with no evidence that their Mary Way was born in Wincanton]
      • James Way 1757-
      • Benjamin Way 1759-1830  married in 1783 wit John Stacey and Wm Mitchell
        • + Mary Thomas 1754-
        • James Way 1786-1788
        • James Way 1789-1790
        • Susannah 1791-1791
        • Charity Way 1792-1866 
      • Charles Way 1761-1766
      • James Way 1765- [???]
      • Samuel Way 1765-

And there are also all these entries that may help with future research

  • BIRTHS
    • to Robert
      • 1655 ?
    • to Robert and Priscilla
      • 1665 James
    • to Robert and Margaret
      • 1672 Priscilla
      • 1674 Robert
      • 1676 Elizabeth
      • 1678 Joseph
      • 1681 James
      • 1683 Mary
      • 1688 William
    • to William and Margaret
      • 1696 William
      • 1697 Mary
      • 1700 John
      • 1701 ?
      • 1703 Ann
    • To James and Sarah
      • 1705 James
      • 1707 Elizabeth
      • 1709 Sarah
      • 1710 Elizabeth
      • 1716 Thomas
    • to Robert and Elizabeth
      • 1698 Elizabeth
      • 1700 Robert
      • 1701 Thomas
      • 1704 John
      • 1706 Magdalene
      • 1708 William
      • 1711 Benjamin
    • to Joseph and Joan Reeves m 1706
      • 1709 Joseph
      • 1711 Emma
      • 1715 Priscilla
    • to William and Elizabeth Parker or Packer m 1714
      • 1715 Parker
      • 1717 Elizabeth
    • to James and Ann
      • 1721 Sarah
      • 1723 Benjamin
      • 1724 Mary
      • 1727 Benjamin
      • 1730 Robert
      • 1732 Ann
    • to Elizabeth
      • 1721 Hannah
      • 1725 Benjamin
      • 1732 Edith
    • to William and Jane
      • 1728 Judith
    • to James and Edith m 1732
      • 1733 Mary
      • 1734 Mary
      • 1735 Mary
      • 1738 Sarah
      • 1745 James
    • to James
      • 1741 Robert
    • to Samuel and Elizabeth
      • 1745 William
    • to Robert and Elisabeth
      • 1754 John
    • to Robert and Mary
      • 1761 Robert
    • to Robert and Betty Whitehead m 1760
      • 1761 Robert ancestry tree    says grandson of James Way and Edith Pipe
      • 1766 James
      • 1768 Robert
      • 1770 Elizabeth
    • to Edith
      • 1765 Hannah
    • to James and Mary
      • 1767 George
    • to Thomas and Christian Green m 1762
      • 1769 William ancestry tree shows William m Mary Arnold, see offspring below
      • 1769 John
    • to Robert and Dinah Russell m 1788
      • 1792 Dinah
      • 1793 George
      • 1795 Jemima
      • 1797 Edith
      • 1798 Betsey
    • to William and Mary Arnold m 1787 Wincanton
      • 1788 James
      • 1789 Elizabeth
      • 1791 David
      • 1792 Mary
      • 1795 Dinah
      • 1797 Ann
      • 1800 David
    • to George and Mary maybe this Ancestry tree
      • 1790 Elizabeth
      • 1793 Mary
      • 1794 George
      • 1796 Robert
    • to John and Elizabeth
      • 1796 Thomas
  • MARRIAGES
  • 1666 Ann Way m Richard Parsons
  • 1695 Elizabeth Way m Christopher Forciveelle
  • 1706 Joseph Way to Joan Reeves*
  • 1714 William Way to Elizabeth Parker or Packer*
  • 1722 William Way m Jone Kilmington
  • 1724 Abigail Way m Richard Vining
  • 1732 James Way m Edith Pipe*
  • 1733 William Way m Mrs Ann Webb at Maperton
  • 1734 Ann Way m John Hurd
  • 1753 Hannah Way m Thomas Parsons
  • 1760 Robert Way m Betty Whitehead of Gillingham, Dorset wits William Vining and Wm Mitchell*
  • 1760 Samuel m Edith Thomas wit John Taylor and Charles Way
  • 1762 Thomas Way of Maperton m Christain Green *
  • 1766 James Way m Mary Green wit George Green and Thomas Gloyen
  • 1769 May Way m Christopher Lewis wit Robert and James Way
  • 1775 Edith Way m Abraham Gauler wit Benj Bugin and Wm Mitchell
  • 1783 Benjamin Way m Mary Thomas wit John Stacey and Wm Mitchell**
  • 1787 William Way to Mary Arnold wit Robert Bessent and Jno Jeanes
  • 1788 Robert Way m Dinah Russell wit WilliamGody and Jno Jeanes*
  • 1790 George Way m Martha Carrier (Wid) by licence wit Charles Thick and Philip Hurd
  • 1791 Elizabeth Way m James Thorn of Midsomer Norton by licence wit Geo Way and Jno Jeanes
  • 1793 John Way m Elizabeth Hart of Horsington by licence wit George Wadham and Ann Hine
  • 1799 John Way (wid) m Anne Bush by licence wit Jos Thorn junr and Sarah Cooper
  • 1806 Robert Way m Ruth Pitman wit James Lewis and Thomas Green
  • 1814 David Way m Mary White
  • 1815 Elizabeth Way m Harcourt Clewett 1789- after 1851 wit James Way and lizabeth Dradge
    • James Clewett 1821-
    • Emily Sarah  Clewett
      • + Charles Sargeant
  • CHECKED to here in Findmypast
  • 1816 James Way m Mary Bragg wit John Tilsed and Sarah Way
  • 1819 George Way 1796-1856 m Anne Clewett 1796-1868 at Westminster, London, both born Wincanton (ancestry tree woodpecker4647)
  • 1820 Thomas Way m Grace Pratton (under age)
  • 1824 David Way m Mary White wit Mary Way
  • 1827 Mary Way m Robert Bartlett
  • 1864 Alfred so Charles m Harriett Mackenzie
  • BURIALS
  • Samuel Way 1765
  • Ann [Anna] Way wo William ?-1768
  • Joan [Joanna] Way 1770
  • Edith wo James 1775
  • Joshua Way ?-1796 [burial]
  • Mary Way 1759-1829 [burial]
  • George Way 1760-1838 [burial]
  • William Day 1760-1840 [burial]
  • Mary Way 1762-1833 [burial]
  • Samuel Way? -1763
  • James Way ?-1766
  • Robert Way 1767 -1829 [burial]
  • Ann Way -1768 wife of William
  • Mr Wm Way ?-1782
  • Sarah Way ?-1794
  • Elizabeth wo John ?-1797
  • Robert Way ?-1803
  • Susannah Way 1807 no age given
  • James Way ?-1825 no age given

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