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assistant foreman, and later became su-<br />
perintendent <strong>of</strong> the shops at Rocky Hill,<br />
operated by Foster Merriam & Company,<br />
<strong>of</strong> Meriden, and has continued in that<br />
position to the present time. Like all<br />
his ancestors, Mr. Spencer is a man <strong>of</strong><br />
even disposition, industrious and stead-<br />
fast, and a good citizen. In political prin-<br />
ciple he is a Democrat, and for a period<br />
<strong>of</strong> twenty years he has served the town<br />
<strong>of</strong> Rocky Hill as constable. He is a mem-<br />
ber <strong>of</strong> Apollo Lodge, No. 33, Knights <strong>of</strong><br />
Pythias, <strong>of</strong> Middletown.<br />
Mr. Spencer married, July 3, 1887, Mar-<br />
garet Elizabeth Smith, daughter <strong>of</strong> Levi<br />
Smith, <strong>of</strong> Rocky Hill, and they are the<br />
parents <strong>of</strong> three children: 1. Henry Clay-<br />
ton, born July 9, 1888 ; married Elizabeth<br />
Perry, <strong>of</strong> New York. 2. Arthur Wells,<br />
born December 4, 1891 ; is now in the<br />
Ordnance Department <strong>of</strong> the United<br />
States forces, soon to go abroad. 3. Mil-<br />
dred, born May 30, 1895 ; w^e °f Alfred<br />
H. Hubbard, <strong>of</strong> Middletown, Connecti-<br />
cut.<br />
WAY, Ernest Newton,<br />
Tobacco Factor.<br />
One <strong>of</strong> the old American families is<br />
that <strong>of</strong> Way, founded in America by<br />
Henry Way, a stern Puritan, born in 1583,<br />
in England. With his wife, Elizabeth, he<br />
came to Massachusetts in the ship "Mary<br />
& John" in 1630, and settled at Dorches-<br />
ter, where he died in 1667.<br />
His son, George Way, born in Eng-<br />
land resided in Boston, became a follower<br />
<strong>of</strong> Roger Williams, and about 1657<br />
removed to Rhode Island. After the<br />
burning <strong>of</strong> Providence by the Indians, he<br />
removed to Saybrook, and there died<br />
about 1690. He married Elizabeth, only<br />
daughter <strong>of</strong> John and Johanna Smith, and<br />
they were the parents <strong>of</strong> George Way.<br />
George Way, born about 1655, settled<br />
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in that part <strong>of</strong> Saybrook which is now<br />
Lyme, where he died February 23, 1717.<br />
He married, about 1690, Susannah, daughter<br />
<strong>of</strong> Joseph and Sarah West, <strong>of</strong> New<br />
London.<br />
Their son, Thomas Way, born March<br />
18, 1700, in Lyme, married, November<br />
29> x 739> Sarah Welles, daughter <strong>of</strong><br />
Ephraim and Abigail (Allis) Welles,<br />
Colchester, <strong>Connecticut</strong>, and settled<br />
that town.<br />
Their son, George Way, born about<br />
1742, in Lyme, was a farmer in Colches-<br />
ter, a Revolutionary soldier, and died in<br />
1804. He married, in November, 1769,<br />
Mary Moore, born in 1752, in Lyme, died<br />
in Colchester, in 1828.<br />
Their son, Thomas Way, born about<br />
1780, married Sally Randall, born June<br />
12, 1781, in Colchester, daughter <strong>of</strong> Amos<br />
and Sarah (Kilbourne) Randall, <strong>of</strong> that<br />
town.<br />
Their son, John Gardner Way, born<br />
December 16, 1812, was a teacher, quarryman<br />
and farmer, residing in East Haddam,<br />
<strong>Connecticut</strong>, where he died August<br />
19, 1853. He married, September 3, 1834,<br />
Caroline W. Palmes, born July 3, 1814,<br />
died January 1, 1892. She was descended<br />
from Major Edward Palmes, born in 1638,<br />
in Sherborn, Hampshire, England, son <strong>of</strong><br />
Andrew Palmes. In 1659 he came to<br />
America and landed at New Haven,<br />
whence he removed the next year to<br />
New London. He married (first) Lucy,<br />
second daughter <strong>of</strong> Governor John Winthrop,<br />
(second) Sarah Davis. His second<br />
son, Andrew Palmes, born October 1,<br />
1682, graduated at Harvard in 1703. His<br />
wife, Elizabeth, born in 1685, died November<br />
8, 1733. Their second son, Bryan<br />
Palmes, born November 7, 1714, was a<br />
merchant and real estate dealer, and died<br />
April 12, 1756. He married, December<br />
29, 1750, Sarah, widow <strong>of</strong> Thomas Way,<br />
<strong>of</strong> New London, daughter <strong>of</strong> John and<br />
<strong>of</strong><br />
in