Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Way was born on 28 May 1762, in Wilmington Monthly Meeting, New Castle, Delaware, United States, her father, John Way Jr., was 32 and her mother, Hannah Marshall, was 29. She married Peter Mason on 3 April 1809, in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States. She died on 6 June 1816, at the age of 54, and was buried in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States.
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- Martha Way in entry for Peter Mason, "Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974"
- Martha Way in entry for Peter Mason, "Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974"
- Martha Way in entry for Peter Mason, "Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974"
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1764 · Western Boundary Surveyed
In 1764, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon surveyed the western boundary of Delaware. This became part of the Mason-Dixon Line.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1777 · Battle of Cooch's Bridge
The Battle of Cooch's Bridge took place on September 3, 1777. It was a battle between the Continental Army, American militia and German soldiers fighting with Britain. On the US side, twenty were killed and twenty were wounded. For Britain, three to thirty were killed and twenty to thirty were wounded. The battle was a British victory when they pushed the Americans back across the bridge.
Name Meaning
English (mainly southern): topographic name for someone who lived near a road or path, from Middle English wei (Old English weg, cognate with Old Norse vegr, Old High German weg), or a habitational name from some minor place called with this word, as for example any of the places called Way or Waye in Devon or Way in Somerset and Kent.
Chinese: variant of Wei .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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