Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Way was born in 1700, in South Carolina, United States, his father, William Way II, was 29 and his mother, Thankfull Sumner, was 29. He married Anne Duvall on 3 September 1728, in South Carolina, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died before 1741, in Berkeley, South Carolina, British Colonial America.
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1721 · Incorporated as a Royal Colony
On May 29, 1721, Sir Francis Nicholson is appointed as the Royal Governor of South Carolina by King George I.
1733 · Colonists Arrive in Charleston
On January 13, 1733, James Oglethorpe and around 130 colonists arrive in Charleston. Even though they land here, they are to go down to Georgia and establish it as a colony.
1739 · Stono Rebellion
The Stono Rebellion on September 9, 1739, is a slave revolt led by Angolan slave Jemmy. They end up killing around 30 white people. This is one of three revolts that happen in 1739, that led to more regulation over the Blacks
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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