IGA says Agnes Way was born 1653; married 1st Samuel Harris, in 1679; 2nd married Thomas Pember in 1687-88 (Family History Center, Pittsfield). Further shows George Way her father. However, George Way was born in 1614, and married 1654 (age. 40 yrs) to Elizabeth Smith, daughter of John Smith. George Way died 1684 [There was a George Way who was alive in 1702 who, along with some other men, made a deal with John Wade, Sr. on a mill site in Niantic - possibly a brother to Agnes]. Elizabeth was born in 1630, died 4/20/1713, New London, Ct. Elizabeth Smith was the daughter of John Smith (d. Oct 4 1670) and Joanna, who died 1687. Was this a second marriage? George Way was claimed to be the son of Henry Way, b. 1583 in England. d. March 24, 1667 in Dorchester.
Celeste Pember Hazen writes: Agnes studied medicine under her grandmother, Joanna Smith, became her assistant, and took over the practice when the grandmother became enfeebled" (see also Calkin's History of New London, pp. 323, 355). 173