George Alexander Way - evidence

Adam, not sure what your question is... "why" is there a middle name? Why wouldn't there be one if it located? As to evidence...Just following the path of ancestors that are listed as being direct descendants.

I have no knowledge of the name Alexander for this man. Where is he documented, and the information about his relations?

Hello to all,
Larry C. Goldsmith is correct, just follow the direct descendants.
I am the direct descendant of George Alexander Way.
My Great Grandmother was Gertrude Amelia Way. His name is correct as George Alexander Way . Thank You

Alexander is a family name for the WAY family and is passed on ad infinitum. I found my first Alexander 60 years ago, when I was a novice and did not record sources. He lived in Tavistock, Devon.

there are people named Alexander in the Way family, this man is George and where is there any reference to him having a middle or alternative name Alexander?

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Way-2301

I adjusted the profile. Should be correct now. Have a good day!

he certainly existed, I was querying his middle name

thank you for speaking up there Tamás, it was completely unacceptable behaviour. I repaired what I could, immediately on seeing the damage.

Caldwell - you say 'I CLAIM'? Very unpleasant. I am a WAY - direct descendant. Why don't you widen your reading matter and find the source yourself. I don't think I would like to share with you as you are so cavalier. Advise anyone interested to try BURKES PEERAGE as it has a wealth of information.

later on historical work covering 17th to early 19 centuries stateside. i don't know how much it has any reference to the earlier period back in England, looks interesting anyway.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39519100-george-way-and-his-des...

i bought a copy which should arrive tomorrow, i will keep people informed of any relevant content.

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there is just a brief note in the preface, with mention of William Way, yeoman of the guard for Henry VIII. also that this William was a Somerset man, grandson of an Alexander from Somerset.

George in the book title is supposed brother of Henry "the puritan", and together they were both early immigrants to the states, George as one of the Massachussets bay colony founders.

the author mentions he has traced the surname back to the 10th century but gives no details, only suggesting that the Devon, Somerset and Dorset families by the name of Way (more usually spelled Waye in those earlier days) are all branches of the same family,

the Devon branch, i can inform is "de la Waye" who became Davie.

George and Henry were more likely cousins than brothers, great grandsons of the George on this profile. George arrived in New England in the following year after Henry, so 1630 then 1631.