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|George Way b.1614 Eng d.1689/90 Saybrook CT Among 1st settlers of R.I.
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|[John Smith Elizabeth's stepfather] b.1598 Eng d.4 Oct 1670 New London CT
|Joanna Ormsby b.1614 Eng d.1639 Lyme CT She was a doctor and taught her granddaughter Agnes to practice, too. From JOHN PEMBER, THE HISTORY OF THE PEMBER FAMILY IN AMERICA p 13 says that John Smith's will was contested by a son of nephew Edward, but Joanna defended her claim in the Probate Court claiming to have contributed to her husband's prosperty by practice of her profession of "chyrurgery" but she was blind then.
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