Philip was the son of Margaret Gregory and Ralph Way, Jr. He was born on October 3, 1770. He married Hannah Story in 1808. Both were from Monson, Massachusetts.
Sources Consulted
Black Families in Hampden County, Massachusetts, 1650-1865, Joseph Carvalho III, 2011, p. 253
History of Hadley, Massachusetts, Sylvester Judd, 1905, p. 150