Bertha Doty
F
| Marriage | She married Joel Ward Barrett. |
Family | Joel Ward Barrett b. 1877, d. 1916 |
| Last Edited | 12 Mar 2002 |
Edward Doty
M, b. 7 October 1716
| Father | Elisha Doty b. 13 Jul 1686 |
| Mother | Hannah Horton d. 19 Jan 1767 |
| Birth | Edward was born on 7 October 1716 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.1 |
| Marr Int | Marriage intentions for Edward Doty and Phebe Finney were published on 8 July 1738.1 |
| Marriage | He married Phebe Finney in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, on 3 August 1738. |
Family | Phebe Finney b. 8 Feb 1725 |
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| Last Edited | 6 Jun 2004 |
Citations
- Howard Finney, Finney-Phinney Families in America; Descendants of John Finney of Plymouth and Barnstable, Mass., and Bristol, of Samuel Finney of Philadelphia, Pa., and of Robert Finney of New London, Pa.
Edward Doty
M, d. 23 August 1655
| Biography | The ancestry of Edward Doty is unknown. He came on the Mayflower as an apprentice ("servant") to Stephen Hopkins. The Mormon's I.G.I. says Edward Doty was born in Shropshire, England on 14 May 1598, but this record is complete fiction. [For more information on this hoax, see The American Genealogist 63:215]. Another entry, which is circulated widely on the internet and is also on the 1994 I.G.I. addendum is that he was baptized 14 May 1598 in St. Mary le Strand, Thurburton Hills, Suffolk, England, son of John. This is just a perversion of the fictional Shropshire origins, and this record is, again, completely mythical. To begin with, there is no such place as Thurburton Hills, Suffolk. Further, the parish of St. Mary le Strand is in London not Suffolk, and contains absolutely no baptismal entries for any Edward Doty's from 1595 to 1600. There are no fewer than eight known genuine Edward Doty baptisms that occurred between 1585 and 1605, but none have been conclusively identified as the Edward Doty of the Mayflower. Edward was an apprentice (servant) to Stephen Hopkins, and apprentices could not generally get married until their contract term was up. William Bradford, in his journal Of Plymouth Plantation, states in early 1651 "But Edward Doty by a second wife hath seven children, and both he and they are living." Doty's mysterious first marriage must have occurred in Plymouth sometime after he was released from his contract with Hopkins (which apparently occurred between 1623 and 1627). Nothing is known about his first marriage, and all his children were by his second marriage to Faith Clarke. Edward Doty is recorded as a contentious man, often getting himself in trouble with the law. On 18 June 1621 he fought a duel with Edward Leister, which would become the Colony's first (and only) duel. Neither were seriously injured, and both were subsequently punished by having their heels tied to their neck. However, their punishment was cut short due to their apparent suffering. Doty was in court on a number of occasions, mostly in civil disputes. On 2 January 1632/3, Edward Doty was sued by three different people: John Washburn, Joseph Rogers, and William Bennett. It all appears to have been a disagreement about a trade of some hogs; John Washburn's case was thrown out, Joseph Rogers was awarded four bushels of corn. In William Bennett's case, Edward Doty was found guilty of slander, and fined 50 shillings. Two years later, in March 1633/4, Edward Doty was fined 9 shillings and 11 pence for drawing blood in a fight with Josias Cooke. In January 1637/8, Doty was fined for assaulting George Clarke. In 1639, Edward Doty posted "bail" for John Coombes, who was charged with giving out poisoned drinks. There were a number of other civil disputes and court matters that Edward Doty was involved with. And however disagreeable in personality, Edward Doty was mostly involved in simple civil disputes and was never in any serious official trouble. |
| Marriage | He married Faith Clarke on 6 January 1635. |
| Will | He made a will on 20 May 1655. In the Name of God Amen Know all men to whom It may concerne that I Edward Dotten senir: of the Towne of New Plymouth in New England being sicke and yett by the mercye of God in prfect memory and upon matture Consideration Doe by this my last will and Testament leave and bequeath my purchase land lying att Coaksett unto my sons; my son Edward I give a Double portion and to the rest of my sonnes equall alike if they live to the age of one and twenty if they Die before then to bee prted among the rest onely to my wife I leave a third During her life and then after to returne to my sonnes, And unto my loveing wife I give and bequeath my house and lands and meddows within the precincts of New Plymouth together with all Chattles and moveables that are my proper goods onely Debts and engagements to bee paied; As for my Share of land att Punckquetest if it come to anything I give it unto my son Edward; This being my last will and Testament; I Edward Dotten Doe owne it for my Act and Deed before these my loveing ffrinds whoe are Witnesses; and Doe sett my hand to the same; the Day and yeare abovewritten Witness John howland Edward Dotten James hurst his Marke John Cooke William hoskins Ther being many names besides Coaksett I mean all my purchase land According to the Deed Att the generall court held the fift of March 1655; faith the wife of Edward Dotten Decased Did give up and make over all her right and enterest she had in the land of Edward Dotten Att Coaksett or places adjacent unto her Children this shee Did in the prsence of the said Court; held att Plymouth yt Day and yeare above expressed; The abovewritten Will and Testament of Edward Dotten Deceased was exhibited to the Court held att Plymouth the fift of March 1655 on the oathes of Mr John Howland James Hurst John Cooke and William Hoskins. |
| Death | Edward died on 23 August 1655 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. |
Family | Faith Clarke |
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| Last Edited | 22 Aug 2003 |
Edward Doty
M, b. 1697
| Father | John Doty b. 24 Aug 1668 |
| Mother | Mehitable Nelson b. 5 Apr 1670 |
| Birth | Edward was born in 1697 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. |
| Last Edited | 12 Mar 2002 |
Edward Doty
M, b. 13 October 1745
| Father | Edward Doty b. 7 Oct 1716 |
| Mother | Phebe Finney b. 8 Feb 1725 |
| Birth | Edward was born on 13 October 1745 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. |
| Last Edited | 12 Mar 2002 |