Descendants of Clarke

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  THURSTON1 CLARKE1 was born 1590 in of Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts1, and died 1661 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts1.  He married FAITH1 WFT Est. 1610-16391.  She was born Abt. 15971, and died 01 Jun 16631.

 

More About THURSTON CLARKE and FAITH:

Marriage: WFT Est. 1610-16391

       

Child of THURSTON CLARKE and FAITH is:

2.                i.    FAITH2 CLARKE, b. 1619, Ipswich, County Suffolk, England; d. WFT Est. 1656-1714.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  FAITH2 CLARKE (THURSTON1)1 was born 1619 in Ipswich, County Suffolk, England1, and died WFT Est. 1656-17141.  She married (1) EDWARD DOTY1 06 Jan 1634/35 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts2,3.  He was born Bet. 1595 - 1602 in of London, County Middlesex, England3,4, and died 23 Aug 1655 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts4.  She married (2) JOHN PHILLIPS5 WFT Est. 1636-16685, son of JOHN PHILLIPS.  He was born Abt. 1622 in of Duxbury, County Kent, England5, and died 30 Oct 16915.

 

More About FAITH CLARKE:

Burial: 21 Dec 1675, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts5

 

Notes for EDWARD DOTY:

[Alden R. Partridge, v10t3192.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 3192), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 26, 2000.]

!Source:From Record of Kindness-Ann Badger Wright; Savage Gen. Dice vol 12, p 61

[Caleb Johnson, Edward Doty from the Alphabetical Listing of Mayflower Passengers,  (Mayflower Web Pages, 1995-1999), "Electronic."]

ANCESTRAL SUMMARY:
The ancestry of Edward Doty is unknown.  He came to America 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, County 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.

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY:
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.

WILL OF EDWARD DOTY

May the 20th 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

BAPL: 05 Jun 19265

ENDL: 02 Dec 19265

 

More About EDWARD DOTY and FAITH CLARKE:

Marriage: 06 Jan 1634/35, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts6,7

Marriage date: 31 Jan 19587

SLGS: 31 Jan 19587

 

Notes for JOHN PHILLIPS:

[Alden R. Partridge, v10t3192.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 3192), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 26, 2000.]

!Source:Savage Gen; Phillips Gen by A.M. Phillips pg 126;Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate Rec.; the Life and Vissitudes of John Phillips Sr. by Azel Ames M.D. 1903; Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Rec. Plymouth Colony Rec.

3rd wife - Faith Clark Doty, widow of Edward Doty,
4th wife - Ann Hatch 3 Apr 1677
Mrs Anna Hatch (Torrey) Widow of Lt. James Torrey. Her father was William Hatch. She had 10 children by James Torrey. The Indians had burned her home. She needed help and a home for her and her children.

 

More About JOHN PHILLIPS and FAITH CLARKE:

Marriage: WFT Est. 1636-16687

 

Children of FAITH CLARKE and EDWARD DOTY are:

                   i.    EDWARD3 DOTY, b. Abt. 1636, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; d. 08 Feb 1689/90, Plymouth Harbour, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

                  ii.    WILLIAM DOTY, b. Abt. 1637, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; d. WFT Est. 1638-1727.

                 iii.    FAITH DOTY, b. Abt. 1639, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; d. WFT Est. 1640-1733.

                 iv.    JOHN DOTY, b. Abt. 1640, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; d. 08 May 1701, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

                  v.    THOMAS DOTY, b. Abt. 1642, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; d. Bet. 04 - 05 Dec 1678, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

                 vi.    SAMUEL DOTY, b. Abt. 1644, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; d. Bet. 18 Sep - 09 Nov 1715, Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey.

                vii.    DESIRE DOTY, b. Bet. 1645 - 1646, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; d. 22 Jan 1730/31, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

               viii.    ELIZABETH DOTY, b. Abt. 1647, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; d. 07 Apr 1742, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

                  ix.    ISAAC DOTY, b. 08 Feb 1648/49, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; d. Aft. 07 Jan 1727/28, Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York.

                   x.    JOSEPH DOTY, b. 30 Apr 1651, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; d. Abt. 1732, Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

                  xi.    MARY DOTY, b. 1653, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; d. 11 Dec 1715.

Endnotes

 

1.  Alden R. Partridge, v10t3192.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 3192), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 26, 2000.

2.  Caleb Johnson, Edward Doty from the Alphabetical Listing of Mayflower Passengers,  (Mayflower Web Pages, 1995-1999), "Electronic."

3.  Alden R. Partridge, v10t3192.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 3192), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 26, 2000.

4.  Caleb Johnson, Edward Doty from the Alphabetical Listing of Mayflower Passengers,  (Mayflower Web Pages, 1995-1999), "Electronic."

5.  Alden R. Partridge, v10t3192.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 3192), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 26, 2000.

6.  Caleb Johnson, Edward Doty from the Alphabetical Listing of Mayflower Passengers,  (Mayflower Web Pages, 1995-1999), "Electronic."

7.  Alden R. Partridge, v10t3192.FTW,  (World Family Tree submission Volume 10 Tree 3192), "CD-ROM," Date of Import: Dec 26, 2000.

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