Thomas Doty

1641 - 1678  (37 years)

• Name	Thomas Doty
  Born	1641	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts   [1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13]
  Occupation	say 1661	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts   [3]
  He was a seaman.
  Land/House	1662	Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts   [3, 7]
  He was one of the first purchasers of Middleboro, Mass., 1662, and his interest there remained in the family till disposed of by his grandson, but it is probable that he never lived there.
  Land/House	17 Jan 1667/68	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts   [3]
  He conveyed to John Smith all his interest in the land at Dartmouth received as his share from the estate of his father.
  Land/House	13 Dec 1670	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts   [3]
  He was granted 1½ acres for a house plot.
  Inventory	5 Mar 1671/72	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts   [3]
  A fairly accurate inventory of his property about this time is probably given, for having gotten into a difficulty which obliged him to leave town, we find recorded, 1671-2, March 5: "In reference to a frame of an house framed by Josias Wormall according to agreement with Thomas Dotey, the said Dotey being departed the goument (etc.), the Court ordered that a proffer be made to Joseph Dotey the agent of the said Thomas Dotey to fulfill the conenants of his brother and take the frame, or if he refuses the said Wormall to sell." He did return to Plymouth.
  Legal	29 Oct 1673	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts   [3]
  "In reference to the complaint of Edward Gray and John Rickard against Thomas Dotey and his companie or boats crew, in reference vnto theire rvmuing theire boate against the said Grayes boate, the Court orders that the said Dotey and his said companie shall pay the sume of twenty and fine shillings towards the losse of an anchor and pts of a road which was lost by the said boatesrunning one against another, which sume is to be payed to the said Gray and Rickard, vnto whom the said anchor and road belonged, and whereas the said mr of the boate was much to blame respecting the prmises, it is ordered by the Court, that hee shall beare a double share of the said award, and that the witnesses who witnessed in the case be allowed seauen shillings."
  Will	4 Dec 1678	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts   [2, 3]
  Thomas Dotey of Plymouth being very sicke yett haveing the use of his sences and reason Did on the fourth Day of December 1678 Declare these following words To be his last will Namly that all his estate hee Gave absolutely to his wife Mary Dotey to be wholly att her Dispose and left it all with her to Improve and make use of as shee should see best; This hee Declared to be his will as above written ; In the prsence of Edward Dotey and Samuell Eaton and Anne Sav[blotted]*; And it was Comitted to writing December the 5 th within 24 houres after the Death of the said Thomas Dotey;
  Died	Between 4 Dec 1678 and 5 Dec 1678	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts   [5, 8, 12, 13]
  Inventory	28 Jan 1679	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts   [2]
  On 28 January 1679, his estate was inventoried. An Inventory of the estate of Thomas Doten Deceased taken the 28th Day of January by us whose Names are under written Item 2 Cowes 1 Calfe 4 swine - £5 12/ Item his wearing Clothes - £3 16/ Item pewter and brasse and Iron ware - £2 2/ Item 2 Chests and a box - 14/ Item earthen ware trenchers and spoones & Glasses - 7/ Item Armes and amunition - £1 13/ Item bookes - 4/ Item 25 pound of sheeps woole and 19 pound and an halfe of Cotton woole - £1 5/2 Item lines and ledds and hookes and spliting kniife - 8/ Item a butt & old Caske payels & tubbs - 15/ Item 1 shees and Napkins and blankett and other old linnine £1 1/ Item 1 paire of boots -12/ Item 1 spade 1 axe 1 paire of pitchforke tynes & other old Iron - 6/ Item 3 old baggs one paire of Cards 1 looking Glasse -3/ Item 10 pond of feathers 10/ Total £17 16/8 Debts Dew from the estate Item att Boston to John Poole - £1 4/ Item To ffrancis Douce - 12/ Item To John Winge - 13/6 Item To Mary flarnum - 16/ Debts Due from the estate att Plymouth To mr Thomas Clarke - £1 10/ To Grge Watson - £1 10/ To John Churchill - 10/ To John Bryant senir: - 7/ To Abraham Jackson - 16/ Ephram Morton Willam harlow
  Probate/Proved	3 Mar 1679  [3]
  His will was proved. He left all of his property to his wife, Mary.
  Web References	2019
  Siblings	2 siblings
  1. Edward Doty ,   d. 8 Feb 1689/90   2. John Doty ,   d. 8 May 1701 + 3. Thomas Doty ,   b. 1641, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts ,   d. Between 4 Dec 1678 and 5 Dec 1678, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts  (Age 37 years) ▻ Mary Churchill ,  m. 30 Oct 1672-Mar 1674/75
  Person ID	I2404	| Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Edward Doty
  Mother	Failth Clark
  Family ID	F1870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Churchill,   b. 1 Aug 1654, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts ,   d. After 21 Oct 1725, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts  (Age 71 years)  [1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13]
  Married	30 Oct 1672-Mar 1674/75	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts   [5, 8, 9, 11]
  Age at Marriage	He was 34 years - She was 20 years
  Notes	The question of whether Thomas Doty had one wife or two, has been a matter of conjecture for many years. An examination of all the many court documents proves that Thomas Doty had only one wife, Mary Churchill. [8]
  Children	1. Martha Doty,   b. Apr 1672-May 1672, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts [Natural,Natural] + 2. Hannah Doty,   b. 16 Dec 1675, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts ,   d. 12 Apr 1754  (Age 78 years)   3. Thomas Doty,   b. 22 Jul 1679, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2020
  Family ID	F1865	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1641 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Occupation - say 1661 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Land/House - 1662 - Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Land/House - 17 Jan 1667/68 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Land/House - 13 Dec 1670 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Inventory - 5 Mar 1671/72 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Legal - 29 Oct 1673 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Married - 30 Oct 1672-Mar 1674/75 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Will - 4 Dec 1678 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Died - Between 4 Dec 1678 and 5 Dec 1678 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Inventory - 28 Jan 1679 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
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