Doty-Doten family in America : descendants of Edward Doty, an emigrant by the Mayflower, 1620

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by  Doty, Ethan Allen, 1837-1915

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THE
DoTY-DoTEN
Family
AMERICA
IN
Descendants of Edward Doty, An Emigrant by the
Mayflower, 1620
COMPILED BY
ETHAN ALLEN DOTY
The fathers sleep, but men remain
As wise, as true, and brave as they;
Wily count the loss and not the gain?—
The best is that we have to-day.—Our Country.
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Published for the Author
1897
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INTRODUCTORY AND PERSONAL
In the early Autumn of 1871 I received from the late Rev. Silas Ket-
chum, of Bristol, N. H., a circularstatingthat he was eolhicting records
ofthe family ofDoty, anddesiring all of that'name to send him all the
statistics possible, with a view to the historyof the family. Ho stated
alsothat his mother was Cynthia, daughterof.Kdmond, who wasasonof
Captain Barnabas Doty, who was born in Rochester, Mas&.', in 1740.
Until thattime my interest in such matters had Heei^ butslight but
remembering that I had in my boyhood secured a statement from; my
grandfather, which I still preserved,- 1 senta copyof it toMr. Ketchum,
saying to him that I wouidwritetotheother relativesforsuch additions
asthey could maketo therecord. Thisledto aconsiderable coixespond-
ence with him, as Isecured recordsfrom anumberof relatives,and atmy
suggestion, butwith his approval, I interviewed the various families of
the name in New York City, Brooklyn, Newark and the vicinity. In the
course of a few months Mr. Ketchum called upon me in New York, and
stated thatI was collectingthe statistics faster than he couldget them
fromanyothersource, and inviewof his failing health and much needed
rest from hisliterary labors, he suggested that I should continue the
work, he transferring to me such papers as had already come into his
possession.
Without much idea ofwhat this involved I consented, andsince that
timeI havecollected on my own accountsuchstatistics as Icould, giving
such timeto its classificationas Icould spare from avery busymercantile
life, mainly inthe evenings, holidays andvacations from business. 1 find
I have written over5,000 letters, have received about 2.200 repliesand in
the course of myinvestigations havetraversed the counti-y from one end
tothe other. I have searchedthe recordsofalmosteverycountyofNew
York, NewJersey and Connecticut, and more or less in all the other
Northern States asfarwest as Illinois, while I haveinterviewedmembers
ofthe family in almost every State of the Union. I have made many
pleasantfriends and acquaintances, have metwith uniform couitesy from
Townand County Clerksand State ofTicerseverywhere, havehad amusing
adventures, and have seen more of the beautiful scenery and the quiet
village home life of our countrythan I could haveseen probably in any
otherway.
I haveno apologiesto makeforthe imperfections thatmay be found in
this history. I presume all genealogists havefound it impo.ssible to get
replies fromanyconsiderablenumberofthoseaddressed. This failureto
securethedesiredinformation wasattimesdisheartening; at others it led
meto makelongJourneysandinapersonal interviewobtainwhat I could.
THE DOTY-DOTEN FAMILY.
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To thosi-, howover, who have furnished such records asthey could, in
mail}' cases of^rcat value in unravelingthe tangled clues of ancestry, I
can only express my cordial thanks, and assure themthat theirencour-
agement and theirdesire to see the historyin print has kept my courage
good and led me to presevereto thatend. The Rev. Silas Ketchum, to
whom we are indebted forthe inception ofthis work, passedawayin 1880,
and many others who have contributed their information havenotlivedto
seethework published. I hold their memoryin deep respect. I cannot
fail here to express mygreatsense ofgratitude to Hon. WilliamT. Davis,
of Plyuiouth, Mass., who rendered mevery valuableserviceinconnection
with the recordsand antiquitiesof thatlocality, and totheRev. Irwin P.
McCurdy, of Harmony Grove, Md., whose great interest and energetic
researches have enabled him tounearth valuablerecords in fields that I
had more than once trodden over.
Inthe arrangementofthe work I have consideredeach child of Edward
Doty, the emigrant,as th6 ancestor of a distinct branch of the fundly.
Other tlian this, I have endeavored to numberthe descendants consec-
utively.
In conclusion, I commend this, with ray best wishes, to the family of
Doty in America.
ETHAN ALLEN DOTY.
Bkooki.yn, N. Y.
,
July, 1897.