Edward Doty, Pilgrim

Detailed Lineage
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Research reports
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Membership Directory
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Newsletter
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The Doty-Doten book
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Membership

Board of Assistants

Mayflower Compact

Revolutionary War soldiers

Welcome to the Home Page of the
Pilgrim Edward Doty Society

NEW - MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY
A printed membership list has not been sent to members in the last few years, because printing and mailing costs have increased greatly. See below about member's access to the online directory.

TRIENNIAL MEETING IN PLYMOUTH
Read about the triennial meeting in September 2008, and see photographs.

Caroline Kardell memorial

Y-DNA

The Pilgrim Edward Doty Society, founded in 1982, established a DNA testing program in 2006. Since our last update, we have added the test results of eleven participants to our records.

SUMMARY LINEAGE
The Summary Lineages pages include a summary of the descendants of all nine children of Edward Doty. The pages cover the first four generations, providing dates of birth and death, where known.

Five areas of this website are protected for members of the Doty Society - the membership directory, newsletters, lineages, research reports and the full copy of The Doty-Doten Family in America . A username and password are required for access. Each issue of the Doty newsletter will list the current username and password.

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY
A directory listing the adult members of the Doty Society is now available online.

RESEARCH REPORTS
Eight Research Reports are now available to members. Since 1989, the Doty Society has sponsored research in England to try to establish the origin of Edward Doty. The June 2006 Debrett report states that Edward may be the son of Rev. Edward Doughtie, Dean of Hereford Cathedral, and was born around 1593. A new report, by English genealogist John Titford, has opened up several new avenues to explore.

DETAILED LINEAGE
Detailed lineage of up to 15 generations from Edward Doty include name and geographic search. The descendant charts show inter-relationships graphically.

NEWSLETTERS
The November 2009 newsletter is now on-line for members. In addition, archived newsletters from March 2001 are available.

THE DOTY-DOTEN FAMILY IN AMERICA
The 1897 book, "The Doty-Doten Family in America" is available on our website. Click here to access the book, and to search the pages.

The Pilgrim Edward Doty Society was formed to perpetuate the memory of Edward Doty, a passenger on the Mayflower in 1620. The Society was founded in October 1982 in Wilmington, Delaware by Mary Lee Merrill. The 20th anniversary was celebrated at Plymouth, Massachusetts in September 2002.

Over the last 120 years, more than 92,000 descendants of Edward Doty have been identified. To give you an idea of the span of family history, the youngest descendants may be 14 generations (and 400 years) removed from their progenitor.

Edward Doty's oil lamp
on display at the Mayflower House Museum

The primary objectives of this educational and nonprofit society shall be:

1. To perpetuate the memory of Edward Doty, passenger on the Mayflower and signer of the Mayflower Compact, who landed with the other Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts on December 21, 1620.

2. To encourage research and publication of the Edward Doty Five Generations Book, thereby initiating professional research and documentation of Edward Doty's ancestry, and to publish all findings in suitable form.

3. To assist descendants of Edward Doty in acquiring acceptable proofs of eligibility for membership in the General Society of Mayflower Descendants and to encourage membership therein.

4. The Society is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes as defined in Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, revised 1981 and the laws of the state in which it is chartered.

5. To establish a Memorial Fund to be used in memory of Edward Doty, Pilgrim.

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