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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.
The primary objectives of this educational and nonprofit society are: 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.	Edward Doty's oil lamp on display at the Mayflower House Museum
The November, 2011 Newsletter is available here.
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY Updated as of May 1, 2011 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.
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 EDWARD DOTY SOCIETY: The Membership Directory, Newsletters, Detailed 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 Edward Doty Society newsletter will list the current username and password. MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY The directory listing the adult members of the Edward Doty Society is available here. 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 July 2011 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 web site. Click here to access the book, and to search the pages.
TRIENNIAL MEETING IN PLYMOUTH, September, 2011 Read about the Septemmber 2011 triennial meeting here, and see photographs here. Please welcome, and meet the New Deputy Governor, Dick Fuhrman here, and the New Membership Chairperson, Linda Spencer here. Next meeting is Fall of 2014.
The Doty-Dunham Connection A new web site that may be of interest to many Doty "Cousins".
Notice to Members For those of you who have not received your Newsletter it is because I don’t have correct eMail address for you. There are many and we really need to work together to get this cleared up. If you have changed your eMail address, please send me a note at doty.treas@charter.net and I will return a Newsletter to you. Please help me update these eMails as soon as possible as this Newsletter is, without a doubt, one of my best. Thank You, Rose Reiman 3/7

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.

The primary objectives of this educational and nonprofit society are:

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.

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

Lamp

The November, 2011 Newsletter is available here.

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY Updated as of May 1, 2011

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.

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 EDWARD DOTY SOCIETY:

The Membership Directory, Newsletters, Detailed 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 Edward Doty Society newsletter will list the current username and password.

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY

The directory listing the adult members of the Edward Doty Society is available here.

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 July 2011 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 web site. Click here to access the book, and to search the pages.

TRIENNIAL MEETING IN PLYMOUTH, September, 2011

Read about the Septemmber 2011 triennial meeting here, and see photographs here.

Please welcome, and meet the New Deputy Governor, Dick Fuhrman here,

and the New Membership Chairperson, Linda Spencer here.

Next meeting is Fall of 2014.

The Doty-Dunham Connection
A new web site that may be of interest to many Doty "Cousins".

Notice to Members

For those of you who have not received your Newsletter it is because I don’t have correct eMail address for you. There are many and we really need to work together to get this cleared up. If you have changed your eMail address, please send me a note at doty.treas@charter.net and I will return a Newsletter to you. Please help me update these eMails as soon as possible as this Newsletter is, without a doubt, one of my best.

Thank You, Rose Reiman

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