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Where did the English Dotty family come from? What is the English Dotty family crest and coat of arms? When did the Dotty family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Dotty family history? Dotty is an ancient Anglo-Saxon name. It was a name given to a person who was a person who was considered brave and strong. The surname Dotty originally derived from the Old English word doughty or dohti. The surname Dotty is associated with the broad and miscellaneous class of surnames, nickname surnames referred to a characteristic of the first person who used the name. They can describe the bearer's favored style of clothing, appearance, habits, or character. Often nicknames described strong traits or features of animals.One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Dotty has appeared include Doughty, Doughtie, Dowtie, Dowty and others. First found in Suffolk where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dotty research. Another 232 words(17 lines of text) covering the years 1577, 1578, and 1792 are included under the topic Early Dotty History in all our PDF Extended History products. Another 47 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dotty Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Dotty arrived in North America very early: Anne and Thomas Doughty who settled in Virginia in 1623; Francis Doughty settled in New England in 1630; Phillip Doughty arrived in Boston in 1774; another Anne Doughty settled in Virginia in 1736. Doughty's Falls were probably named after Thomas Doughty a settler from Berwick in 1657..
The Dotty Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dotty Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname. This page was last modified on 27 October 2010 at 13:31. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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