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Where did the English Doty family come from? What is the English Doty family crest and coat of arms? When did the Doty family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Doty family history?
The name Doty comes from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It was a name for a person who was considered brave and strong. The surname Doty originally derived from the Old English word doughty or dohti. The surname Doty 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.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Doty has undergone many spelling variations, including 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.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Doty research. Another 232 words(17 lines of text) covering the years 1577, 1578, and 1792 are included under the topic Early Doty History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early notables!
Another 47 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Doty Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Doty. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Doty were among those contributors:
Doty Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Edward Doty, who landed in Massachusetts in 1620
Doty Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- E H Doty, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
- J L Doty, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
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We offer a large range of products for you to enjoy with your Coat of Arms. From the coffee cup in the kitchen to the frame in the living room.
- James Duane Doty (1799-1865), American land speculator and politician
- Mark Doty (b. 1953), American poet and memoirist
- Paul M. Doty (b. 1920), emeritus Harvard Mallinckrodt Professor of Biochemistry
- Roy Doty (b. 1922), American cartoonist
- Chris Bourke Doty (1966-2006), Canadian journalist, historian, award-winning documentary filmmaker, author and playwright
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We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- The Doty-Doten Family in America: Descendants of Edward Doty, An Emigrant By the Mayflower, 1620 by Ethan Allen Doty.
- The James Alfred Doty Descendants of Edward Doty, A Mayflower Passenger, 1620 by Ervin A. Doty.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Dunkling, Leslie. Dictionary of Surnames. Toronto: Collins, 1998. Print. (ISBN 0004720598).
- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
- Burke, Sir Bernard. General Armory Of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. Print.
- Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds. Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
- Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
- Cook, Chris. English Historical Facts 1603-1688. London: MacMillan, 1980. Print.
- Marcharn, Frederick George. A Constitutional History of Modern England 1485 to the Present. London: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Print.
- Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
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The Doty Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Doty 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.
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