Doughtie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Doughtie is a name of Anglo-Saxon origin. It was a name given to a person who was considered brave and strong. The surname Doughtie originally derived from the Old English word doughty or dohti which meant valiant, hardy, manly. 1

Most sources agree that this is the generally accepted origin of the name. However, one source claims the name to be Norman in origin as the Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae notes William de Oughtia, Normandy 1180, 1198. 2

Early Origins of the Doughtie family

The surname Doughtie was first found in Yorkshire where early spellings of the name varied greatly.

By example, the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 included: Johanna Doughti; Johannes Doughty, taylour; and Adam Doughty. In the East Riding of Yorkshire, the Poll Tax Rolls for Howdenshire included Robertus Dughty and Johannes Dughti. 3

While most of the records of the name come from Yorkshire, we must look to Bedfordshire for the first record. For it is here that William Douti held lands as listed in the Assize Rolls in 1247. Later, William Doughty was listed in Leicestershire in 1300 and John Dughti was listed as a Freeman of York in 1314. 4

Early History of the Doughtie family

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Doughtie Spelling Variations

Before the last few hundred years, the English language had no fast system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations are commonly found in early Anglo-Saxon surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Doughtie were recorded, including Doughty, Doughtie, Dowtie, Dowty and others.

Early Notables of the Doughtie family

Notables of the family at this time include

John Doughtie or Doughty (1598-1672), was an English divine, born in 1598 at Martley, near Worcester, educated at Worcester grammar school, and in 1613 was sent to Merton College, Oxford. 5

Doughtie migration to the United States +

To escape oppression and starvation at that time, many English families left for the "open frontiers" of the New World with all its perceived opportunities. In droves people migrated to the many British colonies, those in North America in particular, paying high rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Although many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, those who did see the shores of North America perceived great opportunities before them. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the Doughtie family emigrate to North America:

Doughtie Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Doughtie, who landed in Virginia in 1619 aboard the ship "Mary Gold" 6
Ann Doughtie, who landed in Virginia in 1621 aboard the ship "Marmaduke" 6
Thomas Doughtie, (b. 1598), aged 26 who landed in Virginia in 1624 aboard the ship "Abigaile", servant to William Harwood 6

Doughtie Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

James Doughtie, who arrived in Virginia in 1717 6

Contemporary Notables of the name Doughtie (post 1700) +

Emery G. Doughtie, American politician, Mayor of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina; Elected 2009 7

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html