Mary STANDISH

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 08 Mar 1763
• Will Proved: 04 May 1772

Ichabod married Phebe RING on 26 Nov 1719 in Plympton, Massachusetts. Phebe (daughter of Eleazer RING and Mary SHAW) was born on 26 Jan 1691 in Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 15 May 1756 in Halifax, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: Between 21 Feb 1701 and 1702
• Fact: 05 Jul 1702, Codicil to will
• Will Proved: 10 Aug 1702

Notes:

Excerpt from "Mayflower Increasings":

Will of Alexander Standish:

....21 Feb. 1701/2, ment. unnamed wf and follow. chil., viz: Miles Standish (eldest son), Thomas Standish, Ichabod Standish, Desire Standish, Ebenezer Standish, Lorah Samson wf of Aabraham, Lidia Samson wf of Isaac, Mercy Samson wf of Caleb, Elizabeth Delano wf of Samuel, Sarah Soul wf of Benjamin; brother David Alden;..."Whatsoever Estate Either in New England or in old which I have committed into ye hands of Robert orchard to Recover in England by letters of Attorney...Thus taking my leave of all my near & dear Relations my christian friends in church Covenant & all my loving neighbours I bed you all farwell till we meet in Heaven..." Codicil, 5 July 1702, ment. wf, son Miles & his wf, chil. Thomas, Ichabod & Desire. Wit. sworn 29 July 1702. (On 10 Aug. 1702 the will was contested by Abraham Samson, Isaac Samson, Caleb Samson & Benjamin Soule (& later by Samuel Delano), the husbands of the daughters. The caveat contains a goldmine of information. "He had by his first wife who was daughter to ye Whorshipfull Mr. John Alden a good and a prudent woman two sons and 5 daughters and after her decease he lived a widdower many years untill all his sd 5 daughters or 4 of them were marryed...about 16 years before he dyed he marryed a second wife...by her he had two sons and one daughter." It also states Alexander was about 76 when he made his will, his eldest son married the daughter of the 2nd wife, son Myles was by 1st wife, son Ebenezer was the 2nd son by the 1st wife and his 5 daughters by his 1st wife were all married with children.)

Alexander married Desire DOTY in 1686 in Poss. Duxbury, Mass.. Desire (daughter of Edward DOTY and Faith CLARKE) was born in 1645/6 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 22 Jan 1731 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 30 Jul 1723
• Will Proved: 17 May 1732

Notes:

Excerpt from Mayflower Increasing: On 4 Oct. 1675, desire was awarded twenty pounds on behalf of her husband, William SHERMAN Jr., "Whoe fell distrated in the service of the country...being by reason of great charges and necessities in great straightes".

Eleazer married Mary SHAW on 11 Jan 1687 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Mary (daughter of Jonathan SHAW and Phebe WATSON) was born about 1665; died on 28 Nov 1730 in Kingston, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of Jonathan Shaw and Phebe Watson

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: Between 07 Mar 1655 and 1656
• Will Proved: 04 May 1657

Notes:

Excerpt from Mayflower Increasing: "In his will he mentions lands in England which has resulted in much research carried out in an atempt to locate his origins. It is also interesting to ote that the will of his son Alexander mentions searches made in old England to recover the family lands. Capt. Standis's burial site was exhumed in 1890 and found to contain the remains of an older well built man with red & gray hair, two young women (one under 18) and two boys, and daughter in law Mary, the two boys are probably his sons Charles and John who died young."

Will of Capt. Myles Standish:
...7 March 1655/6, "my body to bee layed as neare as conveniently may bee to my two dear daughters Lora Standish by daughter May Standish my daughter-in-law"; ment. wf Barbara; sons Allexander Standish, Myles Standish, Josias Standish and Charles Standish (all single); Marcye Robenson "whome I tenderly love for her Grandfathers sake"; ment. all his lands "by lawful deent in Ormistick, Bousconge/Borsconge, Wrightington, Maudsley, Newburrow, Cranston/Crawston and the Ile of man and given to mee as right heire by lawful decent, but surruptuously detained from mee my great Grandfather being a 2nd or younger brother from the house of Standish of Standish". Pr. 4 May 1657.

Myles married Barbara ? between Jul 1623 and 24 Mar 1624 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Barbara died after 06 Oct 1659. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Excepts from "Mayflower Families through 5 Generations - Edward Doty":
Edward Doty came to New England in the "Mayflower" in 1620 as a servant in the household of Stephen Hopkins. he died in Plymouth 23 Aug. 1655.

Edwards Doty's birth and parents have not yet been found. Since he was a signer of the Mayflower Compact on 11 Nov. 1620, he was probably at least 21 years old at the time. In Aug. 1643, his name appeared on a list of men of ages 16 to 60 able to bear arms; thus he was not born before 1583. Since his service to Stephen Hopkins appears to have been in the role of apprentice, it is probable that he was a very young man in 1620, born not long before 1599.

His place of birth is Unkown. He was referred to, along with Stpehen Hopkins, as "of London", which may or may not have been his place of birth. Stephen Hopkins, the man he served, is believed to have married Elizabeth Fisher, his second wife, at Whitechapel, London. It is likely, therefore, that Edward Doty was born in the vicinity of London.

Note: Two entries in the LDS International Genealogical Index give County Shropshire as a birthplace for Edward Dot in 1599. However, both references are based upon allegations made by Gustave Anjou that are believed to be fictitious.

Edward Doty was one of ten volunteers who set out on the famous journey in the ship's boat on 6/16 Dec. 1620 that culminated on Monday, 11/21 Dec. in the landing at Plymouth. The journey was marked by many hardships, including a fight with Indians.

Edward Doty was noted for his belligerence. On 18 June 1621, he fought the first and only duel in Plymouth Colony. His opponent was his fellow-Servant, Edward Litster or Leister; and their weapons were swords and daggers. They succeeded in wounding each other before they were separated. The entire colony assembled to decide their punishment, which was that the two men have their heads and feet tied together for a period of twenty four hours. However before one hour had passed, their evident suffering, coupled with their humble appeals for pardon, secured their release.

Edward Doty was married twice, but nothing is known of his first wife. Her existence is known only through a reference by William Bradford, who wrote, in March or early April 1651: "but Edward Doty by a second wife hath 7 children, and both he and they are living". It is unlikely that Edward Doty was married before coming to New England, because servants were rarely married. it is far more likely that he had an unrecorded marriage some years after arriving, perhaps to one of the single women arriving in 1629 or 1630.

Edward Doty m. (2) Plymouth 6 Jan. 1634/5 FAITH CLARKE, b. prob. England ca. 1619, daughter of Thurston and Faith (?) Clarke. She had arrived in New England on the last of Apr 1634 in the ship FRANCIS with her father, Thurston Clark.

Edward Doty frequently appeared in Court as plaintiff or defendant. Although most of the law suits he was involved in were civil disputes, some were complaints lodged against him for trespassing, assault and battery, and breaking the peace. he lost most of these suits, both Civil and criminal, whether appearing as defendant or plaintiff.

The will of Edward Doty,signed 20 May 1655, proved 5 Mar 1655/6, left a double portion of his estate to son Edward, the other sons (not named) to have equal shares, with a third of the estate to go to his wife. the daughters are not mentioned at all. the inventory of his estate, taken 25 Nov. 1655, recorded a net value of over 130 pounds. this was a substantial estate for the time, and showed that the one-time Servant had achieved a great-than-average level of prosperity during his life in Plymouth.

Each of the sons disposed of his share of the land in Dartmouth bequeathed
to them by their father: Edward on 16 Oct. 1655; John and Thomas on 17 May 1667; Samuel on 10 July 1668; Isaac on 5 July 1672; and Joseph on 13 May 1672.

Widow Faith Doty m. Plymouth 14 Mar. 1666/7 John Phillips, as his third wife, after signing a pre-nuptial agreement that preserved her rights to oversee her children and to dispose of her property. She died and was buried in Marshfield on Tuesday 21 Dec. 1675.

On 9 May 1671 Faith Phillips sold to son John Doty, for a "Valluable and Considerable sume of mony" the house and land at high Cliff, as well as sixty acres of upland, six adjoining acres of meadow, and the land at Sepecan.

The will of Faith Phillips, written 12 Dec. 1675 proved 8 June 1676, left sums of mone to daughter Mary, daughter Elizabeth, and daughter Desire, and mentions her son John.

Edward and Faith (Clark) Doty had nine children. The births of Isaac and Joseph appear in the Plymouth vital Records. Edward was identified in his father's will; and John, Desire, Eliabeth, and Mary were named in their mother's will. Sons Thomas and Samuel are identified by their sales of the lands inherited from their father.

Son Edward Doty was the oldest child; he received a double share of his father's estate. Since he was identified as a freeman in 1658, he must have been born not later than 1637. John Doty received a musket in a distribution of weapons in Apr 1661; hence he was probably at least 21 at the time. Since his name appears consistently before that of his brother Thomas in their deed of sale to John Smith, it is likely that John was the elder of the two. Samuel, who sold land in 1668 that he had inherited from his father, was probably born about 1644.

Of Edward Doty's daughters, Desire, who died 22 Jan. 1731 age 86, must have been born about 1645. Mary Doty's youngest child Desire Hatch, was born 25 Sept. 1698, so it is unlikely that she was born before about 1653. Elizabeth, whose name appears between those of Desire and Mary in the settlement of their mother's estate, was doubtless born between her sisters, probably about 1647.

Edward married Faith CLARKE on 06 Jan 1634/5 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Faith was born about 1619 in Prob. England; was buried on 21 Dec 1675 in Marshfield, Mass.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Andrew married Deborah HOPKINS on 23 Apr 1646 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Deborah (daughter of Stephen HOPKINS and Elizabeth FISHER) was born in 1624/5 in Plymouth, Massachusetts; died after 1659. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Death: Bef 1674, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Jonathan married Phebe WATSON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]