Enoch Doughty

Enoch Doughty

• Birth: about 1639
• Death: between 27 February 1676 and 9 May 1677, Virginia
• Father: Francis Doughty
• Mother: Bridget
• Partner: Ann

Children:

1. Margaret Doughty (Abt 1667 - 5 Feb 1720), married William Berry
2. Jane Doughty (Bef 1676 - Aft 1703), married 1) John Smith 2) Edward Dannellin
3. Joy Doughty (Bef 1666 - )

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Notes

Records show that William Berry is the son of Henry Berry of Old Rappahannock County and married Margaret Doughty, daughter of Enoch Doughty (1639-1677) who was the son of Rev. Francis Doughty and wife Bridgett. Enoch was apparently born shortly after his parents arrived from England to Massachusetts.

1663 "Deed of gift: I, Enoch Doughty, have delivered unto Joye Oneale, my brother Heugh Oneale's daughter, on black heifer; 20 Nov 1663; /s/ Enoch Doughty; wit. Samuel Clarke, Thomas Branso (mark)." [1]

Notes for Enoch Doughty and Ann

1661 "Court held 25th Sep 1661 in Charles County. ... Elenor Empson, Plt., Richard Watson, Def.; plaintiff claims Watson defamed petitioner by forbidding the banns of matrimony without cause against a poor distressed widow; Mr. Enoch Doughty, age ca 22 years, swore he saw a note sent by defendent to his father, Francis Doughtie, to forbid banns between plaintiff and any other person as she was his wife before God; defendent being a blind man and disclaiming any interest in her, being forced to trust others in writing; plaintiff non-suited."[1]

1663 "Deed of gift: I, Enoch Doughty, have delivered unto Joye Oneale, my brother Heugh Oneale's daughter, on black heifer; 20 Nov 1663; /s/ Enoch Doughty; wit. Samuel Clarke, Thomas Branso (mark)." [2]

1667 Enoch Doughty was granted 500 acres on the north side of Rappahannock River, above Nanzemone Towne, Virginia. Dated November 8.[3]

1675 Enoch Doughty was granted 4763 acres on Rappahannock on the south side of the river: Beg.g &c. to a branch called Tuckquake Swamp. Dated June 15. [4]

1675/76 Enoch Doughty wrote his will on February 27. [5] Enoch mentions in a memorandum that some of the tobacco that his brother has carried to England is from Enoch's own crop.

1677 The will of Enoch Doughty was proved on May 9 in Lancaster County, Virginia. [6]

1722 Land formerly granted to Enoch Dowdy in King and Queen Counties, Virginia, was sold on July 18. [7]

Will

• In the Name of God Amen being in Good Health & perfect memory I make this my last will & Testam't first I bequeath my Soule unto God & my Body to ye ground, hoping of a Joyfull Resurrection in ye Lord, that Worldly Estate, that God hath bestowed on me, after my Debts paid,
• I give unto my Children & their heires and as my Desire is that they may goe out of this Country,
• I doe Impower my Overseers Francis Daughty & James Philips to put to Sale & Sell All my lands & Goods & Chattles for money good for my Children & their Heires wch: being performed wth:out Giving in Security in Virginia that they will be faithfull & true in performance of this & to my children
• & further I do Impower Either or both of these my good Overseers to performe this my last Will & Testam't.
• February ye 27th 1675
• Enoch Daughty
• Witness my Hand & Seale
• Test John Simpton, Jonathan ?, Hugh Mane

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References

1. https://websites.umich.edu/~bobwolfe/gen/person/g5403.htm
2. Robert and Janet Chevalley Wolfe, Janet and Robert Wolfe Genealogy, "Notes for Enoch Doughty and Ann" Webpage: http://www.umich.edu/~bobwolfe/gen/mn/m5403x5453.htm
   1. [1] Elise Greenup Jourdan, Abstracts of Charles County, Maryland Land and Court Records, 1658-1666, Vol. I (2009), 67, [GoogleBooks].
   2. [2] ibid., p. 180.
   3. [3] Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants, Land Grant Abstracts, Library of Virginia, Patent 6-88, [Library of Virginia].
   4. [4] Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants, Land Grant Abstracts, Library of Virginia, Patent 6-561, Enoch Doughty is named in a list of persons, [Library of Virginia].
   5. [5] Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
   6. [6] Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900, [AncestryImage].
   7. [7] Ruth and Sam Sparacio, Virginia County Court Records, Deed Abstracts of Essex County, Virginia (1721-1724), Deed Book 17 (1988), 13, Essex County Deed 17-75.
3. https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I0194...
4. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LHDP-XFS (has errors)

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