John Doggett (abt. 1602 - abt. 1673)

Born about 4 Oct 1602 in Boxford, Suffolk, England [uncertain]

Husband of Alice (Brotherton) Doggett — married 29 Aug 1622 in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, England

Husband of Bathsheba (Unknown) Doggett — married 29 Aug 1667 in Plymouth, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died about 4 Jul 1673 at about age 70 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

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John Doggett migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See Great Migration Begins, by R. C. Anderson, Vol. 1, p. 568) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Disputed Origins

Some family trees and even the family historian of the Daggetts (alternative spelling) think John may have been the third son, baptized Nov. 4, 1602, of William Doggett and his wife, Avis (Lappadge) Lappage, of Boxford, Suffolk.^[1]

One of his daughters married a son of SAMUEL EDDY (1630, Plymouth) whose brother JOHN EDDY (1630, Watertown) had married a daughter of John Daggett of Groton, Suffolk. All of these circumstances would lead one to believe that immigrant John Doggett was a member of this same Doggett family, but no connection has yet been found.

Modern, authoritative works do not support these origins. See especially:

• Robert Charles Anderson's article about the immigrant in The Great Migration Begins, vol. 1;
• Gordon L. Remington, "Alice Brotherton, wife of John Doggett of Martha's Vineyard," The American Genealogist 72 (1997):89-100
• R. Andrew Pierce, "Joseph Daggett of Martha's Vineyard, His Native American Wife, and Their Descendants." in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 161 (2007):5-21.
• Anderson's Winthrop Fleet, page ??

In addition, the names "William" and "Avis" do not appear in the immediate descendants for three generations-- which would have been expected if these had been his parents.

See this G2G thread.

Biography

Born by about 1597 based on date of first marriage.

Came from Woburn, Bedfordshire^{[citation needed]} to Massachusetts Bay in 1630.

He applied for freemanship on 19 October 1630 and took the oath 18 May 1631.^[2][3]

He first settled in Watertown (some say Salem); moved to Rehoboth by 1646, & to Martha's Vineyard by 1651.^{[citation needed]}

He lived in Watertown and received his shares in the several proprietors' divisions until about 1646, when he removed to Rehoboth. He had known Thomas Mayhew in Watertown, and when Martha's Vineyard was purchased in 1641, Daggett became interested, but he did not show in the records of MV until March 29, 1651-2, when he was chosen corporal of the military company on the Vineyard.^{[citation needed]}

He soon attained prominence in local affairs, and on June 8, 1653, was chosen assistant to the chief magistrate to manage the business of the island, and was reelected for the following three years. However, by 1660, he was on the "outs" with Mayhew, probably because he bought a 500-acre farm from the Indians without Mayhew's consent. John was fined 5,000 lbs, and had to sue for his rights. Although Mayhew was wrong, John's success in the courts was humiliating. He submitted to the Mayhew government in 1661, but for two years he spent some time in court over land and fishing rights.^{[citation needed]}

His home lot at Great Harbor was the first one south of Governor Mayhew's, and was situated on the west side of the road to the plains as it passes Tower Hill. It was apparently the west half of a lot owned by him and Malacchi Browning, and was probably his residence. His descendants built the now historic Daggett Farm in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, which was burned by Indians in 1675 during King Phillip's War, repaired in 1701 and again in 1790, and remodelled in 1840.^{[citation needed]}

John Doggett died between 13 May 1673 (date of will) and 26 May 1673 (date of inventory). ^{[citation needed]}

Family

John Doggett married first in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, England, 29 August 1622 Alice Brotherton, who was baptized Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire, 6 March 1602[/3], daughter of Thomas and Ellen (_____) Brotherton;^{[citation needed]} she died by 1667.

It is believed that his wife, the mother of his children, died on the island before he moved to Plymouth, Massachusetts, where, in his old age, he married Mrs. Bathsheba Pratt on Aug. 29, 1667.^{[citation needed]} She was probably the widow of Joshua Pratt of Plymouth.

Nothing is known of his first wife, but Banks was of the opinion that Hepzibah Daggett, who signed as witness March 3, 1660, to the sale of the farm from Wampamag to John Daggett was then his wife. He guesses that her name may have been "Brotherton," as this appears as a baptismal name in the Thomas Daggett branch as early as 1686. ^[4]

He married second in Plymouth 29 August 1667 as "John Doged, of Martin's Vineyard," Bathshebath Prat, widow of JOSHUA PRATT; she was alive on 4 June 1673.^{[citation needed]}

Sources

1. ↑ For example, see James D. Doggett, "English Antecedents of the Rev. Benjamin Doggett"; family file online, doggetts and other cousins (http://www.doggettfam.org/ : (accessed 2014).
2. ↑ Citing "Col. Records, Vol. 1, pp. 62-63" in Samuel Bradlee Doggett, A history of the Doggett-Daggett family (1894), 72 (in particular part); digital images, Hathi Trust (accessed 2014).
3. ↑ Saying Doggett was "admitted" on the later, 1631, date and citing "MBCR 1:80, 366" in Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols. (1995), 1:568-570; digital images for NEHGS subscribers, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 20 Jan 2021)].
4. ↑ Banks, Annals of Edgartown, Vol. II, p 65; John's land holdings are also listed there.

See also:

• Pierce, R. Andrew. "Joseph Daggett of Martha's Vineyard, His Native American Wife, and Their Descendants," in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Boston: NEHGS; 161 (Jan. 2007):5-21; digital images for subscribers, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 20 Jan 2021)

• Gordon L. Remington, "Alice Brotherton, wife of John Doggett of Martha's Vineyard," in The American Genealogist 72 (1997):89-100; digital images for NEHGS subscribers, AmericanAncestors.org (accessed 20 Jan 2021)].

• Samuel Bradlee Doggett, A history of the Doggett-Daggett family (1894), 70-79 for "679 John Doggett of Martha's Vineyard"; digital images, Hathi Trust (accessed 2014).

• Author?, Martha's Vineyard, Vol 3, Vol 2 p. 63-66

• Americana, Vol 26 p. 929 published 1932

• Winthrop Fleet (Wikipedia)

• Ives-Leedom  Ives-Leedom Database