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Bathsheba (Baker) Doggett (abt. 1717 - aft. 1763)

Bathsheba Doggett formerly Baker
Born about in White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginiamap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married before 1739 in White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Died after after about age 46 in Virginiamap [uncertain]
Profile last modified | Created 24 Aug 2013
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Biography

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Bathsheba (Baker) Doggett was a Virginia colonist.

Bathsheba married Thomas Doggett before 9 Sep 1748 and probably before 1739 as that is when their first child was born.[1][2] They had issue:

  1. Reuben, b. 1739, m Mary Brown, d. 1826[2]
  2. Thomas, d. 1805, m. Miss George?[2]
  3. Benjamin[2]
  4. Presley[2]
  5. John[2]
  6. Bathsheba, m. Thomas Meryman[2]
  7. Elizabeth, m. Leonard Young in 1813[2]
  8. George[2]
  9. William, m. Jane[2]
  10. James, b. 1759, m. Ann Bron in 1788[2]
  11. Nancy[2]
  12. Judith[2]
  13. Lucy Mary, m. John Brown,[2] b. abt. 1761

Research Notes

Caroline County, Virginia, is one of the "burned counties" of Virginia, and many of the contemporary records have been destroyed. We have had to reconstruct what we know about Thomas and his family from family lore, as told the Samuel Bradlee Doggett and included in his History of the Doggett-Daggett Family, and from surviving county records. We know that Thomas and his wife Bathsheba, whose parentage is as yet unknown, were born and married in Lancaster County, Virginia, and moved to Caroline County in the early 1750's. They are said to have had sixteen children, eight sons and eight daughters. The names of the eight sons have been determined, but of the daughters, only five have been identified.
Bathsheba likely married Thomas before 1739 and in Europe women could marry at age 12 putting her birth prior to 1727. Even in Europe, marriage at such a tender age was rare and when it did happen it was with royal or aristocratic ranks and one can expect that Bathsheba was likely over 22. She is rumored to have been married previously to a Mr. Baker, and if true, supports the idea that she was at least 22 when she married Thomas.
Bathsheba's younget child, Lucy, is estimated to have been born in 1761 placing Bathsheba's death on or after that time.
The maiden name /BAKER/ is not confirmed.

Sources

  1. Doggett - Doggett-Daggett Family: p. 610
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 Dogget Family History
  • Doggett, Samuel Bradlee, "A History of the Doggett-Daggett Family", Boston: Press of Rockwell and Churchill, 1894




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Doggett-267 and Baker-10338 appear to represent the same person because: This is certainly the same lady but there is some dispute over her maiden name. Some claim it is unknown and some claim it is Baker. I am suggesting we merge it under BAKER and I will add a research note that clarifies the disputed LNAB.
posted by [Living Anderson]