Re: Doty-Doten book
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In reply to:
Doty-Doten book
8/22/01
I BELIEVE IT IS BECAUSE PEOPLE IN THAT
TIME PERIOD DID NOT READ OR SPELL RIGHT.
THE NAME CHANGED WITH EDWARD DOTY-DOTEY-
DOTEN DEPENDING ON WHO WROTE THE DOCUMENT.THE NAME APPEARS ON DIFFERANT DOCUMENTS (CORONERS AND JURYS)ACCORDING TO THE DOTY-DOTEN BOOK.ANOTHER SPELLING WAS DOUTY
OR DOWTY. IT LOOKS LIKE THE "EY" BECAME
"EN".
MY LINE COMES FROM JOHN, WHOSE NAME WAS
EITHER DOTEY OR DOTEN. HE WAS THE SON OF
EDWARD. THE NAMES OF HIS CHILDREN ALSO
APPEAR AS EITHER DOTEN OR DOTY.
AS FUTURE GENERATIONS CAME, THE SPELLING
STABLIZED TO EITHER DOTEN OR DOTY.
MINE THRU JOHN'S SON ELISHA DOTEN AND
REMAINED DOTEN TO THE PRESENT.