An extended Pedigree of the Doggett Family of South East Suffolk
by Jim Doggett and John McLinden
Any investigation of the ancient families of East Suffolk, including the Doggetts, must begin with the work of J. J. Muskett, published in Suffolk Manorial Families, Vol. I, published in London in 1900. Muskett’s objective was stated in his preface, as follows: "The leading idea of the present work is to give the pedigrees, carefully elaborated from contemporary documents, of every notable family seated in Suffolk before the era of the Georges, together with abstracts of some, at any rate, of the wills and other evidences upon which these pedigrees are based." The pedigrees published in Vol. I appear to be primarily of those families which had some connection with the Winthrop family of Groton. Eight pages are devoted to the Doggett family, including the pedigree chart entitled "Doggett of Groton, Lappage," covering the Doggetts and the closely related Lappage family, which chart has been extensively reproduced and circulated. However, this chart is not nearly complete and some of the data shown is of doubtful provenance. Some of the abstract, such as the "Will of John Doggett, 1564," have transcription or abstraction errors when compared to the originals, so care should be exercised in relying on this material without scrutiny.
Another essential source is Samuel Bradlee Doggett’s History of the Doggett-Daggett Family, originally published in Boston in 1894, and reprinted by Gateway Press, Baltimore, Maryland in 1973, under sponsorship of the late George and Sydney Daggett. Five pages are devoted to "William Doggett, of Boxford, Suffolk, and his Descendants," and seven to "John Dogett, of Groton, Suffolk, and his Descendants." Again, the data are incomplete and contain a number of errors and misspellings, but nevertheless the information is invaluable for the leads it provided.
A third source which has been extensively relied on for the following information is a series of unpublished research reports prepared from 1975 to 1977 by the late Rodney Dennys, Somerset Herald of Arms at the College of Arms in London, under commission by the late James Anderson Doggett of Greensboro, North Carolina.
These sources have been supplemented with information from numerous other sources, including personal examination of microfilm and photocopies of parish registers and other primary source documents. These sources will be described at appropriate places hereinafter.
E1 RICHARD DOGGETT, resident of Groton, Suffolk, in mid 16th century. Name of wife unknown.
Children (Doggett):
E11 John d. 1565
E12 Alice d. 1584/85 m. Mr. Lappage
m. William Moore
E13 Anne d. 1578 m. Thomas Bacon
m. Robert Gosnold
E14 Elizabeth m. Mr. (John?) Spencer
The earliest known Doggett in the direct ancestral line of the Reverend Benjamin Doggett is Richard Doggett. The first known mention of Richard is in a deed of 8 July 1520 (865/24 Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds) concerning the purchase of lands belonging to Agnes Bogays of Edwardstone. In 1522, the Military Survey for the Hundred of Baburgh showed him as the owner of several pieces of land and possessions taxable at a value of £111 5s 4d and as being responsible for the provision of "3 harness, 2 bowys, 2 shef of arrowys and onn bill" and of being in possession of a horse worth more than 20 shillings – (Lincoln County Record Office - ANC 16/2.). The Suffolk Lay Subsidy records were searched by Rodney Dennys, and some were searched by the writer. Lay Subsidies were assessments for taxation made at irregular intervals. He was found in Groton, Suffolk, in the Lay Subsidy of 14 and 15 Henry VIII (about 1523/24), with property valued at £80 and a £4 tax was levied on him. Richard was by far the wealthiest individual in the village at that time, as the entire tax paid by its inhabitants amounted to £5/15/3, and Richard’s share was £4. Muskett lists Richard as appearing in the Lay Subsidy of 1526 of Norfolk (and Suffolk) 150.257, 18 Henry VIII, and calls him "a wealthy inhabitant of Groton, co. Suffolk." This appears to be a later tax list, but only by a few years. In Boxford Churchwardens’ Account, 1530-1560, Northeast, editor (Suffolk Record Society, vol XXIII), Richard Doggett is mentioned for selling wood in the year 1537 to the adjoining parish of Boxford. The entry states: "ti Richard Dogett for 2 loades of woode for the plomer, 2s10d." This book also has a note stating that Richard Doget, of Groton, was called "my brother" by John Gawge the clothier in his will of 1521(P.C.C. 16 Maynwaryng). This will has been examined but, unfortunately, contains no other relevant information..
No will of Richard has been found, and the name of his wife is not known. The names of his children may be deduced by reference to wills and other documents of related persons.
The key document in this regard is the Herald’s Visitation of Suffolk, 1561, examined by Rodney Dennys, which contains the pedigree of Gosnold, or Gosnell, of Otley. This pedigree states that Robert Gosnell married as his second wife, Anne Bacon, daughter of Richard Doggett. The will of Anne Gosnold dated 20 Jul 1578, cited below, refers to her sister Alice More, and her sister Spenser. If Richard was the father of Anne, he must necessarily be the father of Anne and Elizabeth. The will of John Doggett dated 17 Jan 1564/65, cited below, refers to his sister More, his brother-in-law William Moore of Groton, and his sister Spencer. The will also refers to a Thomas Doggett," with no relationship stated. The will of William Moore, of Groton, husband of Alice, refers to "sister" Elizabeth Spencer, and to John, Anne and William Dogat, the younger [children of John]. The only other document referring to Richard that the writer is aware of is mentioned in vol 5 of Copinger’s County of Suffolk, which states that one Robert Rudlond sold to Richard Doggett and Edmund Tod lands called Bombysley in Waldingfield, Suffolk, in 24 Henry VIII (1532), as recorded in Bod. Suff. Ch., pp. 504, 506.
There were other Doggetts living in the Groton area at the same time as Richard. In the 1523/24 Lay Subsidy a George Doggett appears on a list of wage earners at Groton, with wages of twenty shillings (probably for a year), and he was assessed a tax of four pence. In the adjoining parish of Boxford, a John Doget and a Thomas Doget were assessed in the category of artificers, laborers and servants, and assessed a tax of 20s. In the parish of Edwardstone, a John Doget was listed, and likewise in the parish of Monks Eleigh, another John, a servant was found. The latter had property valued at £1, and his tax was 4d. From this, it can be seen that Richard was indeed a very substantial person. The relationship between Richard and these other Doggetts is not known, but there must have been a family connection. The Doggetts of Richard’s line and time appear to be members of the minor gentry, or of the more affluent yeomanry, who held lands under tenure from manorial lords of greater prominence and wealth. In some cases, Doggett daughters were able to marry into these higher classes and in a few cases into the minor peerage.
E11 JOHN DOGGETT, son of Richard Doggett; d. 1565, Bures St. Mary’s, Suffolk; m(1). MARTHA ASHEFIELD bur 9 May 1549. m(2) MARGARET (surname unknown), bur. 26 Jun 1562 Bures St Mary, Suffolk
Children (by Martha Ashefield)
E111 William b. 1545 d.1610 m. 1591 Avis Lappage
E112 daughter + b. bef. 1549 d. aft. 1564 m. bef. 1564 Mr. Ardelye
Children (by Margaret)
E113 John b. 1550/51 d.1619 m. Dorothy ??????
m. ? Others
E114 Oreel* b. 1551/52 d. (bef. 1564/65)
E115 Ann b. 1553/54 d. unknown m. 1576 Simon Snelling
m. aft. 1585 ? Mr. Kent $
+ "my daughter (space) Ardelye" in John’s will of 1564/5
* It is impossible to properly decipher the entry in the Bures St Mary register of 1551/52 and this spelling is, at best, only a guess. Experts in Tudor writing have failed to reach a consensus on the real spelling.
$ There is no concrete evidence for this marriage at the moment other than a mention in legal papers of 1644 of a sister to William in 1610 called Ann Kent.
A primary source of information about John Doggett is his will dated 17 Jan 1564 [1564/5], probated on 6 May 1565 in the Archdeaconry of Sudbury [Liber "Arnolde," fol. 154]. John stated in his will that he was of Bures St. Mary’s, Suffolk, and he had the social standing of "Gentleman." He left property to his two sons, neither of whom had attained 21 years: William the younger and John. He made bequests to his daughter Anne and to another daughter, the name of whom appears to be "Ardelye." Rodney Dennys searched the Bures St Mary Parish Register and found records of four baptisms of children of John Doggett. These are: William, chr. 1545; John, chr. 1551/2; Anne, 1554/5, and another daughter chr. 1552/3 whose name Mr. Dennys transcribed as "Oreel."
John named his brother-in-law, William Moore, of Groton, as executor, and charged him with the care of his younger children as his second wife had predeceased him. This would explain why none of John’s children appear thereafter in Bures records, as William Moore most likely brought the children to Groton. Daughter Ann was indeed married in Groton and son William in the neighbouring parish of Boxford. According to Mr. Dennys, John Doggett appears as a taxpayer in the Lay Subsidy of 35 Henry VIII (abt. 1544), for the Hundred of Babergh, Suffolk, as a resident of Groton, with goods valued at £15, and a tax of 10 shillings. The same tax list shows a Robert Doggett, "Gentleman," with lands assessed at £10 and a tax of 6 shillings 8 pence. Rodney Dennys, states that these two men headed the list of Groton property owners and therefore were probably the most important residents of Groton at that time. The relationship of John and Robert is not known. In the Lay Subsidy of 2 & 3 Edward VI (abt. 1549/50), John Doggett is found at Bures, and was assessed at £10 property and a tax of 10 shillings. From these documents and the Bures Parish Register, it appears that John moved from Groton to Bures in about 1544 or 1545. It is interesting, but probably not significant that in 1544 the Manor of Groton was granted by the Crown to Adam Winthrop, at about the same time John Doggett left Groton for Bures. In Adam Winthrop’s will dated 1562 he refers to "lands and tenements which I purchased and had of John Doget." Perhaps John had sold some of his property in Groton upon his moving to Bures, but apparently not all, as he leaves considerable property to his sons in his 1564/5 will.
The presumption that John was married to Martha Ashefield, is supported by the following information. The Will of Robert Ashefield, of Stowlangtoft, Suffolk [cited in S. B. Doggett’s History, but misspelled as "Glovalangloste"], dated to about 1550, probated in Prerogative Court of Canterbury, (12 Goode), mentions his "brother" John Dogett and the two sons of John which he had by "Martha my sister." Only one son, William, is shown above as born before 1550 but there is a gap of six years between the births of William and John. There could have been another son born in that period whose birth was not recorded in the Bures Parish Register, and who died between 1550 and 1564, again unrecorded. However, the available evidence suggests that his daughter Mrs Ardelye was probably born to Martha and not to Margaret and so this part of Robert Ashfield’s will would make far more sense if it meant two children - rather than two sons. One of the legatees of John Doggett’s will was Gyles Ashfilde, Gent., so there was certainly a close connection with the Ashefield family. John was married twice and the three younger children were children of his second wife Margaret.
A search of land deeds in the Suffolk Feet of Fines (1533-1563) by Rodney Dennys revealed that in the year 38 Henry VIII (April or May 1546), John Doggett, junior, sold to Robert Luskyn a messuage and garden at Boxford, Suffolk. He was called "junior" in this instance because there was an older John Doggett (a lawyer who was almost certainly over 21 when he was mentioned in the deed of 1520 above) still living at the time.
Martha Ashefield’s burial is recorded in the Bures St Mary register on 9th May 1549 where she was recorded as "the Doggett wife called Martha".
E111 WILLIAM DOGGETT son of John Doggett; b. 1545, Bures St. Mary’s, Suffolk. d. 1610 Boxford Sfk m. 1591, Boxford, Suffolk, AVIS LAPPAGE, his first cousin, once removed, and dau. of Thomas and Agnes (Gale) Lappage, chr. 1 Aug 1568, Groton, Suffolk; bur. 27 Jun 1652, Boxford.
Children (Doggett):
E111:1 Ann b. 1592 m. Mr. Rowarth
E111:2 Thomas b. 1594 m. 1617 Margery Clopton
E111:3 Susan b. 1596 m. 1617 Richard Norwich
E111:4 Avis b. 1599 m. 1620 John Bond
E111:5 William b. 1600 d. 1670 m. 1626 Anne Langley
E111:6 Alice b. 1601 m. 1624 Christopher Scarlett
E111:7 John b. 1602
E111:x Bridget b. 1605
E111:8 Dorothy b. 1605 m. 1637 Lawrence Stisted
E111:9 Lappage b. 1607 m. 1631 Anne Thurgoland
E111:A Richard b. 1608 d. 1667 m. Sarah LeGris
There is a memorial stone in Boxford Church which provides a great deal of information about William. The stone, embedded in the floor of what is now used as a choir vestry, next to the exterior wall of the building, is protected by a carpet which covers the stone unless removed to examine the stone. It is an elaborately carved black marble slab with the following inscription: "Here lyeth Willia. Doggett, marchant adveterer Citizen and mercer of London and free of the East India Company who tooke to wife Avis Lappage ye Daught. of Thomas Lappage of Boxford, w’th who he lyved 19 years & had Issve by her 6 sones & 6 davgters. Ye said Will’ dep’ed this life ye 10th of Octobr 1610 beinge of the age of 53 years." The Boxford Parish Register records the marriage of William and Aves Lappage as occurring on 1 Jun 1591, which corresponds to 19 years of marriage before William’s death. The Register also records the baptisms of five sons and six daughters, so perhaps one son died at birth and was not recorded in the Register. However, there is no primary evidence in the form of parish register entries of baptism or burial which would confirm the age shown on the memorial and the inscription may also be doubtful with respect to the actual number of their children.
At the four corners of the monument are four brasses in the form of shields, each brass bearing the coat of arms of an organisation of which William was a member, and of which he was clearly proud to be a member. These organisations are: City of London; Mercers’ Company; Merchant Adventurers; and East India Company. The Mercers’ Company was one of the great guilds merchant of London, whose members dealt in silks, velvets and other expensive textiles, imported from abroad. All members of the principal guilds were citizens of the City of London, which meant more than just being a resident. In fact, many citizens of London, like William, had their residence and conducted business in other locations. It must be assumed, however, that William spent much time in the City. The Merchant Adventurers were merchants whose business was engaging in import and export of goods to the European Continent. As was noted above, William’s brother John was a Merchant Adventurer, and his son John lived in Hamburg, where he was a trader.
The fourth brass is that of the East India Company, formed to make voyages to the Far East and bring back silks, spices and similar luxury items, for sale to the wealthy residents of England. In later years, it operated as a joint stock company (similar to a present-day corporation), but in the early years, each voyage was financed by a separate group of investors. While visiting London some years ago, the writer decided to research the involvement of William with The East India Company, and visited the India Library, which is a branch of the British Museum and which has the original records of the East India Company. We were furnished with the original minute book of the directors of the Company. The first two voyages made by the Company had only a few subscribers, limited to the prominent and very wealthy. However, the third voyage, in 1605, was opened up to a larger number of subscribers, with a much smaller investment required. William’s name appeared on the Bill of Adventure, listing 205 subscribers, with the minimum investment of £100, which amount was still a substantial amount of money at that time. A later entry in the minute book recorded the successful completion of the voyage and the division of profits among the subscribers, which profit was about three time the original investment. Only one other voyage was undertaken prior to William’s death, the fourth voyage, in 1608. For that voyage, the Company returned to original format of involving only a few very wealthy investors. Therefore, Even though William participated in only one "adventure," it must have been a significant episode in his life, if the prominence given to the Company on his tombstone is any indication. William was twenty years old when his father died. In his father’s will, he was devised his father’s "capital messuage," or main residence in Groton, named Edmonds, and all the lands in Groton, both freehold and copyhold, belonging to that residence, which were in the manorance of William’s uncle, William Moore. He also received John’s "Dye House" in Groton, and the "leads and fats within it. Leads and fats were names given to kettles used in dying fabric. "Fats" is an archaic spelling of "vats." He also received numerous other parcels of land in Groton. All to be given to him when he reached 21 years of age. But that was not all he received. He also was given the copyhold lands which John held of William Walgrave, Esq., of Lesen Hall. and also one third of all the personal property, including silver, jewels, money, and other property remaining after paying all debts of the estate. So it can be seen that about 1578, William became a wealthy man.
The will of his father gave the "bringing up’ of William, his brother John, and sister Ann to John’s brother-in-law, William Moore of Groton. On William Moore’s death only two years later, the responsibility for the children’s upbringing was left to Moore’s son-in-law, and first cousin of the children, Thomas Lappage. Thomas was a generation older than William, and one of his children was a daughter Avis, born in 1568, very much William’s junior. The two families were raised together, and despite the age difference, she and William were married in 1591, as noted above.
The baptism of Avis Lappage was recorded in the Groton Parish Register on 1 Aug 1568. This entry is transcribed in East Anglia Notes & Queries, Series 2, vol. 7, p. 172: "Avice Lapadge, the Daughter of Thomas Lapadge was baptised the first day of August." the Register also contains an addition to the entry in a different hand: "She was married to William Dogget her cosin." The will of William was probated in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, but no court records or copies of the will have been found. However, the dispositive portions of the will are abstracted in a 1644 chancery suit. The suit was brought by one Edward Alston against William’s widow "Avice" Doggett (Alston v. Doggett, Chancery Proc., Mitford, 54, 44) The answer of Avis to plaintiff’s bill was dated 18 Apr 1644, and included the information about the contents of the will. His son and heir, Thomas, received no bequest or devise in the will, which seems to be due to the fact that by law Thomas was entitled to receive the real estate belonging to his father, subject to any dower rights of William’s wife, Avis. The other children are named, except for Bridget, who apparently predeceased her father as a young child. Sons Lappage and Richard, the two younger sons, received £1000 each, to be delivered when they reached age 24; the older sons, William and John, received only £400 each at the same age, which would seem to indicate that they may have received land or other non-monetary bequests – none of which were mentioned or recorded in the 1644 chancery suit. The five daughters named each received £400 when they reached the age of 20. He also named his brother John, to whom he gave £5. his "sister" Ann Kent, his brother-in-law John Brond (he is described elsewhere within the document as his brother) and John’s wife Susan, his father-in-law, Thomas Lappage, and two local clergymen, and made bequests for the poor of Boxford and for the Boxford Free School, His son Thomas and his wife were named as executors, but Thomas relinquished the office and Avis probated the will. In 1614 (12 James), four years after his death, an Inquisition Post Mortem was held to determine the identity of the parcels of real property held by William at the time of his death. The writers have not seen this document, either as an original or as a transcript. It is undoubtedly written in court Latin. None of William’s children were adults at the time of his death, except his oldest daughter, Ann, who was 18. The other children ranged in age from 16 down to 1 year.
Avis died in Boxford and was buried there on 27 Jun 1652, according to the Boxford Parish Register, in which she is referred to a "old Mrs. Doggett." She was 84 at the time of her death. Muskett refers to a sale of a dwelling house and other land in Boxford and Polstead in 1629, made to Robert Gurdon, Esq., a prominent member of the local gentry, by Avis Doggett, widow, and Thomas Doggett, gent. and Margery, his wife. There is a letter from Thomas, mentioned below, concerning this sale.
E111:3 SUSAN DOGGETT; chr. 25 1595, Boxford, Suffolk; m. 1617, Groton, Suffolk, RICHARD NORWICH.
The baptism of Susan is recorded in the Boxford Parish Register. Her marriage to Richard Norwich is noted by Muskett, citing Adam Winthrop’s diary.
E111:4 AVIS DOGGETT; char. 22 Feb 1598, Boxford, Suffolk; d. 1625; bur. Boxford, Suffolk; m. 23 Jul 1620, Boxford, Suffolk, JOHN BOND. The baptism of Avis is recorded in the Boxford Parish Register. Her marriage to John Bond at Boxford in 1620 is indexed in Boyd’s Suffolk Marriage Index, and Samuel Bradlee Doggett gives the complete date as 23 Jul 1620. Samuel Bradlee Doggett also states that she was buried in Boxford in 1625, but the entry is ambiguous and may refer to her husband John. Avis is also mentioned in the 1650 will of her brother-in-law, Christopher Scarlett, which makes the 1625 burial date unlikely.
E111:7 JOHN DOGGETT, son of William and Avis (Lappage) Doggett; chr. 4 Nov 1602, Boxford, Suffolk.
E111:1 ANNE DOGGETT, dau. of William and Avis (Lappage) Doggett; chr. 15 May 1592, Boxford, Suffolk; m. Mr. ROWARTH.
Children (Rowarth):
E111:11 John
The baptism of Anne is recorded in the Boxford Parish Register. Her son John is mentioned in the 1641 will of John Brand (P.C.C. 116 Campbell}.
E111:2 THOMAS DOGGETT, son of William and Avis (Lappage) Doggett; chr. 31 Dec 1594, Boxford, Suffolk; m. 22 Apr 1617, Groton, Suffolk, MARGERY CLOPTON, dau. of William and Margaret (Waldegrave) Clopton, of Castleins, Groton, chr. 18 Jun 1590..
Children (Doggett):
E111:21 William b. 1618
E111:22 Margery b. 1619
E111:23 Avis b. 1621
E111:24 Thomasine b. 1624
The baptism of Thomas Doggett is recorded in the Boxford Parish Register on 31 Dec 1594.
The Groton Parish Register contains the following entry: "1617 Thomas Dogget, gent. & M’tress Marg’rey Clopton weare maried ye 22d day of Aprill." The Visitation of Suffolk, made by William Hervey (pub. by Howard, ed., in 1866), v. 1, p. 27, contains extracts from the Groton Parish Register. It is reported that on 2 Apr 1617, Thomas Doggetrent [i.e. Doggett, gent.] married Mrs. [sic] Margery Clopton. ("Mrs" was a term of respect, and did not always signify marriage). The Visitation of Suffolk, 1611, contains a Clopton pedigree. The pedigree states that Margery Clopton, bapt. 18 Jun 1590, married on 22 Apr 1617, Thomas Doggett of Boxford. The Clopton family were an extremely powerful and wealthy family, and were lords of the second manor in the parish of Groton, Castleins. This marriage is evidence that the Doggetts, although 0they were primarily merchants and not landed gentry, had a place in society well above that of the yeomanry. Less than two years before, on 6 Dec 1615, Margery’s sister, Thomasine, had married John Winthrop. Unfortunately, Thomasine died the following year, 1616. In an account of her death printed in Life and Letters of John Winthrop, published in Boston, 1864, it is written: "Then she called for her sister Margerye whom she exhorted to serve God and take heede of pride and to have care in hir matchinge that she looked not a riches and worldly respects but at the feare of God for that would bringe hir comfort at hir death although she should meet with many afflictions." The following year Margery married Thomas Doggett.
According to Venn, Alumni Cantabrigenses, Thomas Doggett matriculated as a pensioner at St. John’s College, Cambridge, in Michelmas Term, 1611. Nothing further is known about his time at Cambridge, but Venn records that on 26 Mar 1614, he was admitted at Lincoln’s Inn. Apparently Thomas decided to study to become a lawyer and did not finish his studies at St. John’s. Times apparently did not go well with Thomas after his father’s death, as there is a letter dated 6 Oct 1627, from Thomas to John Winthrop, at Groton, is in the Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, vol. 1, p. 179. This letter implies that he had a serious cash flow problem and owed his mother’s brother, John Brand, money which was secured by a lien on his real property. The letter asks Winthrop’s help in finding a "chapman" or agent to help find a buyer for the property. Thomas stated that he had been offered £1800 for the property, but said that his uncle and he felt it was worth more. He is somewhat ambiguous as to his asking price, stating in one place that he would willingly take £1900, but because interest and expenses were continuing he would take £1800. In another place he states that if could sell the property and lease it back at £100 a year, he would sell for £1800, but that if "a gent will buye it to dwell in my prise is twoe thousand pound." Thomas apparently also maintained a house in London, as he refers to his title papers and a plot of all the parcels of land being in London.
In any event, a buyer was eventually found. It was Robert Gurdon, Esq., a member of the extremely powerful and wealthy Gurdon family of nearby Assington. In 1629, a sale to Gurdon by Thomas and Margery, together with Thomas’ mother, Avis, who still had dower rights to the land. The conveyance is recorded in Feet of Fines, Suffolk, Mich. 4, Charles I), and is reprinted in Muskett. The conveyance shows a payment of 200 pounds sterling. How this relates to the prices mentioned in the above letter is not clear. The baptism of Margery, dau. of Thomas and Margery Doggett, is recorded in the Boxford Parish Register, as occurring 30 Nov 1619, and the baptism of Thomasine, another daughter, is recorded as occurring on 23 Jan 1624. According to the IGI, Avis Doggett, dau. of Thomas and Margery was baptised 20 Feb 1620 in Polstead.
E111:21 WILLIAM DOGGETT, son of Thomas and Margery (Clopton) Doggett; chr. 5 Jan 1617/8, Groton, Suffolk; m. perhaps MARGARET TUTTE.
William was baptised at Groton on 5 Jan 1618/19, according to the Groton Parish Register. According to Venn, Alumni Cantabrigenses, he matriculated in 1636 as a sizar at Queen’s College, Cambridge. He received his B.A. degree in 1639/40 and his M.A. in 1643. Presumably he had the traditional classical education. Venn’s Appendix (vol. IV) states that William was prob. ordained priest (Orkney) 20 Mar 1651, and was vicar of Stoke-by-Clare, Suffolk, in 1661. This attribution is probably correct, as the first appointment of William’s cousin, the Rev. Benjamin Doggett after his ordination in 1662 was as curate of the church in Stoke. Apparently William had not continued in the ministry and hired Benjamin to be minister in his place.
The admission as sizar would seem to confirm the financial problems of his father, as sizars were students who earned their way through at least two years of college by serving as servant to an upperclassman or graduate student, in contrast to pensioners, who paid tuition.
The marriage of William Doggett to Margaret Tutte is only supposition, and is based on a Marriage License issued by the Registry of the Bishop of London on 26 Nov 1636.
The Boxford Parish Register shows that a William Doggett was moved from Ipswich and buried 10 Sep 1670. This may refer to this William, although this is not certain.
Nothing further has been learned about William.
E111:5 WILLIAM DOGGETT, son of William and Avis (Lappage) Doggett; chr. 27 Feb 1599/1600, Boxford, Suffolk; d. 1676; m. ANNE LANGLEY, dau. of Geoffrey and Anne (Carter) Langley, of Colchester, Essex.
Children (Doggett):
E111:51 Ann b. 1626 m. Mr. Jefferson
E111:52 John b. 1628
E111:53 William b. 1630 m. Mary
E111:54 Richard b. 1634 d. 1677 m. Ann
E111:55 BENJAMIN b. 1636 d. 1683 m. Jane (Francis?) Garrard
E111:56 Susan(na) b. 1639 m. 1662 John Spering
E111:57 Avis b. 1644 m. 1662 John Williams
E111:58 Robert
This William Doggett, the second son of William of Boxford, is the father of the emigrant, the Rev. Benjamin Doggett. His baptism is recorded in the Boxford Parish Register on 23 Feb 1598. About 1625, William married Anne Langley, dau. of Geoffrey Langley, grocer, and alderman of Colchester, in the neighbouring county of Essex. Anne’s mother was Anne Carter of Waltham on the Nayes (Walton on the Naze), Essex. Although The writers have not seen a parish register entry for the marriage, it is evidenced by a pedigree in the Visitation of Essex, 1634 (Harleian Soc. Pub., v. 13, Metcalfe, ed.). which show the children of Anne Carter and himself as including Anne, wife of William Doggett of Ipswich. The births of five children of William and Anne are recorded in the Parish Register of St. Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich, between 1626 and 1636. According to the IGI, which have not been verified by the writer, show that Mary and Avis, daughters of William and Anne, were baptised in 1639 and 1644, respectively, at Pettistree.
The Will of William Doggett, dated 14 Oct 1675, was probated 2 May 1676 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C. 48 Bence). An abstract of this will is printed in Muskett. This will refers to his son[-in-law] John Spering; his daughter, Susanna Spering; his grandchildren, Ann, Mary, John and Roger Spering; his son[-in-law] Daniel Bright; his daughter Avis Bright; his grandchild Daniel Bright; his grandson, William Williams; son Richard and his daughters Ann and Mary; his son[in-law] Jefferson; his daughter Ann Jefferson; his son Benjamin; his son William, and children Mary, Avis, John and Susanna; his son Robert. He named his brother John Doggett, merchant, and his son-in-law John Spering as executors. He refers to his lands in Boxford. The will states that he was a resident of the Parish of Stepney, county of Middlesex, and that he had the social standing of gentleman.
One fact that has been a problem in attributing the 1675 will of William Doggett to William of Ipswich is the entry in the Boxford Parish Register stating that Mr. William Doggett was moved from Ipswich and buried in Boxford on 10 Sep 1670. If that is not the burial of this William, then whom could it be? Probably not William’s son William, because he was named in his father’s 1675 will, with no indication that he was deceased. The original will has not been examined, nor has the Register entry referred to. It does appear from the contents of the will that the author was William the son of William of Boxford. It is apparent that William moved from Ipswich to Stepney between 1636 and 1639, and resided there until is death. While in Ipswich, William pursued the occupation of "woollen draper," as we learn from the records of admission of the Rev. Benjamin Doggett to St. John’s College, Cambridge He may well have continued in that business even after moving to the London area. William is mentioned in the 1641 will of his uncle, John Brand, of Sherbourne, Suffolk (P.C.C. 116 Campbell).
E111:51 ANN DOGGETT, dau. of William and Anne (Langley) Doggett; chr. 3 Nov 1626, St. Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich, Suffolk; m. Mr. JEFFERSON.
The baptism of Ann is recorded in the Ipswich St. Mary-le-Tower Parish Register. In her father’s 1675 will, he refers to his son[in-law] Jefferson and his daughter Ann Jefferson.
E111:52 JOHN DOGGETT; chr. 16 Sep 1628, St. Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich, Suffolk.
The baptism of John is recorded in the Ipswich St. Mary-le-Tower Parish Register. He is not mentioned in his father’s will, so it seems that he may died prior to 1675, without issue.
E111:53 WILLIAM DOGGETT, son of William and Anne (Langley) Doggett; chr. 25 Sep 1630, St. Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich, Suffolk; MARY (surname unknown)
Children (Doggett):
E111:531 William b. 1656
E111:532 Mary
E111:533 Avis
E111:534 John
E111:535 Susanna
The baptism of William is recorded in the Ipswich St. Mary-le-Tower Parish Register. His marriage to Mary is stated in the parish register entry of the birth of their son William.
The 1675 will of William’s father, this William is referred to, as are his children: William, and Mary, Avis, John and Susanna. No mention is made of a wife.
In the St. Mary-le-Tower Register, the baptism of Anna, dau. of William and Anna Doggett, on 25 Jun 1669, is recorded. The will of Margaret Weld, dated 1671, refers to her sister, Anna, wife of William Dogett. From these entries, it would be logical to conclude that Anna was a second wife of William. However, William’s son William died in 1684, intestate, and his mother Mary inherited his estate.
Who then was William who married Anna, sister of Margaret Weld?
E111:531 WILLIAM DOGGETT; chr. 9 May 1656, St. Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich, Suffolk;
The baptism of William is recorded in the Ipswich St. Mary-le-Tower Parish Register. His death, intestate, in 1684 is supported by two entries in public records. First, the Index to Probate Records of the Court of Archdeaconry of Suffolk, 1444-1750, states that William, "singleman" died in Ipswich in 1684, and indexes two administration documents. In the Administrations, 1609-1800, from the Administrations Act Book, in the Ipswich & East Suffolk Record Office, states that the estate William Dogget "of Ipswich husbandman, was administered in Feb 1684.
He is mentioned in his grandfather’s 1675 will "when out of his apprenticeship."
E111:54 RICHARD DOGGETT, son of William and Anne (Langley) Doggett; chr. 13 Apr 1634, St. Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich, Suffolk; m. ANN (surname unknown).
Children (Doggett):
E111:541 Ann
E111:542 Mary b. 1665
The baptism of Richard is recorded in the Ipswich St. Mary-le-Tower Parish Register. The baptism was originally recorded as "Joseph, son of William Doggett," but this appears to be an error and a second entry for the same date calls him "Richard."
The baptism of Mary, the daughter of Richard and Ann, is also recorded in the Ipswich St. Mary-le-Tower Parish Register, on 7 May 1665. Richard and his two daughters, Ann and Mary, are mentioned in their grandfather’s 1675 will.
The most interesting documents pertaining to Richard and Ann are found not in England, but in the County Records of Lancaster County, Virginia, where Richard’s brother Benjamin was minister of the two parishes of that county. On 13 Jul 1677, the Lancaster County Court ordered recorded, in both Latin and English, a power of attorney from "Anne Doggett, of Ipswich, Suffolk Co., widdow, admx of Richard Dogget, late of Ipswich, mercht, decd." The power of attorney was in favour of Capt. John Purvis, of Wapping Parish, of Stepney, Middlesex Co., mariner. The power of attorney was dated 3 Feb 1677/8. Capt. Purvis obviously had a ship which made regular trips to Lancaster County, and had his residence in Stepney, as did Richard’s father. The power of attorney was for the purpose of collecting a debt, indicating that Richard had engaged in trading with merchants in Lancaster County, perhaps Col. William Ball or others. Whether this was the result of his brother residing in the county, or whether Benjamin’s moving to Virginia was brought about by efforts of Richard or Capt. Purvis, or both, is an intriguing question.
E111:55 BENJAMIN DOGGETT (Emigrant Ancestor), son of William and Anne (Langley) Doggett; chr. 28 Oct 1636, St. Mary-le-Tower Ipswich, Suffolk; d. 1683, Lancaster County, Virginia; m. 21 Sep 1664, Hadleigh, Suffolk, Mrs. JANE (Francis ?) GARRARD.
Children (Doggett):
001 Benjamin b. 1665 d. 1723 m. Betty
m. Mrs. Mary Threlkeld
002 Jane b. 1667
00x William b. 1668 d. 1668
00y John b. 1670
003 Richard b. 1672 d. 1721 m. Elizabeth Bushrod
004 Anne b. 1674
005 William b. 1676 d. 1716 m. Elizabeth
For details and descendants, see separate page.
E111:56 SUSAN(NA) DOGGETT, dau. of William and Anne (Langley) Doggett; b. abt. 1639 (bapt. Pettistree); m. 1662, St. Dunstan’s, Stepney, Midx, JOHN SPERING, broad weaver, of Spittlefields (or Stepney).
Children (Spering):
E111:561 Ann
E111:562 Mary
E111:563 John
E111:564 Roger
Marriage Registers of St. Dunstan’s, Stepney, Middlesex: John Spering of Spittlefields, broad weaver, m. Susana Doggett of White Chappell, maid 28 Sep 1662.
Allegations for Marriage Licenses - Faculty Office of the Archbishop Canterbury, 1543-1569 (Harleian Soc., v. 24): John Spering, of Stephney, Midx., Bachr, 24 and Susan Doggett, Spr., 23, dau. of William Doggett, of St. Mary’s Whitechapel, Gent, who consents at Stephney, or Whitechapel, afsd. In her father’s will dated 1675, Susanna and her husband John Spering are mentioned, together with their children, Ann, Mary, John and Roger, all under 21.
E111:57 AVIS DOGGETT, dau. of William and Anne (Langley) Doggett; b. abt 1643 (bapt. Pettistree); m(1) 21 Aug 1662, St. Dunstan’s, Stepney, Midx, WILLIAMS, broad weaver, of Spittlefields (or Stepney); m(2) DANIEL BRIGHT.
JOHN Children (Williams):
E111:571 William Children (Bright):
E111:572 Daniel
Marriage Registers of St. Dunstan’s, Stepney, Middlesex: John Williams of Spittlefields, silkthroster, and Avis Doggett of Whitechapel, maid, 21 Aug 1662/ Allegations for Marriage Licenses - Faculty Office of the Archbishop Canterbury, 1543-1569 (Harleian Soc., v. 24): John Williams of Stephney, Midx., BAchr., 22, and Avis Doggett, Spr., 19, dau. of William Doggett of St. Mary Whitechapel, Midx, Gent., who consents, at Stephney, afsd.
In her father’s will dated 1675, Avis and her second husband, Daniel Bright, and their son Daniel Bright are mentioned. Also mentioned is her son by her first marriage, William Williams.
E111:6 ALICE DOGGETT; chr. 14 May 1601, Boxford, Suffolk; m. 14 Jul 1624, Boxford, Suffolk, CHRISTOPHER SCARLETT, son of John and Mary (Horsman) Scarlett, of Nayland, Suffolk, d. 23 Sep 1650. Mercer.
Children (Scarlett):
E111:61 John m. Frances Bettesworth
E111:62 Thomas m. Sara Driwood
The baptism of Alice on 14 May 1601 is recorded in the Boxford Parish Register. Boyd’s Suffolk Marriage Index lists the marriage of Alice Dogget and Cris Scarlet, at Boxford. Samuel Bradlee Doggett reports the full date of marriage as 14 May 1624, probably from the parish register. Christopher Scarlett was a mercer by occupation, as was Alice’s father.
The will of Christopher Scarlett, of Nayland, mercer, dated 23 Sep 1650, was probated 16 May 1651 (P.C.C. 99 Grey). The will is abstracted in Misc. Gen. VI, 2d Ser. The will names his mother-in-law, Avice Doggett, and directed that he be buried near his wife in Nayland. It is clear, therefore, that Alice predeceased Christopher.
In the Visitation of Essex, 1664, a pedigree was entered by Christopher’s son John. This pedigree states that Christopher was the son of John Scarlett of Nayland and Mary, dau. of Sir John Horsman, Knt. of Com. Norfolk, and married Alice, dau. of _____ Doggett, of Boxford. Christopher’s maternal grandfather had been granted knighthood.
E111:62 THOMAS SCARLETT m. SARA DRIWOOD, dau. of John Driwood of Braintree, Essex.
The Scarlett pedigree in the Visitation of Essex states that Thomas Scarlett m. Sara, dau. of John Driwood of Braintree, Essex.
E111:61 JOHN SCARLETT m. FRANCES BETTESWORTH, dau. of Thomas Bettesworth, of Winchester, Hampshire.
Children (Scarlett):
E111:611 Christopher b. 1659
E111:612 Thomas
E111:613 John
E111:614 Frances
The Scarlett pedigree in the Visitation of Essex states that John Scarlett of Copford, Essex, m. Frances, dau. of Thomas Bettesworth, Esq, of Winchester, Hampshire, and lists his children, Christopher, age 5, Thomas, John and Frances.
E111:8 DOROTHY DOGGETT, dau. of William and Avis (Lappage) Doggett; chr. 28 Nov 1605, Boxford, Suffolk; m. 1637 (Lic 28 Nov) , Ipswich, Suffolk, LAWRENCE STISTED, of Ipswich, son of Owen and Elizabeth (Jermy) Stisted, of Kesgrave, Suffolk.
Children (Stisted):
E111:81 Lawrence b. 1643
The baptism of Dorothy is recorded in the Boxford Parish Register. In the Marriage License Bonds of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, deposited at the Ipswich Probate Court, the marriage license of Lawrence Stisted and Dorothy Doggett of St. Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich, Suffolk, single, at Kesgrave, is shown. It may be that Dorothy had gone to Ipswich to live with her brother William.
Dorothy is mentioned in the 1641 will of her uncle, John Brand. The Visitation of Suffolk, 1664-1668 (published in Harleian Soc., v. 61), contains a Stisted of Ipswich pedigree, which shows that Lawrence Stisted of Ipswich of Ipswich in Com. Suff., gent., son of Owen Stisted of Kesgrave and Elizabeth, dau. of Wm. Jarmy of Brightwell, Suffolk, m(1) Dorothy, dau. of ______ Doggat of Boxford, Suff. and had son Lawrence, age 21 in 1664. The pedigree also shows a second marriage of Lawrence, to Elizabeth, dau. of John Brand, of Aderston, Suffolk, and children Joseph and Anne. Elizabeth Brand and Dorothy Doggett were first cousins.
E111:9 LAPPAGE DOGGETT, son of William and Avis (Lappage) Doggett; chr. 12 Feb 1606/7, Boxford, Suffolk; m. 1630/1 (Lic. 9 Feb), ANNE THURGOLAND.
The baptism of Lappage Doggett is recorded in the Boxford Parish Register. London Marriage Licenses, Registry of the Bishop of London (Index Library), shows a license issued 9 Feb 1630/1 to Lapidge Doggett and Anna Thurgoland. The baptism of Avis, dau. of Lappage and Ann Doggett on 4 Jan 1634 is recorded in the Boxford Parish Register.
In Copinger, County of Suffolk, v. 1, p. 241, the Calendar of State Papers is cited as showing that in 1634, one Thomas Bird of Boxford, clothwaker, filed a petition that Lapidge Doggid, draper of Boxford, had sold tobacco without a license.
E111:A RICHARD DOGGETT, son of William and Avis (Lappage) Doggett, chr. 1 Dec 1608, Boxford, Suffolk; d. 1667, Hadleigh, Suffolk; bur. Boxford, Suffolk; m. SARAH LeGRIS, his second cousin once removed, and dau. of Rev. John and Elizabeth (Lappage) LeGris.
Children (Doggett):
E111:A1 Richard
E111:A2 Avis b. 1640
E111:A3 Elizabeth
The baptism of Richard is recorded in the Boxford Parish Register. The burial of Richard at Boxford on May 24 1667 is also in the Register. The will of Elizabeth LeGris, mother of Sarah, dated 17 Aug 1642 (P.C.C. 4 Fines), refers to her daughter Sarah, wife of Richard Doggett of Hadleigh, Suffolk, and gives her house and lands at Boxford. She also names Richard, Avis and Elizabeth, children of Richard and Sarah, all of whom were under 21 years of age. this will is abstracted in Samuel Bradlee Doggett. Richard is also named in the 1641 will of his uncle, John Brand.
According to Venn, Alumni Cantabrgienses, Richard was admitted as a pensioner at Emmanuel College, Cambridge on 3 Apr 1626. Pensioners paid full tuition for attending the college. According to Venn, Richard was born in 1608. He matriculated in 1626, received his B.A. degree in 1629/30, and his M.A. degree in 1633.
Able Men of Suffolk, 1638 (Harleian Soc.), a militia census, Richard Doggett is enumerated in Monksilleigh Parish, Babergh Hundred, in the vicinity of Boxford. On 1 Nov 1640, Richard witnessed the will of William Clopton of Groton, as reported in Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, v. 28. He apparently moved to Hadleigh, Suffolk, not long thereafter. the IGI has an entry for Avis Doggett, dau. of Richard and Sarah, baptised in Hadleigh, Suffolk, 13 Oct 1640.
Muskett states that William was "of Lavenham" and that, in 1567 he sold lands in Groton, Edwardston, Kersey, etc., citing Close Roll, 9 Eliz., Doggett c. Oder. Rodney Dennys examined this record and reported that the sale took place 9 Feb 1567/8. The document recited that the lands had been left to William in the will of his father dated 17 Jan 1565. The Bures Parish Register records William’s christening on 4 May 1545. William would have had to be 21 years old to make the conveyance of real property, and was in fact 22 years old. John’s will left to William the messuage [residence] in the manorance of John Kidsdale in Groton, which may have included lands in nearby Edwardston and Kersey. The Rent Roll of the Manor of Lindsey, dated 3 Jun 1577, abstracted by Rodney Dennys, shows William Doggett holding land called "Garrardes" (Rent 3s, 1d a year); 3 acres including "Dovehowscrofte" (Rent 20d a year); land called "Drynes" or "Brondescrofte" (Rent 6s, 8d a year; 9 acres of land called "Birchleyfelde" (Rent 10d a year).
E112 "my daughter Ardelye" dau of John Doggett. b. unknown, married MR. ARDELYE before Jan 1564/65
This expression is a standard one used to describe a married daughter. Nothing more is known about this daughter other than her mention in John Doggett’s will. She doesn’t fit, from an age point of view, with any other known child of John and either of his two known wives. In John’s original will (not the registered copy) a space was left for the insertion of a first name for this daughter. Unfortunately, it was never filled in.
E113 JOHN DOGGETT, son of John Doggett; b. 1551/2, Bures St. Mary’s, Suffolk, d. May 1619; bur. 29 May 1619, Groton, Suffolk; m. DOROTHY (surname unknown), bur. 4 Mar 1605/6, Groton.
Children (Doggett):
E113:1 Sarah b. 1581
E113:2 John b. 1582 d. 1653 m. Elizabeth Buchton
E113:v Susan b. 1585 d. 1585
E113:3 Bridgett b. 1586 m. 1615 Francis Cooper
E113:4 Susan b. 1588 m. 1611 Lewis Kidbye
E113:5 Elizabeth b. 1589 m. 1618 George Ward
E113:w William b. 1591 d. 1591
E113:x William b. 1592 d. 1592
E113:6 Martha b. 1593 m. 1616 William Flack
m. Mr. Firmin
E113:7 Joseph b. 1595
E113:8 Amy b. 1597 d. 1683 m. 1620 John Eddy
E113:9 Benjamin b. 1598 d. 1647 m. 1624 Susan Monnings
E113:y Abraham b. 1601 d. 1602
E113:z Mary b. 1603 d. 1603
John Doggett was named in the 1564 will of his father, John of Bures, and was devised substantial properties when he reached the age of 21.; These properties included: a tenement called "Wright’s" in the manorance of John Taylor; closes called "Mancliffes," "Monkes," and "Mayes"; a tenement in Stone Street in Boxford; and lands in Groton, Edwardstone and Boxford. John was only 12 years old when his father died, as his christening is recorded in the Bures St. Mary Parish Register as taking place on 12 Jan 1551 [1551/2 Old Style]. When he attained adulthood he married a lady with the given name of Dorothy, but The writers have not seen any marriage record giving the date and place of marriage or the surname of the bride. Rodney Dennys searched the Bures Parish Register and found no Doggett marriages. Likewise the Groton Parish Register does not record the marriage. We do know, however, that John was residing in Groton by May 1581, as his eldest child was born there on 21 May of that year. Adam Winthrop had given in 1557 a life interest in Groton Manor to his son John Winthrop. Adam died in 1562, and presumably John lived in Groton where he would have been Lord of the Manor during some of the time John Doggett was a resident of Groton. However, John Winthrop became involved in a real estate investment in County Cork, Ireland, and had no interest in returning to Groton. Accordingly, in 1594 John Winthrop relinquished his life interest to his brother Adam and Adam’s son John Winthrop. This John is the John Winthrop who led the Puritan emigration to Massachusetts in 1630, and became it’s first Governor. Adam Winthrop kept a diary in which there are several references to John Doggett, reported in Samuel B. Doggett’s History, as follows: (1) 25 Jul 1603, Robt. Surrey married to John Doget’s maid, Thomasin Hubbard; (2) 12 Apr 1604, Mr. Clopton and Mr. Dogett made an award between me and Adam Wynthrop, my nephew [son of William Winthrop, Adams’s predeceased older brother]; (3) 1 Nov 1609, John Rawlinge kept a feast at his nue house where Mr. Thomas Tilney, Mr. Dogett and diverse others dined.
Samuel B. Doggett also found one reference to John Doggett in the Manorial Court Records of the Manor of Groton. On 14 Nov 1618, proceedings were had before John Winthrop, Esq., lord of the manor, in the presence of Adam Winthrop, gent., and John Doget and Steven Gostlin, two customary tenants of the manor as witnesses whereby one John Nutter came into the manorial court and completed a real estate transaction whereby Nutter became a customary tenant of the Manor of Groton. From this record, it would seem that John had succeeded his father as the Lord of Groton Manor sometime before 1618, probably because his father was about 70 years of age in that year. Soon after John Winthrop emigrated to Massachusetts, he sold Groton Manor in 1631.
John was a clothier by profession, and apparently operated his business in Groton, as he was the owner of a dye house there. The writers have not seen any evidence that John was a member of the Clothiers’ Guild of London. The births of fourteen children of John and Dorothy are recorded in the Groton Parish Register, as are the deaths of five of those fourteen who died in infancy. These references are set forth below.
John’s wife Dorothy preceded him in death. An entry in the Groton Parish Register, transcribed by the writer, records her burial on 4 Mar 1604 [1604/5]. Samuel B. Doggett shows 4 Mar 1605. Samuel Bradlee Doggett also sets out another entry from Adam Winthrop’s diary which states: "1606 the second of March being Sunday about vij of the clocke in the evenynge the goodwyfe Dogett died." Muskett’s pedigree shows her burial on 4 Mar 1605, as does the pedigree recorded in the Herald’s Visitation of London, 1664. The writers have not used a perpetual calendar to determine the year in which March 4 fell on a Sunday, but such an exercise would perhaps determine which is the correct year.
John Doggett died between 22 May and 29 May 1619. He was buried at Groton on 29 May, and his will was sealed on 22 May. His will, dated 22 May 1619, was probated on 30 Aug 1619 in the Archdeaconry of Sudbury (Liber "Gibson," fol. 321). He made numerous bequests and devises to his children and grandchildren and also established two charitable trust funds: one gift was for £10 for the poor of Groton, which money was transferred to Trustees in 1625. The second charity was a gift of £4 for the Boxford Free School. Both charities are reported to still be in existence.
Rodney Dennys, Somerset Herald of Arms, conducted a search of the Official Registers of the College of Arms for pertinent data. The only reference found which pertains to the Suffolk Doggetts was the Heralds’ Visitation of London, 1664, which contains a pedigree of John Doggett and some of his descendants. The pedigree was entered by John Doggett, grandson of the above John, in 1665. The pedigree shows use of a coat of arms by this branch of the family, described as:
Arms: two greyhounds salient, combatant or, collared argent; and Crest: An unicorn’s head ermine, armed and attired or. However, Mr. Dennys stated that no right to arms had been granted to this family by the College of Arms, that they were not entitled to use the Coat of Arms, and further that the descendants of his brother William the younger (grandfather of the Rev. Benjamin Doggett) were likewise not entitled to any Arms. Nevertheless, the shield with two greyhounds standing on their hind legs and fighting, in several variations, have been adopted and used without sanction as a family Coat of Arms.
E113:1 SARAH DOGGETT; chr. 21 May 1581, Groton, Suffolk.
E113:v SEWSAN ("Susan") DOGGETT; chr. 9 May 1585, Groton, Suffolk; bur. 28 Jul 1585, Groton, Suffolk.
E113:w WILLIAM DOGGETT; chr. 17 Jan 1590, Groton, Suffolk; bur. 27 Jan 1590, Groton, Suffolk.
E113:x WILLIAM DOGGETT; chr. 20 Sep 1592, Groton, Suffolk; bur. 24 Oct 1592, Groton, Suffolk.
E113:7 JOSEPH DOGGETT; chr. 20 Oct 1595, Groton, Suffolk.
E113:y ABRAHAM DOGGETT; chr. 8 Dec 1601, Groton Suffolk; bur. 23 Mar 1801/2, Groton, Suffolk.
E113:z MARY DOGGETT; chr. 26 Feb 1601/2, Groton, Suffolk; bur. 14 Mar 1602/3, Groton, Suffolk.
E113:2 JOHN DOGGETT, son of John and Dorothy Doggett; b. Jul 1582, Groton, Suffolk; chr. 24 Jul 1582, Groton; d. 1653/4, Hamburg, Germany; m. ELIZABETH BUCHTON, d. 1653, Hamburg.
Children (Doggett):
E113:21 Elizabeth m. Henry Taylor
E113:22 John d. 1680 m. Alice Beauchamp
E113:23 Richard
E113:24 Thomas
E113:25 Anne m. George Watson
This John Doggett was christened in Groton, Suffolk, on 24 Jul 1582. He was the eldest son of John Doggett of Groton. He operated a textile business in Hamburg, Germany, for many years, and married Elizabeth Buchton of Hamburg. John died in 1653, probably in Hamburg. His will, dated 19 Mar 1652/3, probated 30 Jun 1853 (Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 242 Brent) by his son John as executor, recites that he was a member of the Mercer’s Guild (and therefore a Citizen of London), and a member of the Merchant Adventurers of England. As the Merchant Adventurers were organised to trade with Europe, it is not surprising that John was a member. In his will, John names his son John; the descendants of his deceased daughter Elizabeth, wife of Henry Taylor; and his daughter Anne. this will is abstracted in Muskett.
Elizabeth died before 10 Oct 1653/4, in Hamburg, leaving a will dated 10 Oct 1653, probated in Westminster, 17 Jan 1653, by son John, as executor. (P.C.C., 320 Alchin). The will refers to Elizabeth as "the widow of John Dogett, late merchant in Hambrough," "of great age." Her will, also probated by her son John. The abstract of her will in Muskett names, in addition to son John: son-in-law Geo. Watson and daughter Anna Watson, and their children; John and Francis, children of her deceased daughter Elizabeth Taylor; and children of "son" John Davies.
Samuel B. Doggett states that John’s wife was Elizabeth Bladwell, and cites the will of Thomas Bladwell of London, merchant, dated 29 Nov 1632 (P.C.C., 53 Audley), refers to his brother-in-law John Doggett, merchant, residing at Hambro, beyond the seas, and his wife Elizabeth Doggett and their children, John, Richard, Thomas, Elizabeth and Anne. The assumption by Samuel Bradlee Doggett that Thomas and Elizabeth were siblings does not seem justified. Two of the children named in Bladwell’s 1632 will, Richard and Thomas, apparently died before execution of the will of their father in 1653, and also do not appear in their mother’s 1653 will.
In the Visitation of London, 1665, a pedigree was entered by John Doggett’s son John. In this pedigree, John Dogget of London, merchant, is shown married to Elizabeth Buchton of Hamburg.
E113:21 ELIZABETH DOGGETT, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Buchton) Doggett; m. HENRY TAYLOR.
Children (Taylor):
E113:211 John
E113:212 Francis
Elizabeth is named in her father’s 1653 will, as deceased, and wife of late Henry Taylor, and her two children, John and Francis Taylor. The two orphaned grandchildren received one-sixth of the estate, plus the executor was charged to pay for their education. Elizabeth is also mentioned in her mother’s 1653 will, referring to the children of her deceased daughter Elizabeth Taylor, viz. John and Francke Taylor. The grandchildren received £10 each. In addition John received "a small silver beaker given her by her sister Margaret, and an additional £100 at age 24.
E113:22 JOHN DOGGETT, son of John and Elizabeth (Buchton) Doggett; b. Hamburg, Germany; d. 1680, St. Lawrence Pountney Par., London; m. ALICE BEAUCHAMP, dau. of John Beauchamp, of Reigate, Surrey, d. 1703, London.
Children (Doggett):
E113:221 Elizabeth b. 1651 m. 1671 Justus Otgher
E113:222 Beauchamp b. 1659
E113:223 John b. 1660
E113:224 Benjamin b. 1661 d. 1703
E113:225 Alice b. 1663 m. 1683 David DeBary
At the Visitation of London, 1665, this John Doggett entered a pedigree beginning with his father, John of Groton, and continuing through his father, John of London, and himself to his children, Beauchamp, John, Benjamin, Alice and Elizabeth. John is described as John Dogget of London, merchant, married to Alice, dau. of John Beauchamp, of London.
The Will of John, dated 26 Dec 1679, was probated 6 Apr 1680, by Alice Doggett, his widow in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C.46 Bath). He is referred to as "of London, Esq.,", residing in the Parish of St. Lawrence Pountney, London. The use of the term Esq. is consistent with the use of a coat of arms described with the pedigree, but as Rodney Dennys pointed out, John was never officially entitled to arms. The will names his wife, Alice, and appoints her as executrix. He also names his three unmarried children, John, Benjamin and Alice. The sons were given £1000 each, £500 at age 24 and £500 atf age 28. The daughter, Alice, was given £1500 at age 21 or marriage. Elizabeth was married the time to Justus Otgher, and they are mentioned with their children, including son John. He also mentions his deceased sister Watson, and her three daughters, Esther Norris, Margaret Watson and Katherine Watson. He also made several gifts to charity, including one to the orphan’s house in Hamburg, which he states was his place of nativity. The will is abstracted in Samuel Bradlee Doggett. The Will of Alice, dated 28 Aug 1699, was probated 5 May 1703 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C. 127 Degg). She is stated to reside in the Parish of St. Andrew, Holbourne, Middlesex. She mentions her daughter Alice Debary, wife of David Debary; her son-in-law, Justus Otgher; her son John Dogett and his wife; her son Benjamin and his wife; Katherine, dau. of Justus Otgher, wife of David Longuemantle and her children. It is noted that John and Benjamin were engaged in the trade of wood-monger. Alice’s will is also abstracted in Samuel Bradlee Doggett. As indicated below, Otgher had written his brother-in-law Benjamin Doggett, then residing in Jamaica, to tell him that Alice had named Otgher as executor, but that John had filed a protest. Otgher advised Benjamin that his mother’s estate had been diminished by losses and illness, and that John owed more to the estate than his share. John wrote to Benjamin in reply, asking him not to tell Otgher that John had received Otgher’s letter as "it will doe me a diskindness." The IGI lists a number of children of John, with dates of baptism in London, which, if correct, would indicate that there were a number of children who did not survive. These include Elizabeth, bapt. 4 May 1649; John, bapt. 16 Dec 1652;
John, bapt. 21 Jan 1656; Benjamin, bapt. 13 May 1658; Beauchamp bapt. 6 Jul 1659; and Benjamin, bapt. 18 Dec 1663.
E113:222 BEAUCHAMP DOGGETT; chr. 6 Jul 1659, London. Beauchamp, son of John Doggett, is stated in the IGI to have been baptised in London on 6 Jul 1659. This is consistent with the entry in the Visitation of London, 1665 that Beauchamp was John’s son and heir, and was 6 years. Beauchamp apparently died some time between 1665 and 1679, as he is not mentioned in the wills of either of his parents.
E113:223 JOHN ("Jack") DOGGETT; b. after 1654, London; married and had children. John resided in Carolina, where he had a wife and children, but he returned to London "to serve the Col." and left his wife and children in Carolina. Justus Otgher had written to John’s brother, Benjamin in Jamaica, and told him that John had made a mistake in coming back to London, as the Colonel (whoever that may be) was "in bad circumstances himself." He also stated that John "lodgeth in the Fleet where he will receive noe good Councell given him" Fleet Street in London was the location of newspaper offices and residences of reporters, who were considered somewhat undesirable.
John is named in the wills of his father and mother. In his mother’s will, John and his wife is mentioned. John is stated to be a wood monger. What his occupation was in the New World is not known.
The IGI states that John Doggett, son of John, was baptised in London on 21 Jan 1656, but this does not seem logical.
E113:224 BENJAMIN DOGGETT; b after 1654, London. Benjamin is named in the wills of his parents. His mother’s will refers to Benjamin and his wife, but in the probate of his will in 1706, he is stated to be a bachelor. This would seem to indicate that his wife had died after 1699 and before 1706, possibly before 1703, when he first appears in Jamaica. His mother’s will says he was a wood monger, but in the deposition filed in his probate proceedings states that the deponents knew Benjamin Dogett, late of London, merchant, "but dyeing, as these deponents believe, at Jamaica. The will, in the form of a letter to his brother John, dated 8 Jul 1703, was probated in the Commissary Court of London on 14 Nov 1706, by his brother John. In the will he also mentions his sister DeBary. This will is printed in Muskett and abstracted in Samuel Bradlee Doggett. The letter meets the formal requirements of a holographic will, and so was admitted to probate.
The IGI states that Benjamin Doggett, son of John, was baptised in London on 18 Dec 1663.
E113:225 ALICE DOGGETT, dau. of John and Alice (Beauchamp) Doggett; b. abt.
1654; m. 1683, DAVID DeBARY.
London Marriage Licenses, Registry of the Bishop of London: David Debary and Alice Dogett, 15 Mar 1682/3.
Alice is named in the wills of her parents, and in the will of her brother Benjamin.
E113:221 ELIZABETH DOGGETT, dau. of John and Alice (Beauchamp) Doggett; b. 1651; m. 27 Dec 1671, St. Helen’s Bishopgate, London, JUSTUS OTGHER, b. abt. 1646, Children (Otgher):
E113:221:1 Katherine m. David Longuemantle
E113:221:2 John
In Marriage License Allegations in the Register of Vicar General of Archbishop of Canterbury (Harleian Soc., v. 13), is found the following entry: 1671, Dec 20. Justus Otgher of St. Mary Hill, London, merchant, Bachr., abt 25, and Elizabeth Doget, Spr., abt. 20, consent of father John Doget of St. Andrew Undershaft, Esq., at St. Helen’s Bishopgate or St. James, Dukes Place. This would indicate that Elizabeth was born abt. 1651. The record of marriage is found in the Register of St. Helen’s Bishopgate, with date of 27 Dec 1671. In her mother’s 1699 will, it is stated that Katherine, daughter of Justus Otgher was married to David Longuemantle, but Katherine was not mentioned. In her father’s 1679 will, Elizabeth and children, including John Otgher under 21.
E113:25 ANNE DOGGETT, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Buchton) Doggett; m. GEORGE WATSON.
Children (Watson):
E113:251 Esther m. Hugh Norris
E113:252 Margaret
E113:253 Katherine
Ann is named in the wills of her parents. She is named as wife of George Watson in her father’s 1652 will. She received one-sixth of the estate. In her mother’s 1653 will, her husband, George Watson, is also named. Anne was given "2 silver porringers and 4 silver spoons," and her children were given £200. The children are not named in the will.
The IGI reports three children of Anne: Esther, who married Hugh Norris;
Margaret and Katherine.
E113:3 BRIDGETT DOGGETT, dau. of John and Dorothy Doggett; b. Aug 1586, Groton, Suffolk; m. 8 Sep 1615, Polstead, Suffolk, FRANCIS COOPER.
Children (Cooper):
E113:31 Anne
E113:32 Susan
The christening of "Brigette" is recorded in the Groton Parish Register on 21 Aug 1586. Her marriage to Francis Couper on 8 Sep 1615, at Polstead, Suffolk, is indexed in Boyd’s Suffolk Marriage Index. The Polstead Parish has not been examined.
The 1619 will of John Doggett, the father of Bridgett, names her as the eldest daughter, and names her daughters Anne and Susan. Francis Cooper. Francis Cooper was named as supervisor of the will, because his son John, named as executor, was "beyond the sea."
E113:4 SUSAN DOGGETT, dau. of John and Dorothy Doggett; chr. 3 Sep 1588, Groton, Suffolk; m. 10 Dec 1611, Groton, Suffolk, LEWIS KIDBYE. Had children, but details not known.
The christening of Susan and her marriage to Lewis Kidbye are recorded in the Groton Parish Register. She is named in her father’s 1619 will as his daughter Suzan Kidbye, and Lewis Kidbye in named as his son-in-law. He mentions their children, but does not name them.
E113:5 ELIZABETH DOGGETT, dau. of John and Dorothy Doggett; chr. 9 Nov 1588, Groton, Suffolk; m. 7 Apr 1618, Groton, Suffolk, GEORGE WARD. The christening of Elizabeth and her marriage to George Ward are recorded in the Groton Parish Register.
E113:6 MARTHA DOGGETT, dau. of John and Dorothy Doggett; b. Oct 1593, Groton, Suffolk; chr. 16 Oct 1593; m(1) 1616, Challisham, Suffolk, WILLIAM FLACK; m(2) 1620, Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk, JOHN FIRMAN.
Children (Flack):
E113:61 Mary
The christening of Martha is recorded in the Groton Parish Register. Her marriages to William Flack and John Firman are indexed in Boyd’s Suffolk Marriage Index, but the Parish Registers of Challisham and Stoke have not been examined. It has been stated by Samuel B. Doggett and others that Martha’s husband was Giles Firman who came to Massachusetts with Winthrop in 1630, but this does not seem to fit the known facts. It is true, however, that Martha Firman came to the New World as part of Winthrop’s Great Migration. In the Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Vol. I, 5th Series (1871), there is a transcript of a letter dated 4 Mar 1632/3, written in Groton, from John Bluette, former steward of Groton Manor, to John Winthrop, Jr. In the letter, Bluette sends his love to "Martha Dogget the wife of goodman Firmyn."
E113:8 AMY DOGGETT, dau. of John and Dorothy Doggett; bapt. 16 Jul 1597, Groton, Suffolk, England; d. 20 Aug 1683, Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA; m. abt. 1620, JOHN EDDY, son of Rev. William and Mary (Fosten) Eddy, bapt. 27 Mar 1597, St. Dunstan’s, Cranbrooke, Kent, England.
Children (Eddy):
E113:7w John d.y.
E113:7x John d.y.
E113:71 Sarah b. 1626 d. 1710 m. 1650 John Marion
E113:7y Pilgrim b. 1634 d.y.
E113:72 Pilgrim m. 1656 William Baker
m. Isaac Stedman
m. 1679 Sylvester Eveleth
E113:73 John b. 1637
E113:7z Benjamin d. 1639
E113.74 Samuel b. 1640 d. 1711 m. 1664 Sarah Meade
E113:75 Abigail b. 1643
E113:76 Ruth m. 1670 Ezekiel Gardner
E113:77 Mary b. 1626 d. 1683 m. 1641 Robert Ashley
The christening of Amy is recorded in the Groton Parish Register. John and Amy and family came to Massachusetts in the vessel "Handmaid" which left London 10 Aug 1630 and arrived in Plymouth on 29 Oct 1630.
E113:9 BENJAMIN DOGGETT, son of John and Dorothy Doggett; b. Nov 1598, Groton, Suffolk; chr. 19 Nov 1598, Groton, d. 1647; m. Feb 1623/4, Higham, Suffolk, SUSAN MONNINGS, dau. of Richard Monnings, of Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk.
Children (Doggett):
E113:91 Benjamin b. 1640
E113:92 Elizabeth b. 1643
E113:93 Susan b. 1645
other children?
The christening of Benjamin is recorded in the Groton Parish Register. Boyd’s Suffolk Marriage Index lists the marriage of Benjamin Dogget and Susan Monnings in 1623, at Higham, Suffolk. This is consistent with the abstract of their Marriage License, issued 2 Feb 1623/4, which states: Benjamin Doggett of Higham and Susan Monninges of Stoke-by-Nayland, both single, at Higham (Marriage Licenses from the Official Notebooks of the Archdeaconry of Suffolk, deposited at the Ipswich Probate Court, 1613-1674 (1903)). Muskett states that Susan was the daughter of Richard Monnings of Stoke-next-Nayland, and cites the 1638 will of Richard Monnings (P.C.C., 48 Harvey).
Benjamin resided in Assington, Suffolk. In 1638, he was enumerated in a militia census of Assington Parish, Babergh Hundred (Able Men of Suffolk, 1638 (Harleian Society)). According to Muskett, Benjamin was a resident of Assington at his death, leaving will dated 19 Aug 1647, probated at the Archdeaconry of Suffolk. Muskett also states that Benjamin had a son, Monnings Doggett. This may be correct, but the only Monnings Doggett that The writers have seen referenced is in the IGI, as "Moning Doggett, son of Benjamin and Margaret, chr. 26 Mar 1671, Polstead, Suffolk." This would appear to be son of Benjamin’s son Benjamin. Benjamin’s will has not been examined by the writer.
The IGI states that Benjamin and Susan had three children baptised in Assington:
Benjamin, chr. 3 Apr 1640; Elizabeth, chr. 5 Jan 1643; and Susan, chr. 13 Apr 1645.
E113:92 ELIZABETH DOGGETT; chr. 5 Jan 1643, Assington, Suffolk.
E113:93 SUSAN DOGGETT; chr. 13 Apr 1645, Assington, Suffolk.
E113:91 BENJAMIN DOGGETT; bapt. 3 Apr 1640, Assisngton, Suffolk; prob m. MARGARET (surname unknown).
Children (Doggett) (perhaps):
E113:911 Monnings b. 1671
E113:911 MONNINGS DOGGETT; chr. 26 Mar 1671, Polstead, Suffolk.
E114 "OREEL" dau of John Doggett b. 5 Jan 1551/52 Bures St Mary Suffolk, d. ?
This daughter, whose name cannot be properly be deciphered in the Bures register, does not appear in John Doggett’s will of 1565 and is assumed to have died in childhood.
E115 ANN DOGGETT dau of John Doggett, b 22 Mar 1553/54 Bures St Mary, d. aft 1585, m(1) 18 Jun 1576 to SIMON SNELLING in Groton Suffolk. ?m(2) Mr. Kent
Children (Snelling):
E115:1 Mary b. 1577 d. (1578)
E115:2 Simon b. 1578 d. 1583/84
E115:3 William b. 1582
E115:4 Simon b. 1584 d. 1584/85
Nothing is known of Simon after the death of his third son. He presumably died shortly afterwards as Ann is supposed to have married a man named Mr. Kent at some time prior to 1610 when she was reportedly mentioned in her brother William’s will as Ann Kent. As mentioned above, however, the will itself has not been seen – no copies of it or the probate are known to exist - and it is only through the chancery suit in 1644 (mentioned below) that the contents are believed to be known. It is also unclear, of course, as to the precise meaning of the word sister in this instance as he additionally mentions his sister Brond and he had no sister who married a man called Brond. She was, in fact, his cousin Susan Lappage. No evidence of a marriage between Ann and a man named Kent, children to that marriage or the deaths of either party have ever been found.
E115:1 MARY SNELLING b. 5 May 1577 Groton, d. 10 Aug 1578 Groton
Mary’s death in 1578 is not certain. Although her 1577 baptism entry is clear in the Groton register, the next Snelling entry in 1578 is "(blank) d. of Symond Snelling bapt." which looks more like a burial wrongly placed. As Simon and Ann baptised their first son Simon (E115:2) only three months later, the burial option appears to be more likely. No later register entry has been found for anyone named Mary Snelling.
E115:2 SIMON SNELLING b. 2 Nov 1578 Boxford, d. 3 Mar 1583/84 Boxford
E115:3 WILLIAM SNELLING b. 2 Jun 1582 Boxford
William’s situation after 1582 is unknown although there is no indication of his marriage or death in the local registers before 1610 at the earliest.
E115:4 SIMON SNELLING b. 2 May 1584 Boxford, d. 23 Feb 1584/85 Boxford
Additional notes concerning Simon Snelling:
Simon may have been the son of a widow Mary Snelling who was buried in Boxford in 1565. There were two other Snelling boys in Boxford at the same time who married and raised families in the area – John and William. As a John Snelling is mentioned specifically as being a business partner to William Doggett in the chancery suit of 1644 noted below, it would appear very likely – but unproven - that John and William were brothers to Simon.
E12 ALICE DOGGETT, dau. of Richard Doggett; b. ?, d. 8 Feb 1584/85, Boxford Suffolk. m(1) Mr. LAPPAGE; m(2) WILLIAM MOORE, of Groton, Suffolk,
Children (Lappage):
E121 Thomas b. 1534 d. 1614 m. Agnes Gael
E122 Ralph (Raffe) b. 1541/2 d. 1592 m. 1575 Ann Gifford
E123 William m. 1569 Alice Bond
E124 Robert d. 1613/14
E125 Alice d. c.1595 m. Robert Edgar
No record of the birth of Alice is known, but her identity is revealed by references to her in wills of her kinsmen. For instance, the will of Anne Gosnold refers to her sister Alice More; the will of John Doggett of Bures refers to his sister More; the will of William Moore refers to "brother" John Dogate and his children, and to William Dogat the younger. Other documents such as the letter of Thomas Doggett to John Winthrop, discussed above, confirm her identity.
Alice was first married to a Mr. Lappage, whose first name is not known. There is no known evidence of there being any members of the Lappage family in Suffolk prior to 1560 and it is possible that he came from the village of Southill in Bedfordshire where a Lappage family was well represented in even the earliest parish registers of the 1530s.
After Mr Lappage’s death, Alice married a wealthy "gentleman" of Groton, William Moore. William Moore died leaving a will dated 6 Oct 1566, probated 8 Mar 1566/7 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C. 9 Stonard). The will is abstracted in Muskett. It leaves property to his wife, Alice and her children, Thomas, Raffe, William, Robert, Alice (Edgar), and to Mary and Alice Lappage, daughters of Robert. He also mentioned John, Anne and William the younger, children of John Doggett of Bures. He made gifts to a number of his own children and kinsmen. He made a gift in trust for the poor of Boxford and Groton, with the trustees being John Winthrop, John Spencer (perhaps his brother-in-law), William Coe, and John Gale, all prominent citizens of those parishes. The residue went to his wife and his eldest step-son, Thomas Lappage.
One interesting direction in William Moore’s will is that his son Thomas was not only appointed executor, but was appointed as successor executor of the estate of John Doggett [John of Bures], and was charged with the "bringing up of his children." When John Doggett died only two years earlier, he had placed both duties on More.
E122 RALPH (Raffe) LAPPAGE; b. c.1542 d. 14 Jul 1592, Stoke-by-Nayland, m. 10 Jul 1575, Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk, ANN GIFFORD b. unknown, d. unknown.
Children (Lappage).
E122:1 John b. 1576 d. 1685/86 m. 1607 Elizabeth Church
E122:2 Anne b. 1578 d. aft 1595
E122:3 Robert b. 1570 d. aft 1595
E122:4 Frances b. 1583/84 d. aft 1595
E122:5 Alice b. 1584/85 d. aft 1595
Boyd’s Suffolk Marriage Index shows Ralfe Lappage m. Ann Gifford in 1575, at Stoke-by-Nayland.
Muskett’s pedigree shows Ralph Lappage, died by 1593, leaving issue. In the will of his stepfather, William Moore, Ralph was given a "messuage which Lewis of Stoke dwells in."
Anne Gifford later married ADAM COOK on 29 Jun 1594 in Stoke-by-Nayland. Nothing is known about either of them after that date.
E122:1 JOHN LAPPAGE b. 8 Oct 1576 Stoke-by-Nayland, married ELIZABETH CHURCH in Colchester St Botolph 6 Sept 1607, d. 3 Mar 1685/86 Polstead.
Children (Lappage)
E122:11 Daniel b. 1609 d. 1645 m. 1633 Marguerite Monnings
E122:12 John b. 1610 d aft 1685/86 m. 1639 Mary Hardwicke
E122:13 Roger
John was a local celebrity because of his great age, being 109 when he died. The Polstead parish register has a note against his burial, "An ancient man". The inventory of his house (Ipswich R.O. In/3/22/16) shows him to have been the local money lender. In his will and probate (Suffolk R.O. W1/140/110 and R2/70/504), he left various sums and properties to a number of Lappage children, grandchildren and great grandchildren who survived him. He was born in the reign of Elizabeth I and lived through the reigns of James (I of England & VI of Scotland), Charles I, Oliver Cromwell, Richard Cromwell, Charles II and into the reign of James II.
It is thought likely that Marguerite Monnings, who married Daniel Lappage was closely related to the Susan Monnings, daughter of Richard Monnings of Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk who married Benjamin Doggett in. Feb 1623/4 in Higham, Suffolk, although this is yet to be proven.
E123 WILLIAM LAPPAGE; m ALICE BOND 18 Oct 1569 Groton Suffolk
Children (Lappage)
E123:1 Thomas b. aft 1569 d. aft 1595
Boyd’s Suffolk Marriage Index shows William Lappage m. Alice Bond in 1569, at Groton. Alice was the daughter of Richard and Rose Bond of Edwardstone (noted in Richard Bond’s will of 14th August 1540, Probated 22nd September 1540 in Lavenham.)
.Muskett’s pedigree does not name his wife, but says "had issue." In the will of his stepfather, William Moore, William was given a "messuage in Edwardstone. His son Thomas was a devisee of Alice Edgar’s [E125] will (Bury St. Edmunds IC/AA1/33/173) of 1595 where he received "ten pounds of good and lawful money of England one feather bed one bolster a pair of blankets one tick pillow one trundle bedstead and one covering of birds and pair of fine sheets and one pair of coarse sheets and a fine table cloth".
E125 ALICE LAPPAGE, dau. of Alice (Doggett) Lappage; d. abt. 1595 probably in Uggershall Suffolk; m. ROBERT EDGAR, of Sotterley, Suffolk.
Muskett states that Alice Lappage married Robert Edgar of Sotterley, Suffolk, Gent. Her will dated 2nd July 1595, was probated in the Archdeaconry of Sudbury. The content shows that she was rich woman in own right at her death and states that she had received valuable bequests such as a ‘Turkey carpet’ from her father. This is one of the very few known direct references to Mr Lappage.
Alice Edgar, "my kinswoman," received £3/6/8 under the will of John Doggett [of Bures]. .She also received £40 under the will of her stepfather, William Moore, who refers to her as his "wife’s daughter."
E121 THOMAS LAPPAGE, son of Alice (Doggett) Lappage, b. abt. 1534; d. 1613, Boxford, Suffolk; prob. m. 1567, Edwardstone, Suffolk, AGNES GAEL, dau. of Thomas Gael, of Edwardstone, Suffolk, d. 1605.
Children (Lappage):
E121:1 Avis b. 1568 d. 1652 m. 1591 William Doggett
E121:x Susan b. 1571
E121:2 Susan b. 1578 m. John Brond
The will of Thomas Lappage of Boxford, Gent., dated 29 Jan 1611/2, was probated 4 May 1614 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C. 34 Lawe). This will has been examined and it is referenced in the pedigree in Muskett, which states that Thomas was nearly 80 years old at his death. This would place his birth at about 1534. The Boxford Parish Register shows that Thomas was buried 26 Feb 1613/4. The Register also has an entry of the burial of Avis [?], wife of Thomas Lappage on 8 Oct 1605, probably a transcription error. Boyd’s Suffolk Marriage Index indicates that the Bishop’s Transcript of the Edwardstone Parish Register shows a marriage in 1567 of Thos. Lappage and Robt. [?] Gulle. This may be a mis-transcription of the register, but the date and location seem to fit. The will of a Thomas Gael of Edwardstone (adjacent to Boxford), probated in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on 23 Mar 1590 (P.C.C. 41 Drury) is cited by Muskett as authority for the marriage of Thomas and Agnes. This will (written in Latin) mentions his son Robert and daughters Joan Bloise, Agnes Lappage and Susannah Winterflood.
The Boxford Parish Register records the baptism of three children of Thomas and Agnes, Avice, Susan, and a second Susan. The first Susan, daughter of Thomas and Agnes Lappage, was christened on 2 Sep 1571, and apparently died very young. In the will of his stepfather, William Moore, Thomas was given "capital messuage in Boxford called Churches, and other land in Boxford and Edwardstone.
E121:1 AVIS LAPPAGE, dau. of Thomas and Agnes (Gael) Lappage; bapt. 1 Aug 1568, Groton, Suffolk; d. 1562; m. WILLIAM DOGGETT [the younger], her first cousin once removed, son of John Doggett.
For details and descendants, see husband’s entry [E115].
E121:2 SUSAN LAPPAGE, dau. of Thomas and Agnes (Gael) Lappage; bapt. 15 Jun 1578, Groton, Suffolk; m. JOHN BRAND.
Children (Brand/Brond):
E121:21 John m. Mary Eldred
E121:22 Joseph m. Thomazine Trotter
E121:23 Benjamin m. Elizabeth Cutler
E121:24 Anne m. John Brunning
E121:25 Mary m. Mr. Cold
E121:26 Susan m. Roger Browne
E121:27 Sarah m. Thomas Mott
E121:28 Elizabeth m. Lawrence Stisted
E121:29 Amy m. Robert Cutler
E121:2A Martha m. Joseph Beaumont
The birth of Susan was recorded in the Groton Parish Register on 1 Aug 1568.
E121:24 ANNE BROND; m. Rev. JOHN BRUNING, b. 1622, d. 1663, Rector of Semer (Seymour) Par., Suffolk.
E121:25 MARY BRAND; m. Mr. COLD, of Bilston, Suffolk.
E121:26 SUSAN BRAND; m. ROGER BROWNE, of Boxford, Suffolk.
E121:29 AMY BROND, dau. of John and Susan (Lappage) Brand; m. ROBERT CUTLER, son of Robert Cutler, of Ipswich, Suffolk.
E121:21 JOHN BRAND, son of John and Susan (Lappage) Brand; m. MARY ELDRED, dau. of John Eldred of Colchester, Essex.
Children (Brand):
E121:211 John b. 1623
E121:212 Benjamin
E121:213 Joseph
E121:214 Eldred
E121:215 Samuel
E121:216 Thomas
E121:217 Elizabeth
E121:22 JOSEPH BRAND, son of John and Susan (Lappage) Brand; m. THOMAZINE TROTTER, dau. of Thomas Trotter of London.
Children (Brand):
E121:221 Joseph m.
m. Anne Rich
E121:222 Thomas
E121:223 John
E121:224 Thomazine m. Sir Samuel Bernardiston
E121:225 Susanna b. 1640 d. 1721 m. Sir John Morden
E121:226 Sarah m. Thomas Baird
E121:227 Amy
E121:228 Mary m. James Scambler
E121:229 Anna m. Thomas Dudson
m. Sir John Bennet
E121:229 ANNA BROND, dau. of Joseph and Thomazine (Trotter) Brand; m(1) 1676, THOMAS DUDSON, son of Edward and Anne (Colfe) Dudson, of London, b. 1648, d. 1678; m(2) 1683, Sir JOHN BENNET, knighted 1706, d. 1723.
Children (Dudson):
E121:229:x Anne d. 1676
E121:229:1 (dau) m. Walter Hungerford
E121:23 BENJAMIN BROND, son of John and Susan (Lappage) Brand; m. ELIZABETH CUTLER.
Children (Brond):
E121:231 John m. Margaret Rogers
E121:231 JOHN BROND, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Cutler) Brond; m. MARGARET ROGERS, dau. of Walter Rogers of Leatherhead.
Children (Brond):
E121:231:1 John
E121:231:2 Benjamin
E121:231:3 Isaac
E121:231:4 Charles
E121:231:5 William
E121:231:6 Elizabeth
E121:231:7 Susanna
E121:27 SARAH BROND, dau. of John and Susan (Lappage) Brand; m. THOMAS MOTT, of Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk, son of John and Alice (Harrington) Mott, of Wiston, Suffolk.
Children (Mott):
E121:271 Sarah
E121:2A MARTHA BROND, dau. of John and Susan (Lappage) Brand; m. JOSEPH BEAUMONT of Hadleigh, Suffolk, son of Edward and Alice (Lufkin) Beaumont, of Hadleigh.
Children (Beaumont):
E121:2A1 John b. 1645
E121:2A2 Edward
E121:2A3 John
E121:2A4 Mary m. Thomas Whiting
E121:2A5 Martha
E121:2A6 Alice
E124 ROBERT LAPPAGE, son of Alice (Doggett) Lappage; d. 1613
Children (Lappage):
E124:1 Elizabeth m. John LeGris
E124:2 Mary m. Thomas Canham
E124:3 Alice m. William Hayward
Muskett’s pedigree shows Robert was devisee of his uncle [John] Doggett and his stepfather [William] More, and that he had lands in Stoke-by-Nayland. Information from a researcher in Ipswich states that the Bury St. Edmunds Will Index shows a will of Robert Lappage of Stoke probated in 1613. This will has not been examined.
Robert was given £30, and his daughters, Mary and Alice Lappage, were given £5 each, in the will of William Moore, their step-grandfather Muskett’s pedigree shows that Mary married Thomas Canham of Assington and that Alice was married to William Hayward. This information apparently from the 1611 will of their uncle, Thomas Lappage, which has not been examined.
E124:1 ELIZABETH LAPPAGE, dau. of Robert Lappage; m. Rev. JOHN LeGRIS, d.
1629/30.
Children (LeGris):
E124:11 Sarah m. Richard Doggett
E124:12 Mary m. Mr. Palmer
E124:13 Anne m. Mr. Gaunt.
Muskett’s pedigree shows that Elizabeth married John LeGris, clerk. She is mentioned in the 1611 will of her grandfather, Thomas Lappage, the 1525 will of her aunt, Alice Edgar, and the 1564 will of John Doggett (in which she is called Jane).
Samuel Bradlee Doggett states that the will of Elizabeth LeGris, of Weston, Suffolk, dated 17 Aug 1642, probated in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C. 4 Fines) names her daughters Sarah Doggett, Mary Palmer and Anne Gaunt. Muskett states that the will of John LeGris, clerk, dated 11 Mar 1629/30, was probated 21 Apr 1630 in the Episcopal Court of Norwich. This will has not been examined and its contents are not known to the writer.
E124:11 SARAH LeGRIS, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Lappage) LeGris; m. RICHARD DOGGETT, her second cousin once removed, and son of William and Avis (Lappage) Doggett.
For details and descendants, see husbands entry [E115:A].
E13 ANNE DOGGETT, dau. of Richard Doggett; d. 1578; m(1) THOMAS BACON, of Heggerset (Hessett), Suffolk; m(2) abt. 1574, ROBERT GOSNOLD, of Otley.
Children (Bacon):
E131 George
E132 Francis
E133 Edward
E134 Edmund
E135 John
E136 daughter m. bef. 1546 Robert Keen
Rodney Dennys reported that a search of the Official Register of the College of Arms produced the following: "At the Herald’s Visitation of Suffolk in 1561, a pedigree was recorded of the Gosnoll family. Robert Gosnoll of Otley, Suffolk, married Anne Bacon, daughter of Richard Doggett; they had no children." Samuel B. Doggett refers to Robert as "Esq." which would appear to be appropriate as his right to arms was apparently confirmed by the College of Arms in 1561. Muskett refers to the Visitation Records as Harleian MS 1560. Muskett states that Anne married first Thomas Bacon, Gent., of Heggersett (or Hessett), Suffolk, and had one son, George, but Thomas left a will dated 10 Mar 1546, and this actually shows he and Ann to have had at least six children. The New England Genealogical and Historical Register, in vol. 57, repeats the above erroneous information, and refers to marriage settlements dated 10 Oct 1574 with Richard [sic] Gosnold, which also have not been examined. Anne died in 1578, and her will dated 20 Jul 1578 was probated in Nov 1578 in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Norwich (140 Woodstock). In her will (abstracted in NEHGR, vol. 58), Anne refers to various Bacon and Gosnold family members, and others, including her sister Alice More, her sister Spenser, and her niece Alice Edgar.
E131 GEORGE BACON, son of Thomas and Anne (Doggett) Bacon. Married.
Children (Bacon):
E131:1 (daughter) m. Anthony Gosnold
other children
E131:1 (daughter) BACON; m. ANTHONY GOSNOLD, of Grundisburgh
Children (Gosnold):
E131:11 Bartholomew
NEHGR, vol. 57, states that Anne’s grand daughter by her first marriage through her son George Bacon, became the wife of Anthony Gosnold of Grundisburgh, and mother of Bartholomew Gosnold. Bartholomew Gosnold was a famous mariner and explorer of the new world. No research has been done to try to determine the name of the daughter of George Bacon.
E14 ELIZABETH DOGGETT, dau. of Richard Doggett; m. Mr. SPENCER (or Spenser).
Not much is known about Elizabeth. She is mentioned in the wills of her brother, John Doggett, her brother-in-law, William Moore, and her sister Anne Gosnold. From these wills, we know that her husband’s name was Spencer, perhaps John. A John Spencer was certainly mentioned in John Doggett’s will along with John Doggett’s "sister" Spencer. There is no current information about any Spencer children. Elizabeth is not mentioned in Muskett’s pedigree.
J. Doggett
J. A. McLinden
ã 2001 James Doggett and John McLinden. The right of James Doggett and John McLinden to be identified as the authors of this work have been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
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