The early years of the Masten Family: John Masten (1628-1671) and Cornelius Masten (1655-1712)

Our story starts in England by way of Holland. The English settlers had been driven from England because of their beliefs, i.e., that of the community of Friends or Quakers. They settled temporarily in Holland as refugees before immigrating to the Colonies and settling on Flushing Bay around 1643. Over the next seven years their numbers increased as Friends settled from Holland and some of the original Mayflower passengers resettled here so as to gain more freedom to worship as they willed.

The original settlement was calling Vlissingen after the Dutch village in which the English refugees had lived. The name Flushing is a corruption of the original name. (History of Queens County, 1882)

The Masten family can be traced back to John Masten (1628-1671).  He is believed to be from Ormesby, Norfolk, England.  His parents are believed to be John Masten (b. 1596, d. 1645 in Flushing, NY) and Rebecca Van Aaken (b. 1600 Holland, Netherlands; d. Jun 1648 Long Island, New York). However, the parental lineage is pure speculation as there are no definitive records.

John Maston or Marston, was an Englishman who probably came to this country as a mercenary soldier in the Dutch service. His name appears on the Dutch Church records as Mast, Maste, Masten, Maston and Marston (Genealogy of Southern New York, Vol. 3). 

John immigrated to the US around 1640 . John is listed as Jan Maste, Soldaet,” in a church record where he is the sponsor for Jan, son of Jan Pieterzen dated 8 Feb 1644. (Dutch Ch., N. Y.,, G&B Record Vol 1. p. 34). He settled at Flushing, Long Island, NY, and is listed as “Jan Mast”, sponsor for Jan, child of Hannah Beckens (dated 28 Mar 1644). (Record, Vol. V. p. 84.) He settled at Flushing, and is named in Gov. Kieft’s patent (Dutch), 19 Oct. 1645. He was quite a successful farmer and businessman in Flushing, NY, serving as constable at Flushing in 1658.

John married Dievertje Langendyck (1632-1671) on 27 Oct. 1650 and had two sons, Cornelius and Jan, and two daughters, Elizabeth and Katherine. According to Lynda Anne Mastin Payne, John and Dievertje were married in New Amsterdam. 

His will (1670) is as follows:

The last will and testament of John Masten, made Feb. 14, 1670, at Flushing. I will my two son, John and Cornelius, to my well beloved friend, John Hitchman, to live with him, and to be wholly at his disposal until they come of age according to law. I also will John Hinchman to have ye oversight of my whole estate and guardian to my two sons. I will to my two sons my whole estate after my debts are paid, except one gold ring and one silver thimble. I will to my daughter, Elizabeth, ye ring, and to my daughter, Katherine, ye thimble. This is full will and my sons' desire. (filed in NUC and was published in 1892 in the NY Historical Society Collections of Wills, Vol. 1, p. 15).

John's son Cornelius went to Kingston during the late 1600s. From Kingston, the Masten clan spread out over the Hudson Valley. The Loyalists tended to live in Dutchess County on the east side of the Hudson River, while the Colonialists stayed on the West bank of the Hudson River in Ulster Co.

Our line is through Cornelius Masten (1655-1712). He married Elizabeth Aertse Van Wagenen (1655-1715) in about 1676 at Kingston, NY and they raised 7 children at Kingston, NY. Cornelius Masten took the oath of allegience 09 September 1689 in "ye County of VLSTr by Order of His Exely: Ye Gouernor". Cornelius Masten's will was dated 30 January 1712 and it was proved 06 March 1712.  The will was written in Dutch and the testator styles himself Cornelis Maston of Kingston and mentions his eldest son Johannis, wife, five children, by name, Johannis Maston; Aart Masten; the worthy wife of Gysbert Van den Bergh (named Diewertje (Deborah)); Antie Maston; and Geertie, wife of Arien Vliet. Witnesses, Abraham Lamettes, Willem Schepmoes, Aart Van Wagenen and Wm Nottingham, who all appeared before the Court consisting of Henry Beekman, Jacob Rutsen and Dirck Schepmoes, March 6, 1711-12, proving the will (see Ulster County, N . Y., Probate Records, Volume I, p. 82, p. 196; NY G&B Records Marston Record. p. 277 ).

Cornelius Masten House before Renovation, built in 1725 in the Colonial and Dutch Colonial Revival architectural styles.

Cornelius Masten House after Renovation. Frame wings were added to the 1 1/2 story rubblestone structure in 1919. It is located at 109 Pearl St., Kingston, NY.

1.John MASTON  b: 1628 in England (possibly Ormesby, Norfolk). d: Abt. Apr 1671 in Flushing, Queens, New York, USA; age: 43. 

+ Dievertje Jans Langendyck  b: 1632 in Langedijk, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. m: 27 Oct 1650 in New York. d: 6 Apr 1671 in Flushing, Queens, New York, USA; age: 39. 

2.Cornelius E MASTEN  b: Abt. 1651 in New York. d: 30 Jan 1712 in Kingston, Ulster, New York; age: 61. 

+ Elizabeth Aerste van Wagenen  b: 1655 in Kingston, Ulstr, New York, USA. m: 1676. d: 7 May 1732 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York, United States of America; age: 77. 

3.Johannes MASTEN  b: 1678. d: aft 1755 in Ulster County, New York; age: 77. 

+ Marytjen Swart  m: Oct 19 1701 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA. d: Deceased. 

+ Marytjen Maria Wels  b: 20 Oct 1689 in Kingston, Ulstr, New York, USA. m: Jan 25 1712 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA. d: 29 Jul 1750 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States; age: 60. 

3.Aart Masten  b: 22 Sept 1682 in Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA. d: Aft. 1723; age: 40. 

+ Pieternella Viele  m: 9 Sep 1703. d: Deceased. 

3.Annetje Masten  b: 18 Aug 1684 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York. d: Deceased. 

+ Mattys Janse  d: Deceased. 

3.Grietjen Masten  b: 21 October 1687 in Greenville, Ulster County, New York, United States of America. d: 1782 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York, United States of America; age: 94. 

+ Arie Van Vleet  d: Deceased. 

2.Jan Maston  b: 1653. d: 1721 in Ulster Co, Mew York, New York, USA; age: 68. 

+ Geertie Frans Bloedgoedt  b: 1655 in New Amsterdam, New York, New York, USA. m: 19 Nov 1677 in Flatbush, Kings, New York, USA. d: 1720 in Flushing, Queens Co, New York, USA; age: 65. 

3.Frans Masten  b: 30 October 1678 in Flushing, Queens Co, New York, USA. d: Deceased. 

3.Jan Masten  b: 16 June 1680 in Flushing, Queens Co, New York, USA. d: Deceased

3.Diewertie Masten  b: 3 December 1681 in Flushing, Queens Co, New York, USA. d: Deceased. 

3.Lisbeth Masten  b: 25 March 1683 in Flatbush, Kings Co, New York, USA. d: Deceased. 

3.Tryntje Masten  b: 25 May 1686 in Flatbush, Kings Co, New York, USA. d: Deceased. 

2.Elizabeth Maston  b: 3 Jun 1657. d: Deceased. 

+ Reynier Pieterse van Quackenbush  d: Deceased. 

2.Tryntje (Katherine) Maston  b: 10 Nov. 1658. d: Deceased. 

2.Ezekiel Maston  b: Abt. 1661. d: Deceased.

Masten - The Empire Loyalists

 For a long time, I have tried to sort out the migration of the Masten clan to Canada after the Revolutionary War. 

Lynda Anne Mastin Payne, lplamp@juno.com, http://www.geocities.com/kanadianmastin wrote:

"After the war between the United States and England upon the United States winning their freedom from England our clan moved to Canada and we were known as "Empire Loyalists".
I have found a record of John Mastin under the "Quinte Loyalists" which were also known as the "Empire Loyalists" (see the information put out by the Ontario Historical Society Volume 27 pages 5-14 please note John Mastin's name shows up on the last page in the last paragraph) as having served and moved to Canada as refugee's from the war. He was given land in Sydney Township. I believe that he had lot 4, in concession 1 or 2. I also find that there were three other Mastins that settled in the Hallowell township area (near Belleville, Ontario) year 1808 that shows Aaron Mastin Cornelius Mastin and Peter Mastin. My father tells me he remembers his mother Pearl Way Mastin) speaking of one of the Mastin families as having been very wealthy (wealth was determined by the amount of land a person owned).
Aaron had 25 acres of land 15 cultivated
Cornelius Mastin had 25 acres of which 25 were cultivated
Peter Mastin had 101 acres of which 30 was cultivated". 

1.     Arnold Mastin m. Pearl Way
2.          Victor Blaine Way Mastin married Florence Annie Sheckleton
3.                Lynne Ann Mastin married one of the Payne brothers from Huntsville, Ontario (her sister Gaye Pearl married the other.

 As mentioned by Lynda, the Assessment of the Township of Hallowell for the year 1808 lists the following landholders (of relevance) and the number of acres of land

• Ichabob Bowerman (150)
• Arthur Elsworth (650)
• Cornelius Mastin (50)
• Israel Bowerman (100)
• Aaron Mastin (40)
• Peter Mastin (131)
  

Bill Goldstein  (Sept. 30, 2000) wrote that he has "an Abraham, son of Aart Masten, who was a British Loyalist in Dutchess County, NY. He disappeared on me. I have often suspected he went to Canada after the Rev. War". 

On Dec 18, 2001, Bill Goldstein wrote that:"John had a son named Cornelis who had a son named Aard, but no record of his having a son named Petrus. But there is a good chance this is where your Abraham came from. Aard was a rabid Loyalist, whose family went to Canada after the Rev. War."

On 20 Jun 2006, Bernadette Mastin Loss wrote that she is searching for "Cornelius Mastin and his family who acquired land in Tyendinaga circa late 1840's. I think Aaron and Peter and Cornelius were possibly brothers. They were in Hallowell ca. 1808". 

So who were the Empire Loyalists in the Masten line? 

Among the Mastens who were clearly Loyalists was Cornelius Masten. While we do not know for certain which Cornelius Masten was taken as a prisoner on 26 April 1777 by Captain Joseph Reynolds, it is most likely one associated with the Vieles as both Barent and Ezekiel Viele were also apprehended. Thomas Brundage not only turned in the three listed above, but also Matthew Palmer, his brother in law. The Vieles had been tenants on his farm.

The towns of Fishkill and Beekman were hotbeds of Tory activity during the American Revolution. The Mastin family had settled in the Sprout Creek area. Also living in the area were Barent Viele, William Harris and Myndert Viele. Most of the men in the area refused to sign the Association and many were sent to prison or fled to Canada or other British territory. Barent Viele, married to Elizabeth Masten,  refused to sign the Association and was fined 1250 pounds. He was later fined 46 pounds for having a son who was fighting for the British (The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Vol. 1).

Barent Masten, son of Cornelis Masten and Arrientje Elswart (Ellsworth) married Margriet Burnet. Barent was also a Loyalist. who was living in Beekman in 1780 and 1800, not far from Elizabeth's father and brothers. John Masten, brother of Barent and resident of Oswego, was also a Loyalist (The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Vol. 1). .

It appears that the Twillingers, Bowermans and the Myndert Masten line were among the first to emigrate to Canada. The earliest record of emigration is 1787 (based upon the death of Annetje Weller). But who  exactly were Aaron, Peter, and Cornelius?

Let's start with the Terwilliger line, who we know emigrated to Canada.

Evert Terwilliger (1686-1767) had two children Benjamin and Joseph, both were born in Kingston, Ulster County, NY. Benjamin's son Evert married Sarah Masten. Sarah Masten (1756-1840) was the daughter of Johannes Masten (1735-1815) and Madleen Swart (our line). They had four children, Evert, Benjamin, Isaack, and Jan. All remained in New York. 

Joseph Terwilliger (1743-1800) married Annetje Weller. In 1776-1777, Joseph served in Hardenburgh's Company of State Troops as a Sergeant. They were still living in Ulster County in 1784, when their daughter Anne was born. Joseph is buried in Locust Lawn Burial Ground, Gardiner, Ulster County, NY.

Annatje (Anne) Terwillinger (1784-1868) married Israel Bowerman. The Bowerman's were in sympathy with the Loyalists but did not take part in the Revolutionary War as they were Quakers. The emigrated to Canada and eventually settled in Nottawasaga, Simcoe County, Ontario on March 9th, 1833. Annetje Weller, Annatje's mother also emigrated with her daughter and son-in-law. She died in 1787 in Hallowell Township, Ontario. Israel's mother, Jane, also emigrated to Hallowell Township where she died in 1797. Both mothers were widows. 

Anne Bowerman (daughter of Annatje and Israel) married Peter Minard Mastin (b. 1796 in NY). They had 13 children: Israel, Nancy, Joseph, Anne, Lewis, Phoebe, Herbert, Harriet, James, Melissa, Euphemia, Elizabeth, and Duell. The family lived in the area around Picton, Dunedin (or Masten's Corner or Lavender). Joseph Mastin moved to Gore Bay had had 15 children with two wives.

In the 1861 Census (Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Canada West) Peter Minard is listed as age 62, farmer, and free thinker (of England). He is residing there with Anne (age 56) and children: Louis, Phoebe, Jonathan, and Harriett. all are Quakers, which is consistent with the Bowerman family. Peter (age 73) and Anne (age 66) are also listed in the 1871 Census ((Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Ontario), with son Jonathan (age 28).

Israel Bowerman's brothers, Joseph, Judah, and Benjamin also emigrated to Canada, where they settled in the vicinity of Bloomfield in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County. They later resettled in the area around Dunedin around 1834, which was often referred to as the "Yankee Settlement" as a result of the "Down-east Yankee" dialect of the settlers.

 

All of Peter's siblings either immigrated to Canada or were born in Canada after Myndert and Nancy Morgan immigrated. Peter was the son of Myndert Masten (1768-1801). Myndert was born in Poughkeepsie of Aart Masten and Rebecca Viele. Myndert died in Prince Edward County, Ontario. Both Aart and Rebecca died in Poughkeepsie, NY. Myndert and his wife Nancy emigrated to Ontario, Canada around 1797, where their daughter Harriett was born.  Rebecca Masten and Ichabod Bowerman also immigrated to Hillier, Prince Edward County. John Masten, however, emigrated to St. John, New Brunswick.

 1. Cornelis Masten (1715-1780) m. Arrientje Elswart (1722-1822)

    2. Aart Aaron Masten (1740-) m. Rebecca Viele (1745-1795)

        3. Myndert Mastin (1769-1801) m. Nancy Morgan (1773-1833). to Hallowell, Ontario

            4. Elizabeth A. Mastin (1794-1839)

            4. Jonathan Mastin (1795-Aft. 1871)

            4. Israel Bowerman Mastin (1822-1896)

            4. Nancy Ann Mastin (1825-1907)

            4. Joseph Moses Mastin m. Hannah Beardon

            4. Anna Mastin

            4. Melissa Mastin and other children

       3. Rebecca Masten (b. 1771-1852) m. Ichabod Bowerman to Hillier, Prince Edward County,                         Canada

        3.  Eleanor Masten (1778-1864) m. Isaac Weeks (1784-1851) to Ontario, Canada

    2. John Masten (1742-1830) m. Sara Jordan (1769-1860) to St. John, New Brunswick

        3. Francis Masten

        3. Charles Masten

        3. Jane Masten

 

According to the 1790 US Federal Census, there were 8 household members in Aart's home in Clinton, Dutchess County, NY. 1 male 16+ (Aart), 2 males <16, 5 females (likely wife plus 4 daughters).  

This Peter Mastin  requested land in Hinchinbrooke, Lower Canada (Quebec) after having served for about three and a half years during the American War in the force commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Beverley Robinson in Captain Fowler's Company.

There is also a Peter Mastin who requested land in Haldimand (south of Hamilton, Ontario) in 1797.

In the 1851 census in Canada, Peter Mastin is listed as infirmed, 79 years old, born in NY State and Methodist. He is living with his son Abram (age 30) and daughter-in-law Abigail (age 27) and their children. Anne is not listed on the census. But this is not Peter Minard as the ages to not match and Anne is missing. It also lists a Cornelius Masten (age 31) and Elizabeth Masten, along with daughter Eustasia. All were born in Canada. Barbara Maxwell Krall (25 Apr 2005) wrote that "Aaron Masten married Rebecca Feeley. Their children were Peter. Aaron, John, Barued (my line b. ca 1799), Catherine, Eleanor (believed to be Nellie m. Issac Weeks, Laner, Jane. Barued [Barnard m. Electa Knapp b. 1806])". However, I have not been able to verify this.

FamilySearch lists a Rebecca Viele (b. 13 Aug 1780) to Philip G. Viele (1747-1772) and Marytje Brath (1753-).  No Spouse is listed. However, further research on Ancestry has her dying as an infant.

Theodore van Wyck Masten and Mary Horton - How did they meet?

I've been communicating with Devan Masten Wood of Saratoga Spring, and he wrote to me:

"However, I did zone in on Theodore V. Masten 1831 who married Mary Horton in Saratoga County. It piqued my interest why he came up 'here,'  found a bride & went back to Wurtsboro!" 

And so this resulted in an afternoon of musing and researching.

Let's focus first on the Horton line. It seems the Horton's moved around considerably.

• William Horton (father of Mary Horton) was born in 1785 in Montgomery County, NY
• His brother John (b. 1796) was born in Charleston, Montgomery, NY (not far from Saratoga).
  
• William married Ruhama White in Yorktown, Westchester, NY in 1808.
• His sister Permelia was born in Charleston, Montgomery, NY in May 1809.
  
• William and Ruhama's son Ira was born in Yorktown, Westchester, NY in April 1811.
• William's enlistment paperwork (1813) states that he was a sailmaker. He was with Captain A. Sherman's detachment and served at Fort Lewis, Brooklyn, NY.
• William - 1850 census states he is a pedlar (sic) and residing in Schenectady, NY.
  
• (For some reason I can't find him in the 1860 federal census)
  
• William - 1865 NY census living with son Henry, born Montgomery County (which differs from what I have elsewhere) in Binghamton, Broome, NY. Occupation: Handman? 
• William - 1876 - As per his obituary he died in Wurtsboro, NY at the home of his daughter, Mary (Mrs. Theodore V. Masten)

Ruhama White grew up in Peru, Clinton, NY, which is on the west side of Lake Champlain, where she lived with her father Edward (b. 1759) and mother Rachel. However, her grandfather, Andrew was from Nine Partners, Dutchess County, and her father was likely born there. Her mother, Rachel (b. about 1761), was also likely born in Dutchess County (see below).  I started to question the entire connection in Peru, Clinton, NY as in the "North America, Family Histories" for Sarah (Cox) Weeks, Horton - 2nd marriage to Gabriel Horton b. 1.9.1809 son of William and Rueuama (---) Horton of Westchester and Dutchess Counties (which completely ignores residence in Clinton County). Sarah and Thomas (her first husband) were Friends.

 

However, I came across the history of "William White of New York and Connecticut" (NYG&B Record, 1993, Vol 124), where I found that Andrew (b. ca. 1734) married Amy Palmer on 23 Nov 1758 at Nine Partners Monthly Meeting. Between 1760 and 1778, Andrew as on the Nine Partners-Crum Elbow Tax List.  In 1783, Amy White and their daughters were removed from the Nine Partners Monthly Meeting to Easthousack Monthly Meeting. Later that year Andrew and his sons were re,oved to the Saratoga, NY, Monthly Meeting. Andrew moved to Danby, Rutland County, VT by 1785, where his son Ruluff was born. In 1785 he moved to Peru, Clinton, County with his sons, which included Ruhama's father Edward.   

 

I did find a removal record for Ruhama's father, Edward White:

 

 

Edward (b. 1759) married Rachel, perhaps the daughter of Nehemiah Reynolds of Dutchess County. Rachel and Edward had seven children between 1785 and 1799, including Ruhama.

• In 1850 Ruhama was living in Schenectady with William and children Henry, Emma, Seymour, Deborah, and Mary. Henry and Seymour were working as tinsmiths. 
• In 1860 Ira Horton, William and Ruhama's son was living in Yorktown, Westchester, NY 
• In 1870 Ira Horton was living in Cortlandt, Westchester, NY
  
• At the time of her death in 1860, Ruhama was living in Cortlandt in Westchester County.
• Interesting but not relevant: In 1909, Mary Horton Masten visited Pensacola, Florida to spend the winter with her daughter Mrs. E.A. Kelly. Her son, Seymour L. Masten accompanied her on the trip.

So how did William Horton and Ruhama White meet? And why did they marry in Westchester County?

So we know that Edward White left Dutchess County for Danby, VT and later to Peru, Clinton County. Ruhama is born in Peru, Clinton NY but had familial ties to Dutchess County. William Horton was living near Saratoga. Perhaps the families maintained contact and that was how they met, what is clear is they left upstate NY to marry in Westchester County, where their first child was born. They later moved back upstate, perhaps because William was a peddler. Clearly they moved around quite a bit.

 

 

I've mapped the families' travels. Click here if you want to access the Google map.

 

And this still doesn't lead us why Theodore V. Masten "came up 'here,' found a bride & went back to Wurtsboro!" My mom's theory is that Theodore was in Saratoga for the races. And so we learned that horse racing Saratoga began in 1847 when trotting races took place on a dirt track later known as "Horse Haven" along Union Ave. Theodore was a grocer, carpenter, and farmer, so it would be likely he had horses.We do know that in 1874 he traveled some 25 miles to Port Jervis, where he got in trouble for selling strawberries without a license and using short measures. So its quite conceivable that he had horses.

 

Edward Doty and the Mayflower

We have always been told that we could trace our ancestry back to Edward Doty, passenger on the Mayflower. Numerous DNA matches to various other descendants of the Doty line. The most unanticipated was KL, who is connected on the Polish side through the Józefowicz line (match to my mom) and on the English side through the Doty line (although there is no DNA evidence of this). 

It has been challenging to trace Edward Doty's ancestry but he is believed to have been born in 1595 in East Halton, Lincolnshire, England and baptized on 3 November 1600 at East Halton. The Doty families of East Halton regularly used the names Thomas, Edward, and  John: the first three names Mayflower passenger Edward Doty assigned to his sons (Caleb Johnson's Mayflower History). 

Edward Doty arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts as a servant to Stephen Hopkins. He was the fortieth signer of the "Solemn Compact," executed in the cabin of the Mayflower, 11th November, 1620, in Cape Cod Harbor. He was one of the party that the following December made the voyage of search in the Shallop and discovered Plymouth Harbor. He was engaged in the "First Encounter" with the Indians, 8th December (O.S.) 162. Doty was a member of Capt. Myles Standish's first Military Company, 1621, at Plymouth. 

According to Johnson's history, Doty was apparently still a servant in 1623 when the  Division of Land was held.  This would indicate he was still under the age of 25 at that  time.  He signed the "Mayflower Compact" in November 1620, so he was likely over 18 or 21 at the time.  This narrows his likely birth date to around 1597-1602. 

Edward Doty married twice, according to William  Bradford.  However, nothing is known of his first wife.  His second wife, Faith Clarke (1619-1675), came on the ship Francis in April 1634 with father Thurston (or Tristram) and mother Faith Clarke, and they were married the following year on 6 January 1635 Plymouth, MA. 

Edward's first three sons were Edward (b. 1637), John (b. ~1639), Thomas (b. 1641).  Edward drown in Plymouth Harbor, with his son John, during a storm on 8 Feb. 1689-90.  He was a seaman by profession (The Norton-Lathrop-Tolles-Doty American Ancestry). 

Johnson wrote that, "Edward Doty appears to have been somewhat of a  troublemaker throughout his life at Plymouth.  In June 1621, he engaged in a  sword and dagger duel with fellow Hopkins servant Edward Leister; both were  wounded before being separated, and were punished by having their head and feet  tied together for an hour (it was supposed to have been for a whole day, but  they were let go early because of their apparent suffering).  Edward Doty made  regular appearances in Plymouth Colony Court throughout his life, mostly just being sued for various misdemeanors (failing to pay on a contract; failing to keep his cows fenced; not properly caring for a servant), but occasionally for more serious infractions (twice for assault, once for theft, and once for slander)".

Edward Doty died 23d August, 1655 at Yarmouth, MA. Faith subsequently married John Phillips of Duxbury on 14 March 1667 and survived him. 

Our line is through Samuel Doty, born 27 August 1643 on the High Cliff in Plymouth, MA. Samuel is mentioned in the records of Plymouth, January 1st, 1667-68, as one of a coroner's jury in an inquest of a child kept by John Smalley, Sr. of Eastham on Cape Cod, which had been found dead in the woods.  His name is written as Samuel Dotey of Eastham in the government of New Plymouth.There are no mentions of Samuel in the old town records of Eastham and vicinity after 1669. 

According to the NJ Census he was living in Piscataway, NJ in 1669. In 1675 he was commissioned Lieutenant of the military company of New Piscataway. His commission was renewed in 1678. Samuel married Jane Harmon in 1678 in New Jersey.

The Village of Piscataway was an important settlement in the 1670s. During that period, the Governor and Council of New Jersey frequently met to enact laws and hold general court.

From 1678 to 1696, Samuel's name appears frequently in deeds as a purchaser of lands.

• 1687-8 Jan 21. Samuel Dotey sells 104 acres at Piscataway, part of that purchased in 1678.
• 1690. Jan 6. Samuel  Dotie buys 100 acres from Benjamin Hull.
• 1695. Oct. 3. He buys 100 acres.
• 1696. He purchases another 125 acres.

Samuel married Jeane Harmon of Piscataway on 1678. She was the daughter of James Harmon and Sarah Clark.

Samuel Dotie's "cattle mark" appears on the town records of Piscataway. The entry appears to be dated 1686.

In 1689, he is listed among the first group of Freeholders. He is listed in a similar way in 1698. 

The first congregation of the Seventh Day Baptists in New Jersey originated in Piscataway. Samuel and his son, John, are among the members listed in the first record of congregants, likely dated 1707. 

Samuel Doty's will is on record in the office of the Secretary of State of NJ at Trenton.  It is dated 18 Sept. 1715 and proved on 8 Nov 1715. As such, he died between those two dates. It reads, "Samuel Dotie Sr. of Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ, yeoman, being of very sick and weak of body, but sound mind... bequeaths to his well beloved son Samuel Dotie, five shillings"... and  the balance of his estate to "his dearly beloved wife Jane", whom he appoints sole executrix of the will. 

It is likely that each of his sons were given farms prior to Samuel's death. Before that date they were all in "comfortable possession of lands and their 'cattle marks' were entered on the town records". His widow appears in the will of their son Edward in 1717.  

Benjamin Doty was the eighth child of Samuel and Jeane Harmon. In all probability, he married Abigail Whitehead (b. Jamaica, NY, daughter of Jonathan Whitehead), under the name Benjamin Doughty. In 1725, they lived in Burlington Co., NJ. On 20 Mar 1739, he was appointed guardian of Samuel Stockton, an orphan of 15 years of age. He died in Princeton, NJ in 1746. His will, dated 11 Mar 1746, shows that Benjamin Doughty of Princeton, Middlesex Co., NY victualler, wills to his wife Abigail and son Benjamin all of his property. He had one son, Benjamin (b. 1710-13) and three daughters: Susannah, Hannah, and Deborah. 

Benjamin, son of Benjamin and Abigail Whitehead was born sometime between 1710 and 1713 in Middlesex Co., NJ.  He married there to a woman named Rachel. Nothing more is known. 

On 13 Feb 1747-8, he was licensed to marry Lydia Mundin, both of Middlesex Co., NJ. She may have been a widow.

Benjamin was deeded a tract of land at a place called Minisink in counties of Ulster and Orange.  The deed is on record at Goshen, county seat of Orange Co.NY and was filed about 1820.  It reads, "1725, Oct 8, Jonathan Whitehead of Jamaica, Queens County, NY, in consideration of the love, affection, and good will I bear by grandson Benjamin Doughty, son of my daughter Abigail Doughty, now ye wife of Benjamin Doughy of ye County of Burlington in West Jersey".  Benjamin was deeded about 1000 acres from his grandfather, Jonathan. Benjamin had one son, Benjamin, b. about 1735-40.

Samuel Doty grave in Edison, NJ

 Benjamin Doty, ... to be continued. (p.319)

More information at https://archive.org/details/dotydotenfamilyi00indoty pp. 277ff. 

1.Edward Doty  b: 1595 in East Halton, Lincolnshire, England. d: 23 Aug 1655 in Plymouth, USA; age: 60. 

+ Faith Clarke  b: 6 January 1619 in Ipswich, Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England. m: 6 Jan 1634 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. d: 21 Dec 1675 in Marshfield, Massachusetts, USA; age: 56. 

2.Samuel Doty  b: 27 August 1643 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America. d: 8 Nov 1715 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA; age: 72. 

+ Jane Harmon  b: 1645 in Piscataway, New Jersey. m: 1678 in NJ. d: Deceased in Piscataway, New Jersey. 

3.Benjamin Doty  b: 14 May 1691 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA. d: 1746 in Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA; age: 54. 

+ Abigail Whitehead  b: 1695. d: 1762 in Rockaway, Morris, New Jersey, USA; age: 67. 

4.Benjamin Doty  b: 1710 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA. d: 1780 in Orange, New York, United States; age: 70. 

+ Rachel  d: Deceased. 

5.Benjamin Doty  b: 1740 in New Jersey, USA. d: 1805 in Sussex, New Jersey, USA; age: 65. 

+ Mary Bush  b: 13 Oct 1736 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. d: 1820 in Sussex, New Jersey, United States; age: 83. 

6.Abner Doty  b: 1763 in Orange, Essex, New Jersey, United States. d: 1826; age: 63. 

+ Sarah Baker  b: 1765 in Burlingham, Sullivan, New York, USA. d: 1798; age: 33. 

7.Thomas Doty  b: 26 Sep 1790 in Orange, New York, United States. d: 12 May 1842 in Sussex, Sussex, New Jersey, United States; age: 51. 

+ Jemima Schoonover  b: 14 Feb 1786 in Minisink, Orange, New York, United States. d: 26 Apr 1880 in Vernon, Sussex, New Jersey; age: 94. 

 8.Jonathan Fisk Doty  b: 03 Oct 1817 in Smith's Corner, Vernon Township, Deckertown, Sussex County, New Jersey. d: January 1903 in McAfee, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America; age: 85. 

+ Phoebe Jane Van Wert  b: abt 1820 in New York. m: 25 Jan 1844 in Sussex County, New Jersey, USA. d: 24 Oct 1899 in Vernon, Sussex, New Jersey; age: 79. 

9. William Thomas Doty  b: 11 March 1847 in Vernon Sussex Co NJ. d: 19 February 1936 in Circleville, New York, USA; age: 88. 

+ Catherine Dickert  b: 08 Jun 1855 in Farmington, Pennsylvania. m: 1876. d: 22 Jan 1922 in Wallkill, New York, USA; age: 66. 

 10.Louaine Doty  b: 4 Feb 1881 in Port Jervis, New York, USA. d: Jan 1982 in New Jersey, USA; age: 100. 

+ Seymour Langton Masten b. 16 Nov 1879 Wurtsboro, NY. d. 14 Jun 1949 Englewood NJ

 11.William Gilbert MASTEN  b: 12 Jan 1925 in Englewood, Bergen, New Jersey, USA. d: 11 Feb 2018 in Bergenfield, Bergen, New Jersey, USA; age: 93.