DOUGHTY, a Staffordshire name.
THOMAS, a Scotch prisoner, dep. in 1700, ± 70, that ab. 40 yrs. ago he liv. with Mr. Valentine Hill. In 1663 he and John Wingate were partners in a logging contract. He gained high repute as a lumberman, and when Roger Plaisted changed his connection from the Great Works mills to the Broughton mills, he succeeded him, and later must have had a mill of his own at Doughty’s Falls, Berwick. He was taxed at Oyster River 1661-1665. In 1667 he rem. to the Saco Falls mills, and bef. Philip’s War had rem. to Wells where he stayed thro that war. In 1686 he was tenant of Mrs. Bridget Phillip’s mill at Saco. His petn. to Andros ment. grist mill built by himself. In the next war he withdrew to Malden. Gr.j., Kit. 1666, 1667. Town Treas. Saco, 1688. He was often bondsman for a Scot in trouble. Lists 356d, 361a, 363ac, 364, 28, 266, 249. His est. was not settled until 1710. He m. at Saco 24 Jan. 1669-70 Elizabeth Bully (2), liv. 14 Dec. 1711. Ch: Elizabeth, b. 14 Feb. 1669-70, m. Thomas Thomes of Stratham and Falm. Margaret, m. in Boston 3 June 1703 Edmund Chamberlain, 2d in Malden 6 Mar. 1711-2 Samuel Wilson. Joseph, mar. in Salem 4 Dec. 1707 Elizabeth Nurse. He adm. his f.’s est. Will proved 1751, 3 ch. James, b. ab. 1680, m. in Hampton 10 Apr. 1707 Mary Robinson. In 1712 he was of Stratham, aft. war ended moved to Falm. List 388. 6 ch. Patience, m. in Salem 13 Mar. 1706-7 Benj. Follet; rem. to Windham, Conn. Benjamin, settled in Windham, Conn. Abigail, m. in Lynn 28 Oct. 1717 Robert Edmunds, who d. 4 Feb. 1749-50, 3 ch.; 2d 28 Nov. 1752 David Potter.
BULLY NICHOLAS, fisherman, early at Saco, see Bailey (6). Bot house 1650. Lists 243a, 24, 244e, 245., 249. Will Suff. 7 Sep.—1 Nov. 1678. Goody Buly. List 246. Ch: Nicholas. Anne, m. 1653 Ambrose Berry (1), William Scadlock, John Carter (4). Grace, b. ab. 1636, m. John Boaden (7). Tamsen, bur. 30 July 1661. Elizabeth, m. 24 Jan. 1669-70 Tho. Doughty. John
