doty received some cattle in the 1627 division of the cattle. at that time he had finished his term of service to stephen hopkins. his name as “edward dolton”, is listed with the family of john howland and wife elizabeth. in plymouth colony records, doty’s name was also spelled variously as doten (mayflower compact), dotey (1626 purchasers and 1643 bear arms lists), dolton (1627 division of the cattle), and dowty (1633/34 tax lists).