CAPTAIN HUGH S. DOGGETT - VIRGINIA REGIMENT CSA

recommended reading

 

The Papers of Jefferson Davis: September 1864-May 1865

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Historic
Fredericksburg

The Story of an Old Town

By
John T. Goolrick

Excerpt:

"In the Civil War, every man, “from the cradle to the grave,” went to the front voluntarily and cheerfully for the cause. They could be found in such commands as the Thirtieth Virginia Regiment of Infantry, commanded by Colonel Robert S. Chew, in which, among the many officers were: Hugh S. Doggett.... Of these it is sufficient to say that at all times they loyally did their duty, and this may also be said of the Fredericksburg Artillery, sometimes called Braxton’s Battery, among the officers of which were Carter Braxton, Edward Marye, John Pollock, John Eustace and others. Some of “our boys” united themselves with the “Bloody Ninth” Virginia Cavalry, commanded by that prince of calvarymen...."


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Confederate military history; a library of Confederate States history 

By

 Clement Anselm Evans

Excerpt: 
 
Captain Hugh S. Doggett, of Fredericksburg, Va., a venerable
veteran of the army of Northern Virginia, is the son of Lemuel
Doggett, a soldier of the war of 1812. Tne latter married Sarah
Meredith Doggett, and three of their children survive:
L. B. Doggett, of Chicago, late a private of the Thirtieth Virginia
regiment; James M. Doggett, of Spottsylvania county, and
Capt. Hugh S. Doggett. The latter was born at Fredericksburg,
May II, 1816, and was reared there and in that vicinity until he
was sixteen years old, when he entered upon an apprenticeship.
After learning his trade he was thrown out of employment during
the financial crisis of 1837, and, failing to find work in Baltimore
and other cities, he embarked in the grocery trade, which has
been his steady occupation during the past sixty years, except
when in the Confederate service. November 28, 1844, he was
married to Sarah A., daughter of William Burress, of Caroline
county. From his eighteenth year Captain Doggett was a mem-
ber of the volunteer company at Fredericksburg, which became
Company B of the Thirtieth regiment, and with it he went into
service immediately upon the secession of Virginia, as first lieu-
tenant. On the day following the one on which the State went
out of the Union he was in battle at Aquia Creek with Federal
gunboats, and his next battle was at the rout of McDowell's army
at Manassas, July 21, 1861. His regiment was then ordered to
Goldsboro, N. C., where he was on duty until the spring of
1862. At the reorganization, in May, he was elected captain of
Company B, and he commanded^ his company throughout the
Seven Days' battles and the previous fighting about Richmond,
at Harper's Ferry, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, and all other
battles in which his company participated. At Sharpsburg, he led
twenty-five men into the fight and brought back but five, all the
others being killed or wounded. He himself received three pain-
ful wounds, but, after a furlough of thirty days, resumed com-
mand. On the 4th of April, 1864, on account of his advanced age,
he was detailed as post-commandant and provost-marshal at Fred-
ericksburg, but still retained his captaincy, First Lieut. James Knox
commanding the company during the remainder of its service.
Since the war Captain Doggett has been honored by a magistracy
and a seat in the city council for many years, and has twice held
the office of mayor. His wife died January 13, 1885, and he has but
one child living, Mrs. Fannie A. Scott; but through her this worthy
Confederate veteran has seven grandchildren and one great-grand-
child.

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The history of the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia

  

By

 Silvanus Jackson Quinn

Fredericksburg, VA

Excerpt: 

 

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HUGH DOGGETT SCOTT & LOLA HAYNIE SCOTT - NEWS ANNOUNCEMENTS OF NORMAN AND ALICE

dated August 14, 1908 in the Virginia Citizen Newspaper

dated January 8, 1910 Free Lance Star Newspaper Virginia

I LOVE FAMILY TREES! HAYNIE FAMILY

THANK YOU COUSIN JUDY:
Thank you cousin Judy K. for mailing me the genealogy work typed up circa 1970's, by Muriel (Haynie) Williams and Virginia (Haynie) Agnew of Virgina.  I can't imagine trying to put together the family trees with "proofs" the old fashioned way (pre internet).  God bless our family historians.

HENRY WISE HAYNIE & VIRGINIA ALICE MITCHELL - HAYNIE

A Portrait of My Great Great Grandparents

Henry Wise Haynie                                                  Virginia Alice Mitchell

 Birth 26 Nov 1860 in Virginia Death 6 Nov 1936     Birth 8 Oct 1869 in Virginia  Death 22 Feb 1910

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CONGRESSMAN HUGH D. SCOTT TELEVISION INTERVIEW REGARDING HIS SUPPORT OF GENERAL DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER FOR PRESIDENT

Longines Chronoscope Television Interview
 with my Uncle Hugh who was a Congressman at this time.

The interview is directly related to his support and promotion of

 General Dwight D. Eisenhower as a future "potential" candidate for President. 

Source:  National Archives and Records Administration 1951-12-14 - ARC Identifier 95719 / Local Identifier LW-LW-37 - TELEVISION INTERVIEW: Henry Steeger and William Bradford Huie talk with Rep. Scott on Gen, Dwight D. Eisenhower's position in the 1952 presidential campaign. DVD copied by IASL Master Scanner Katie Filbert.

OUR PATRIOTS

Samuel Haynie Jr.
William Montague
Clement (Clem) Dogget
George Doggett b. 1785
Reuben Doggett
Thomas Doggett (Navy)
Miller Doggett



112 BENJAMIN DOGGETT, son of Benjamin and Mary Doggett.
Children (Doggett):

112:1  George  d. 1785 unm.
112:2  William
112:3  Nancy
112:4  Mary  d. 1794

We have no definite proof that these children are children of this Benjamin Doggett. However, this seems to be the most likely scenario. The only other possibile identity of the father would seem to be that of Benjamin the son of William Doggett of Northumberland County [163], a first cousin of this Benjamin.

112:1 GEORGE DOGGETT; d. 1785, Lancaster Co., VA.

George Doggett was one of two George Doggetts who served as ship’s carpenters in the Virginia Navy during the Revolution. Papers pertaining to the claim for land bounty filed by this George Doggett are on file in the Virginia Archives, and a court order dated June 1838 is on file in Northumberland County court records. The court order contains findings with respect to the heirs of George Doggett, as follows: George Doggett resided in Northumberland Co., VA, and served as a carpenter in the Virginia Navy until its end. He died testate in Lancaster Co. in 1785, leaving two sisters, Mary and Nancy Doggett. His brother William Doggett had died intestate in Northumberland Co. before 1787, leaving the following children: William, Clement, Jane, Nancy, Judith and Stephen. William Doggett was living in Portsmouth, VA. Jane married Joseph Coleman. Jane died about 1818, leaving three children, Alice, Polly and Betsy. Alice married John Berry, died intestate in Northumberland Co., leaving children William, Catherine, Judith, John and Joseph Berry. Nancy Doggett married John Flynt. She died intestate about 1818 leaving five children: Thomas, Richard, Catharine, Emily and Eliza. Thomas and Richard died without issue. Thomas Flynt died about 1825 intestate and Richard Flynt died intestate in 1837. Catharine Flynt married George Robinson. Emily Flynt married Nathan Moore. Eliza Flynt married I. Robinson. She died intestate leaving one child who died as an infant. Judith Doggett died intestate in Northumberland Co. leaving two children: Clement and John Doggett. Clement died intestate leaving two children: Martin and William Doggett, both of whom live in Baltimore. John Doggett died intestate in Northumberland Co. leaving one child Rodah Ann Doggett. Stephen Doggett "has not been heard of for forty years by any of the family and was supposed to have been lost at sea. He was a young man when he went from Va."

The Bounty Warrant files in the Archives contain affidavits of William Doggett of Portsmouth and William James of Lancaster county, with respect to the naval service of George Doggett.

In 1838, a Bounty Land Warrant was issued to the "heirs of George Doggett." Litigation ensued between the heirs of this George Doggett and the George Doggett who was a ship’s carpenter from Lancaster County as to who were entitled to receive the 2,667 acres of land represented by the warrant. The suit reached the Court of Appeals of Virginia in 1866 in a case entitled "Doggett, et al. v. Helm, et al.," and the court returned the case to the executive department for final decision. The Lancaster County court records contain a common law court order issued in 1848 in the course of the litigation pursuant to a reference from the Chancery Court of Richmond City and Henrico County to determine whether there were two George Doggetts, or only one, who served as carpenters in the Virginia Navy, and who were the heirs. The court found that there were two George Doggetts, but made no independent finding of heirship.

112:2 WILLIAM DOGGETT, son of Benjamin Doggett; d. bef 1781. Identity of wife unknown.
Children (Doggett):

112:21  William  b. 1770 d. 1839 m. 1803 Elizabeth Totterdale
112:22  Clement
112:23  Jane    m. Joseph Coleman
112:24  Nancy    m. John Flynt
112:25  Judith    m. Mr. Doggett (?)
112:26  Stephen
112:2x  Elizabeth  d.y.?

112:22 CLEMENT DOGGETT.

Clement Doggett served in the Virginia Navy in the Revolution. According to the 1833 affidavit of his brother William, referred to above, he entgered service on the galley Protector in 1775 or 1776.

Bounty Land Warrant file in Virginia Archives contains discharge certificate, dated 14 Jun 1780, signed by John Thomas, Capt., Protector Galley, stating that Clem Dogged enlisted 14 Jun 1777 and served three years. Other documents show him on the Brig Northampton.

MILLER DOGGETT 
Birth 1736 in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States 
Death 18 Apr 1807 in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States 
son of George Doggett & Ann Chattin. Ann was the daughter of Thomas Chattin & Margaret Miller of Culpepper County, Virginia. Soldier in the North Carolina Militia - Revolutionary War.
Miller served under George Washington in the French and Indian War.

Full authors credit of research and text below regarding Miller Doggett is from the very hard work of our family member who has constructed a fantastic doggett family website, James D. Doggett of California. For more about Miller Doggett and his family tree please visit here http://www.doggettfam.org/index.htm Do visit, his site and information is amazingly rich with detail.

Miller Doggett was one of the children of George Doggett named in George’s will as "all my children." Although he is not named in the will, and no extant records have been found stating that Miller is a child of George, there is no real question about his ancestry. There are no other logical possibilities for his parents in Lancaster County at the time of his birth, and the geographical movements of his parents and siblings to the Piedmont area of Virginia are consistent with Miller’s identity as a child of George and Ann. The persuasive evidence is the name "Miller," which does not occur elsewhere in the Doggett family except in this line. Miller must have been named after his maternal grandmother’s family, as her maiden name was Miller. The use of "Miller" as a given name occurs frequently among the descendants of this Miller.

The earliest references to Miller occur in connection with his military service in the French and Indian War. The Washington Papers in the Library of Congress contain a document dated July-Aug 1757 listing Miller as a recruit from Lancaster County for the 7th Company of the Virginia Regiment under Capt. Joshua Lewis. Miller is described as age 21, 5’11" in height, born in Virginia. His occupation is shown as "planter." From this document we can determine that Miller was born in 1735 or 1736. As Miller’s parents lived in Lancaster County in October 1736, when George purchased land in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Miller must have been born in Lancaster County.

It does not appear that Miller’s parents lived on the Spotsylvania County land, and George Doggett sold the property in August 1743, by deed reciting that he was a resident of Orange County. As Orange County records show that George held a militia commission in that county in February 1741, so the infant Miller must have moved with his parents to Orange County during the period 1737 to 1740. Culpeper County was formed from Orange County in 1749, and it is probable that George and Ann continued to live on the same plantation until George’s death in 1759.

Although Miller was recruited into the Virginia military establishment in Lancaster County, this does not mean that he was a resident of that county, and family ties to Lancaster County probably induced him to enlist in a company being formed by Capt. Lewis in that county. It does not appear that Miller served long in Capt. Lewis’ company. He seems to have had some mechanical skills, resulting in his transfer to the armory at Winchester, Virginia. He is listed on a Roll of Artificers Employed in Works around Winchester under Command of Capt. William Peachy (1756-1757) contained in Col. George Washington’s Memo Book compiled while he was in command of the Virginia Regiment in its efforts to defend the frontier against the French military threat.

Miller’s parents appear to have had six children. Four of these are named in their father’s will: Thomas, who was of age when George wrote his will in January 1758, and who was named as one of the executors of the will; Chatwin, or Chattin, who was not 21 in 1758; Sarah Ann, who was married to a Mr. Rynnolds, or Reynolds; and Margaret, who was married to Humphrey Scroggin. The two children who were not named in the will were Richard, who was probably the eldest child, and Miller. It would appear that Miller was the next-to-youngest child.

The Seven Years War effectively ended with the evacuation of Fort Duquesne by the French forces in 1759. Miller probably was mustered out soon after that event, but he could have returned to his home when his father died in December 1758 or January 1759.

In any event, Miller was married, probably in 1760 or 1761, to his wife Mary. The surname of Mary has not been discovered. After the marriage, Miller and Mary moved their home to Halifax County in southern Virginia. In 1767, Pittsylvania County was formed from Halifax, and Miller appears on a 1767 tax list from Pittsylvania. On 27 August 1770, Miller received a grant from the Crown of 97 acres of land on the Pigg River in Pittsylvania County. This grant was probably of the land upon which Miller was living in 1767. In 1777, Henry County was formed from Pittsylvania, and the 97 acre parcel became a part of the new county. On 22 July 1779, Miller sold his land in Henry County and moved to Washington County in that part of North Carolina which became east Tennessee. He appears in a 1780/81 tax list in Washington County.

During the last few years of the Revolutionary War, Miller received a specie certificate for patriotic service from North Carolina, which certificate was later exchanged for land. As there is no indication that Miller performed actual military service, he probably furnished supplies to the North Carolina forces and received payment in the form of a specie certificate.

By 1783, Greene County had been split off from Washington County, and Miller appears several times in county records from 1783 to 1786. In 1784, a settlers’ revolt in east Tennessee had resulted in the formation of the short-lived state of Franklin, under leadership of Colonel John Sevier as Governor. That effort collapsed in 1788, but during the brief period of its existence, Miller Doggett signed a petition to the State of North Carolina in which he was identified as a resident of the State of Franklin.

In 1789, Miller purchased land in Hawkins County, on which he lived for the remainder of his life. His sons John and George were witnesses to the deed to Miller. In 1790, North Carolina ceded to the federal government the land in the western territories which became known as the "ceded territories south of the Ohio River." In 1792, Jefferson County, which included Miller’s homestead, was split off from Hawkins County. Tennessee, which was formed from the ceded territories, was admitted to the Union as a state in 1796.

Miller died intestate in 1807 in Jefferson County. His widow, Mary, and his son Jesse were appointed co-administrators and filed an inventory of the personal property of the estate on 18 April 1807. As the other sons of Miller had moved to Missouri prior to Miller’s death, Jesse was the only son remaining in Tennessee to act as administrator.

There is a series of deeds of record in Jefferson County conveying the interests of the heirs to the homestead. In 1808, son Jesse acquired the interest of his sister Susanna Crump, and in 1809, he purchased the interest of his sister Sarah Shelton. In 1816, Miller’s son Thomas acquired the interest of the children living in Missouri, namely, sons George and Isaac Doggett, daughter Leanah Edes, and the three daughters of of deceased son Jacob. In 1827, Miller’s widow, Mary, conveyed her dower interest to her son Jesse. In 1841, Thomas recited that he had purchased the share of his brother John, but no deed evidencing that transaction has been seen. Therefore, at that time, Jesse owned three of the eight distributable shares and Thomas owned the remaining five. In 1841, Thomas sold his interest to his granddaughter’s husband, David Cox.. Cox also probably obtained Jesse’s shares, but, again, no deed to that effect has been discovered. After Miller’s death, his personal property was sold at public auction, and thereafter Mary lived with her son Jesse. It is no known whether she moved to Jesse’s home, or whether she exercised her dower rights to occupy the homestead during her lifetime and son Jesse moved to the homestead.

REUBEN DOGGETT
b.1739 d.1826 married to Mary Brown was in the American Revolution. He was a seaman.

WAR OF 1812

122:2 ASA DOGGETT, son of John and Anne (Garner) Doggett; b. 1770, VA; d. 1814, Columbia Co., GA; m. 1803, Columbia Co., GA (Marr. Bond, 3 Nov), ELIZABETH EUBANK, dau. of Richard Eubank. Elizabeth m(2) Randall Ramsey.
Children (Doggett):

122:21  Nancy  b. 1804  m. 1830 Waters Dunn
122:22  Richard E. b. 1806  m. 1833 Mary Elizabeth Thomas Yarbrough
      m. 1857 Martha M. (Baldwin) Huddleston
122:23  Eliza Frances b. 1808  m. 1838 Joseph Cotton Rawls
122:24  John W.  b. 1810 d. 1853 m. 1838 Mary Ann Lyon
122:25  Naomi  b. 1813 d. 1866 m. 1829 Joseph A. Marshall

Asa Doggett appears to have been the eldest son of John and Anne Doggett. SBD says that he was born in 1770 in Virginia, and he was executor of his father's will, which normally was the duty of the eldest son. The marriage bond of Asa and Elizabeth, dated 1803, is of record in Columbia County. Asa, along with his brother John, served in the Rangers, U. S. Volunteers, in the War of 1812. The writer has no specific information about his military service, but he may have died in service, as Asa's heirs are named as beneficiaries of John's will, and Elizabeth had remarried to a Mr. Ramsey by 27 Jan 1813, as indicated by court documents of record in Jasper County, GA, pertaining to John's estate. The will of Richard Eubank, Elizabeth's father, dated 27 Apr 1845, and probated 3 Nov 1847 in Columbia County, Georgia, refers to his daughter Elizabeth Ramsey and her children, and to her children by a previous marriage, Richard and John Doggett. No mention is made of the three daughters. At the date of Richard Eubank's will Elizabeth was living in Lincoln County, Georgia. No examination of Lincoln County records has been made by the writer to see if additional information pertinent is contained therein.

 

 

 

 

122 JOHN DOGGETT, son of John and Mary Doggett; b. abt 1732, Northumberland Co., VA; d. 1804, Columbia Co., GA; m. abt 1766, ANNE GARNER, b. abt 1742, Northumberland Co., VA.
Children (Doggett):

122:1  Mary  b. 1768  m. 1785 Cleophas Lamkin
122:2  Asa  b. 1770 d. 1814 m. 1803 Elizabeth Eubank
122:3  Jesse
122:4  Williamson
122:5  John   d. 1813
122:6  Garner  b. 1781 d. 1835 m. 1805 Tabitha Norment
      m. 1835 Frances Harper
122:7  Rebecca    m. John Dixon
122:8  Reuben  b. 1784  m. 1812 Betsy Lamkin
      m. Catherine
122:9  Hannah   d. 1825 m. 1802 Charles Clayton
122:A  Orpha    m. Herbert Avary
122:B  Ann    m. Samson Lamkin

John Doggett, the eldest son of John and Mary Doggett of Northumberland County, Virginia, was born in about the year 1732, as he was under guardianship in Northumberland County in 1753, but was of legal age when his father's estate was divided in 1755. His mother, Mary, had remarried before 1753 to James Garner. In 1763, John Doggett purchased land in Mecklenburg County in southern Virginia, and moved to that county. It is not clear when or where John and Anne Garner were married, but they were certainly married when John's mother Mary made a codicil to her will in late 1766 or early 1767, as Anne is bequeathed Mary's saddle and bonnet in the codicil, recorded 12 January 1767. Anne Garner was the daughter of James Garner, the second husband of Mary, and therefore was John's step-sister. It is most probable that John returned to Northumberland County to marry Anne and that they soon thereafter moved to Mecklenburg County where John had established a homestead. John's brother Benjamin and several members of the Garner family, including Anne's brother, James, Jr., followed John and took up residence in Mecklenburg County or adjoining Lunenburg County. In 1790, John sold his plantation in Virginia and moved, with his wife and large family, to Columbia County, Georgia, where he died in 1804. In his will, dated 22 May 1804, and recorded in Columbia County records on 18 Jun 1804, his wife and nine surviving children are named, together with his deceased daughter Mary Lamkin. The only child listed above not mentioned in John's will is Williamson, who apparently died young. His inclusion is based on family information furnished to Samuel Bradlee Doggett in 1883 by descendants of John. The exact ages and order of birth of the children is uncertain. John was too old to perform active service in the Revolution, but he apparently furnished supplies to the Army, as Public Service Claims filed by him are of record in the Virginia Archives. These claims have not been examined by the writer. His sons were too young to have served in the Revolutionary Army.

122:1 MARY DOGGETT; b. abt 1768, VA; d. bef 1804; m. abt 1785, Mecklenburg Co., VA (Marr. Bond, 19 Dec 1785), CLEOPHAS LAMKIN, son of James and Winifred Lamkin.
122:3 JESSE DOGGETT; d. Columbia Co., GA.
122:5 JOHN DOGGETT; d. 1813, Jasper Co., GA.

The loose will of John Doggett, dated 1813, recorded in Jasper County records, is preserved in the Georgia Dept. of Archives and History. John was a Corporal in the Rangers, U. S. Volunteers, in the War of 1812. No specific information about this unit, or John's service is known to the writer. John's brother, Asa, served as a Private in the same unit, and John's will names Asa's heirs as beneficiaries. John and Asa both died during the time of the War of 1812, but whether their deaths were war-related is unknown.

ARE YOU A RELATIVE? REACH OUT AND SHARE!

From our distant cousin, Jeter Doggett, who discovered the Blog.

Do you have information which are consistent with Jeters family line?

If so, please post the information in the comment section below, so Jeter can piece together his Fortran Doggett side history, facts, and photos.  He seems to have a great start. 



"My gosh. I just wrote the longest comment and I believe it was lost....I am a descendant of Benjamin Doggett thru Thomas Stapleton Doggett (my great great) born 1850, died Weimar, Texas 1931. He was the son of Henry Thomas Doggett of VA born 1822. Thomas came to Texas age 19. He lived in Flatonia. His brother William Yancy Doggett is buried in Oak Hill cemetery along with Thomas' first wife Rossie Snell and two sons James and baby Hugh. I do not know if this Hugh has any connection to Debra's Hugh. My grandfather was William Fordtran Doggett. My gg remarried to Frances Card. Their son William Fordtran was my grandfather who died in 1918 flu epidemic. Does anyone out there know of a Fordtran Doggett family connection? I do not know of any blood relation. There are Fordtrans buried in Flatonia as well. This was my grandfather, father and brother's name, so I would love to solve the mystery. Thanks to Jim Doggett for his wonderful blog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good luck with this site Debra, I was happy to find it!!!"

Thanks Jeter!  

THE DOGGETT SCOTT POLITICIANS

I remember reading once that Uncle Hugh said we had a politician in the family on average every three generations.  I thought this was interesting.  Here is a list of some of the Doggett/Scott descendants who threw their hat in to the ring.

Captain Hugh Stephens Doggett

Justice of The Peace 1855

City Council 1858

Magistrate, Fredericksburg

Mayor of Fredericksburg during Reconstruction

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Hugh Doggett Scott, Jr.
 

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Debra Ann Mills (nee Hill)
State Representative
Georgia House of Representatives
The great granddaughter of Hugh Doggett Scott Sr.
The great great granddaughter of Hugh Stephens Doggett

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A PHOTOGRAPH OF HUGH DOGGETT SCOTT SR. FAMILY

A FAMILY OF SCOTTS

a portrait from a front porch

Left to right:  Elizabeth A. Scott, wife of Norman C. Scott, then Hugh Sr., then according to the inscription, "Uncle Will", who I suppose is William Scott (brother of Hugh), and next to him, "Aunt Maria", who I guess is Williams wife.  My dad kept pronouncing her name "Mariah." And far right Alice Scott Hill youngest daughter of Hugh Scott Sr. and my grandmother.  She was a great lady.

Photo and info thanks to my cousin Norman Scott.

Doggetts Surname - the Viking History

I found excellent information on the Doggett Surname online.

Doggett Surname

Of all the ancient surnames of England few have left their mark so vividly on the pages of time as Doggett. Of Norman origin, the history of this family name entwines itself throughout the fabric of the ancient chronicles of England.

The surname Doggett is believed to be of Norman origin, a race commonly but mistakenly assumed to be of French origin. More accurately they were of Viking origin. The Vikings landed in the Orkneys and Northern Scotland about the year 870 A.D., under their King, Stirgund the Stout. Thorfinn Rollo, his decendants, scion of a Viking explorer clans who may well have visited North America, landed in northern France about the year 910 A.D.

The French King, Charles the Simple, after Rollo laid siege to Paris, finally conceded defeat and granted northern France to Rollo. Rollo became the first Duke of Normandy, the territory of the North Men. Rollo married Charles daughter and became a convert to Christianity. Descended from Rollo was Duke William of Normandy who invaded England in 1066 and was victorious over the Saxon King Harold at Hastings in 1066 A.D. William granted his Norman nobles much of the land of England for their assistance at the Battle of Hastings. Those estates which were still held by these families in 1086 were granted in perpetuity, fore ever, hence the name of the census was called the Domesday Book. From amongst these Normans a noble is believed to have been your distant ancestor.

After careful analysis researches found that the first evidence of your surname was found in Norfolk where they were recorded as a family of great antiquity seated at Honing Sebane and Wronger with manors and estates in that shire. They were originally from Doget in Normandy. They flourished in Norfolk for several centuries and acquired additional estates by junior branches of the family in the county of Kent and Buckingham. They intermarried with the distinguished families of Norfolk.

Notable amongst the family at this time as Richard Doggett of Wronger. During the 15th, 16th and 17th century, England, Scotland and Ireland were ravaged by religious and political conflicts as first one element, then another, fought for control. This created the unrest that was to produce a great exodus, either voluntarily, or by banishment, as first on side acquired control, then another. The tyranny assumed the proportions of an inquisition, and many innocent men were either banished to the colonies, imprisoned or hanged, drawn and quartered. Alliances were crucial to survival. Arranged marriages assured families of protection, added to their possessions and estates, and gained them influence in the right quarter. Some family names were almost obliterated, names such as the Percys, the Nivilles and the Fenwicks, once the great clans of the north of England, were reduced to obscurity. Electing loyalty to the wrong side could cause disastrous results to the future of a whole family name.

Manipulation of families known to be loyal to the cause in power was the only way to national survival, there being no standing army. Subjugation of Ireland became the objective of a succession of monarchs. Many families were freely encouraged to migrate to Ireland, or to the colonies. Lands were granted free, or at nominal payments. Some families where rewarded with grants of land, other were banished. In Ireland, settlers became known as the Adventures for Land. One of the conditions of settlement they undertook was to maintain the Protestant faith with their families and among all those who worked for them. There is no evidence that the family name Doggett migrated to Ireland but this does not preclude the possibility of individual migration. But the New World beckoned and migration continued, some went voluntarily from Ireland, but mostly directly from England or Scotland, their home territories.

Some clans and families even moved to the European continent. Kinsmen of the family name Doggett where amongst the many who sailed aboard the armada of small sailing ships, tiny vessels ships known as the White Sails which plied the stormy Atlantic during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. These overcrowded ships were pestilence ridden, sometimes 30% to 40% of the passenger list never reaching their destination. Were buried at sea. Amongst the settlers which could be considered a kinsman of the surname Doggett, or a variable spelling of that family name was Thomas Doggett who settled in Massachusetts in 1630: John Doggett settled in Salem Massachusetts in 1630; Joseph Doggett landed in America in 1775; The trek from the port of entry was also hazardous and many joined the wagon trains to the prairies or over the Rockies to the west coast. The War of Independence found many loyal to the crown making their way north to Canada about 1790. They became known as the United Empire Loyalists.

The Drummer Boy - Benjamin F. Doggett - War of 1812

Benjamin F. Doggett
The Drummer Boy
& Private
War of 1812

Benjamin served as private and drummer in the Virginia militia from Lancaster County, Virginia, during the War of 1812.  Born on the 4th day of August in 1790 and died on the 2nd of May in 1885 to Reuben Doggett of Culpepper County Virginia.  Reuben, Benjamins father, is an American Patriot.

Drummer boys for the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 usually were very young teens.  The drummer boys were loved and protected by the soldiers. Some of the boys were so young that the soldiers carried them on to the battlefield on their shoulders.

HUGH DOGGETT SCOTT, SR.

Hugh Doggett Scott, Sr.

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He was born on the 17th Sep 1873 and died on the 23 of June in 1952.

In October 1907 at the age of 34 he married Lola Haynie, originally of Richmond Virginia who is the daughter of Henry Wise Haynie. 

Hugh Doggett Sr. is the father of three children.  The oldest son, Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. (Congressman and US Senator) was of a previous wife who had died, Jane Lewis also know as "Jennie."  Hughs other two children were with Lola Haynie Scott.   Norman Cunningham Scott and Alice Mitchell Scott.

The Scotts lived in Fredericksburg, Virginia where Hugh Sr. worked up within the bank, from clerk, cashier and finally Bank President.  

The Scotts were active in local clubs and organizations.  Hugh D. Scott, Sr. was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) with his ancestor listed as William Montague.  

He was buried in the Fredericksburg Cemetery, Fredericksburg City, Virginia, USA, plot: Section 9, Lot 104, Stone 41

 

 

 Hugh Doggett Scott, Sr. President of The National Bank of Fredericksburg, Virginia

 

 War Draft Registration Card

 

advertisement of Hugh Doggett Scott Sr. Bank in the Mary Washington College Yearbook 1920's

Hugh Doggett Sr. at his birthday party

He is flanked by son Norman Cunningham Scott top 2nd from left, Alice Mitchell Hill (nee Scott) top 2nd from right and son Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. far right (US Senator).  

Lola Fitzallen Haynie - Mrs. Hugh D. Scott Sr. of Fredericksburg Virginia

**updated with added photographs & marriage certificate to Hugh D. Scott. 12-3-2012

LOLA FITZALLEN HAYNIE 

Mrs. HUGH DOGGETT SCOTT Sr.

born:  30 Jan 1886 in Virginia 

died:  28 Feb 1936 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Lola Fitzhugh Haynie also known as Mrs. Hugh Doggett Scott Sr.

Lola Fitzallen Haynie - Scott with daughter Alice Mitchell Scott - Hill approx. 1911-1912

left to right:  Hugh Doggett Scott Jr., Alice Mitchell Scott, Lola Fitzallen Haynie - Scott, Norman Cunningham Scott, and Hugh Doggett Sr.

 

left to right:  Lola Fitzallen Haynie - Scott, Hugh Doggett Scott Sr., Alice Mitchell Scott holding Elin Quicksall St.Petersburg, Florida.

L to R:  Lola Haynie holding granddaughter Elin Quicksall, center adult is Henry Wise Haynie and on right is Alice Quicksall (nee Scott) daughter of Lola.

Cotton Farm in Lively, Virginia, where Lola Haynie Scott was born.

This is a painting by John Barber called "Chesapeake Country"

Thank you via my cousin in Virginia, Judith Krongold. Lola Haynie Scott is Judiths great Aunt. 

Hugh Doggett Scott Sr. and Lola Fitzallen Haynie married October 9, 1907 in Lancaster County, Virginia.

above: October 10, 1923 news article Art Exhibit at the High School The Daily Star Fredericksburg, Virginia

above: May 18, 1959 news article in The Free Lance Star, Fredericksburg, Virginia

above: May 1, 1943 news article in The Free Lance Star, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Captain Thomas Doggett Continental Navy 1796 War Department Documents