Do You Have Any Family Connections To "Famous or Notorious Persons"...

[LudwigPastorius]

20. I am a descendent of Mayflower passenger Edward Doty.

He came over as an indentured servant, and apparently, was a real piece of work.

Doty was one of the Mayflower passengers that left an extensive record of his personality. He had a quick temper and had many business dealings that in some cases bordered on the fraudulent. ...his argumentative nature and display of temper caused him to be in the Plymouth court many times over the years.

The first duel (with a sword and dagger) was fought in New England between...Edward Doty and Edward Leister. The duel ended with one being wounded in the hand and one in the thigh. Their punishment was to be tied head and feet together for twenty-four hours without meat or drink.

The post-1632 records of the Plymouth Court... has twenty-three cases over the 20 years between January 1632 and October 1651 that involve Edward Doty. The records include suits/countersuits, and charges such as fraud, slander, fighting, assault, debt, trespass, theft, etc. But although Doty appeared before the court numerous times, he was never punished for criminal activities beyond small fines.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Doty