John Doy or Doye of Epping
Thanks Sheila for your comments.The information about John Doy or Doye was extracted some years ago from the Epping Parish Records at the Essex Record Office.
The marriage of John Doy to Frances Howard was recorded as having taken place on 16th December 1794. The Parish Register showed his name as being spelt John Doy.They were bot shown as being of this parish.Of the 8 children baptised by 1812 Charles Doy was baptised on 6th October 1795, then Sarah Doye 22nd August 1797 John Doye 23rd December 1801 then followed Susannah (baptised 6th October 1803), Hannah ( 24th February 1806), Elizabeth (12th June 1808) Nancy 20th January 1811) and Maria (1st September 1812).Of the children the first Charles was shown as Doy then Sarah and John as Doye and then the following 5 as Doy.At the time I searched the registers those for 1812 to 1837 had gone missing.In the 1840s the marriages of several "Doyes" show that they were signing their own names.
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