John Doggett (c1602-1672)

Research Notes
John Daggett (or Doggett) (bef 1 November 1602-May 1673), came to Massachusetts in 1630 in the company of Governor John Winthrop, his brother's wife's sister's husband. He lived first at Salem, and later at Watertown where he was listed as a Freeman on May 18, 1631. In 1645 he was living at Rehoboth and was granted land there in 1646. Sometime between 1648 and 1652 he settled at Tisbury on Martha's Vineyard. On March 29, 1651/52 he was granted land at Tisbury and listed as a Corporal in the island militia. From 1653 to 1666 he served as Assistant Magistrate. In 1661 he was among those who rebelled against the Mayhew government of the island. In 1663 he subscribed to the General Fence and in 1665 he was an agent for the Mayhew government in the purchase of certain fishing rights. Sometime after this date he moved to Plymouth. His descendants built the now historic Daggett Farm in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, which was burned by Indians in 1675 during King Phillip's War, repaired in 1701 and again in 1790, and remodelled in 1840.

Watertown Founders Monument
He is listed on Watertown Founders Monument, commemorating the first settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts. The town was first known as Saltonstall Plantation, one of the earliest of the Massachusetts Bay Colony settlements. Founded in early 1630 by a group of settlers led by Richard Saltonstall and George Phillips, it was officially incorporated that same year. The alternate spelling "Waterton" is seen in some early documents.