The Mayflower records, I know are correct. That research was done several generations ago and is well documented in my family. We hold an original copy of a 1000 page tome on the history of the family in America written by one Ethan Allen Doty and published in 1897. This was given to my Great Grandfather, who was born in 1896 (The two branches of the family were still closely tied at that time as his grandmother was a Doty. The Doty of the Mayflower was not John, but Edward.

I'm not sure who you're referring to when it comes to John Doty of the Mayflower...? Edward had numerous children by Faith Clarke, one of whom was John, born in 1639 at Plymouth. Edwards father was John Douty, born 1570 in Louth, died 1655 in London. Variations in the spelling of the name occur for Edward, largely because he was said to be illiterate.