His name was Elijah in his grandfather's will but other researcherscal led him Elias.
He remained behind on Long Island when his father moved south,becoming a p rominent citizen. He was a farmer.
*signed Flushing, L.I. Remonstrance, 1657; see complete quote underRic hard Stockton (1)
*The Doughty Family of Long Island, 1912, Ethan Allen Doty, pg 279;Eli as Doughty, born in Eng., abt 1632; married in Flushing, NY about1658- 60, Sarah.
He first appears on record at Flushing in 1666.
From the "Calendar of NY Hist. Mss, part 2, English," in Sec. ofState 's Office, Documentary Hist of NY, Vol. 3, pp 91-99, 28 JUL1673, Order i ssued to Lt. Willet and Cornet Doughty to send outscouts, and the next d ay, a letter from Capt. Manning thanking CornetDoughty for his activit y. The same day a letter from Cornet EliasDoughty respecting his endea vors to raise men.
4 OCT 1676, Order of the Court of Assizes. Hempstead men to be toldtha t whosoever act by way of combination will run themselves into anew pr e-munire (sic) and that if Mr. Cornell Doughy and others willnot immed iately settle on Long Island there are them that will.
*21 MAR 1679: Elias Doughty of Flushing writes to Sect'y Nicholls,requ esting a grant of Bomams Neck near Cow Bay, L.I., with bounds ofsaid l and.
*20 APR 1680: Town of Flushing grants to Elias Doughty 200 acres oflan d.
*2 OCT 1684: License to Thomas Willet, Elias Doughty, Thomas Hicks,Ric hard and John Cornwall to purchase of the Indian proprietors atract of u noccupied land on east side of Cow Neck, L.I.
*29 SEP 1683: in the Flushing list of rates, Elias Doughty, 3 males,30 u pland acres, 20 meadow acres, 4 oxen, 10 cows, 8 two year olds, 6one y ear olds, 20 swine, 20 sheep, 19 s 6d.
*11 NOV 1684: Warrant appointing Elias Doughty and others a committeet o audit accounts of Sherins of L.I. since 1674;
*20 OCT 1685: Elias Doughty, Thomas Hicks and other commissioned asJus tices of Peace of Queens County.
