Mary Jane . DOAN 
Mary Jane . was born on July 27th, 1766 in Plumstead, Bucks Co., PA. Mary Jane .'s father was Israel Jr. DOAN and her mother was Rachel VICKERS . Her paternal grandparents were Isreal DOAN and Ester Dillon; her maternal grandparents were Abraham VICKERS and Mary FRANCE. She had three brothers and three sisters, named Abraham , Isreal , Thomas B. , Leah , Elizabeth and Rachel . She died at the age of 86 on September 19th, 1852 in Haldimand Co., Ontario, Canada.General Notes
Plumstead Cowboys and the Bucks County Bandittories
On May 15, 1787 Abraham and Levi were arrested in Chester county. Exhausted by years of dogged pursuit, they surrendered without a struggle. They stood trial in Philadelphia, were convicted and taken to Smith's Island and hung on September 24th. True to their legend their days in prison were marked with controversy and several attempted escapes. The controversy centered on the Treaty of Peace signed in 1785 which explicitly protected them from punishment for their actions during the Revolution. Their execution was considered by many to be a gross injustice in light of the treaty. Equally newsworthy were the escape tries which were the work of Mary Doan, Abraham's sister. Her first attempt involved a saw and a file baked into a loaf of bread. Having been discovered and turned away, she returned later that day disguised as an old Quaker woman on her regular visit to the jail. This time she was able to pass a file to her brother. Unfortunately they were hung before they sawed through the bars. Mary Doan pleaded for their bodies and returned home with them to Plumstead where she petitioned the Friends to allow her to bury them in the Meeting House cemetery. The Friends refused and the cousins graves can still be seen outside the far left back wall of the cemetery located on Ferry Road just past the Gardenville Inn.
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- b.~ 1590 in England d.21 Feb1685 * in Eastham, Barnstable, MA
- b.1636 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA d.20 Dec 1712 in Old Town Grove, Eastham, Barnstable Co., MA
- b.1596 in England d.~ 1645 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA
- b.1666 in Eastham, Barnstable Co., MA d.01 Sep 1743 in Newton Twp., Bucks Co., PA
- b.1599 in London, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucester, England d.15 Nov 1676 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
- b.1646 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA d.btw 1680/82 in Eastbarn, Barnstable Co., MA
- b.1605 in Hursley, Hampshire, England d.Oct 1677 in Eastham Co., MA
- b.20 Mar 1699 in New town, Bucks, PA d.02 Feb 1797 in Plumstead, Bucks, PA
- b.20 May 1599 in Gloucester,England d.15 Apr 1659 in Eastham,Barnstable Co,MA
- b.25 Oct 1619 in Gloucester,Gloucestershire,England d.04 Nov 1703 in Newton,Bucks Co,PA
- b. in England d.~ 1619 in Gloucester,Gloucestershire,England
- b.08 Mar 1661 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA d.~ 1710 in Newton, Bucks Co., PA
- b.~ 1598 in Ufford, Pettistree Co., Suffolk, England d.06 Oct 1634 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA
- b.abt 1629/30 in Plymouth,Plymouth Co,MA d.28 Dec 1708 in Newton, Bucks Co., Pa
- b.23 Feb 1603 in Ufford, Suffolk, England d.28 Dec 1687 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA
- b.~ 1729 in Plumstead, Bucks County, PA
- b.~ 1705 in Bucks Co., PA d.25 Dec 1787 in Plumstead, Bucks Co., PA
- b.27 Jul 1766 in Plumstead, Bucks Co., PA d.19 Sep 1852 in Haldimand Co., Ontario, Canada
- b.~ 1695 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England d.~Jul 1756 in Plumstead Twp, Bucks Co., PA
- b.~ 1733 in Pllumstead, Bucks Co., PA d.31 Jul 1838 in 31 Jul 1838 in Morrisville, PA
- b.1700 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England d. in Plumstead Twp., Bucks Co., PA
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