Daniel married Constance SNOW in 1665 in Eastham, Barnstable, MA. Constance (daughter of Nicholas SNOW, III and Constance (Constancia) HOPKINS, Mayflower passenger) was born on 22 Jul 1646 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States; died on 28 Oct 1682 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States; was buried in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He was the person who took the inventory of a Martha Harding's estate in 1633. She died intestate leaving a young son in the care of this Deacon John Doane. It is theorized that she was his sibling, but this is NOT proven.

His wives are not certain either. Most believe he had many children with an Ann Abigail Perkins. Proof is needed.

Deacon married Ann PERKINS, * about 1629 in England. Ann was born in 1600 in Hillmorton, Warwickshire, , England; died in 1654-1659 in Barnstable Co., Massachusetts; was buried in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nicholas married Constance (Constancia) HOPKINS, Mayflower passenger on 22 May 1626 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Constance (daughter of Stephen HOPKINS) was born on 11 May 1606 in Hursley, Hampshire, England; died on 25 Oct 1677 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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There is great controversy about who the father of three different Doanes are in early Massachusetts. They might or might not be siblings.

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Stephen was literally a shipwrecked survivor stranded on Bermuda when their ship bound for early Jamestown wrecked after 5 days of heavy storms. By 1610, these men had built 2 boats that got them to Jamestown in 11 days time. The accounts that came from this experience back to England supposedly inspired Shakespeare's last play, The Tempest, about the shipwrecked "Stephnos".

Stephen spent 4 years in the Jamestown colony contributing his skills as a tanner and elsewise where he learned much about the native tribes including some of their language.

He was recalled to England when his wife died unexpectedly leaving their 3 small children orphaned in 2013. He received word of this in 2014.

Apparently the new world had gotten under his skin. When he heard about the Mayflower signing up persons to go to the Virginia Colony in 1820, he signed up himself and his family with another wife, Elizabeth. They were the only family on the ship that was not of Puritan background. He is the only person on it with previous experience in the new world.

The Mayflower could not get into Virginia due to weather and landed on what became known as Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts. Stephen had expressed the idea back in Bermuda, that the survivors were no longer under contract with the company that shipped them to Jamestown since they did not arrive safely there as promised. He talked about self-governing and brought new ideas to the world having to do with his understanding of Democracy. He was sentenced to death by the Governor of Jamestown whom was also on this stranded ship. His life was spared at the last moment because of those other men who spoke up on his behalf.

Naturally though, when the Mayflower did not make it to Virginia, he influenced the writing of the Mayflower Compact which basically professed the same thing. These ideas starting showing up in other major documents including our Declaration of Independence and Constitution written a century and a half later.

He proved invaluable to the fledgling government. He was an aide to the Governor of Plymouth and key figures like Myles Standish and Edward Winslow. He was the "ambassador" to the Native tribes and meetings with them would take place at his home.

We descend from his daughter Constance. She came with her father at about age 14. She had a long life, marriage and 12 children.