When Walter Doble was born about 1610, in St Columb Minor, Cornwall, England, his father, Thomas Dobell, was 43 and his mother, Phillipp Benny, was 34. He married Barbara Drewe on 29 October 1636, in St Newlyn East, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died in 1675, at the age of 66, and was buried in Newlyn, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
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"The Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower in search of religious freedom in the New World in September 1620. The Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England, with 102 passengers, 40 of whom called themselves ""Saints."" After two stormy months at sea, the ship reached the New World. Nearly half of the group died during their first winter due to malnutrition and the harsh New England winter."
A series of conflicts regarding England's governance during the years 1642 to 1651 is now known as The English Civil War. Charles I summoned supporters to join him against his enemies in Parliament. In October 1642, nearly 10,000 men fought for Charles I and chased Parliament across the River Tamar. Fighting continued for years and was finally ended at the Battle of Worcester on September 3, 1651, with a Parliamentarian victory.
English (Devon and Somerset): variant of Double .
In some cases probably an altered form of South German Dobel or Döbel, a topographic name for someone who lived in a gorge or deep valley, Middle High German (southern dialect) tobel.
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