The following is taken from the NEHG Register, Vol. 15, April 1861. Because people were still using "old English " manuscript cursive it is very easy to understand that DOVES may well have been DOVER. DOVES. Zecharia ye sonne of Samuell Doves and of Sarah his wife borne 21 July 59. (1759) This was really interesting with all of our confusion about Zechariah/ Hezikiah, etc.