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Capt Joshua Edward Dorsey 1686–1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1686

Birth Location: Annapolis, Anne Arundell County, MD

Death Date: 8 Nov 1747

Death Location: Anne Arundel, MD, USA

Father: Captain II

Mother: Margaret Larkin

Spouse(s): Ann Ridgely

Children(s): Capt Dorsey, Sarah Dorsey

In 1686, Capt Joshua Edward Dorsey entered the world in Annapolis, Anne Arundell County, MD, born to Captain Edward Dorsey Ii And Margaret Ruth Larkin. Capt Joshua Edward Dorsey married Ann Ridgely, and had children including Capt Philemon Dorsey, Sarah Rachel Dorsey. Capt Joshua Edward Dorsey passed away in 1747 in Anne Arundel, MD, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1686, Capt Joshua Edward Dorsey entered the world in Annapolis, Anne Arundell County, MD, born to Captain Edward Dorsey Ii And Margaret Ruth Larkin.
  • Capt Joshua Edward Dorsey married Ann Ridgely, and had children including Capt Philemon Dorsey, Sarah Rachel Dorsey.
  • Capt Joshua Edward Dorsey passed away in 1747 in Anne Arundel, MD, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Capt Dorsey's Ancestors

Self
Capt Dorsey
1686–1747
Birth Place: Annapolis, Anne Arundell County, MD
Parents
Captain Edward Dorsey II
1646–1705
Hockley-in-the-Hole, Anne Arundel, Maryland colony, America
Margaret (Ruth) Larkin
1672–1707
Ann Arundel. Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Edward Dorsey
1619–1659
Hertfordshire, England,UK
Anne (C) Howard
1619–1694
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward D'Arcy
1590–1639
Lady Conyors
1595–1632
Matthew Howard
1609–1659
Anne Howard
1609–1640
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady Kytson
1567–1643
Sir (Conyers)
1570–1634
Maud Clifford
1574–1647
John Arundel
1560–1639
Ann Arundell
1577–1637
Richard Hall
1585–1645
Elizabeth Bonner
1580–1645

Capt Dorsey's Descendants

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Capt (Joshua Edward) Dorsey (1686–8 Nov 1747) m. Ann Ridgely (1691–17 October 1781)
  1. 1. Capt (Philemon) Dorsey 1714–1772 m. Catherine Ridgely 1723–1749
    1. 1. Sarah Dorsey 1747–1815 m. Vachel Warfield 1737–1815
      1. 1. Allen Warfield 1794–1852 m. Mary (Polly) Dugan 1790–1825
        1. 1. Larkin (Barton Warfield) II 1809–1870 m. Althea Blackburn 1812–1870
        2. 2. Louisa (V) Warfield 1820–1884
        3. 3. Lloyd (Dorsey) Warfield 1818–1889
        4. 4. Allen Warfield 1815–1821
        5. 5. John (Greenberry) Warfield 1827–1900
        6. 6. Joshua (Dorsey) Warfield 1822–1899
        7. 7. Wilson Warfield 1818–1859
      2. 2. Benjamin (Benson) Warfield 1794–1839
      3. 3. Lloyd Warfield 1773–1841
      4. 4. Larkin Warfield 1786–1870
      5. 5. Rebecca Warfield 1785–1815
      6. 6. Joshua Warfield 1778–1841
      7. 7. Philemon (Dorsey) Warfield 1775–1828
      8. 8. Greenbury (Ridgely) Warfield 1776–
      9. 9. Catherine Warfield 1790–1821
  2. 2. Sarah (Rachel) Dorsey 1717–1789 m. Robert (Shipley) Jr 1713–
    1. 1. Lucy (Shipley) (Hanks) 1767–1833 m. James Hanks 1760–
      1. 1. Nancy Hanks 1784–1818 m. Thomas Lincoln 1778–1851
        1. 1. Abraham (“Abe\Honest Abe” Lincoln (16th President of) USA) 1809–1865 m. Mary (Ann Todd (16th First Lady of) USA) 1818–1882

Capt Dorsey's Timeline

4 Records

1686
1686
Birth of Capt Joshua Edward Dorsey in Annapolis, Anne Arundell County, MD
Annapolis, Anne Arundell County, MD
1711
16 May 1711
Age 25
Capt Joshua Edward Dorsey was married in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
1711
16 May 1711
Age 25
Capt Joshua Edward Dorsey was married in Queen Caroline, Anne Arundel County, MD
Queen Caroline, Anne Arundel County, MD
1747
8 Nov 1747
Age 61
Death of Capt Joshua Edward Dorsey in Anne Arundel, MD, USA
Anne Arundel, MD, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1686
    Event Place: Annapolis, Anne Arundell County, MD
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 659.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JCP

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 May 1711
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 May 1711
    Event Place: Queen Caroline, Anne Arundel County, MD

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1747
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, MD, USA

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