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Col. Nicholas Dorsey Esq 1725–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 June 1725

Birth Location: Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 27 September 1792

Death Location: Huntington Quarter, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA

Father: Ann Dorsey

Mother: Joshua Dorsey

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Worthington

Children(s): Ann Dorsey, Nicholas Dorsey

In 1725, Col. Nicholas Dorsey Esq entered the world in Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA, born to Ann Dorsey And Joshua Dorsey. In 1748, Col. Nicholas Dorsey Esq resided in Petitioners, Anne Arundel County, MD. Col. Nicholas Dorsey Esq married Elizabeth Worthington, and had children including Ann Dorsey, Nicholas Worthington Dorsey. Col. Nicholas Dorsey Esq passed away in 1792 in Huntington Quarter, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1725, Col. Nicholas Dorsey Esq entered the world in Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA, born to Ann Dorsey And Joshua Dorsey.
  • In 1748, Col. Nicholas Dorsey Esq resided in Petitioners, Anne Arundel County, MD.
  • Col. Nicholas Dorsey Esq married Elizabeth Worthington, and had children including Ann Dorsey, Nicholas Worthington Dorsey.
  • Col. Nicholas Dorsey Esq passed away in 1792 in Huntington Quarter, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ann Dorsey
1692–1771
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
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Joshua Dorsey
1686–1747
Birth Location: MD
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Worthington
1722–1803
Birth Location: Maryland, Maryland, USA
EW

Children(s)

Ann Dorsey
1764–1820
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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Nicholas Dorsey
1759–1821
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
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Col. Esq's Ancestors

Self
Col. Esq
1725–1792
Birth Place: Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Parents
Ann Dorsey
1692–1771
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
Joshua Dorsey
1686–1747
MD
Grandparents
Henry (Ridgely) Jr.
1669–1699
Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Catherine Greenberry
1672–1703
England, England, United Kingdom
Major (Edward Dorsey,) II
1646–1705
Hole, Anne Arundel, British Colonies, Maryland, USA
Sarah Wyatt
1657–1690
(Anne Arundel), Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Jr
1642–1710
Nicholas Greenberry
1627–1697
Ann Greenberry
1649–1698
Edward Darcy\\Dorsey
1619–1659
Anne Howard
1619–1686
Nicholas Wyatt
1620–1671
Damaras Stockett
1623–1674
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Warfield
1605–1695
Judge Ridgely
1601–1699
Nicholas Greenbury
1607–1673
Katherine Hawkins
1613–1661
Edward Dorsey
1619–1659
Edward D'Arcy
1590–1639
Lady Domegan-Conyors-D'Arcy
1595–1632
Thomas Howard
1560–1639
Ann
1585–1638
Sir Wyott
1588–1644
Margaret Wyatt
1596–1644
Thomas Stockett
1595–1638
Frances Aylesworth
1594–1646

Col. Esq's Descendants

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Col. (Nicholas Dorsey) Esq (2 June 1725–27 September 1792) m. Elizabeth Worthington (15 October 1722–17 November 1803)
  1. 1. Ann Dorsey 1764–1820 m. John Worthington 1763–1829
    1. 1. John (M) Worthington 1794–1879 m. Hannah Coate 1796–1872
      1. 1. Blackford (Coate) Worthington 1823–1877 m. Margaret (Ann) Glenn 1829–1872
        1. 1. William (B) Worthington 1850–1922 m. Clara (V) Paul 1851–1931
      2. 2. William (Jackson) Worthington 1832–1914
      3. 3. Temperance (Ann) Worthington 1819–1890
      4. 4. Catherine (Ann) Worthington 1825–1883
      5. 5. Frances Worthington 1827–
      6. 6. Nancy Worthington 1830–1840
    2. 2. Nicholas (Dorsey) Worthington 1788–1860
      1. 1. John (Thomas) Worthington 1818–1884
    3. 3. Henrietta Worthington 1808–1882
    4. 4. Thomas Worthington 1785–1834
    5. 5. Noah Worthington 1803–1879
    6. 6. Elizabeth Worthington 1806–
    7. 7. Mary (Ann) Worthington 1791–1859 m. Thomas (Beale) Cockey 1787–1868
    8. 8. John Worthington 1804–
    9. 9. Rueben Worthington 1801–1823
    10. 10. Elizabeth Worthington 1782–1834
    11. 11. Marcella (Marial) Worthington 1806–1836
    12. 12. Comfort Worthington 1786–1856
    13. 13. Lloyd (Dorsey) Worthington 1795–1877 m. Elizabeth Ball 1800–1876
      1. 1. Comfort (Ann) Mudd 1826–1864
      2. 2. John (Alexander) Worthington 1836–1894
      3. 3. Amanda (Elizabeth) Lawrence 1831–1907
      4. 4. Francis (Asbury) Worthington 1826–1892
      5. 5. Caleb (Lloyd) Worthington 1832–1895
      6. 6. Nicholas (D) Worthington 1840–1866
    14. 14. Joshua Worthington 1802–1802
    15. 15. Maria (H.) Worthington 1797–1799
    16. 16. Mariah Worthington 1805–1889
  2. 2. Nicholas (Worthington) Dorsey 1759–1821 m. Rachel Warfield 1759–1839
    1. 1. Noah Dorsey 1785–1834 m. Nancy (Anne) Dorsey 1791–1860
      1. 1. Lucetta Dorsey 1820–1821
      2. 2. Samuel (Lloyd) Dorsey 1813–1881
      3. 3. William (Levin) Dorsey 1829–1885
      4. 4. Richard (Joshua) Dorsey 1824–1862
      5. 5. John (Nicholas) Dorsey 1811–1888
      6. 6. Mary (Ann) Walton 1822–1903
      7. 7. Elizabeth (Eveline) Powell 1819–1891
      8. 8. Amanda (Priscilla) Turner 1827–1913

Col. Esq's Timeline

4 Records

1725
2 June 1725
Birth of Col. Nicholas Dorsey Esq in Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
1748
1748
Age 23
Col. Nicholas Dorsey Esq resided here in Petitioners, Anne Arundel County, MD
Petitioners, Anne Arundel County, MD
1790
1790
Age 65
Col. Nicholas Dorsey Esq resided here in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
1792
27 September 1792
Age 67
Death of Col. Nicholas Dorsey Esq in Huntington Quarter, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Huntington Quarter, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 June 1725
    Event Place: Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Maryland, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 031
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: Petitioners, Anne Arundel County, MD
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Annapolis, Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Annapolis, Maryland; Year: 1778; Page Number: 20

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland; Series: M637; Roll: 3; Page: 393; Image: 222; Family History Library Film: 0568143

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: Maryland Revolutionary War Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 September 1792
    Event Place: Huntington Quarter, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 031
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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