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Comfort Dorsey 1710–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: JULY 3, 1710

Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: JULY 12, 1787

Death Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Father: John Colonel

Mother: Comfort (Dorsey)

Spouse(s): Joseph Cromwell, Alexander Cromwell

Children(s): Joseph (illegitimate?)

Comfort Dorsey was born in 1710 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA, the child of John Dorsey Jr Colonel And Comfort Rebekath Stimpson Dorsey. In 1739, Comfort Dorsey resided in Baltimore, Maryland. Comfort Dorsey married Alexander Cromwell, Joseph Cromwell, and had children including Joseph Sambo Cromwell Illegitimate. Comfort Dorsey passed away in 1787 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Comfort Dorsey was born in 1710 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA, the child of John Dorsey Jr Colonel And Comfort Rebekath Stimpson Dorsey.
  • In 1739, Comfort Dorsey resided in Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Comfort Dorsey married Alexander Cromwell, Joseph Cromwell, and had children including Joseph Sambo Cromwell Illegitimate.
  • Comfort Dorsey passed away in 1787 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Comfort Dorsey's Ancestors

Self
Comfort Dorsey
1710–1787
Birth Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Parents
John Dorsey Jr., Colonel
1682–1774
Middle Neck Hundred, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Comfort (Rebekath Stimpson) (Dorsey)
1683–1747
St Annes Parish, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Grandparents
Joshua (Dorsey) Sr
1639–1688
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Sarah Wyatt
1657–1690
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Thomas (John) Stimpson
1662–1688
St Annes, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Rachel (Beard (Clarke \ Proctor \ Stimpson \ Killburne\) Freeborne)
1650–1724
St Annes, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Solomon Jr
1640–1720
Naomi Leppingwell
1638–1681
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Comfort Dorsey's Descendants

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Comfort Dorsey (JULY 3, 1710–JULY 12, 1787) m. Joseph Cromwell (21 Aug 1707–12 Oct 1769) m. Alexander Cromwell (1712–1790)
  1. 1. Joseph (Sambo Cromwell) (illegitimate?) 1739–1829 m. Sarrah ("Jane") Miller 1744–1839
    1. 1. WILLIAM Cromwell 1791–1856 m. Henry Moor 1767–1840 m. Genevieve (Jane Hatfield) CROMWELL 1802–1900
      1. 1. Peter Cromwell 1829–1902 m. Mary Hatfield 1827–1901
        1. 1. Margaret (Ethel) Cromwell 1866–1955 m. William (Henry) Johnson 1865–1947
        2. 2. Samuel (M) Cromwell 1862–
        3. 3. Mary (B) Cromwell 1864–
        4. 4. Henry Cromwell 1860–
        5. 5. John (Douglass) Cromwell 1859–
        6. 6. George (D) Cromwell 1857–
        7. 7. Joseph (E) Cromwell 1853–
        8. 8. Robert (A) Cromwell 1868–
        9. 9. James (W) Cromwell 1863–
        10. 10. Charles (E) Cromwell 1866–
        11. 11. Malvin Crummell 1865–1893

Comfort Dorsey's Timeline

3 Records

1710
JULY 3, 1710
Birth of Comfort Dorsey in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
1739
1739
Age 29
Comfort Dorsey resided here in Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
1787
JULY 12, 1787
Age 77
Death of Comfort Dorsey in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: JULY 3, 1710
    Event Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1776-1890, Jackson, Ron V.; Accelerated Indexing Systems, Comp.; Maryland Census, 1772-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: JULY 12, 1787
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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