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Dorcas Anderson 1772–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1772

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 1855

Death Location: Hubbards Cove, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Anderson

Mother: Cassandra Brashears

Spouse(s): Moses Sr

Children(s): Dorcas Guest

Dorcas Anderson was born in 1772 in Pennsylvania, the child of William Ii Clark Anderson And Cassandra Cavy Brashears. Dorcas Anderson married Moses Guest Sr, and had children including Dorcas Ellen Guest. Dorcas Anderson passed away in 1855 in Hubbards Cove, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Dorcas Anderson was born in 1772 in Pennsylvania, the child of William Ii Clark Anderson And Cassandra Cavy Brashears.
  • Dorcas Anderson married Moses Guest Sr, and had children including Dorcas Ellen Guest.
  • Dorcas Anderson passed away in 1855 in Hubbards Cove, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Anderson
1754–1810
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, British Colonial America
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Cassandra Brashears
1756–1830
Birth Location: Frederick County, Maryland, USA
CB

Spouses(s)

Moses Sr
1766–1854
Birth Location: Gilford County, North Carolina, USA
MS

Children(s)

Dorcas Guest
1809–1861
Birth Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
DG

Dorcas Anderson's Ancestors

Self
Dorcas Anderson
1772–1855
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
William (II) Clark Anderson
1754–1810
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, British Colonial America
Cassandra ("Cavy") Brashears
1756–1830
Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Absolom (Anderson) Sr
1735–1787
Providence Plantation, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Mary Clark
1729–1761
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Samuel Brashears
1718–1794
Calvert, Maryland, United States
Rachel Brashear
1729–1794
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Anderson
1699–1741
Susannah Meek
1705–1766
William Clark
1691–1753
Ann Burrows
1700–1734
Samuel Brashears
1695–1772
Elizabeth Brashears
1701–1775
John Brashear
1702–1774
Mary Dowell
1701–1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Anderson
1665–1727
Elizabeth Pratt
1686–1787
John Meek
1649–1712
Elizabeth Heaton
1660–1726
Daniel Clarke
1666–1696
Elizabeth Ijams
1671–1719
William Burrows
1672–1759
Mary Eagleton
1684–
Samuel Brashears
1673–1740
Ann Jones
1673–1720
Benjamin Brasseur
1666–1742
Mary Jones
1666–1750
Benjamin Brashear
1666–1735
Mary Jones
1666–1750

Dorcas Anderson's Descendants

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Dorcas Anderson (1772–1855) m. Moses (Guest) Sr (1766–4 December 1854)
  1. 1. Dorcas (Ellen) Guest 1809–1861 m. George Messick 1804–1878
    1. 1. Matilda (Caroline) Messick 1834–1885 m. John ((VI) Hamilton Louis) Duncan 1832–1902
      1. 1. George (Washington) Duncan 1854–1901 m. Emeline (“Emma”) Campbell 1856–
        1. 1. Fannie Duncan 1876–1962 m. William (Reason) Cooley 1871–

Dorcas Anderson's Timeline

2 Records

1772
1772
Birth of Dorcas Anderson in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1855
1855
Age 83
Death of Dorcas Anderson in Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
Grundy County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1772
    Event Place: Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Grundy County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hubbards Cove, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
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