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Elias Dorsey 1750–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: Maryland, United States

Death Date: 1796

Death Location: Oglethorp County, Georgia, United States

Father: Vachel Dorsey

Mother: Ruth Dorsey

Spouse(s): Susannah Snowden, Mary Lawernce

Children(s): Susannah Dossy, Nancy Dorsey, John Dorsey, Matthew Dorsey, Rebecca Dorsey, Daniel Dorsey, Daisy Dorsey

Elias Dorsey was born in 1750 in Maryland, United States, the child of Vachel Dorsey And Ruth Dorsey. Elias Dorsey married Mary Lawernce, Susannah Snowden, and had children including Daisy Dorsey, Daniel Dorsey, John Dorsey, Matthew Dorsey, Nancy Dorsey, Rebecca Dorsey, Susannah Sukey Dorsey Dossy. Elias Dorsey passed away in 1796 in Oglethorp County, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • Elias Dorsey was born in 1750 in Maryland, United States, the child of Vachel Dorsey And Ruth Dorsey.
  • Elias Dorsey married Mary Lawernce, Susannah Snowden, and had children including Daisy Dorsey, Daniel Dorsey, John Dorsey, Matthew Dorsey, Nancy Dorsey, Rebecca Dorsey, Susannah Sukey Dorsey Dossy.
  • Elias Dorsey passed away in 1796 in Oglethorp County, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Vachel Dorsey
1726–1798
Birth Location: Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Ruth Dorsey
1728–1814
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Snowden
1760–1826
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Mary Lawernce
1760–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Susannah Dossy
1770–1826
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Nancy Dorsey
1778–1835
Birth Location: Greene, Georgia, United States
ND
John Dorsey
1780–1870
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Matthew Dorsey
1781–1860
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
MD
Rebecca Dorsey
1787–1827
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
RD
Daniel Dorsey
1785–1873
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Daisy Dorsey
1784–
Birth Location: –
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Elias Dorsey's Ancestors

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Elias Dorsey
1750–1796
Birth Place: Maryland, United States
Parents
Vachel Dorsey
1726–1798
Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Ruth Dorsey
1728–1814
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
John Dorsey
1688–1764
All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Honor Elder
1689–1756
Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Edward (Dorsey) Jr
1701–1767
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Sarah Todd
1705–1789
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Col Dorsey
1646–1705
SARAH WYATT
1657–1692
John Elder
1650–1741
Mary Morris
1667–1728
Edward Dorsey
1678–1701
Ruth Hill
1680–1747
John Todd
1674–1735
Elizabeth Rockhold
1692–1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward
1615–1659
Anne Howard
1619–1694
Nicholas Wyatt
1620–1673
Damaris Stockett
1640–1673
Morris
1646–1665
Ellin
1652–1739
Thomas Todd
–1677
John Rockhould
1638–1698
Mary Richardson
1640–1704

Elias Dorsey's Descendants

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Elias Dorsey (1750–1796) m. Susannah Snowden (1760–1826) m. Mary Lawernce (1760–)
  1. 1. Susannah (Sukey Dorsey) Dossy 1770–1826
  2. 2. Nancy Dorsey 1778–1835 m. John (D) Copelan 1765–1814 m. John Copeland 1780–1844
    1. 1. Elias (D) Copelan 1811–1855
    2. 2. Nancy (Bush) Copeland 1800–1897
    3. 3. John (Dorsey) Copeland 1811–1855 m. Betsy (Ann) Credille 1808–1867
      1. 1. Nancy (Leavely) Copeland 1831–1880
      2. 2. Amarial (H) Copeland 1831–1873
      3. 3. Elizabeth (T) Copelan 1831–
      4. 4. Obediah (Gray) Copeland 1834–1895 m. Salina (M) Corley 1838–1930
        1. 1. Larkin (E) Copeland 1866–1915
      5. 5. Sarah (A) Copelan 1834–
      6. 6. Miles (G) Copeland 1841–1907
      7. 7. Drucillia Copeland 1820–1900
      8. 8. Thm (W) Copeland 1837–
      9. 9. Willaim (Henry) Copeland 1837–1863 m. Marie (E) Hardin 1839–1914
      10. 10. Reubin (W) Copeland 1837–1897
      11. 11. Winnie (F) Copeland 1841–
      12. 12. Daniel (E) Copeland 1849–
      13. 13. Mary Copland 1853–
      14. 14. Thomas (E) Copelan 1845–1863
      15. 15. John (C) Copeland 1843–1863
    4. 4. Susan (D) Copeland 1805–1860
    5. 5. Susannah (A) Copelan 1805–1878
    6. 6. Eliza (Bush) Copeland 1809–1882 m. John (Alexander) Wasson 1807–1880
      1. 1. Matthew (Daniel Dorsey) Wasson 1836–1876 m. Martha (Wilmuth) Simpson 1846–1901 m. Martha (A.) Bridges 1840–1861
        1. 1. John (Oliver) Wasson 1871–1944
        2. 2. Nathan (R.) Wasson 1867–1902
        3. 3. Mathew (A.) Wasson 1873–1949
        4. 4. David (N.) Wasson 1875–1958
        5. 5. John (F.) Wasson 1871–
        6. 6. Martha (A Mattie) Wasson 1868–1937
        7. 7. Sallie (E) Wasson 1866–1975
        8. 8. Delilah (K.) Wasson 1875–
        9. 9. Andromeda Wasson 1873–
        10. 10. William (R.) Wasson 1864–1902
      2. 2. Robert Wasson 1837–1840
      3. 3. Newton (Copeland) Wasson 1839–1886
      4. 4. Queen (Andromeda) Wasson 1842–1876
      5. 5. Nancy (Elizabeth) Wasson 1846–1880
      6. 6. David (Crumbly) Wasson 1844–1894 m. Mary (Cybell "Molly") Ratliff 1848–1926
        1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Wasson 1868–1948
        2. 2. Juanita Wasson 1885–1956 m. Thomas (Rigby) Foster 1885–1967
        3. 3. David ("Carl" Carlisle) Wasson 1881–1954
        4. 4. Rufus Wasson 1890–1890
        5. 5. Mary (Belle) Wasson 1891–1983
      7. 7. John (H.) Wasson 1855–
      8. 8. Virginia (Francine) Wasson 1854–
      9. 9. George (Cartwright) Wasson 1849–1921
      10. 10. Sarah (Sallie) Wasson 1851–
      11. 11. Martha (E) Wasson 1841–
      12. 12. James (Alexander) Wasson 1840–1909 m. Mary (Florence) Reaves 1860–1952 m. Ella (Jane) Smith 1844–1881
        1. 1. Ellen (Center) Wasson 1866–1868
        2. 2. John (Housman) Wasson 1868–1946
        3. 3. Athenia (Jane) Wasson 1870–1942
        4. 4. Naomi (Elizabeth) Wasson 1872–1956
        5. 5. Nellie (Bush) Wasson 1875–1939
        6. 6. William (James) Wasson 1877–1902
        7. 7. Queen (Andromeda) Wasson 1879–1955
        8. 8. Ulysses (Smith Wasson) MD 1880–1939
        9. 9. Samuel (Newton) Wasson 1883–1967
        10. 10. Joseph (Alexander) Wasson 1884–1957
        11. 11. Perry (Reeves) Wasson 1886–1968
        12. 12. Ella Wasson 1887–1981
        13. 13. Thomas (Frederick) Wasson 1889–1918
        14. 14. Lena (Dell) Wasson 1891–1991
        15. 15. Lilly (Bell) Wasson 1892–1980
        16. 16. Annie (Kate) Wasson 1896–1990
        17. 17. Mary (Helen) Wasson 1902–1962 m. Berryman Clegg 1900–1994
        18. 18. Hettie (Edna) Wasson 1894–1977
      13. 13. William (John) Wasson 1834–1874 m. Marthe (Caroline) Toler 1848–1932 m. Martha (Naoma) Smith 1838–1871
        1. 1. John (Fletcher) Wasson 1871–1955
        2. 2. Martha (Ella) Wasson 1868–1947
        3. 3. Sarah (Eliza) Wasson 1865–1975
        4. 4. William (Reuben) Wasson 1863–1919
    7. 7. Obadiah Copeland 1806–1870 m. Sara (R) Credille 1814–1862
      1. 1. John (D.) Copeland 1834–1905
      2. 2. Mary (A.) Copeland 1837–
      3. 3. William (E.) Copeland 1840–1864
      4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Copeland 1843–
      5. 5. Henry (Gray) Copeland 1845–
      6. 6. Edward (Augustus) Copeland 1849–
    8. 8. Jasper (Newton) Copelan 1813–1863 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Furlow 1816–1897
      1. 1. Henrietta Copelan 1842–1902
      2. 2. Frances (Albert) Copelan 1847–
      3. 3. Sarah (Isadore) Copelan 1841–1902 m. William (H) Wright 1831–1911
        1. 1. William (Jasper) Wright 1860–1950 m. Sallie (E) Hill 1869–1955
        2. 2. Thomas (Luther) Wright 1871–1963 m. Bessie Hill 1879–1941
        3. 3. James (Walter) Wright 1866–1951 m. Mary (Frances) Wright 1865–1949
        4. 4. Mary (Ceclia) Wright 1868–1958
        5. 5. Anne (E) Wright 1876–1904
      4. 4. Jasper (Newton) Copelan 1848–1896 m. Patience (Corilla) Wright\Zachery 1840–1928
        1. 1. Berry (Cornelius) Copelan 1872–1941 m. Nancy (Margaret) Copelan 1872–1961
        2. 2. Ashbury Copelan 1873–
        3. 3. Jasper (Thomas) Copelan 1875–1969 m. Sara (Mae) Finch 1887–1966
        4. 4. Emma (Adeline) Copelan 1878–1948
        5. 5. Henry (Newton) Copelan 1880–1971
        6. 6. Edgar (Lucius) Copelan 1881–1946
      5. 5. Eliza Copelan 1856–1896 m. Joseph (David) Maddox 1853–1944
        1. 1. Oscar (Furlow) Maddox 1876–1965 m. Hattie (Leedora) Broome 1881–1964
        2. 2. Janie (Josie) Maddox 1882–1949
        3. 3. Estee (Estelle) Maddox 1888–1915
      6. 6. Thomas Copelan 1836–1863
      7. 7. James (Osborn) Copelan 1840–1863
      8. 8. Albert Copelan 1844–1935 m. Mary ("Mollie") Maddox 1856–1919
        1. 1. Charley (C) Copelan 1887–1953
        2. 2. Grady (G.) Copelan 1897–1986
        3. 3. Abbe Copelan 1877– m. Ed (O') Neal 1882–
        4. 4. Roye (William) Copelan 1887–1948
        5. 5. Anna Copelan 1875–1960 m. Edwin (Wynn) Copelan 1868–1955
      9. 9. Anna (Virginia) Copelan 1847–1937 m. John (Thomas) Copeland 1832–1891
        1. 1. Augusta (Copelan) Cohen 1877–1979 m. Samuel (Barnett) Cohen 1857–1909
        2. 2. Mattie (A.) Copelan 1869–1917
        3. 3. Johnnie (Ethel Ketura) Copelan 1879–1946 m. Thomas (A) Morgan 1876–1930
        4. 4. Mamie Winslett 1868–1927 m. Carter (S) Winslett 1862–1934
        5. 5. Martha (Amanda Frances) Copelan 1869–1917
        6. 6. William (Emmett N.) Copelan 1871–1872
      10. 10. Mary (Elizabeth) Copelan 1856–1896
      11. 11. Cornelius (E.) Copelan 1860–1909 m. Mary (Alice) Culbreath 1863–1938
        1. 1. Cornelius (Corry Marion) Copelan 1883–1953 m. Elizabeth (Lucy) Swann 1888–1964
        2. 2. Leo (Warner) Copelan 1886–1972 m. Lella (E.) Yearwood 1888–1968
        3. 3. Fuller Copelan 1880–1954 m. Mary Bruce 1872–1950
        4. 4. Jasper (Frashier) Copelan 1894–1955 m. Willie (Hester) Adams 1893–1977
        5. 5. Mamie (B) Copelan 1899–1962 m. Rufus (Roscoe) Yearwood 1885–1958
        6. 6. Edmund (Gillard "Dick" Copelan) Sr. 1901–1963 m. Virginia (Lee "Virgie") Gatliff 1911–1980
        7. 7. William (David "Willie") Copelan 1885–1908
        8. 8. Ollie (Rogers) Copelan 1897–1971 m. John (Lee) Veale 1898–1975
        9. 9. Harris (Little) Copelan 1891–1970 m. Sallie (Jane) Sandifer 1893–1978
        10. 10. Joe (Wheeler Rossman) Copelan 1906–1979 m. Clara (Eunice) Hayes 1910–1983
      12. 12. Aldridge (David) Copelan 1843–
      13. 13. Rowe (W) Copelan 1850–1941 m. Parmelia (Victoria) Winslett 1855–1936
        1. 1. Evie (Eufaula) Copelan 1873–1879
        2. 2. Samuel (R) Copelan 1890–1911
        3. 3. Eloise Copelan 1892–1949 m. Rufus (Roscoe) Yearwood 1885–1958
        4. 4. William (Alcester) Copelan 1883–1949 m. Nettie (Wingard) Baugh 1881–1969
        5. 5. Carey (D.) Copelan 1882–1945 m. Florence (Irene) Alford 1890–1965 m. Annie Copelan 1883–
        6. 6. Rowie (Aubrey (baby)) Copelan 1877–1879
        7. 7. Tessie (Godfrey) Copelan 1879–1879
        8. 8. Lathaddeus (T) COPELAN 1875–1951 m. Claude (M.) Bruce 1876–1931
      14. 14. George (Parisad) Copelan 1828–
      15. 15. Renita Copelan 1856–1896
      16. 16. John (W) Copelan 1836–1863
      17. 17. Joshua (S.) Copeland 1845–1912 m. Annie (Lee) Hendrick 1853–1931
        1. 1. Charles (Frank Copeland) Sr. 1888–1974
        2. 2. Joshua (Lowndes\Lounds) Copeland 1876–1941
        3. 3. Henry (Moss) Copeland 1881–1928
        4. 4. Seth Copeland 1886–1965
        5. 5. Lee (Hendrick) Copeland 1893–1945
        6. 6. Bessie (Olive) Copeland 1878–1953
  3. 3. John Dorsey 1780–1870
  4. 4. Matthew Dorsey 1781–1860
  5. 5. Rebecca Dorsey 1787–1827 m. William (Calvin) Hightower 1785–1862
    1. 1. Elias (Dorsey) Hightower 1808–1892 m. Mary (Ann) Peck 1813–1887
      1. 1. Sarah (Ann Rebecca) Hightower 1846–1924 m. James (L.) Johnson 1835–
        1. 1. Mary (Ida) Johnson 1866–1934 m. Marsie (Jesse) Robertson 1871–1911
        2. 2. Ola (T) Johnson 1862–1936
        3. 3. Lenna Taylor 1865–1954
  6. 6. Daniel Dorsey 1785–1873 m. Unity Copelan 1785–1860
    1. 1. Permelia (B.) Dorsey 1816–1900
    2. 2. William Dorsey\Dossey 1812–1899 m. Catharine Alewine 1812–1901
      1. 1. Pernina (Jane "Nina") Dorsey 1835–1919 m. McKineth (A) Page 1836–1919
        1. 1. Jefferson (Davis) Page 1862–1948 m. Etheldia (Rebecca) Lee 1874–1975
      2. 2. John (David "Jno") Dorsey 1834–1919 m. Catherine (A) Bailey 1832–1927
        1. 1. Jackson (Greenbury) Dorsey 1864–1931 m. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Agerton 1866–
        2. 2. Ludie (Frances Dorsey) Cutts 1877–1958 m. James (Alexander) Cutts 1868–1967
        3. 3. Josiephine (M) Dorsey 1880–1954
      3. 3. Elias (Greenberry) Dorsey 1840–1863
      4. 4. Ann (Caroline) Dorsey 1841–1918
      5. 5. William (Harrison) Dorsey 1843–1931
      6. 6. Unity (F.) Dorsey 1845–
      7. 7. George (Washington) Dorsey 1849–1932 m. Unity (Katherine) Gilmore 1871–1950
        1. 1. Mayfield Dorsey 1912–1989 m. Ella (Ree) Carroll 1918–2003
      8. 8. Henry (A.) Dorsey 1853–1941
      9. 9. Christopher (Columbus) Dorsey 1857–1950
    3. 3. Matthew (Jackson) Dorsey 1814–1864
    4. 4. Nancy (Dossey) Dorsey 1816–1880
    5. 5. Matthew (Jackson) Dorsey 1850–1864
    6. 6. Elizabeth Dorsey 1826–1858
    7. 7. Elias (Daniel) Dorsey 1827–1862
    8. 8. Susan (O) Dorsey 1823–1895 m. Daniel (Webster) Sanders 1836–1920
      1. 1. Mary (U) Sanders 1859–1925
    9. 9. Frankie (Frances E) Dorsey 1822–1852
    10. 10. H (S Dossey) Dorsey 1831–
  7. 7. Daisy Dorsey 1784–

Elias Dorsey's Timeline

6 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Elias Dorsey in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
1740
1740
Birth of Elias Dorsey in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
1750
1750
Birth of Elias Dorsey in Maryland, United States
Maryland, United States
1790
1790
Age 40
Elias Dorsey resided here in Two Delaware Hundreds, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Two Delaware Hundreds, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
1796
24 Feb 1796
Age 46
Death of Elias Dorsey in Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
1796
1796
Age 46
Death of Elias Dorsey in Oglethorp County, Georgia, United States
Oglethorp County, Georgia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Two Delaware Hundreds, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Two Delaware Hundreds, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: ; Image:

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1796
    Event Place: Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Oglethorp County, Georgia, United States
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