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Frances Griffith Dorsey 1756–1811 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1756

Birth Location: Delaware, Baltimore, Maryland

Death Date: Aft Jun 1811

Death Location: Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky

Father: Nicholas Dorsey

Mother: Sarah Griffith

Spouse(s): Joshua Chapman

Children(s): Moses Chapman, Altha Chapman, Joshua Chapman, Frances Chapman, Levina Chapman, Nancy Chapman, Sarah Chapman, Francis Chapman, Elizabeth Chapman, Sarah Chapman, Sally Chapman, Frances Chapman

In 1756, Frances Griffith Dorsey entered the world in Delaware, Baltimore, Maryland, born to Nicholas Dorsey And Sarah Griffith. Frances Griffith Dorsey married Joshua D Chapman, and had children including Altha Chapman, Elizabeth Leah Chapman, Frances Chapman, Frances H Fannie Chapman, Francis H Chapman, Joshua D Chapman, Levina Chapman, Moses K Chapman, Nancy Chapman, Sally Chapman, Sarah Chapman, Sarah D Chapman. Frances Griffith Dorsey passed away in 1811 in Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • In 1756, Frances Griffith Dorsey entered the world in Delaware, Baltimore, Maryland, born to Nicholas Dorsey And Sarah Griffith.
  • Frances Griffith Dorsey married Joshua D Chapman, and had children including Altha Chapman, Elizabeth Leah Chapman, Frances Chapman, Frances H Fannie Chapman, Francis H Chapman, Joshua D Chapman, Levina Chapman, Moses K Chapman, Nancy Chapman, Sally Chapman, Sarah Chapman, Sarah D Chapman.
  • Frances Griffith Dorsey passed away in 1811 in Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Dorsey
1712–1780
Birth Location: Majors, Anne Arundel, Maryland
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Sarah Griffith
1718–1794
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland
SG

Spouses(s)

Joshua Chapman
1755–1811
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
JC

Children(s)

Moses Chapman
1792–1873
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
MC
Altha Chapman
1781–1847
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
AC
Joshua Chapman
1784–1827
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
JC
Frances Chapman
1785–
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
FC
Levina Chapman
1795–1807
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
LC
Nancy Chapman
1797–
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
NC
Sarah Chapman
1797–1850
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
SC
Francis Chapman
1798–1857
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
FC
Elizabeth Chapman
1782–1807
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
EC
Sarah Chapman
1787–1840
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
SC
Sally Chapman
1794–1847
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
SC
Frances Chapman
1798–1857
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
FC

Frances Dorsey's Ancestors

Self
Frances Dorsey
1756–1811
Birth Place: Delaware, Baltimore, Maryland
Parents
Nicholas Dorsey
1712–1780
Majors, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Sarah Griffith
1718–1794
Anne Arundel, Maryland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Frances Dorsey's Descendants

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Frances (Griffith) Dorsey (19 Apr 1756–Aft Jun 1811) m. Joshua (D) Chapman (20 Jan 1755–Jun 1811)
  1. 1. Moses (K) Chapman 1792–1873 m. Martha (Elizabeth "Patsy") Bennett 1797–1873
    1. 1. Leah (Elvira) Chapman 1819–1889 m. James (Franklin) Sandifer 1814–1878
      1. 1. Susan (Evelyn) Sandifer 1844–1880
      2. 2. Lucy (Ellen) Sandifer 1847–
      3. 3. George (Monroe) Sandifer 1849–
      4. 4. Reason (Thomas) Sandifer 1851–1916
      5. 5. William (Virgil) Sandifer 1853–1933
      6. 6. James (Dawson) Sandifer 1855–1934
      7. 7. Sarah (Jane) Sandifer 1857–1919
      8. 8. Elizabeth (Vitula) Sandifer 1858–
      9. 9. Martha (C) Sandifer 1858–
      10. 10. Mary (Catherine) Sandifer 1863–1959
    2. 2. Nathan (B) Chapman 1825–1880 m. Lucy (Herndon) Benton 1826–1872
      1. 1. Edmund (J) Chapman 1851–
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann "Betsey") Chapman 1853–
      3. 3. America (J) Chapman 1855–
      4. 4. Mary (F) Chapman 1862–
      5. 5. Isaac (H) Chapman 1868– m. Effie LNU 1873–
        1. 1. Dolores Chapman 1894–
        2. 2. George (E) Chapman 1897–
        3. 3. Clarence (G) Chapman 1899–
      6. 6. Lydia (S) Chapman 1858– m. John Marcum 1855–
        1. 1. George (P) Marcum 1879–
    3. 3. Reason (J C) Chapman 1826–1889 m. Eleanor (Elizabeth) Sandifer 1829–1900
      1. 1. Louisa Chapman 1851–1920
      2. 2. Francis (R) Chapman 1853–
      3. 3. Mary (A) Chapman 1856–
      4. 4. William (P) Chapman 1856–
      5. 5. Laura (A) Chapman 1859–
      6. 6. Moses (L) Chapman 1862–1891
      7. 7. John (D) Chapman 1865–1929 m. Letitia Hoover 1872–1905
        1. 1. Cicero (Dell) Chapman 1894–1982 m. Alma LNU 1897–
        2. 2. Dallas (G) Chapman 1896–1946 m. Zula (M) LNU 1900–1932
        3. 3. John (Anderson) Chapman 1898–1978 m. Gertrude (G) LNU 1909–
    4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Chapman 1828–1875 m. Joshua (Whitaker) Benton 1831–1914
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Vitula "Bettie") Benton 1855–1929 m. John (F) Iler 1849–1892
        1. 1. Emily (A) Iler 1879–
        2. 2. FNU Iler 1881–
        3. 3. Lura (D) Iler 1883–
        4. 4. Lonnie (R) Iler 1891–
    5. 5. Obediah (Bennett) Chapman 1832–1899 m. Jeanette Leach 1851– m. Margaret (Catherine "Katy") Borah 1835–1880
      1. 1. Clinton (L) Chapman 1858–1912 m. Minnie (E) LNU 1870–
        1. 1. Joseph (W) Chapman 1891–
      2. 2. William (Obediah) Chapman 1862–1956 m. Martha (Anna "Annie") Ward 1867–
        1. 1. Catherine ("Katie") Chapman 1884–
        2. 2. Guy (L) Chapman 1886–
        3. 3. Bertha Chapman 1888–
        4. 4. Wilson (Obediah) Chapman 1892–1975 m. Pearl LNU 1893– m. Birdie LNU 1897–1920
        5. 5. Freeman Chapman 1896–
        6. 6. Hugh (Dewey) Chapman 1898–
        7. 7. Elizabeth (L "Lizzie") Chapman 1898–
        8. 8. Mary (L) Chapman 1903–
        9. 9. William (A) Chapman 1904–
        10. 10. Anna (B) Chapman 1907–
      3. 3. John (Pell) Chapman 1866–1940
      4. 4. Lewis (P) Chapman 1876–1961 m. Verna (M) McManama 1880–1976
        1. 1. Roy (H) Chapman 1903–
        2. 2. Lucille (March) Chapman 1907–
      5. 5. Daniel (Webster) Chapman 1861–1938 m. Mary (Emmaline "Emma") Baxter 1870–1941
        1. 1. John (Henry) Chapman 1891–1978 m. Zeta (Maude) Sellers 1892–1977
        2. 2. Melissa (C "Lissie") Chapman 1894–1978 m. Vernon Holmes 1896–1980
        3. 3. Ruth Chapman 1903–1998 m. Elmer (George) Cowgill 1897–1986
        4. 4. Bessie (Beatrice) Chapman 1898–1964 m. thomas (knoxy) cecil 1893–1949
        5. 5. Mary (C) Chapman 1890–1927 m. Carl Cecil 1883–1949
      6. 6. Hiram (Dudley) Chapman 1885–1975
      7. 7. Talbert (Luther) Chapman 1888–1973 m. Minnie (L) LNU 1884–
        1. 1. Hiram (Wendell) Chapman 1912–
        2. 2. Oleta Chapman 1914–
    6. 6. Joshua (Dudley) Chapman 1833–1885 m. Caroline (Lee) Borah 1837–1895 m. Cordelia Hall 1840–
      1. 1. Martha (Vitula) Chapman 1861–1920 m. Lorenzo (Dow) Bennett 1859–1925
        1. 1. Mildred (A) Bennett 1880–
        2. 2. Oliver ("Ollie") Bennett 1883–
        3. 3. Frances (Dorsey) Bennett 1885–1949 m. James (Samuel) Vertrees 1878–1950
        4. 4. Benjamin (H) Bennett 1890–
        5. 5. Mary (B) Bennett 1893–
        6. 6. Dora (E) Bennett 1897–
      2. 2. Joseph (Dudley) Chapman 1859–
    7. 7. Rachel (H) Chapman 1834–1886
    8. 8. Minerva (Jane) Chapman 1836–1886 m. Alexander Stogner 1827–1903
      1. 1. Louisa Stogner 1855–
      2. 2. Irene Stogner 1862–
      3. 3. Martha Stogner 1871–
    9. 9. Joseph (W) Chapman 1838–1890
  2. 2. Altha Chapman 1781–1847 m. Benjamin Benton 1777–1862
    1. 1. Lydia (Dorsey) Benton 1807–1871 m. George (Plummer) Bennett 1807–1855
      1. 1. William (Griffith) Bennett 1844–1930 m. Martha Hipsley 1847–1886
        1. 1. Loyall (Pender) Bennett 1877–1955 m. Ida Simmons 1876–1948
        2. 2. Louella Bennett 1868–1913
        3. 3. Emma Bennett 1870–1957
        4. 4. Alvis (S) Bennett 1872–1958
        5. 5. Edwin (Plummer) Bennett 1874–1943 m. Anna (H) LNU 1881–
        6. 6. Eva (Lois) Bennett 1880–1955 m. James (C) Bennett 1879–
        7. 7. William Bennett 1876–1876
        8. 8. Esther (Viola) Bennett 1882–1972
        9. 9. Raymond Bennett 1886–1886
      2. 2. Malissa Bennett 1827–1900
      3. 3. Lindsey (Dow) Bennett 1829–1908
      4. 4. Susan Bennett 1831–1861
      5. 5. Elijah (A) Bennett 1833–1838
      6. 6. Elizabeth Bennett 1835–
      7. 7. Icyphena Bennett 1838–1876
      8. 8. Joseph (H) Bennett 1840–1843
      9. 9. Mary (Altha) Bennett 1842–1929
      10. 10. James (Samuel) Bennett 1846–1899
      11. 11. Martha (Somers) Bennett 1849–1924
      12. 12. George (West) Bennett 1850–1934
    2. 2. Francis (Ann) Benton 1822–1885 m. Alexander (Barnett) Bennett 1819–1886
      1. 1. John (Samuel) Bennett 1849–1930 m. Rachel (F) Atherton 1848–1880 m. Emma (Catherine) Barnett 1851–1888
        1. 1. Margaret (W "Maggie") Bennett 1873–1953
        2. 2. Nina (Dell) Bennett 1875–1926
        3. 3. Prudence ("Prudie") Bennett 1877–1953
        4. 4. John (Emery) Bennett 1880–1953
        5. 5. Ernest (Dean) Bennett 1881–1953
        6. 6. Eulah (Belle) Bennett 1883–1908
        7. 7. Edna (Catherine) Bennett 1887–1891
      2. 2. Altha (Lucretia) Bennett 1839–1866
      3. 3. Savilla (Green) Bennett 1841–1859
      4. 4. Wilbur (Perry) Bennett 1844–1898
      5. 5. Tabitha (Matilda) Bennett 1845–1869
      6. 6. Lucy (Saraphena) Bennett 1848–1938
      7. 7. Martha (Corilla) Bennett 1851–1916
      8. 8. Alelia (Evaline) Bennett 1853–1897
      9. 9. Bascom (Winfield) Bennett 1854–1855
      10. 10. Mary (C) Bennett 1857–1870
      11. 11. Lesley (Faree) Bennett 1859–1943
      12. 12. Pascal (Martin) Bennett 1860–1861
      13. 13. Lydia (Florence) Bennett 1863–1863
      14. 14. Miranda (J) Bennett 1871–1918
    3. 3. Marenda Benton 1801–1872
    4. 4. Joseph (T) Benton 1802–
    5. 5. Nathan (Chapman) Benton 1803–1873 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Johnson 1807–1860
      1. 1. Joshua (Whitaker) Benton 1831–1914 m. Sarah (Ann) Chapman 1828–1875 m. Malissa Talley 1850–1891
        1. 1. Malin (A) Benton 1887–1918
      2. 2. Altha (J) Benton 1834–
      3. 3. Lydia (Elizabeth) Benton 1839–1913 m. Richard (Tilford) Atherton 1839–1884
        1. 1. Lazarus (William) Atherton 1866–1947
        2. 2. Edward (Gallenion) Atherton 1870–1924
        3. 3. Frances (O) Atherton 1873–
      4. 4. Frances (Ann) Benton 1842–1862 m. Richard (Tilford) Atherton 1839–1884
    6. 6. Erasmus Benton 1809–1853
    7. 7. Altha Benton 1815–
    8. 8. Moses (Henry) Benton 1816–1883
    9. 9. Allen Benton 1818–1859
    10. 10. Jesse (G) Benton 1821–
    11. 11. Althea (T) Benton 1827–1866
  3. 3. Joshua (D) Chapman 1784–1827
  4. 4. Frances Chapman 1785–
  5. 5. Levina Chapman 1795–1807
  6. 6. Nancy Chapman 1797–
  7. 7. Sarah (D) Chapman 1797–1850
  8. 8. Francis (H) Chapman 1798–1857
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Leah) Chapman 1782–1807
  10. 10. Sarah Chapman 1787–1840
  11. 11. Sally Chapman 1794–1847
  12. 12. Frances (H "Fannie") Chapman 1798–1857

Frances Dorsey's Timeline

2 Records

1756
19 Apr 1756
Birth of Frances Griffith Dorsey in Delaware, Baltimore, Maryland
Delaware, Baltimore, Maryland
1811
Aft Jun 1811
Age 55
Death of Frances Griffith Dorsey in Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky
Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1756
    Event Place: Delaware, Baltimore, Maryland
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft Jun 1811
    Event Place: Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky
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