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Frances Griffith Dorsey 1765–1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Bef. 1765

Birth Location: St. Thomas Parish, Delaware Hundred, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Death Date: Aft. 1814

Death Location: Ohio County, Kentucky

Father: Judge II

Mother: Sarah Griffith

Spouse(s): Joshua Chapman

Children(s): Sarah Chapman, Altha Chapman, Leah Chapman, Moses Chapman, Joshua Jr., Levina Chapman, Nancy Chapman, Moses Chapman, Frances Chapman

In 1765, Frances Griffith Dorsey entered the world in St. Thomas Parish, Delaware Hundred, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, born to Judge Col Nicholas Dorsey Ii And Sarah Griffith. Frances Griffith Dorsey married Joshua Chapman, and had children including Altha Chapman, Frances Fanney H Chapman, Joshua Chapman Jr, Leah Chapman, Levina Chapman, Moses K Chapman, Nancy Chapman, Sarah Sally D Chapman. Frances Griffith Dorsey passed away in 1814 in Ohio County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • In 1765, Frances Griffith Dorsey entered the world in St. Thomas Parish, Delaware Hundred, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, born to Judge Col Nicholas Dorsey Ii And Sarah Griffith.
  • Frances Griffith Dorsey married Joshua Chapman, and had children including Altha Chapman, Frances Fanney H Chapman, Joshua Chapman Jr, Leah Chapman, Levina Chapman, Moses K Chapman, Nancy Chapman, Sarah Sally D Chapman.
  • Frances Griffith Dorsey passed away in 1814 in Ohio County, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Judge II
1712–1780
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
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Sarah Griffith
1718–1794
Birth Location: Anne Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland
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Spouses(s)

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

Children(s)

Sarah Chapman
1795–1832
Birth Location: St. Thomas Parish, Delaware Hundred, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
SC
Altha Chapman
1781–1847
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Leah Chapman
1782–1807
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
LC
Moses Chapman
1790–1883
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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Joshua Jr.
1785–1827
Birth Location: Maryland
JJ
Levina Chapman
1795–1807
Birth Location: Maryland
LC
Nancy Chapman
1797–
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
NC
Moses Chapman
1792–1817
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
MC
Frances Chapman
1798–1857
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
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Frances Dorsey's Ancestors

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Frances Dorsey
1765–1814
Birth Place: St. Thomas Parish, Delaware Hundred, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Parents
Judge \ Col Nicholas Dorsey II
1712–1780
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Sarah Griffith
1718–1794
Anne Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Grandparents
Nicholas (Dorsey) Sr.
1690–1717
Major's Choice, Anne Arundel County, Province of Maryland
Frances Hughes
1692–1725
St. James' Parish, Anne Arundel County, Province of Maryland
Orlando Griffith
1688–1757
Middlnck Hndrd, Anne Arndl, Maryland, USA
Katherine Howard
1703–1783
Maryland City, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Cpt. Jr.
1667–1703
Katherine Greenberry
1672–1703
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Susannah (Stevens-Howard)
1620–1695

Frances Dorsey's Descendants

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Frances (Griffith) Dorsey (Bef. 1765–Aft. 1814) m. Joshua Chapman (20 January 1755–June 1811)
  1. 1. Sarah ("Sally" D) Chapman 1795–1832
  2. 2. Altha Chapman 1781–1847
  3. 3. Leah Chapman 1782–1807
  4. 4. Moses (K) Chapman 1790–1883
  5. 5. Joshua (Chapman) Jr. 1785–1827
  6. 6. Levina Chapman 1795–1807
  7. 7. Nancy Chapman 1797–
  8. 8. Moses (K) Chapman 1792–1817
  9. 9. Frances ("Fanney" H.) Chapman 1798–1857 m. Joseph Bennett 1792–1863
    1. 1. Altha (A.) Foster 1831–1855
    2. 2. Vandrassa Bennett 1840–1840
    3. 3. Minerva (L.) Bennett 1835–1845
    4. 4. William (G.) Bennett 1819–1839
    5. 5. Henry (Mack) Bennett 1826–1864
    6. 6. Virgil (P.) Bennett 1845–1863
    7. 7. Delilah (Vitula) Carson 1833–1902
    8. 8. Frances (D) Barnett 1821–1878
    9. 9. Matilda Bennett 1816–1853
    10. 10. Joseph (V) Bennett 1840–1863
    11. 11. Altha (A) Bennett 1831–1855
    12. 12. Ruth (Ann) Bennett 1828–1889
    13. 13. Reuben (Allen) Bennett 1824–1855
    14. 14. Minerva (E) Bennett 1818–1835
    15. 15. Hannah (Adaline) Bennett 1838–1884
    16. 16. Mary (P) Bennett 1821–1878 m. Lorenzo (Dow) Cooper 1819–1887 m. Joseph (Conditt) Barnett 1818–1893
      1. 1. John (Dillard) Cooper 1856–1950 m. Sarah (Ann) Graham 1856–1939
        1. 1. Oren Cooper 1886–1927 m. Mable Langeworthy 1890–1975
        2. 2. Fern Cooper 1898–
        3. 3. Elbert Cooper 1882–
        4. 4. Charles (C) Cooper 1884–1949 m. Chlora (M.) McGee 1894–1977
        5. 5. Merril Cooper 1887–
        6. 6. Myrtle Cooper 1889– m. Clarence Hawkings 1886–
        7. 7. Pearl Cooper 1879–
        8. 8. Arthur (Callie) Cooper 1878–1951 m. Lillie (D) Ray 1878–
      2. 2. Alice (Powell) Cooper 1851–1914 m. William (Jasper) Riley 1848–1932
        1. 1. Lora (Pearl) Riley 1882–1969
        2. 2. Flora (Belle) Riley 1884–1930
        3. 3. Wade (Hampton) Riley 1877–1953
        4. 4. Marylee Wilson 1898–1989
        5. 5. Marion (Calhoun) Riley 1870–1925
        6. 6. Mary (Lee) Riley 1898–
      3. 3. Lelila Cooper 1851–
      4. 4. Delia (M) COOPER 1849–1885 m. William (V) Crowe 1847–1923
        1. 1. Amy (Virginia) Crowe 1870–1940
      5. 5. Francis (M.) Cooper 1845–1885 m. Monroe Tinsley 1840–
        1. 1. Simon (B. B.) Tinsley 1867–
        2. 2. Mary (M.) Tinsley 1868–
        3. 3. Effie (L) Tinsley 1870–
      6. 6. Joshua Cooper 1844–1885
      7. 7. Samuel (P.) Cooper 1857–1937 m. Lucy ("Belle ") Hix 1858–1915
        1. 1. Noel (Hix) Cooper 1883–
        2. 2. Robert (L) Cooper 1888–
        3. 3. Samuel (R) Cooper 1895–
        4. 4. Nina (M) Cooper 1896–
      8. 8. Sarah (A) Cooper 1853–1855
      9. 9. Joseph (A) Cooper 1853–1855
      10. 10. Ruth Cooper 1862–1864
      11. 11. Matilda (E) Barnett 1842–1925
      12. 12. Mary (Delila) Crow 1849–1873
      13. 13. Infant Cooper 1865–1865

Frances Dorsey's Timeline

2 Records

1765
Bef. 1765
Birth of Frances Griffith Dorsey in St. Thomas Parish, Delaware Hundred, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
St. Thomas Parish, Delaware Hundred, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1814
Aft. 1814
Age 49
Death of Frances Griffith Dorsey in Ohio County, Kentucky
Ohio County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bef. 1765
    Event Place: St. Thomas Parish, Delaware Hundred, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1814
    Event Place: Ohio County, Kentucky
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