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Henry Dorsey 1750–1808 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: Delaware, Baltimore, Maryland

Death Date: 21 November 1808

Death Location: MD, USA

Father: Nicholas *

Mother: Sarah Griffith

Spouse(s): Martha None

Children(s): Dennis Dorsey

Henry Dorsey was born in 1750 in Delaware, Baltimore, Maryland, the child of Nicholas Hughes Dorsey Judge Col And Sarah Howard Griffith. Henry Dorsey married Martha, and had children including Dennis Dorsey. Henry Dorsey passed away in 1808 in MD, USA.

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Biography

  • Henry Dorsey was born in 1750 in Delaware, Baltimore, Maryland, the child of Nicholas Hughes Dorsey Judge Col And Sarah Howard Griffith.
  • Henry Dorsey married Martha, and had children including Dennis Dorsey.
  • Henry Dorsey passed away in 1808 in MD, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas *
1713–1779
Birth Location: Majors, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
N*
Sarah Griffith
1718–1794
Birth Location: Saint Annes Parish, Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland
SG

Spouses(s)

Martha None
1750–1827
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

Dennis Dorsey
1769–1815
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
DD

Henry Dorsey's Ancestors

Self
Henry Dorsey
1750–1808
Birth Place: Delaware, Baltimore, Maryland
Parents
Nicholas Hughes Dorsey (Judge) Col *
1713–1779
Majors, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Sarah (Howard) Griffith
1718–1794
Saint Annes Parish, Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Grandparents
Nicholas Dorsey
1690–1717
Middle Neck Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Orlando Griffith
1688–1757
Middle Neck Parish, Anne Arundel County, Province of Maryland
KATHERINE (GREENBERRY) HOWARD
1702–1783
Maryland City, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
John Howard
1667–1703
KATHERINE Greenberry
1672–1703
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Susannah Norwood
1620–1695

Henry Dorsey's Descendants

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Henry Dorsey (1750–21 November 1808) m. Martha (1750–Apr 14, 1827)
  1. 1. Dennis Dorsey 1769–1815 m. Terusha Elder 1767–1843
    1. 1. Samuel (Dorsey) Sr. 1789–1886 m. Isabelle Richey 1798–1866
      1. 1. Dennis Dorsey 1823–1880 m. Elizabeth Allen 1823–1894
        1. 1. Samuel (Edward) Dorsey 1852–1928 m. Liddy Campbell 1853–1937

Henry Dorsey's Timeline

4 Records

1750
1750
Birth of Henry Dorsey in Delaware, Baltimore, Maryland
Delaware, Baltimore, Maryland
1786
21 Feb 1786
Age 36
Henry Dorsey was married in Baltimore County, Maryland
Baltimore County, Maryland
1807
16 Jun 1807
Age 57
Henry Dorsey was married In Early Montgomery Co. Churches, Montgomery County, Maryland
Early Montgomery Co. Churches, Montgomery County, Maryland
1808
21 November 1808
Age 58
Death of Henry Dorsey in MD, USA
MD, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Delaware, Baltimore, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1786
    Event Place: Baltimore County, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1807
    Event Place: Early Montgomery Co. Churches, Montgomery County, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 November 1808
    Event Place: MD, USA
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