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John Dorsey 1650–1714 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1650

Birth Location: Hole, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 1714

Death Location: Elk Ridge, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Father: Edward Dorsey

Mother: Anne Howard

Spouse(s): Pleasance Ely

Children(s): Edward Dorsey, Deborah Dorsey, Deborah Dorsey, Anne Dorsey, Caleb Dorsey

John Dorsey was born in 1650 in Hole, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States, the child of Edward Dorsey And Anne Howard. John Dorsey married Pleasance Ely, and had children including Anne Dorsey, Caleb Dorsey, Deborah Dorsey, Edward Dorsey. John Dorsey passed away in 1714 in Elk Ridge, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • John Dorsey was born in 1650 in Hole, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States, the child of Edward Dorsey And Anne Howard.
  • John Dorsey married Pleasance Ely, and had children including Anne Dorsey, Caleb Dorsey, Deborah Dorsey, Edward Dorsey.
  • John Dorsey passed away in 1714 in Elk Ridge, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Dorsey's Ancestors

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John Dorsey
1650–1714
Birth Place: Hole, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Parents
Edward Dorsey
1619–1659
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Anne Howard
1619–1694
Anne, Arundel, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Edward Darcy
1590–1639
Hornsbye Castle, Yorkshire, , England
Elizabeth Conyors
1595–1619
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Darcy
1565–1605
Mary Kitson
1567–1644
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Arthur Darcy
1505–1561
Mary Carew
1520–1545
Thomas Kitson
1540–1602
Elizabeth Cornwallis
1549–

John Dorsey's Descendants

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John Dorsey (1650–1714) m. Pleasance Ely (1661–1714)
  1. 1. Edward Dorsey 1677–1701 m. Ruth Hill 1677–1747
    1. 1. John Dorsey 1699–1761 m. Elizabeth Brown 1700–1775 m. Elizabeth Lawrence 1703–1777
      1. 1. Ely Dorsey 1720–1794
      2. 2. Samuel Dorsey 1724–1779
      3. 3. Benjamin Dorsey 1725–
      4. 4. John Dorsey 1728–1815 m. Mary Cummings 1741–1806
        1. 1. Mary Dorsey 1766–1826
        2. 2. Basil Dorsey 1767–1823
        3. 3. Samuel (Thomas) Dorsey 1772–1836
        4. 4. Margaret Dorsey 1773–1822
        5. 5. David (Alexander) Dorsey 1822–1865
        6. 6. Elizabeth Dorsey –1814
        7. 7. William Dorsey –1794
      5. 5. Benjamin Dorsey 1728–
      6. 6. Ruth Dorsey 1731–
      7. 7. Lucy Dorsey 1732–1808
      8. 8. Deborah Dorsey 1735–
      9. 9. Rachel Dorsey 1740–1792
      10. 10. Benjamin Dorsey 1741–
      11. 11. Sophia Dorsey 1743–1762
      12. 12. John Dorsey 1751–1791
      13. 13. Samuel Dorsey –1799
      14. 14. Basil Dorsey 1720–1799 m. Sarah Worthington 1717–1776
        1. 1. Dennis Dorsey 1731–1778
        2. 2. Ariana Dorsey 1732–1798
        3. 3. Caleb Dorsey 1734–1778
        4. 4. Sarah Dorsey 1735–1768
        5. 5. Thomas Dorsey 1737–1790
        6. 6. Basil Dorsey 1738–1761
        7. 7. Elener Dorsey 1742–1833 m. Stephen (Sen.) Fenner 1722–1800
  2. 2. Deborah Dorsey 1652–
  3. 3. Deborah Dorsey 1680–1752
  4. 4. Anne Dorsey 1685–1723
  5. 5. Caleb Dorsey 1685–1742

John Dorsey's Timeline

3 Records

1650
1650
Birth of John Dorsey in Hole, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Hole, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
1714
1714
Age 64
Death of John Dorsey in Elk Ridge, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Elk Ridge, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
1715
22 March 1715
Age 65
Death of John Dorsey in Elk Ridge, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Elk Ridge, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Hole, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1661; Birth city: Anne Arundel; Birth state: MD.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 March 1715
    Event Place: Elk Ridge, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1661; Birth city: Anne Arundel; Birth state: MD.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1714
    Event Place: Elk Ridge, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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