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Joshua Edward Dorsey 1653–1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1653

Birth Location: Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 21 Jun 1688

Death Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA

Father: Sir Dorsey

Mother: ANNE HOWARD

Spouse(s): Sarah RICHARDSON, Sarah Richardson, Pleasance Ely, Sarah Wyatt, Mary Richardson, Sarah Richardson

Children(s): Mary Dorsey, John Dorsey, Col Dorsey, John Dorsey, John DORSEY, John Dorsey, Edward Dorsey, Charles Dorsey, Ann Dorsey, Larkin Dorsey, Francis Dorsey, Hannah Dorsey, Sarah Dorsey, Edward Dorsey, Benjamin Dorsey

Joshua Edward Dorsey was born in 1653 in Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA, the child of Sir Edward Dorsey And Anne Howard. Joshua Edward Dorsey married Margaret Larkin, Mary Richardson, Pleasance Ely, Sarah Richardson, Sarah Wyatt, and had children including Ann Dorsey, Benjamin Dorsey, Caleb Dorsey, Charles Dorsey, Col John 1688 Dorsey, Deborah Dorsey, Edward Dorsey, Francis Dorsey, Hannah Dorsey, John Dorsey, Larkin Dorsey, Mary Virginia Dorsey, Sallie Webster Dorsey, Samuel Dorsey, Sarah Dorsey. Joshua Edward Dorsey passed away in 1688 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Joshua Edward Dorsey was born in 1653 in Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA, the child of Sir Edward Dorsey And Anne Howard.
  • Joshua Edward Dorsey married Margaret Larkin, Mary Richardson, Pleasance Ely, Sarah Richardson, Sarah Wyatt, and had children including Ann Dorsey, Benjamin Dorsey, Caleb Dorsey, Charles Dorsey, Col John 1688 Dorsey, Deborah Dorsey, Edward Dorsey, Francis Dorsey, Hannah Dorsey, John Dorsey, Larkin Dorsey, Mary Virginia Dorsey, Sallie Webster Dorsey, Samuel Dorsey, Sarah Dorsey.
  • Joshua Edward Dorsey passed away in 1688 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Joshua Dorsey's Ancestors

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Joshua Dorsey
1653–1688
Birth Place: Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Parents
Sir Edward Dorsey
1619–1659
Town, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
ANNE HOWARD
1619–1694
Anne, Arundel, Maryland, American Colonies
Grandparents
Edward (Henry Augustus (Sir) Dorsey \Darcy \) D'Arcy
1590–1639
Hornsby Castle, Yorkshire, England, UK
Elizabeth ((Lady) Conyors (Dorsey \ Darcy \) D'Arcy)
1595–1632
Hornsby Castle, Yorkshire, England, UK
Sir ("Honorable" Matthew) Howard
1609–1659
Wardour Castle, Tisbury, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lord Colchester
1565–1640
Lady Kytson
1567–1643
Sir ll
1570–1634
Lady Conyers
1574–1647
Thomas Howard
1560–1639
Lady Philipson
1583–1637
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord IV
1506–1558
Lady Chiche
1510–1565
John Sir
1544–1610
Agnes Conyers
1546–1598
Lady Arundell
1538–1591
Lady Sandys
1559–1585

Joshua Dorsey's Descendants

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Joshua (Edward) Dorsey (1653–21 Jun 1688) m. Sarah RICHARDSON (1631–1705) m. Sarah Richardson (1627–1705) m. Pleasance Ely (–Bef. 14 Aug 1734) m. Sarah Wyatt (1657–) m. Mary Richardson (1640–15 May 1704) m. Sarah Richardson (14 Oct 1666–1705)
  1. 1. Mary (Virginia) Dorsey 1666–1744 m. William GUDGEON 1666–1728 m. William (T.) Watson 1840–
    1. 1. Thomas Gudgeon 1685–1807 m. Maria (Barbara) Mayer 1685–1741
      1. 1. Alice (Elsie) Gudgeon 1706–1773 m. George (Giles) STEPHENS 1705–1778
        1. 1. Edward Stevens 1747–1823 m. Elizabeth Greene 1745– m. Jemima Green 1750–1790 m. Lucretia Kelly –1829 m. Elizabeth (mnu) Stevens 1775–
        2. 2. Giles Stevens 1723–1807
        3. 3. Ephraim Stevens 1740–1814
        4. 4. James Stevens 1725–1798
        5. 5. Thomas Stevens 1745–1814
        6. 6. Mary Stevens 1752–
        7. 7. WILLIAM STEPHENS 1721–
        8. 8. Ephraim Stephens 1740–1814
        9. 9. James Stevens 1730–1798
      2. 2. Steven Gudgeon 1707–1780
      3. 3. Thomas Gudgeon 1720–1767
      4. 4. Thomas Gudgeon 1720–1767
      5. 5. Alice Gudgeon 1706–
  2. 2. John Dorsey 1682–1774
  3. 3. Col (John 1688) Dorsey 1688–1764
  4. 4. John Dorsey 1664–1715
  5. 5. John DORSEY 1682–1736
  6. 6. John Dorsey 1652–1736
  7. 7. Edward Dorsey 1700–1753
  8. 8. Charles Dorsey 1698–
  9. 9. Ann Dorsey 1702–
  10. 10. Larkin Dorsey 1694–1712
  11. 11. Francis Dorsey 1696–1749
  12. 12. Hannah Dorsey 1679–1704
  13. 13. Sarah Dorsey 1678–
  14. 14. Edward Dorsey 1677–1701
  15. 15. Benjamin Dorsey 1690–

Joshua Dorsey's Timeline

2 Records

1653
1653
Birth of Joshua Edward Dorsey in Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
1688
21 Jun 1688
Age 35
Death of Joshua Edward Dorsey in Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1653
    Event Place: Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1688
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA

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