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Joshua Dorsey 1654–1681 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1654

Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 1681

Death Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Father: Edward Dorsey

Mother: Anne Dorsey

Spouse(s): Sarah Richardson, Sarah Richardson

Children(s): Mary Dorsey

Joshua Dorsey was born in 1654 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States, the child of Edward Charles Dorsey And Anne Howard Dorsey. Joshua Dorsey married Sarah Richardson, and had children including Mary Dorsey. Joshua Dorsey passed away in 1681 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • Joshua Dorsey was born in 1654 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States, the child of Edward Charles Dorsey And Anne Howard Dorsey.
  • Joshua Dorsey married Sarah Richardson, and had children including Mary Dorsey.
  • Joshua Dorsey passed away in 1681 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Dorsey
1620–1659
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Anne Dorsey
1619–1694
Birth Location: Anne, Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Richardson
1631–1705
Birth Location: England
SR
Sarah Richardson
1666–1705
Birth Location: Anne, Maryland, United States
SR

Children(s)

Mary Dorsey
1666–
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
MD

Joshua Dorsey's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Dorsey
1654–1681
Birth Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Parents
Edward Charles Dorsey
1620–1659
Essex, England
Anne (Howard) Dorsey
1619–1694
Anne, Arundel, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
EDWARD DARCY
1590–1639
Hornsbye Castle, Yorkshire, England
ELIZABETH CONYORS
1595–1619
Matthew Howard
1609–1659
Wardour, Wiltshire, , England
Anne Hall
1609–1640
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Dorsey's Descendants

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Joshua Dorsey (1654–1681) m. Sarah Richardson (1631–1705) m. Sarah Richardson (14 Oct 1666–1705)
  1. 1. Mary Dorsey 1666– m. William Gudgeon 1666–
    1. 1. Thomas Gudgeon 1685– m. Mary Gudgeon 1685–1741
      1. 1. Alice (Elsie) Gudgeon 1706– m. George (Giles) Stephens 1705–1778
        1. 1. George (Giles Stephens) Jr 1719–1788 m. Avarilla (Heathcoat) Pickett 1739–
        2. 2. Ephraim Stephens 1740–1814
        3. 3. James Stephens 1733–1798

Joshua Dorsey's Timeline

2 Records

1654
1654
Birth of Joshua Dorsey in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
1681
1681
Age 27
Death of Joshua Dorsey in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1654
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1681
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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