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Joshua Dorsey 1686–1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1686

Birth Location: MD

Death Date: 1747

Death Location: Columbia, Howard County, Maryland, United States of America

Father: Major II

Mother: Sarah Wyatt

Spouse(s): Ann Dorsey

Children(s): Col. Esq, Sarah Dorsey, Philemon Dorsey, Katherine Dorsey, Ann Dorsey, Joshua Dorsey, Charles Dorsey, Elizabeth Dorsey, Henry Dorsey, Rachel Dorsey, John Dorsey, John Sen, Henry Dorsey, Ann Dorsey, Sarah Dorsey, Henry Dorsey

Joshua Dorsey was born in 1686 in MD, the child of Major Edward Dorsey Ii And Sarah Wyatt. In 1698, Joshua Dorsey established residence. Joshua Dorsey married Ann Dorsey, and had children including Ann Dorsey, Charles Dorsey, Col Nicholas Dorsey Esq, Elizabeth Dorsey, Henry Dorsey, John Dorsey, John Ely Dorsey Sen, Joshua Dorsey, Katherine Dorsey, Nicholas Dorsey, Philemon Dorsey, Rachel Dorsey, Sarah Dorsey. Joshua Dorsey passed away in 1747 in Columbia, Howard County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joshua Dorsey was born in 1686 in MD, the child of Major Edward Dorsey Ii And Sarah Wyatt.
  • In 1698, Joshua Dorsey established residence.
  • Joshua Dorsey married Ann Dorsey, and had children including Ann Dorsey, Charles Dorsey, Col Nicholas Dorsey Esq, Elizabeth Dorsey, Henry Dorsey, John Dorsey, John Ely Dorsey Sen, Joshua Dorsey, Katherine Dorsey, Nicholas Dorsey, Philemon Dorsey, Rachel Dorsey, Sarah Dorsey.
  • Joshua Dorsey passed away in 1747 in Columbia, Howard County, Maryland, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Major II
1646–1705
Birth Location: Hole, Anne Arundel, British Colonies, Maryland, USA
MI
Sarah Wyatt
1657–1690
Birth Location: (Anne Arundel), Maryland, USA
SW

Spouses(s)

Ann Dorsey
1692–1771
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
AD

Children(s)

Col. Esq
1725–1792
Birth Location: Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
CE
Sarah Dorsey
1733–1804
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
SD
Philemon Dorsey
1715–1772
Birth Location: Queen Anne Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
PD
Katherine Dorsey
1727–1746
Birth Location: Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
KD
Ann Dorsey
1730–1767
Birth Location: Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
AD
Joshua Dorsey
1722–1790
Birth Location: Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
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Charles Dorsey
1736–1770
Birth Location: Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
CD
Elizabeth Dorsey
1719–1803
Birth Location: St. Ann's Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
ED
Henry Dorsey
1712–1770
Birth Location: Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
HD
Rachel Dorsey
1717–1776
Birth Location: Queen Caroline, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
RD
John Dorsey
1708–1765
Birth Location: –
JD
John Sen
1708–1765
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
JS
Henry Dorsey
1712–1770
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
HD
Ann Dorsey
1730–1767
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, American Colonies, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
AD
Sarah Dorsey
1717–1789
Birth Location: –
SD
Henry Dorsey
1712–1770
Birth Location: St Ann's Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
HD

Joshua Dorsey's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Dorsey
1686–1747
Birth Place: MD
Parents
Major Edward Dorsey, II
1646–1705
Hole, Anne Arundel, British Colonies, Maryland, USA
Sarah Wyatt
1657–1690
(Anne Arundel), Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Edward Darcy\\Dorsey
1619–1659
Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Anne Howard
1619–1686
(Anne Arundel), Maryland, USA
Nicholas Wyatt
1620–1671
Anne Arundel, American Colonies, Maryland, USA
Damaras Stockett
1623–1674
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward D'Arcy
1590–1639
Lady Domegan-Conyors-D'Arcy
1595–1632
Thomas Howard
1560–1639
Ann
1585–1638
Sir Wyott
1588–1644
Margaret Wyatt
1596–1644
Thomas Stockett
1595–1638
Frances Aylesworth
1594–1646
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Colchester
1565–1640
Lady Chiche
1567–1643
John Garter
1570–1634
Barbara Philipson
1559–1585
Sir Stockett
1575–1597
Aylworth, Ayleworth
1542–1614

Joshua Dorsey's Descendants

1.
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Joshua Dorsey (1686–1747) m. Ann Dorsey (1692–1771)
  1. 1. Col. (Nicholas Dorsey) Esq 1725–1792 m. Elizabeth Worthington 1722–1803
    1. 1. Ann Dorsey 1764–1820 m. John Worthington 1763–1829
      1. 1. John (M) Worthington 1794–1879 m. Hannah Coate 1796–1872
        1. 1. Blackford (Coate) Worthington 1823–1877 m. Margaret (Ann) Glenn 1829–1872
        2. 2. William (Jackson) Worthington 1832–1914
        3. 3. Temperance (Ann) Worthington 1819–1890
        4. 4. Catherine (Ann) Worthington 1825–1883
        5. 5. Frances Worthington 1827–
        6. 6. Nancy Worthington 1830–1840
      2. 2. Nicholas (Dorsey) Worthington 1788–1860
        1. 1. John (Thomas) Worthington 1818–1884
      3. 3. Henrietta Worthington 1808–1882
      4. 4. Thomas Worthington 1785–1834
      5. 5. Noah Worthington 1803–1879
      6. 6. Elizabeth Worthington 1806–
      7. 7. Mary (Ann) Worthington 1791–1859 m. Thomas (Beale) Cockey 1787–1868
      8. 8. John Worthington 1804–
      9. 9. Rueben Worthington 1801–1823
      10. 10. Elizabeth Worthington 1782–1834
      11. 11. Marcella (Marial) Worthington 1806–1836
      12. 12. Comfort Worthington 1786–1856
      13. 13. Lloyd (Dorsey) Worthington 1795–1877 m. Elizabeth Ball 1800–1876
        1. 1. Comfort (Ann) Mudd 1826–1864
        2. 2. John (Alexander) Worthington 1836–1894
        3. 3. Amanda (Elizabeth) Lawrence 1831–1907
        4. 4. Francis (Asbury) Worthington 1826–1892
        5. 5. Caleb (Lloyd) Worthington 1832–1895
        6. 6. Nicholas (D) Worthington 1840–1866
      14. 14. Joshua Worthington 1802–1802
      15. 15. Maria (H.) Worthington 1797–1799
      16. 16. Mariah Worthington 1805–1889
    2. 2. Nicholas (Worthington) Dorsey 1759–1821 m. Rachel Warfield 1759–1839
      1. 1. Noah Dorsey 1785–1834 m. Nancy (Anne) Dorsey 1791–1860
        1. 1. Lucetta Dorsey 1820–1821
        2. 2. Samuel (Lloyd) Dorsey 1813–1881
        3. 3. William (Levin) Dorsey 1829–1885
        4. 4. Richard (Joshua) Dorsey 1824–1862
        5. 5. John (Nicholas) Dorsey 1811–1888
        6. 6. Mary (Ann) Walton 1822–1903
        7. 7. Elizabeth (Eveline) Powell 1819–1891
        8. 8. Amanda (Priscilla) Turner 1827–1913
  2. 2. Sarah Dorsey 1733–1804 m. Captain (Bazil Lee) Williams 1730–1799 m. Robert (Shipley) Jr 1713–1770
    1. 1. Lucy (Shipley (HANKS) SPARROW 16) MinLof6thC3xr 1763–1833 m. James Hanks 1759–1810
      1. 1. Nancy Hanks 1784–1818 m. Thomas Lincoln 1780–1851
        1. 1. Abraham Lincoln 1809–1865 m. Mary Todd 1854–1932
        2. 2. Sarah Grigsby 1807–1828 m. Aaron Grigsby 1801–
        3. 3. Thomas (Lincoln) Jr 1812–1812
      2. 2. Tabitha Hanks 1772–1778
      3. 3. Abram Hanks 1759–1833
      4. 4. John Hanks 1783–1861
      5. 5. Rebecca Hanks 1781–1856
      6. 6. Thomas Hanks 1766–1860
      7. 7. Richard Hanks 1780–1840
    2. 2. Anne Shipley 1746–1828 m. David McCord 1740–1818
    3. 3. Mary Shipley 1739–1779 m. Capt (Abraham) Lincoln 1744–1786
      1. 1. J. (J.) Lincoln 1863–
  3. 3. Philemon Dorsey 1715–1772
  4. 4. Katherine Dorsey 1727–1746
  5. 5. Ann Dorsey 1730–1767
  6. 6. Joshua Dorsey 1722–1790
  7. 7. Charles Dorsey 1736–1770
  8. 8. Elizabeth Dorsey 1719–1803
  9. 9. Henry Dorsey 1712–1770
  10. 10. Rachel Dorsey 1717–1776 m. John (Warfield) Jr 1700–1776
    1. 1. Anne Wayman 1741–1802 m. John (Wayman) Sr 1727–1793
      1. 1. Mary (Polly) Wayman 1768–1827 m. Joshua Crow 1760–1830
        1. 1. John (Wayman Crow) Sr 1794–1860
        2. 2. Albion (Throckmorton Crow) Sr 1790–1864
        3. 3. Wayman Crow 1808–1885
        4. 4. Henry (W.) Crow 1803–1876
        5. 5. Anne (Wayman) McCreery 1792–1869
        6. 6. Phillips Crow 1806–1868
  11. 11. John Dorsey 1708–1765
  12. 12. John (Ely Dorsey) Sen 1708–1765 m. Elizabeth Worthington 1722–1803
    1. 1. Ann (Dorsey) Davis 1745–1769
    2. 2. Eleanor (Wells) Dorsey 1743–1833
    3. 3. Elizabeth Dorsey 1749–1824 m. Samuel Boggess 1742–1825
      1. 1. Alonzo Boggess 1795–1848
    4. 4. Richard Dorsey 1756–1826
    5. 5. Anne Dorsey 1748–1832
    6. 6. Caleb Dorsey 1740–1795
    7. 7. John Dorsey 1751–1815
    8. 8. John Dorsey 1734–1815
    9. 9. Achsah Dorsey 1746–1799
  13. 13. Henry Dorsey 1712–1770
  14. 14. Ann Dorsey 1730–1767
  15. 15. Sarah Dorsey 1717–1789
  16. 16. Henry Dorsey 1712–1770

Joshua Dorsey's Timeline

9 Records

1686
15 June 1686
Birth of Joshua Dorsey in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
1686
1686
Birth of Joshua Dorsey in MD
MD
1698
1698-1731
Age 12
Joshua Dorsey resided here
None
1702
1702
Age 16
Joshua Dorsey resided here in Elk Ridge Hundred, Baltimore County, MD
Elk Ridge Hundred, Baltimore County, MD
1747
Abt 1747
Age 61
Joshua Dorsey resided here in Anne Arundel, Maryland
Anne Arundel, Maryland
1747
8 November 1747
Age 61
Death of Joshua Dorsey in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
1747
8 Nov 1747
Age 61
Death of Joshua Dorsey in Columbia, Howard, Maryland, USA
Columbia, Howard, Maryland, USA
1747
1747
Age 61
Death of Joshua Dorsey in Anne Arundel, Maryland
Anne Arundel, Maryland
1747
14 Nov 1747
Age 61
Joshua Dorsey - Probate in Maryland, USA
Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 June 1686
    Event Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 45
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 659.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JCP
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1686
    Event Place: MD
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 659.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JCP
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1698-1731
    Record Source: Maryland Archives

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1702
    Event Place: Elk Ridge Hundred, Baltimore County, MD
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1747
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books; Author: Maryland. Prerogative Court; Probate Place: Maryland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1747
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books; Author: Maryland. Prerogative Court; Probate Place: Maryland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: Maryland Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The Dorsey Family : Descendants of Edward Darcy-Dorsey of Virginia and Maryland for Five Generations and Allied Families
    [2] Ancestral study of four families, Roberts, Griffith, Cartwright, Simpson
    [3] Genealogy of the Griffith family : the descendants of William and Sarah MacCubbin Griffith

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 November 1747
    Event Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] Maryland, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books; Author: Maryland. Prerogative Court; Probate Place: Maryland
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1747
    Event Place: Columbia, Howard, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1747
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Columbia, Howard County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1747
    Event Place: Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books; Author: Maryland. Prerogative Court; Probate Place: Maryland
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