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Joshua Dorsey 1686–1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1686

Birth Location: Anne Arundel Co., Maryland

Death Date: 08 Nov 1747

Death Location: his home, "Major's Choice", Baltimore (now Howard) Co., Maryland

Father: Edward Dorsey

Mother: Sarah Wyatt

Spouse(s): Anne Ridgely

Children(s): Philemon Dorsey, Henry Dorsey, Rachel Dorsey, Joshua Dorsey, Nicholas Dorsey, Catherine Dorsey, Anne Dorsey, Sarah Dorsey, Charles Dorsey, Elizabeth Dorsey

Joshua Dorsey was born in 1686 in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, the child of Edward Dorsey And Sarah Wyatt. Joshua Dorsey married Anne Ridgely, and had children including Anne Dorsey, Catherine Dorsey, Charles Dorsey, Elizabeth Dorsey, Henry Dorsey, Joshua Dorsey, Nicholas Dorsey, Philemon Dorsey, Rachel Dorsey, Sarah Dorsey. Joshua Dorsey passed away in 1747 in his home, "Major's Choice", Baltimore (now Howard) Co., Maryland.

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Biography

  • Joshua Dorsey was born in 1686 in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, the child of Edward Dorsey And Sarah Wyatt.
  • Joshua Dorsey married Anne Ridgely, and had children including Anne Dorsey, Catherine Dorsey, Charles Dorsey, Elizabeth Dorsey, Henry Dorsey, Joshua Dorsey, Nicholas Dorsey, Philemon Dorsey, Rachel Dorsey, Sarah Dorsey.
  • Joshua Dorsey passed away in 1747 in his home, "Major's Choice", Baltimore (now Howard) Co., Maryland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Dorsey
1645–1705
Birth Location: Lower Norfolk Co., Virginia
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Sarah Wyatt
1657–1690
Birth Location: Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
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Spouses(s)

Anne Ridgely
1691–1771
Birth Location: Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
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Children(s)

Philemon Dorsey
1715–1772
Birth Location: his parents' home, "Brother's Partnership", Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
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Henry Dorsey
1712–1770
Birth Location: Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
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Rachel Dorsey
1717–1775
Birth Location: Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
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Joshua Dorsey
1723–1790
Birth Location: Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
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Nicholas Dorsey
1725–1792
Birth Location: Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
ND
Catherine Dorsey
1727–1746
Birth Location: Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
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Anne Dorsey
1730–1767
Birth Location: Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
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Sarah Dorsey
1733–1771
Birth Location: Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
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Charles Dorsey
1736–1770
Birth Location: Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
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Elizabeth Dorsey
1719–1803
Birth Location: Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
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Joshua Dorsey's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Dorsey
1686–1747
Birth Place: Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Parents
Edward Dorsey
1645–1705
Lower Norfolk Co., Virginia
Sarah Wyatt
1657–1690
Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Grandparents
Nicholas Wyatt
1620–1673
Anne Arundel, Maryland, American Colonies
Damaris Stockett
1625–1674
England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Wyott
1588–1644
Margaret Wyatt
1596–1644
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Dorsey's Descendants

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Joshua Dorsey (1686–08 Nov 1747) m. Anne Ridgely (Bet. 1691–1692–Bet. 17 Oct–11 Dec 1771)
  1. 1. Philemon Dorsey 1715–1772 m. Catherine Ridgely 1723–1749 m. Rachel Lawrence 1739–1808
    1. 1. Philemon Dorsey 1744–1807 m. Anne Dorsey 1748–
      1. 1. John Dorsey 1774–1805 m. Elizabeth Stringer 1780–1850
        1. 1. Samuel (Stringer) Dorsey 1803–1860 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Rollins 1815–1844
        2. 2. Richard (Stringer) Dorsey 1800–1880
        3. 3. Anne Dorsey 1799–1889
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Stringer) Dorsey 1804–1870
        5. 5. John Dorsey 1805–1880
      2. 2. George Dorsey 1775–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Dorsey 1776–1860
      4. 4. Mary Dorsey 1780–
      5. 5. Anne Dorsey 1770–
      6. 6. Catherine Dorsey 1787–1869
      7. 7. Eleanor Dorsey 1780–1850
    2. 2. Anne Dorsey 1740–1791
    3. 3. Elizabeth Dorsey 1742–1780
    4. 4. Catherine (Ridgely) Dorsey 1745–1785
    5. 5. Sarah Dorsey 1747–
    6. 6. Amelia Dorsey 1749–1807
    7. 7. Joshua Dorsey 1762–1818
    8. 8. Henrietta Dorsey 1766–
    9. 9. Ariana Dorsey 1769–1807
  2. 2. Henry Dorsey 1712–1770
  3. 3. Rachel Dorsey 1717–1775
  4. 4. Joshua Dorsey 1723–1790
  5. 5. Nicholas Dorsey 1725–1792
  6. 6. Catherine Dorsey 1727–1746
  7. 7. Anne Dorsey 1730–1767
  8. 8. Sarah Dorsey 1733–1771
  9. 9. Charles Dorsey 1736–1770
  10. 10. Elizabeth Dorsey 1719–1803

Joshua Dorsey's Timeline

2 Records

1686
1686
Birth of Joshua Dorsey in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
1747
08 Nov 1747
Age 61
Death of Joshua Dorsey in his home, "Major's Choice", Baltimore (now Howard) Co., Maryland
his home, "Major's Choice", Baltimore (now Howard) Co., Maryland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1686
    Event Place: Anne Arundel Co., Maryland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Nov 1747
    Event Place: his home, "Major's Choice", Baltimore (now Howard) Co., Maryland
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