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Mary Ann Dorsey 1756–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1756

Birth Location: Harford County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 9 Apr 1798

Death Location: Harford County, Maryland, USA

Father: Greenberry Dorsey

Mother: Frances Frisby

Spouse(s): None None

Children(s): Benedict Hanson, Amanda Hanson, Greenbury Hanson

Mary Ann Dorsey was born in 1756 in Harford County, Maryland, USA, the child of Greenberry Dorsey And Frances Holland Frisby. In 1776, Mary Ann Dorsey resided in Spesutia Lower Hundred, Harford County, MD. Mary Ann Dorsey had children including Amanda Frances Hanson, Benedict Hollis Hanson, Greenbury Dorsey Hanson. Mary Ann Dorsey passed away in 1798 in Harford County, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Ann Dorsey was born in 1756 in Harford County, Maryland, USA, the child of Greenberry Dorsey And Frances Holland Frisby.
  • In 1776, Mary Ann Dorsey resided in Spesutia Lower Hundred, Harford County, MD.
  • Mary Ann Dorsey had children including Amanda Frances Hanson, Benedict Hollis Hanson, Greenbury Dorsey Hanson.
  • Mary Ann Dorsey passed away in 1798 in Harford County, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Greenberry Dorsey
1729–1798
Birth Location: Saint Paul Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
GD
Frances Frisby
1741–1776
Birth Location: Westminister Parish, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
FF

Spouses(s)

None None
1748–1789
Birth Location: Lower Harford, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Children(s)

Benedict Hanson
1785–1854
Birth Location: Harford County, Maryland, USA
BH
Amanda Hanson
1786–1873
Birth Location: Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
AH
Greenbury Hanson
1781–1807
Birth Location: –
GH

Mary Dorsey's Ancestors

Self
Mary Dorsey
1756–1798
Birth Place: Harford County, Maryland, USA
Parents
Greenberry Dorsey
1729–1798
Saint Paul Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Frances (Holland) Frisby
1741–1776
Westminister Parish, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Captain (Greenberry) Dorsey
1710–1782
St Annes, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Mary Belt
1713–1748
Ann Arundel Co., MD
Peregrine Frisby
1711–1747
Saint Stephens Parish, Cecil, Maryland, Colonial America
Mary Holland
1721–1749
Baltimore County, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Comfort (Stimson)
1680–1747
Lucy Lawrence
1685–1719
Thomas Frisby
1681–1716
Frances Wells
1682–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin II
1656–1685
Elizabeth (Talbot)
1656–1690
William Frisby
1652–1713
Mary Carpenter
1664–1699
Capt. Wells
1644–1696

Mary Dorsey's Descendants

1.
MD
Mary (Ann) Dorsey (2 Aug 1756–9 Apr 1798) m. (22 Feb 1748–10 May 1789)
  1. 1. Benedict (Hollis) Hanson 1785–1854 m. Ann Mathews 1785–
    1. 1. Benedick (Henry Hanson) Judge 1809–1882 m. Lydia (S) Barnes 1809–1881
      1. 1. Ford (Barnes) Hanson 1831–1880 m. Ann (Eliza) Greenland 1835–1864 m. Mary (Catherine) Wakeland 1850–1930
        1. 1. Frederick Hanson 1857–1940 m. Elizabeth PRESTON 1861–1946
        2. 2. Arthur (G) Hanson 1859–1935
        3. 3. Fredrick Hanson 1859–
        4. 4. Ann (Elizabeth) Hanson 1869–
      2. 2. Aquilla (Brown) Hanson 1833–1906 m. Ann (Elizabeth) Middleton 1846–1928
        1. 1. Aquila (Brown) Hanson 1880–1955 m. Eleanor (Gettings) Williams 1884–1926
        2. 2. Benedict (Henry Hanson) II 1866–1944 m. Rebecca (Janney) Cox 1878–
        3. 3. Samuel (Smith Patterson) Hanson 1869–1937
        4. 4. William (Brown) Hanson 1875–1941
        5. 5. John (Middleton) Hanson 1865–1934
        6. 6. Laura (Duvall) Hanson 1871–1959
      3. 3. Benedict (Henry Hanson) Jr. 1835–1882 m. Susan Hanson 1839–1919
        1. 1. Mattie (G) Hanson 1868–1890
        2. 2. Harriet Hays 1867–1896
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Walker) Dean 1862–1928
      4. 4. Mary (A) Hanson 1839–1909
      5. 5. Orsena (B) Hanson 1849–1932
      6. 6. David (Harlan) Hanson 1852–1924
    2. 2. Hanson 1813–
  2. 2. Amanda (Frances) Hanson 1786–1873
  3. 3. Greenbury (Dorsey) Hanson 1781–1807

Mary Dorsey's Timeline

3 Records

1756
2 Aug 1756
Birth of Mary Ann Dorsey in Harford County, Maryland, USA
Harford County, Maryland, USA
1776
1776
Age 20
Mary Ann Dorsey resided here in Spesutia Lower Hundred, Harford County, MD
Spesutia Lower Hundred, Harford County, MD
1798
9 Apr 1798
Age 42
Death of Mary Ann Dorsey in Harford County, Maryland, USA
Harford County, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1756
    Event Place: Harford County, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Spesutia Lower Hundred, Harford County, MD
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1798
    Event Place: Harford County, Maryland, USA
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