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Nicholas Dorsey 1690–1717 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1690

Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Death Date: 28 Sep 1717

Death Location: Columbia, Howard County, Maryland, USA

Father: Edward Jr

Mother: Sarah Wyatt

Spouse(s): Francis Hughes

Children(s): Nicholas Dorsey

The story of Nicholas Dorsey began in 1690 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Nicholas Dorsey married Francis Hughes, and had children including Nicholas Dorsey. Nicholas Dorsey passed away in 1717 in Columbia, Howard County, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Nicholas Dorsey began in 1690 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
  • Nicholas Dorsey married Francis Hughes, and had children including Nicholas Dorsey.
  • Nicholas Dorsey passed away in 1717 in Columbia, Howard County, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nicholas Dorsey's Ancestors

Self
Nicholas Dorsey
1690–1717
Birth Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Parents
Edward Dorsey Jr
1643–1705
Virginia
Sarah Wyatt
1650–1692
Anne Arundel, Maryland Colony
Grandparents
Edward (Dorsey \ Darcy) DNA1
1620–1659
unknown
Ann
1610–
England
Nicholas (Wyatt) DNA
1625–1673
England
Damaris
1623–1673
Great-Grandparents
Samuel ?
1600–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nicholas Dorsey's Descendants

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Nicholas Dorsey (1690–28 Sep 1717) m. Francis Hughes (18 May 1692–1757)
  1. 1. Nicholas Dorsey 1712–1780 m. Sarah Griffith 1718–1794
    1. 1. Francis (Griffith) Dorsey 1755–1811 m. joshua chapman 1755–1811
      1. 1. Altha chapman 1781–1847 m. benjamin benton 1777–1862
        1. 1. Erasmus benton 1809–1853 m. Elizabeth Howard 1809–1886
        2. 2. Nathan (Chapman) Benton 1803–1873
        3. 3. Joseph (Talbott) Benton 1802–1891
        4. 4. Allen Benton 1818–1859
        5. 5. Altha (Tivis) Allen 1827–1866
    2. 2. Lydia Dorsey 1740–
    3. 3. Rachel Dorsey 1737–
    4. 4. Catherine Dorsey 1744–1814
    5. 5. Charles Dorsey 1744–1814

Nicholas Dorsey's Timeline

4 Records

1690
1690
Birth of Nicholas Dorsey in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
1709
20 December 1709
Age 19
Nicholas Dorsey was married in Anne Arundel Co, MD
Anne Arundel Co, MD
1717
12 Sep 1717
Age 27
Death of Nicholas Dorsey in majors choice, anne arundel
majors choice, anne arundel
1717
28 Sep 1717
Age 27
Burial of Nicholas Dorsey in Columbia, Howard County, Maryland, USA
Columbia, Howard County, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1689; Birth city: Anne Arundel Co; Birth state: MD
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 5960.008; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 December 1709
    Event Place: Anne Arundel Co, MD
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1689; Birth city: Anne Arundel Co; Birth state: MD

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1717
    Event Place: majors choice, anne arundel
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1689; Birth city: Anne Arundel Co; Birth state: MD
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1717
    Event Place: Columbia, Howard County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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