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Nicholas Dorsey 1712–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1712

Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 28 May 1780

Death Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Father: Nicholas Dorsey

Mother: Frances Hughes

Spouse(s): Sarah Griffith

Children(s): Lydia Dorsey

Nicholas Dorsey was born in 1712 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, the child of Nicholas Dorsey And Frances Hughes. Nicholas Dorsey married Sarah Griffith, and had children including Lydia Dorsey. Nicholas Dorsey passed away in 1780 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • Nicholas Dorsey was born in 1712 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, the child of Nicholas Dorsey And Frances Hughes.
  • Nicholas Dorsey married Sarah Griffith, and had children including Lydia Dorsey.
  • Nicholas Dorsey passed away in 1780 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Dorsey
1689–1717
Birth Location: Majors, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Frances Hughes
1692–1717
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Griffith
1718–1794
Birth Location: Anne Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States,
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Children(s)

Lydia Dorsey
1740–1814
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
LD

Nicholas Dorsey's Ancestors

Self
Nicholas Dorsey
1712–1780
Birth Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Parents
Nicholas Dorsey
1689–1717
Majors, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Frances Hughes
1692–1717
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Edward Dorsey
1646–1705
Virginia, United States
Sarah Wyatt
1657–1690
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Thomas HUGHES
1667–
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Lydia
1667–
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nicholas Dorsey's Descendants

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Nicholas Dorsey (1712–28 May 1780) m. Sarah Griffith (13 May 1718–1 Sep 1794)
  1. 1. Lydia Dorsey 1740–1814 m. Charles Dorsey 1736–1809
    1. 1. Greenbury Dorsey 1764–1836 m. Sarah Hobbs 1765–
      1. 1. Ruth Dorsey 1780–1846 m. George (Frederick) Burckhartt 1782–1864
        1. 1. Christopher (Frederick) Burckhartt 1804–1873
        2. 2. Bernetta Burkhardt 1812–1886
        3. 3. Sally (Hobbs) Burckhartt 1803–1845 m. Jacob (Benson) Whittenburg 1796–1873
      2. 2. Azel (Waters) Dorsey 1784–1858
      3. 3. Elizabeth Dorsey 1785–1875

Nicholas Dorsey's Timeline

2 Records

1712
1712
Birth of Nicholas Dorsey in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
1780
28 May 1780
Age 68
Death of Nicholas Dorsey in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1712
    Event Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1780
    Event Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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