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Nicholas Dorsey 1712–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jun 1712

Birth Location: Baltimore City, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 28 May 1780

Death Location: Baltimore City, Baltimore, Maryland

Father: Nicholas Dorsey

Mother: Francis Hughes

Spouse(s): Sarah Griffith

Children(s): Francis Dorsey, Lydia Dorsey, Rachel Dorsey, Catherine Dorsey, Charles Dorsey

Nicholas Dorsey was born in 1712 in Baltimore City, Maryland, USA, the child of Nicholas Dorsey And Francis Hughes. Nicholas Dorsey married Sarah Griffith, and had children including Catherine Dorsey, Charles Dorsey, Francis Griffith Dorsey, Lydia Dorsey, Rachel Dorsey. Nicholas Dorsey passed away in 1780 in Baltimore City, Baltimore, Maryland.

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Biography

  • Nicholas Dorsey was born in 1712 in Baltimore City, Maryland, USA, the child of Nicholas Dorsey And Francis Hughes.
  • Nicholas Dorsey married Sarah Griffith, and had children including Catherine Dorsey, Charles Dorsey, Francis Griffith Dorsey, Lydia Dorsey, Rachel Dorsey.
  • Nicholas Dorsey passed away in 1780 in Baltimore City, Baltimore, Maryland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Dorsey
1690–1717
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
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Francis Hughes
1692–1757
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Griffith
1718–1794
Birth Location: MD
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Children(s)

Francis Dorsey
1755–1811
Birth Location: delaware hundred, maryland
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Lydia Dorsey
1740–
Birth Location: –
LD
Rachel Dorsey
1737–
Birth Location: –
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Catherine Dorsey
1744–1814
Birth Location: –
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Charles Dorsey
1744–1814
Birth Location: –
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Nicholas Dorsey's Ancestors

Self
Nicholas Dorsey
1712–1780
Birth Place: Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Parents
Nicholas Dorsey
1690–1717
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Francis Hughes
1692–1757
Grandparents
Edward (Dorsey) Jr
1643–1705
Virginia
Sarah Wyatt
1650–1692
Anne Arundel, Maryland Colony
Great-Grandparents
Edward DNA1
1620–1659
Ann
1610–
Nicholas DNA
1625–1673
Damaris
1623–1673
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel ?
1600–

Nicholas Dorsey's Descendants

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Nicholas Dorsey (2 Jun 1712–28 May 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
        1. 1. Diana (Ann) benton 1836–1916 m. John coin 1833–1899
      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

5 Records

1712
2 Jun 1712
Birth of Nicholas Dorsey in Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
1732
1 January 1732
Age 20
Nicholas Dorsey was married
None
1778
1778
Age 66
Nicholas Dorsey resided here in Oath of Fidelity, Anne Arundel County, MD
Oath of Fidelity, Anne Arundel County, MD
1780
28 May 1780
Age 68
Death of Nicholas Dorsey in Baltimore City, Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore City, Baltimore, Maryland
1790
1790
Age 78
Nicholas Dorsey resided here in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1712
    Event Place: Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1710; Birth city: Anne Arundel; Birth state: MD
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1712; Birth city: Baltimore Co; Birth state: MD
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 5960.007; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 044
    [7] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 090 : 1911
    [8] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 109 : 1929
    [9] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 162 : 1920

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 January 1732
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1712; Birth city: Baltimore Co; Birth state: MD

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Annapolis, Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Annapolis, Maryland; Year: 1778; Page Number: 20

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Oath of Fidelity, Anne Arundel County, MD
    Record Source: Maryland, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland; Series: M637; Roll: 3; Page: 393; Image: 222; Family History Library Film: 0568143

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: Maryland Revolutionary War Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1780
    Event Place: Baltimore City, Baltimore, Maryland
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1710; Birth city: Anne Arundel; Birth state: MD
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1712; Birth city: Baltimore Co; Birth state: MD
    [3] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 044
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 090 : 1911
    [7] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 109 : 1929
    [8] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 162 : 1920
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