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Rachel Ann "Nellie" Dorsey 1737–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1737

Birth Location: Eldersburg, Baltimore, Maryland

Death Date: 1805

Death Location: Stamping Ground, Scott County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Judge II

Mother: Sarah Griffith

Spouse(s): Anthony Lindsay

Children(s): Nicholas Lindsay, John Lindsay, Sally Lindsay, Anthony Jr., Rachel Lindsay, Elizabeth Lindsay, Vachel Lindsay, Lydia Lindsay, Lucy Lindsay, Elisha Lindsay

Rachel Ann "Nellie" Dorsey was born in 1737 in Eldersburg, Baltimore, Maryland, the child of Judge Col Nicholas Dorsey Ii And Sarah Griffith. Rachel Ann "Nellie" Dorsey married Anthony Lindsay, and had children including Anthony Lindsay Jr, Elisha Lindsay, Elizabeth Lindsay, John Charles Lindsay, Lucy Lindsay, Lydia Lindsay, Nicholas Lindsay, Rachel Lindsay, Sally Lindsay, Vachel Dorsey Lindsay. Rachel Ann "Nellie" Dorsey passed away in 1805 in Stamping Ground, Scott County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rachel Ann "Nellie" Dorsey was born in 1737 in Eldersburg, Baltimore, Maryland, the child of Judge Col Nicholas Dorsey Ii And Sarah Griffith.
  • Rachel Ann "Nellie" Dorsey married Anthony Lindsay, and had children including Anthony Lindsay Jr, Elisha Lindsay, Elizabeth Lindsay, John Charles Lindsay, Lucy Lindsay, Lydia Lindsay, Nicholas Lindsay, Rachel Lindsay, Sally Lindsay, Vachel Dorsey Lindsay.
  • Rachel Ann "Nellie" Dorsey passed away in 1805 in Stamping Ground, Scott County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rachel Dorsey's Ancestors

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Rachel Dorsey
1737–1805
Birth Place: Eldersburg, Baltimore, Maryland
Parents
Judge \ Col Nicholas Dorsey II
1712–1780
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Sarah Griffith
1718–1794
Anne Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Grandparents
Nicholas (Dorsey) Sr.
1690–1717
Major's Choice, Anne Arundel County, Province of Maryland
Frances Hughes
1692–1725
St. James' Parish, Anne Arundel County, Province of Maryland
Orlando Griffith
1688–1757
Middlnck Hndrd, Anne Arndl, Maryland, USA
Katherine Howard
1703–1783
Maryland City, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Cpt. Jr.
1667–1703
Katherine Greenberry
1672–1703
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Susannah (Stevens-Howard)
1620–1695

Rachel Dorsey's Descendants

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Rachel (Ann "Nellie") Dorsey (1737–1805) m. Anthony Lindsay (1736–about 1808)
  1. 1. Nicholas Lindsay 1762–1830
  2. 2. John (Charles) Lindsay 1758–1838
  3. 3. Sally Lindsay 1760–
  4. 4. Anthony (Lindsay) Jr. 1767–1831 m. Ailsey Lindsay 1769–1848
    1. 1. Sarah Lindsay 1803–1851 m. James Cole 1804–1827
      1. 1. Zerelda (Elizabeth) Cole 1825–1911 m. Reuben Samuel 1828–1908
        1. 1. Archie (Payton) Samuel 1866–1875
        2. 2. Alexander (Franklin) James 1843–1915
        3. 3. Jesse (Woodson) James 1847–1882 m. Zerelda (Amanda "Zee") Mimms 1845–1900
        4. 4. Fannie (Quantrill) Hall 1863–1922
        5. 5. Perry Samuel 1868–1938
        6. 6. Susan (Lavenia) Parmer 1849–1889
        7. 7. Sarah (Louise) Nicholson 1858–1915
        8. 8. Alexander (Franklin "Frank") James 1843–1915
      2. 2. Jesse (Richard) Cole 1826–1895
    2. 2. William (B) Lindsay 1791–1834
    3. 3. Jesse (Cole) Lindsay 1789–1875
    4. 4. James (Madison) Lindsay 1810–1846
    5. 5. John (Cole) Lindsay 1808–1875
    6. 6. Elizabeth Calvert 1805–1878
    7. 7. Richard (Cole) Lindsay 1795–1882
    8. 8. Lucille Scruggs 1793–1834
    9. 9. Greenberry Lindsay 1797–1814
  5. 5. Rachel Lindsay 1769–1826
  6. 6. Elizabeth Lindsay 1771–1840
  7. 7. Vachel (Dorsey) Lindsay 1773–1855
  8. 8. Lydia Lindsay 1774–1850
  9. 9. Lucy Lindsay 1776–1840
  10. 10. Elisha Lindsay 1777–1840

Rachel Dorsey's Timeline

3 Records

1737
1737
Birth of Rachel Ann "Nellie" Dorsey in Eldersburg, Baltimore, Maryland
Eldersburg, Baltimore, Maryland
1756
1756
Age 19
Rachel Ann "Nellie" Dorsey was married in Eldersburg, MD
Eldersburg, MD
1805
1805
Age 68
Death of Rachel Ann "Nellie" Dorsey in Stamping Ground, Scott, Kentucky
Stamping Ground, Scott, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1737
    Event Place: Eldersburg, Baltimore, Maryland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Eldersburg, MD

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Stamping Ground, Scott, Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stamping Ground, Scott County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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