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

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1737

Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore County, Province of Maryland

Death Date: abt 1805

Death Location: Lindsay's Station, Scott County, Kentucky, United States

Father: Nicholas Dorsey

Mother: Sarah Griffith

Spouse(s): Anthony Lindsay, John Holbrook, John Holbrook

Children(s): John Lindsay, Nicholas Lindsay, Anthony Lindsay, Vachel Lindsay, Sally Lindsay, Lydia Lindsay, Charles Lindsay, Lucy Lindsay, Kate Lindsay, Elisha Lindsay, Archabal Lindsey, Betsey Lindsay, Elizabeth Lindsay, Catherine Lindsay, Sarah Holbrook, Vaichel Holbrook, Jacob Holbrook, William Holbrook, Elizabeth Holbrook, Catherine Holbrook, Nelly Holbrook, Lydia Lindsay, Sally Lindsay, Vachel Lindsay, Sarah Lindsay, Elisha Lindsay, Kate Lindsay, Nathaniel Lindsay, John Lindsey, Sally Lindsay

The story of Rachel Ann "Jenny" Dorsey began in 1737 in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Province of Maryland. Rachel Ann "Jenny" Dorsey married Anthony Lindsay, John Holbrook, and had children including Anthony Lindsay, Archabal Lindsey, Betsey Lindsay, Catherine Holbrook, Catherine Kate Lindsay, Charles Lindsay, Elisha Lindsay, Elizabeth Holbrook, Elizabeth Lindsay, Jacob Holbrook, John Charles Lindsay, John Lindsey, Kate Lindsay, Lucy Lindsay, Lydia Lindsay, Nathaniel Lindsay, Nelly Holbrook, Nicholas Lindsay, Sally Lindsay, Sarah Jane Holbrook, Sarah Lindsay, Vachel Dorsey Lindsay, Vaichel Holbrook, William Sr Holbrook. Rachel Ann "Jenny" Dorsey passed away in 1805 in Lindsay's Station, Scott County, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Rachel Ann "Jenny" Dorsey began in 1737 in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Province of Maryland.
  • Rachel Ann "Jenny" Dorsey married Anthony Lindsay, John Holbrook, and had children including Anthony Lindsay, Archabal Lindsey, Betsey Lindsay, Catherine Holbrook, Catherine Kate Lindsay, Charles Lindsay, Elisha Lindsay, Elizabeth Holbrook, Elizabeth Lindsay, Jacob Holbrook, John Charles Lindsay, John Lindsey, Kate Lindsay, Lucy Lindsay, Lydia Lindsay, Nathaniel Lindsay, Nelly Holbrook, Nicholas Lindsay, Sally Lindsay, Sarah Jane Holbrook, Sarah Lindsay, Vachel Dorsey Lindsay, Vaichel Holbrook, William Sr Holbrook.
  • Rachel Ann "Jenny" Dorsey passed away in 1805 in Lindsay's Station, Scott County, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Dorsey
1712–1780
Birth Location: Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA,
ND
Sarah Griffith
1718–1794
Birth Location: Anne Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
SG

Spouses(s)

Anthony Lindsay
1736–1808
Birth Location: Prince George's Co., Maryland Colony
AL
John Holbrook
1733–
Birth Location: Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
JH
John Holbrook
1733–1805
Birth Location: Holliston, Northhampton, Virginia, USA
JH

Children(s)

John Lindsay
1758–1838
Birth Location: Eldersburg, Baltimore County, Maryland
JL
Nicholas Lindsay
1762–1830
Birth Location: Eldersburg, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
NL
Anthony Lindsay
1767–1831
Birth Location: Eldersburg, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
AL
Vachel Lindsay
1773–1855
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD, USA
VL
Sally Lindsay
1760–1799
Birth Location: (Baltimore), Maryland
SL
Lydia Lindsay
1774–1850
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
LL
Charles Lindsay
1765–1766
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland
CL
Lucy Lindsay
1775–1840
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
LL
Kate Lindsay
1757–1772
Birth Location: Lindsays Station, Scott, Kentucky, United States
KL
Elisha Lindsay
1776–1807
Birth Location: Frederick County, Maryland, USA
EL
Archabal Lindsey
1767–1837
Birth Location: Eldersburg, Carroll, Maryland, United States
AL
Betsey Lindsay
1771–1799
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
BL
Elizabeth Lindsay
1771–1840
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland
EL
Catherine Lindsay
1757–1772
Birth Location: Baltimore County, Maryland
CL
Sarah Holbrook
1759–1854
Birth Location: Rowan Co., North Carolina, USA
SH
Vaichel Holbrook
1757–1831
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
VH
Jacob Holbrook
1760–1836
Birth Location: Mecklingburg, North Carolina, USA
JH
William Holbrook
1764–1844
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
WH
Elizabeth Holbrook
1769–1852
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
EH
Catherine Holbrook
1773–1830
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
CH
Nelly Holbrook
1780–1806
Birth Location: Rowan County, Province of North Carolina, USA
NH
Lydia Lindsay
1774–1811
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
LL
Sally Lindsay
1760–1851
Birth Location: Woodford, Kentucky, United States
SL
Vachel Lindsay
1773–1826
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
VL
Sarah Lindsay
1760–
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
SL
Elisha Lindsay
1777–
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
EL
Kate Lindsay
1757–1772
Birth Location: Eldersburg, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
KL
Nathaniel Lindsay
1797–1872
Birth Location: Shelby, Kentucky
NL
John Lindsey
1758–
Birth Location: –
JL
Sally Lindsay
1760–1774
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
SL

Rachel Dorsey's Ancestors

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Rachel Dorsey
1737–1805
Birth Place: Baltimore, Baltimore County, Province of Maryland
Parents
Nicholas Dorsey
1712–1780
Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA,
Sarah Griffith
1718–1794
Anne Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Orlando Griffith
1688–1757
Middle Neck, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Katherine Howard
1702–1783
Middle Neck Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland Colony
Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1665–1704
Katherine Greenberry
1674–1703
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John HOWARD
1635–1696
Susannah Norwood
1620–1695
Nicholas Greenberry
1627–1697
Anne Dorsey
1648–1698

Rachel Dorsey's Descendants

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Rachel (Ann "Jenny") Dorsey (15 Feb 1737–abt 1805) m. Anthony Lindsay (1736–1808) m. John Holbrook (2 September 1733–) m. John Holbrook (2 Sep 1733–9 Jul 1805)
  1. 1. John (Charles) Lindsay 1758–1838
  2. 2. Nicholas Lindsay 1762–1830
  3. 3. Anthony Lindsay 1767–1831 m. Alsey ("Alice") Cole 1769–1818
    1. 1. Jesse (Cole) Lindsay 1789–1875
    2. 2. Richard (Cole) Lindsay 1795–1882
    3. 3. Greenbury Lindsay 1797–1814
    4. 4. James (Madison) Lindsay 1810–1846
    5. 5. William Lindsay 1791–1834
    6. 6. Mary (''Polly'') Lindsay 1813–1835
    7. 7. Sarah ("Sallie") Lindsay 1803–1851 m. Robert Thomason 1791–1864 m. James Cole 1804–1827
      1. 1. Martha (Ann) Thomason 1841–1919
      2. 2. mary (alice) thomason 1844–1930
      3. 3. sarah (elizabeth) thomason 1839–
      4. 4. Susie (Alice) Thomason 1846–
      5. 5. Zerelda (Elizabeth) Cole 1825–1911 m. Rev (Robert Sallee) James 1818–1850 m. Dr. (Reuben) Samuel 1828–1908 m. Benjamin Simms 1823–1854
        1. 1. Jesse (Woodson) James 1847–1882 m. Zerelda (Amanda "Zee") Mimms 1845–1900 m. Maggie ("Hanyetusnawin") Wabashaw 1855–1926 m. Emma Anders 1867–
        2. 2. Alexander (Franklin 'Frank') James 1843–1915
        3. 3. Susan (Lavenia) James 1849–1889
        4. 4. Robert (R) James 1845–1845
        5. 5. Mary James 1848–1866
        6. 6. John (Thomas) Samuel 1861–1934
        7. 7. Archie (Peyton) Samuel 1866–1875
        8. 8. Fannie (Quantrill) Samuel 1863–1922
        9. 9. Sarah (Louisa) Samuel 1858–1915
        10. 10. Perry Samuel 1868–1936
        11. 11. Mary Samuel 1868–1880
        12. 12. Archie (Peyton) Samuel 1866–1875
        13. 13. Susan (Lavenia) James 1870–1889
      6. 6. Jesse (Richard) Cole 1826–1895
      7. 7. Rebecca (Cole) ? 1817–
      8. 8. Mary (A) White 1820–
    8. 8. John (Cole) Lindsay 1808–1876
    9. 9. Ann Lindsay 1800–1860
    10. 10. Elizabeth Lindsay 1805–1878
    11. 11. Lucille ("Lucy") Lindsay 1793–1834
  4. 4. Vachel (Dorsey) Lindsay 1773–1855 m. Ann Quisenberry 1774–1842
    1. 1. Nicholas Lindsay 1807–1875
    2. 2. Elijah Lindsay 1805–1870
    3. 3. George Lindsay 1798–1838
    4. 4. Vachel (Dorsey) Lindsay 1800–1854
    5. 5. Mary (Anna) Lindsay 1809–1878
    6. 6. Charles Lindsay 1807–1846
    7. 7. William (C) Lindsay 1813–1892
    8. 8. Sarah Lindsay 1796–1861
    9. 9. Sally Lindsay 1809–1810
    10. 10. Polly Lindsay 1812–1813
    11. 11. Thomas Lindsay 1795–1870
    12. 12. John Lindsay 1811–1892
    13. 13. Thomas Lindsay 1795–1830
    14. 14. John Lindsay 1811–1852
    15. 15. Nicholas Lindsay 1802–1889 m. Martha (Ann) Cane 1826–1904
      1. 1. Vachel (Thomas) Lindsay 1843–1918 m. Esther (Catherine) Frazee 1848–1922 m. Olive Crouch 1839–1871
        1. 1. Nicholas (Vachel) Lindsay 1879–1931 m. Elizabeth Conner 1901–1954
        2. 2. Eudora Lindsay 1885–1888
        3. 3. Isabel Lindsay 1881–1888
        4. 4. Esther Lindsay 1883–1888
        5. 5. Olive (Catharine) Lindsay 1877–1917
        6. 6. Joy (Frazee) Lindsay 1889–1942
        7. 7. Joy (Frazee) Lindsay 1889–1942
        8. 8. Isabel Lindsay 1883–1888
        9. 9. Oliva (Catherine) Lindsay 1877–1957
      2. 2. Johnson (Cave) Lindsay 1845–1921
      3. 3. Eudora (Gray) Lindsay 1852–1918
      4. 4. Eugene (Dorsey) Lindsay 1859–1929
      5. 5. Arthur (Adolphus) Lindsay 1863–1898
      6. 6. Rachael (F.) Lindsay 1844–
      7. 7. John (H) Lindsay 1859–
      8. 8. Eliza (R) Lindsay 1855–
      9. 9. Flora (A.) Lindsay 1861–1944
      10. 10. Nicholas (Thompson) Lindsay 1849–1932
      11. 11. Nicholas (T) Lindsay 1847–1877
      12. 12. Elijah Lindsay 1850–1850
      13. 13. Flora Lindsay 1860–1874
      14. 14. Elijah (R) Lindsay 1849–1881
      15. 15. Arthur (Adolphus) Lindsay 1838–1862
      16. 16. Elijah Lindsay 1838–1843
      17. 17. Lindsay Johnson 1845–1866
      18. 18. Lindsay Elijah 1838–1843
      19. 19. Johnson Lindsay 1846–1877
      20. 20. Eugene (D) Lindsay 1860–1881
      21. 21. Virgie (A) Lindsay 1865–
    16. 16. Vachel (Dorsey) LINDSAY 1800–1851
    17. 17. John (V) LINDSAY 1802–1892
  5. 5. Sally Lindsay 1760–1799
  6. 6. Lydia Lindsay 1774–1850
  7. 7. Charles Lindsay 1765–1766
  8. 8. Lucy Lindsay 1775–1840
  9. 9. Kate Lindsay 1757–1772
  10. 10. Elisha Lindsay 1776–1807
  11. 11. Archabal Lindsey 1767–1837
  12. 12. Betsey Lindsay 1771–1799
  13. 13. Elizabeth Lindsay 1771–1840
  14. 14. Catherine (kate) Lindsay 1757–1772
  15. 15. Sarah (Jane) Holbrook 1759–1854
  16. 16. Vaichel Holbrook 1757–1831
  17. 17. Jacob Holbrook 1760–1836
  18. 18. William (Sr.) Holbrook 1764–1844
  19. 19. Elizabeth Holbrook 1769–1852
  20. 20. Catherine Holbrook 1773–1830
  21. 21. Nelly Holbrook 1780–1806
  22. 22. Lydia Lindsay 1774–1811
  23. 23. Sally Lindsay 1760–1851
  24. 24. Vachel (Dorsey) Lindsay 1773–1826
  25. 25. Sarah Lindsay 1760–
  26. 26. Elisha Lindsay 1777–
  27. 27. Kate Lindsay 1757–1772
  28. 28. Nathaniel Lindsay 1797–1872
  29. 29. John Lindsey 1758–
  30. 30. Sally Lindsay 1760–1774

Rachel Dorsey's Timeline

2 Records

1737
15 Feb 1737
Birth of Rachel Ann "Jenny" Dorsey in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Province of Maryland
Baltimore, Baltimore County, Province of Maryland
1805
abt 1805
Age 68
Death of Rachel Ann "Jenny" Dorsey in Lindsay's Station, Scott County, Kentucky, United States
Lindsay's Station, Scott County, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1737
    Event Place: Baltimore, Baltimore County, Province of Maryland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1805
    Event Place: Lindsay's Station, Scott County, Kentucky, United States
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