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Ruth Dorsey 1728–1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1728

Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 27 May 1814

Death Location: Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA

Father: Edward Jr

Mother: Sarah Todd

Spouse(s): Vachel Dorsey

Children(s): Elias Dorsey, Levin Dorsey, Johnsa Dorsey, Vachel Dorsey, Levin Dorsey, Levin Dorsey, Ruth Dorsey, Elias Dorsey, Joshua Dorsey, Vachel Dorsey, Ruth Dorsey, Edward Dorsey, Elias Dorsey

In 1728, Ruth Dorsey entered the world in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States, born to Edward Dorsey Jr And Sarah Todd. Ruth Dorsey married Vachel Dorsey, and had children including Edward Dorsey, Elias Dorsey, Johnsa Dorsey, Joshua Dorsey, Levin Dorsey, Ruth Dorsey, Vachel Dorsey. Ruth Dorsey passed away in 1814 in Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1728, Ruth Dorsey entered the world in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States, born to Edward Dorsey Jr And Sarah Todd.
  • Ruth Dorsey married Vachel Dorsey, and had children including Edward Dorsey, Elias Dorsey, Johnsa Dorsey, Joshua Dorsey, Levin Dorsey, Ruth Dorsey, Vachel Dorsey.
  • Ruth Dorsey passed away in 1814 in Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Jr
1701–1767
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
EJ
Sarah Todd
1705–1789
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Vachel Dorsey
1726–1798
Birth Location: Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

Elias Dorsey
1750–1796
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
ED
Levin Dorsey
1735–1781
Birth Location: St Marys, Maryland
LD
Johnsa Dorsey
1750–1821
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Vachel Dorsey
1753–1814
Birth Location: –
VD
Levin Dorsey
1755–
Birth Location: –
LD
Levin Dorsey
1755–1833
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
LD
Ruth Dorsey
1757–1790
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Elias Dorsey
1759–1794
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
ED
Joshua Dorsey
1760–
Birth Location: –
JD
Vachel Dorsey
1760–1814
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
VD
Ruth Dorsey
1761–1835
Birth Location: –
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Edward Dorsey
1762–1804
Birth Location: Queen, Caroline, Maryland, United States
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Elias Dorsey
–1794
Birth Location: –
ED

Ruth Dorsey's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Dorsey
1728–1814
Birth Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Parents
Edward Dorsey Jr
1701–1767
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Sarah Todd
1705–1789
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Edward Dorsey
1678–1701
Hockley In Hole, Anne Arundel, MD, USA
Ruth Hill
1680–1747
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
John (Lancelot) Todd
1674–1735
Middle Neck, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Rockhold
1692–1741
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Todd
–1677
John Rockhould
1638–1698
Mary Richardson
1640–1704
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Dorsey's Descendants

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Ruth Dorsey (1728–27 May 1814) m. Vachel Dorsey (20 Oct 1726–9 Mar 1798)
  1. 1. Elias Dorsey 1750–1796 m. Susannah Snowden 1760–1826 m. Mary Lawernce 1760–
    1. 1. Susannah (Sukey Dorsey) Dossy 1770–1826
    2. 2. Nancy Dorsey 1778–1835 m. John (D) Copelan 1765–1814 m. John Copeland 1780–1844
      1. 1. Elias (D) Copelan 1811–1855
      2. 2. Nancy (Bush) Copeland 1800–1897
      3. 3. John (Dorsey) Copeland 1811–1855 m. Betsy (Ann) Credille 1808–1867
        1. 1. Nancy (Leavely) Copeland 1831–1880
        2. 2. Amarial (H) Copeland 1831–1873
        3. 3. Elizabeth (T) Copelan 1831–
        4. 4. Obediah (Gray) Copeland 1834–1895 m. Salina (M) Corley 1838–1930
        5. 5. Sarah (A) Copelan 1834–
        6. 6. Miles (G) Copeland 1841–1907
        7. 7. Drucillia Copeland 1820–1900
        8. 8. Thm (W) Copeland 1837–
        9. 9. Willaim (Henry) Copeland 1837–1863 m. Marie (E) Hardin 1839–1914
        10. 10. Reubin (W) Copeland 1837–1897
        11. 11. Winnie (F) Copeland 1841–
        12. 12. Daniel (E) Copeland 1849–
        13. 13. Mary Copland 1853–
        14. 14. Thomas (E) Copelan 1845–1863
        15. 15. John (C) Copeland 1843–1863
      4. 4. Susan (D) Copeland 1805–1860
      5. 5. Susannah (A) Copelan 1805–1878
      6. 6. Eliza (Bush) Copeland 1809–1882 m. John (Alexander) Wasson 1807–1880
        1. 1. Matthew (Daniel Dorsey) Wasson 1836–1876 m. Martha (Wilmuth) Simpson 1846–1901 m. Martha (A.) Bridges 1840–1861
        2. 2. Robert Wasson 1837–1840
        3. 3. Newton (Copeland) Wasson 1839–1886
        4. 4. Queen (Andromeda) Wasson 1842–1876
        5. 5. Nancy (Elizabeth) Wasson 1846–1880
        6. 6. David (Crumbly) Wasson 1844–1894 m. Mary (Cybell "Molly") Ratliff 1848–1926
        7. 7. John (H.) Wasson 1855–
        8. 8. Virginia (Francine) Wasson 1854–
        9. 9. George (Cartwright) Wasson 1849–1921
        10. 10. Sarah (Sallie) Wasson 1851–
        11. 11. Martha (E) Wasson 1841–
        12. 12. James (Alexander) Wasson 1840–1909 m. Mary (Florence) Reaves 1860–1952 m. Ella (Jane) Smith 1844–1881
        13. 13. William (John) Wasson 1834–1874 m. Marthe (Caroline) Toler 1848–1932 m. Martha (Naoma) Smith 1838–1871
      7. 7. Obadiah Copeland 1806–1870 m. Sara (R) Credille 1814–1862
        1. 1. John (D.) Copeland 1834–1905
        2. 2. Mary (A.) Copeland 1837–
        3. 3. William (E.) Copeland 1840–1864
        4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Copeland 1843–
        5. 5. Henry (Gray) Copeland 1845–
        6. 6. Edward (Augustus) Copeland 1849–
      8. 8. Jasper (Newton) Copelan 1813–1863 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Furlow 1816–1897
        1. 1. Henrietta Copelan 1842–1902
        2. 2. Frances (Albert) Copelan 1847–
        3. 3. Sarah (Isadore) Copelan 1841–1902 m. William (H) Wright 1831–1911
        4. 4. Jasper (Newton) Copelan 1848–1896 m. Patience (Corilla) Wright\Zachery 1840–1928
        5. 5. Eliza Copelan 1856–1896 m. Joseph (David) Maddox 1853–1944
        6. 6. Thomas Copelan 1836–1863
        7. 7. James (Osborn) Copelan 1840–1863
        8. 8. Albert Copelan 1844–1935 m. Mary ("Mollie") Maddox 1856–1919
        9. 9. Anna (Virginia) Copelan 1847–1937 m. John (Thomas) Copeland 1832–1891
        10. 10. Mary (Elizabeth) Copelan 1856–1896
        11. 11. Cornelius (E.) Copelan 1860–1909 m. Mary (Alice) Culbreath 1863–1938
        12. 12. Aldridge (David) Copelan 1843–
        13. 13. Rowe (W) Copelan 1850–1941 m. Parmelia (Victoria) Winslett 1855–1936
        14. 14. George (Parisad) Copelan 1828–
        15. 15. Renita Copelan 1856–1896
        16. 16. John (W) Copelan 1836–1863
        17. 17. Joshua (S.) Copeland 1845–1912 m. Annie (Lee) Hendrick 1853–1931
    3. 3. John Dorsey 1780–1870
    4. 4. Matthew Dorsey 1781–1860
    5. 5. Rebecca Dorsey 1787–1827 m. William (Calvin) Hightower 1785–1862
      1. 1. Elias (Dorsey) Hightower 1808–1892 m. Mary (Ann) Peck 1813–1887
        1. 1. Sarah (Ann Rebecca) Hightower 1846–1924 m. James (L.) Johnson 1835–
    6. 6. Daniel Dorsey 1785–1873 m. Unity Copelan 1785–1860
      1. 1. Permelia (B.) Dorsey 1816–1900
      2. 2. William Dorsey\Dossey 1812–1899 m. Catharine Alewine 1812–1901
        1. 1. Pernina (Jane "Nina") Dorsey 1835–1919 m. McKineth (A) Page 1836–1919
        2. 2. John (David "Jno") Dorsey 1834–1919 m. Catherine (A) Bailey 1832–1927
        3. 3. Elias (Greenberry) Dorsey 1840–1863
        4. 4. Ann (Caroline) Dorsey 1841–1918
        5. 5. William (Harrison) Dorsey 1843–1931
        6. 6. Unity (F.) Dorsey 1845–
        7. 7. George (Washington) Dorsey 1849–1932 m. Unity (Katherine) Gilmore 1871–1950
        8. 8. Henry (A.) Dorsey 1853–1941
        9. 9. Christopher (Columbus) Dorsey 1857–1950
      3. 3. Matthew (Jackson) Dorsey 1814–1864
      4. 4. Nancy (Dossey) Dorsey 1816–1880
      5. 5. Matthew (Jackson) Dorsey 1850–1864
      6. 6. Elizabeth Dorsey 1826–1858
      7. 7. Elias (Daniel) Dorsey 1827–1862
      8. 8. Susan (O) Dorsey 1823–1895 m. Daniel (Webster) Sanders 1836–1920
        1. 1. Mary (U) Sanders 1859–1925
      9. 9. Frankie (Frances E) Dorsey 1822–1852
      10. 10. H (S Dossey) Dorsey 1831–
    7. 7. Daisy Dorsey 1784–
  2. 2. Levin Dorsey 1735–1781
    1. 1. Nancy (Cooper) Dorsey 1764–
    2. 2. Rev. (John) Dorsey 1767–1821
  3. 3. Johnsa Dorsey 1750–1821
  4. 4. Vachel Dorsey 1753–1814
  5. 5. Levin Dorsey 1755–
  6. 6. Levin Dorsey 1755–1833
  7. 7. Ruth Dorsey 1757–1790
  8. 8. Elias Dorsey 1759–1794
  9. 9. Joshua Dorsey 1760–
  10. 10. Vachel Dorsey 1760–1814
  11. 11. Ruth Dorsey 1761–1835
  12. 12. Edward Dorsey 1762–1804
  13. 13. Elias Dorsey –1794

Ruth Dorsey's Timeline

2 Records

1728
1728
Birth of Ruth Dorsey in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
1814
27 May 1814
Age 86
Death of Ruth Dorsey in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1728
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1814
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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