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Sarah Rachel Dorsey 1717–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Sep 1717

Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 25 Sep 1789

Death Location: Queen Carolines Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Father: Captain III

Mother: Anne Ridgely

Spouse(s): Robert Shipley

Children(s): Naomi Shipley, Robert Shipley, Edward Shipley, Anne McCord, Mary Shipley, Rachel Shipley, George Shipley, Margaret Armstrong, Elizabeth Shipley, Robert Shipley, Leaven Williams, Basil Williams, Nancy Shipley, Lucy Shipley

The story of Sarah Rachel Dorsey began in 1717 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States. Sarah Rachel Dorsey married Alexander Cromwell, Robert Shipley, and had children including Anne Shipley Mccord, Basil Williams, Edward Shipley, Elizabeth Shipley, George Shipley, Leaven Williams, Lucy Shipley, Margaret Ann Shipley Sloan Armstrong, Mary Shipley, Nancy Shipley, Naomi Shipley, Rachel Shipley, Robert Shipley. Sarah Rachel Dorsey passed away in 1789 in Queen Carolines Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Rachel Dorsey began in 1717 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States.
  • Sarah Rachel Dorsey married Alexander Cromwell, Robert Shipley, and had children including Anne Shipley Mccord, Basil Williams, Edward Shipley, Elizabeth Shipley, George Shipley, Leaven Williams, Lucy Shipley, Margaret Ann Shipley Sloan Armstrong, Mary Shipley, Nancy Shipley, Naomi Shipley, Rachel Shipley, Robert Shipley.
  • Sarah Rachel Dorsey passed away in 1789 in Queen Carolines Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain III
1686–1747
Birth Location: Middle Neck, Anne Arundel, Maryland
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Anne Ridgely
1691–1771
Birth Location: Queen Caroline's, Anne Arundel, Maryland
AR

Spouses(s)

Robert Shipley
1713–1770
Birth Location: Queen Caroline, Howard, Maryland, United States
RS

Children(s)

Naomi Shipley
1748–1796
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
NS
Robert Shipley
1734–1810
Birth Location: Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
RS
Edward Shipley
1736–1800
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
ES
Anne McCord
1746–1828
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
AM
Mary Shipley
1739–1779
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
MS
Rachel Shipley
1745–1804
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
RS
George Shipley
1738–1815
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
GS
Margaret Armstrong
1752–1829
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
MA
Elizabeth Shipley
1737–1818
Birth Location: Maryland
ES
Robert Shipley
1743–1779
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
RS
Leaven Williams
1750–1804
Birth Location: Washington, Maryland, USA
LW
Basil Williams
1760–
Birth Location: Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA
BW
Nancy Shipley
1745–1825
Birth Location: Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
NS
Lucy Shipley
1765–1825
Birth Location: Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States of America
LS

Sarah Dorsey's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Dorsey
1717–1789
Birth Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Parents
Captain Joshua Edward Dorsey III
1686–1747
Middle Neck, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Anne Ridgely
1691–1771
Queen Caroline's, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Grandparents
Edward (J Dorsey) Judge
1646–1705
Forestville, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Sarah Wyatt
1657–1690
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Henry (Ridgely) lll
1669–1699
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
Katherine (Greenberry Ridgely) *
1674–1703
Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Dorsey
1619–1659
Nicholas Wyatt
1620–1673
Damaris Wyatt
1623–1673
Henry Ridgely
1625–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Darcy
1590–1639
Elizabeth D'Arcy
1595–1632
Reverend Wyatt
1594–1638
Lady Wyatt
1596–1626
Hon Ridgely\Ridley
1601–1699
Elizabeth Warfield
1605–1695

Sarah Dorsey's Descendants

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Sarah (Rachel) Dorsey (17 Sep 1717–25 Sep 1789) m. Robert Shipley (19 Oct 1713–1770)
  1. 1. Naomi Shipley 1748–1796 m. Robert (Harvey) Mitchell 1747–1792 m. Robert ((Gt Uncle of President)) Mitchell 1747–1790
    1. 1. Sarah Mitchell 1779–1855 m. Amos Morris 1773–1813 m. John Thompson 1775–1850
      1. 1. Elizabeth Morris 1793–1876 m. James ('Shifty Jim') Moore 1787–1845 m. James ((4th GGF)) Moore 1788–1845
        1. 1. James Moore 1821–1901 m. Mathilda Cunningham 1825–1883 m. Nancy Harrington 1817– m. Elizabeth Gabbard 1815–
        2. 2. James (Washington) Moore 1812–1881
        3. 3. Jesse Moore 1818–1900
        4. 4. Lewis Moore 1820–1891
        5. 5. Elizabeth Moore 1825–1854
        6. 6. Presley (G) Moore 1831–1927
        7. 7. Preston Moore 1831–
        8. 8. Emaline Moore 1830–
        9. 9. Polly (Ann) Moore 1822–1910
        10. 10. Presley (B.) Moore 1831–1901
        11. 11. Nancy Reynolds 1813–1899 m. Wesley Reynolds 1816–1886
        12. 12. Elijah (Sutton) Moore 1833–1914
        13. 13. Nick Moore 1839–1918
        14. 14. Hiram Moore 1839–1910
        15. 15. Mary (Polly) Moore 1823–1910 m. Cornelius (B) Gabbard 1822–1860
        16. 16. Nancy Moore 1814–1899
        17. 17. Mary (Polly) Moore 1823–1910
      2. 2. Elizabeth Morris 1805–1840
      3. 3. Austin Morris 1795–1840
      4. 4. Lite (T) Morris 1804–1877
      5. 5. Telitha Morris 1805–1846
      6. 6. Obitha Hampton 1812–1902
      7. 7. Sarah (Elizabeth) Thompson 1802–1862
      8. 8. Robert (Mitchell) Thompson 1811–1893
      9. 9. Stith (Thomas) Thompson 1805–1891
      10. 10. Jane (Berry) Thompson 1807–1879
      11. 11. John (Wade) Thompson 1820–1900
      12. 12. Martha ("Patsy") Thompson 1802–1895
      13. 13. Naomi Thompson 1803–1873
      14. 14. Sterling Thompson 1813–1838
      15. 15. William (Reeves) Thompson 1815–1898
      16. 16. Nancy Thompson 1809–1862
      17. 17. Martha Thompson 1802–1850
    2. 2. Ann MITCHELL 1767–
    3. 3. John ((1st Cousin 1x rem to Pres)) Mitchell 1771–1853
    4. 4. Daniel Mitchell 1773–1852
    5. 5. Joseph (Ezra) Mitchell 1775–
    6. 6. James Mitchell 1763–
    7. 7. Ann Mtchell 1780–
    8. 8. William Mitchell 1780–
    9. 9. James ((1st Cousin 1 Removed to President)) Mitchell 1772–1860
    10. 10. Robert Mitchell 1775–1866
    11. 11. Sarah (S) Thompson 1779–1855
    12. 12. Robert Mitchell 1759–1818
    13. 13. Ann Mitchell 1767–
    14. 14. James MITCHELL 1763–
    15. 15. Charter Mitchell 1764–1807
  2. 2. Robert Shipley 1734–1810
  3. 3. Edward Shipley 1736–1800
  4. 4. Anne (Shipley) McCord 1746–1828
  5. 5. Mary Shipley 1739–1779
  6. 6. Rachel Shipley 1745–1804
  7. 7. George Shipley 1738–1815
  8. 8. Margaret (Ann Shipley Sloan) Armstrong 1752–1829
  9. 9. Elizabeth Shipley 1737–1818
  10. 10. Robert Shipley 1743–1779
  11. 11. Leaven Williams 1750–1804
  12. 12. Basil Williams 1760–
  13. 13. Nancy Shipley 1745–1825 m. Joseph Hanks 1740–1793
    1. 1. Lucy Hanks 1765–1825 m. James (Abraham) Hanks 1760–1810 m. Henry Sparrow 1765–1840
      1. 1. George Sparrow 1798–1890
      2. 2. Mary (Ann "Polly" Sparrow connection to George) Clooney 1791–1861
      3. 3. Thomas Sparrow 1800–1855
      4. 4. Lucinda Sparrow 1802–1861
      5. 5. Henry Sparrow 1802–1881
      6. 6. Lucy Sparrow 1803–
      7. 7. Margaret ("Peggy") Sparrow 1804–1861
      8. 8. David Hanks 1781–1898
      9. 9. Elizabeth Hanks 1780–1860
      10. 10. Richard Hanks 1780–1840
      11. 11. Rebecca Hanks 1781–1856
    2. 2. James (Abraham) Hanks 1760–1785
    3. 3. Thomas Hanks 1759–1833 m. Nancy (A) Hammond 1837–1900 m. Elizabeth Ryan 1761–1814
      1. 1. Joseph Hanks 1789–1846
        1. 1. Frances Hanks 1816–1894
        2. 2. Alsia Hanks 1825–1854
        3. 3. Alexander Hanks 1823–1842
        4. 4. James Hanks 1831–1857
        5. 5. Margaret (J) Hanks 1826–1876
        6. 6. Thomas Hanks 1820–1856 m. Rachel Rayburn 1817–1870 m. Margaret Rinehart 1823–1884 m. Laura (Jane) Townsend 1842–1934
      2. 2. Peter Hanks 1796–1883
      3. 3. Isaac Hanks 1803–1880
      4. 4. Absalom (Ryan) HANKS 1800–1872
      5. 5. William HANKS 1797–1877
      6. 6. Solomon HANKS 1800–1892
      7. 7. William HANKS 1806–1870
    4. 4. Joseph (Hanks) Jr 1781–1856
    5. 5. Sarah Hanks 1788–1876
    6. 6. John Hanks 1786–1838
    7. 7. JOSHUA Hanks 1763–1835
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Betsey) Hanks 1780–1818
    9. 9. Joseph Hanks 1760–1783
    10. 10. William (sr.) Hanks 1766–1846
    11. 11. Abraham Hanks 1770–1814
    12. 12. Polly Hanks 1790–1854
    13. 13. Mary (Polly) Hanks 1773–1823
    14. 14. George Hanks 1782–1813
    15. 15. Fielding ("Fielden") HANKS 1784–1861
    16. 16. Charles Hanks 1758–1793
    17. 17. Anna (Maria) Hanks 1756–
    18. 18. Elizabeth Hanks 1770–1830
    19. 19. Nancy (Hanks) Hall 1784–1818 m. Thomas Lincoln 1778–1851
      1. 1. Abraham ({Us President}) Lincoln 1809–1865 m. Mary (Tod) Lincoln 1818–1882
        1. 1. Robert (Todd) Lincoln 1843–1926
        2. 2. Edward (Baker "Eddie") Lincoln 1846–1850
        3. 3. William (Wallace "Willie") Lincoln 1850–1862
        4. 4. Thomas ("Tad") Lincoln 1853–1871
      2. 2. Nancy Lincoln 1813–1815
      3. 3. Thomas Lincoln 1812–1812
      4. 4. Sarah (Nancy) LINCOLN 1807–1828
  14. 14. Lucy Shipley 1765–1825 m. Henry Sparrow 1765–1840 m. James (Abraham) Hanks 1760–1810
    1. 1. Mary (Ann 'Polly' (Whitehouse)) Sparrow 1791–1861

Sarah Dorsey's Timeline

2 Records

1717
17 Sep 1717
Birth of Sarah Rachel Dorsey in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
1789
25 Sep 1789
Age 72
Death of Sarah Rachel Dorsey in Queen Carolines Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Queen Carolines Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1717
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1789
    Event Place: Queen Carolines Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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