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Sarah Dorsey 1733–1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 May 1733

Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 1804

Death Location: Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America

Father: Ann Dorsey

Mother: Joshua Dorsey

Spouse(s): Captain Williams, Robert Jr

Children(s): Lucy MinLof6thC3xr, Anne Shipley, Mary Shipley

Sarah Dorsey was born in 1733 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA, the child of Ann Dorsey And Joshua Dorsey. In 1776, Sarah Dorsey resided in Harford, Maryland. In 1788, Sarah Dorsey resided in No Township Listed, Anne Arundel County, MD. Sarah Dorsey married Captain Bazil Lee Williams, Robert Shipley Jr, and had children including Anne Shipley, Lucy Shipley Hanks Sparrow 16 Minlof6Thc3Xr, Mary Shipley. Sarah Dorsey passed away in 1804 in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sarah Dorsey was born in 1733 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA, the child of Ann Dorsey And Joshua Dorsey.
  • In 1776, Sarah Dorsey resided in Harford, Maryland.
  • In 1788, Sarah Dorsey resided in No Township Listed, Anne Arundel County, MD.
  • Sarah Dorsey married Captain Bazil Lee Williams, Robert Shipley Jr, and had children including Anne Shipley, Lucy Shipley Hanks Sparrow 16 Minlof6Thc3Xr, Mary Shipley.
  • Sarah Dorsey passed away in 1804 in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ann Dorsey
1692–1771
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
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Joshua Dorsey
1686–1747
Birth Location: MD
JD

Spouses(s)

Captain Williams
1730–1799
Birth Location: Washington, Maryland, USA
CW
Robert Jr
1713–1770
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
RJ

Children(s)

Lucy MinLof6thC3xr
1763–1833
Birth Location: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
LM
Anne Shipley
1746–1828
Birth Location: Maryland, United States of America
AS
Mary Shipley
1739–1779
Birth Location: Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
MS

Sarah Dorsey's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Dorsey
1733–1804
Birth Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Parents
Ann Dorsey
1692–1771
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
Joshua Dorsey
1686–1747
MD
Grandparents
Henry (Ridgely) Jr.
1669–1699
Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Catherine Greenberry
1672–1703
England, England, United Kingdom
Major (Edward Dorsey,) II
1646–1705
Hole, Anne Arundel, British Colonies, Maryland, USA
Sarah Wyatt
1657–1690
(Anne Arundel), Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Jr
1642–1710
Nicholas Greenberry
1627–1697
Ann Greenberry
1649–1698
Edward Darcy\\Dorsey
1619–1659
Anne Howard
1619–1686
Nicholas Wyatt
1620–1671
Damaras Stockett
1623–1674
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Warfield
1605–1695
Judge Ridgely
1601–1699
Nicholas Greenbury
1607–1673
Katherine Hawkins
1613–1661
Edward Dorsey
1619–1659
Edward D'Arcy
1590–1639
Lady Domegan-Conyors-D'Arcy
1595–1632
Thomas Howard
1560–1639
Ann
1585–1638
Sir Wyott
1588–1644
Margaret Wyatt
1596–1644
Thomas Stockett
1595–1638
Frances Aylesworth
1594–1646

Sarah Dorsey's Descendants

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Sarah Dorsey (26 May 1733–1804) m. Captain (Bazil Lee) Williams (1730–December 1799) m. Robert (Shipley) Jr (1713–1770)
  1. 1. Lucy (Shipley (HANKS) SPARROW 16) MinLof6thC3xr 1763–1833 m. James Hanks 1759–1810
    1. 1. Nancy Hanks 1784–1818 m. Thomas Lincoln 1780–1851
      1. 1. Abraham Lincoln 1809–1865 m. Mary Todd 1854–1932
      2. 2. Sarah Grigsby 1807–1828 m. Aaron Grigsby 1801–
      3. 3. Thomas (Lincoln) Jr 1812–1812
    2. 2. Tabitha Hanks 1772–1778
    3. 3. Abram Hanks 1759–1833
    4. 4. John Hanks 1783–1861
    5. 5. Rebecca Hanks 1781–1856
    6. 6. Thomas Hanks 1766–1860
    7. 7. Richard Hanks 1780–1840
  2. 2. Anne Shipley 1746–1828 m. David McCord 1740–1818
  3. 3. Mary Shipley 1739–1779 m. Capt (Abraham) Lincoln 1744–1786
    1. 1. J. (J.) Lincoln 1863–

Sarah Dorsey's Timeline

6 Records

1733
26 May 1733
Birth of Sarah Dorsey in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
1776
abt 1776
Age 43
Sarah Dorsey resided here in Harford, Maryland
Harford, Maryland
1788
1788
Age 55
Sarah Dorsey resided here in No Township Listed, Anne Arundel County, MD
No Township Listed, Anne Arundel County, MD
1790
1790
Age 57
Sarah Dorsey resided here in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
1800
1800
Age 67
Sarah Dorsey resided here in Anne Arundel, Maryland
Anne Arundel, Maryland
1804
1804
Age 71
Death of Sarah Dorsey in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 May 1733
    Event Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Maryland, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911
    [2] Maryland, U.S., Colonial Census, 1776
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 654.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JCP
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1776
    Event Place: Harford, Maryland
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Colonial Census, 1776

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Anne Arundel County, MD
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    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: 385; Image: 218; Family History Library Film: 0568143

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland; Series: M32; Roll: 9; Page: 80; Image: 49; Family History Library Film: 193662

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Delaware, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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