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Sir William Dorsey 1577–1629 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1577

Birth Location: Pocklington Yorkshire

Death Date: 1629

Death Location: Warter Yorkshire England

Father: William Dorsey

Mother: Elizabeth Banborough

Spouse(s): Lady Quartermaine

Children(s): William Dorsey

The story of Sir William Dorsey began in 1577 in Pocklington Yorkshire. Sir William Dorsey married Lady Jane Quartermaine, and had children including William Dorsey. Sir William Dorsey passed away in 1629 in Warter Yorkshire England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Dorsey began in 1577 in Pocklington Yorkshire.
  • Sir William Dorsey married Lady Jane Quartermaine, and had children including William Dorsey.
  • Sir William Dorsey passed away in 1629 in Warter Yorkshire England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Dorsey's Ancestors

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Sir Dorsey
1577–1629
Birth Place: Pocklington Yorkshire
Parents
William Dorsey
1555–1627
Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Banborough
1556–
Pocklington Yorkshire
Grandparents
2 (Robert (Darcy)) Dorsey
1532–1562
Yorkshire, England
2 (Margaret (Margie)) Smith
1540–1591
Warter, Yorkshire, England
2 (@@Sir John Thomas of Bamburgh Castle (Bamborough)) Forster
1530–1602
Castle Bamburgh, Bernicia, Northumbria, England
2 (@@Dorothy (Austen)) Austin
1539–1619
Northumbria, England
Great-Grandparents
Lord The
1506–1558
Lady Vere
1512–1565
2 Smith
1520–1584
2 Coe
1520–1601
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady Bourchier
1474–1540
John Vere
1482–1540
Elizabeth Vere
1496–1527

Sir Dorsey's Descendants

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Sir (William) Dorsey (1577–1629) m. Lady (Jane) Quartermaine (1577–1599)
  1. 1. William Dorsey 1599–1680 m. Lady (Helen, JAMESTOWN,) Slater 1600–1673
    1. 1. Sarah Dorsey 1620–1724 m. Thomas Timms 1618–1675
      1. 1. Amos Timms 1670–1766 m. Martha Vandegasteel 1661–1701
        1. 1. Martha Timms 1690–1745 m. Edwd. Horton 1685–1716
    2. 2. Robert Dorsey 1632–1681
      1. 1. William Dorsey 1666–

Sir Dorsey's Timeline

3 Records

1577
1577
Birth of Sir William Dorsey in Pocklington Yorkshire
Pocklington Yorkshire
1577
1577
Sir William Dorsey was baptized in Pocklington, Yorks, Eng.
Pocklington, Yorks, Eng.
1629
1629
Age 52
Death of Sir William Dorsey in Warter Yorkshire England
Warter Yorkshire England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1577
    Event Place: Pocklington Yorkshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1577
    Event Place: Pocklington, Yorks, Eng.
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [3] York, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1629
    Event Place: Warter Yorkshire England

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