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Thomas Dorsey 1738–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1738

Birth Location: Queen Caroline, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 1790

Death Location: Elkridge, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Father: Henry Dorsey

Mother: Elizabeth Worthington

Spouse(s): Mary Warfield

Children(s): Rebecca Dorsey, Mary Dorsey, Rebecca Dorsey, Elizabeth Dorsey, Daniel Dorsey, Benedict Dorsey, Theodore Dorsey

In 1738, Thomas Dorsey entered the world in Queen Caroline, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States, born to Henry Dorsey And Elizabeth Worthington. Thomas Dorsey married Mary Warfield, and had children including Benedict Dorsey, Daniel Dorsey, Elizabeth Dorsey, Mary Ridgely Dorsey, Rebecca Dorsey, Theodore Dorsey. Thomas Dorsey passed away in 1790 in Elkridge, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1738, Thomas Dorsey entered the world in Queen Caroline, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States, born to Henry Dorsey And Elizabeth Worthington.
  • Thomas Dorsey married Mary Warfield, and had children including Benedict Dorsey, Daniel Dorsey, Elizabeth Dorsey, Mary Ridgely Dorsey, Rebecca Dorsey, Theodore Dorsey.
  • Thomas Dorsey passed away in 1790 in Elkridge, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Dorsey
1712–1770
Birth Location: Queen Caroline Parish, Howard County, Maryland
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Elizabeth Worthington
1717–1775
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Warfield
1737–1818
Birth Location: Christ Church, Queen Caroline Parish, Howard Co., MD
MW

Children(s)

Rebecca Dorsey
1760–1846
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Mary Dorsey
1765–1833
Birth Location: Elkridge, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
MD
Rebecca Dorsey
1782–1830
Birth Location: , Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
RD
Elizabeth Dorsey
1761–1782
Birth Location: Anne Arundel , Maryland
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Daniel Dorsey
1757–1823
Birth Location: Elkridge, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Benedict Dorsey
1768–1814
Birth Location: Huntington, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
BD
Theodore Dorsey
–1813
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Dorsey's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Dorsey
1738–1790
Birth Place: Queen Caroline, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Parents
Henry Dorsey
1712–1770
Queen Caroline Parish, Howard County, Maryland
Elizabeth Worthington
1717–1775
Grandparents
Joshua (Edward) Dorsey
1686–1747
Middle Neck Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Ann Ridgely
–1771
Thomas (Howard) Worthington
1691–1753
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Edward Dorsey
1644–1705
Sarah Wyatt
1647–1692
Henry Ridgely
1669–1699
Katherine Greenberry
1670–1704
John Worthington
1651–1701
Sarah Howard
1668–1726
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Dorsey
1615–1659
Martha Howard
1619–1694
Nicholas Wyatt
1628–1673
Damaris Stockett
1620–1675
Henry Ridgely
1635–1710
Elizabeth Howard
1639–1672
Nicholas Greenberry
1627–1697
Ann Dorsey
1640–1698
Mathew Howard
1640–1692
Sarah Dorsey
1651–1691

Thomas Dorsey's Descendants

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Thomas Dorsey (15 May 1738–1790) m. Mary Warfield (11 Oct 1737–16 July 1818)
  1. 1. Rebecca Dorsey 1760–1846
  2. 2. Mary (Ridgely) Dorsey 1765–1833
  3. 3. Rebecca Dorsey 1782–1830
  4. 4. Elizabeth Dorsey 1761–1782
  5. 5. Daniel Dorsey 1757–1823
  6. 6. Benedict Dorsey 1768–1814
  7. 7. Theodore Dorsey –1813

Thomas Dorsey's Timeline

2 Records

1738
15 May 1738
Birth of Thomas Dorsey in Queen Caroline, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Queen Caroline, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
1790
1790
Age 52
Death of Thomas Dorsey in Elkridge, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Elkridge, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1738
    Event Place: Queen Caroline, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Elkridge, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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