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William Dorsey 1599–1680 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1599

Birth Location: Warter, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1680

Death Location: Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA

Father: Sir Dorsey

Mother: Lady Quartermaine

Spouse(s): Lady Slater

Children(s): Sarah Dorsey, Robert Dorsey

William Dorsey was born in 1599 in Warter, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir William Dorsey And Lady Jane Quartermaine. William Dorsey married Lady Helen Jamestown Slater, and had children including Robert Dorsey, Sarah Dorsey. William Dorsey passed away in 1680 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Dorsey was born in 1599 in Warter, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir William Dorsey And Lady Jane Quartermaine.
  • William Dorsey married Lady Helen Jamestown Slater, and had children including Robert Dorsey, Sarah Dorsey.
  • William Dorsey passed away in 1680 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Dorsey's Ancestors

Self
William Dorsey
1599–1680
Birth Place: Warter, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir William Dorsey
1577–1629
Pocklington Yorkshire
Lady (Jane) Quartermaine
1577–1599
Warter Yorkshire England
Grandparents
William Dorsey
1555–1627
Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Banborough
1556–
Pocklington Yorkshire
Roger Quartermaine
1550–1630
Yorkshire, England
Margaret Greening
1552–
England
Great-Grandparents
2 Dorsey
1532–1562
2 Smith
1540–1591
2 Forster
1530–1602
2 Austin
1539–1619
2 Quartermaine
1520–1593
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord The
1506–1558
Lady Vere
1512–1565
2 Smith
1520–1584
2 Coe
1520–1601

William Dorsey's Descendants

1.
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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
        1. 1. Amos (A) Horton 1708–1791 m. Sarah Peebles 1708–1776
        2. 2. Elizabeth Horton 1712–1793
        3. 3. Rebecca Horton 1706–1752
        4. 4. Sarah Horton 1710–1768
  2. 2. Robert Dorsey 1632–1681
    1. 1. William Dorsey 1666–

William Dorsey's Timeline

3 Records

1599
1599
Birth of William Dorsey in Warter, Yorkshire, England
Warter, Yorkshire, England
1680
1680
Age 81
Death of William Dorsey in Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA
Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA
1868
2 Feb 1868
Age 269
William Dorsey was baptized in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1599
    Event Place: Warter, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1868
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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