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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): Helen Slater

Children(s): Robert Dorsey, Sarah Dorsey

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

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William Dorsey's Ancestors

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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
1550–
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dorsey's Descendants

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William Dorsey (1599–1680) m. Helen Slater (1600–1673)
  1. 1. Robert Dorsey 1632–1681 m. Ann Ricall 1635–1712
    1. 1. William Dorsey 1666–1739 m. Elizabeth Winter 1654–1692 m. Elizabeth Blanchard 1670–1747
      1. 1. William Dorsey 1698–1783 m. Elizabeth Hessey 1708–1757
        1. 1. RICHARD DORSEY 1732–1801 m. Frances (George) Ireland 1732–1808
        2. 2. Faith (Dursey \) Dorsey 1741–1741
        3. 3. Prudence Dursey 1742–
        4. 4. William Dorsey 1735–1776
        5. 5. Peter Dorsey 1757–
        6. 6. Elizabeth Dorsey 1733–
      2. 2. Henry DORSEY 1692–1692
      3. 3. Jane Dorsey 1695–
      4. 4. Elizabeth DORSEY 1700–
      5. 5. Faith DORSEY 1709–
      6. 6. William DORSEY 1698–1699
      7. 7. William DORSEY 1705–
    2. 2. Christopher Dorsey 1672–1748
    3. 3. Henricus Dorsey 1669–1727
    4. 4. Robert DORSEY 1675–1732
  2. 2. Sarah Dorsey 1620–1700

William Dorsey's Timeline

2 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

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1599
    Event Place: Warter, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA

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