
Retracing Our Family Legacy

LINEAGE

Dorsey Line of Descent

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*1st Generation*
**¹Edward Darcy-Dorsey, the immigrant,** Born: 1619
Died: August 02, 1659, off the Isle of Kent, Maryland
Married: 1638, Maryland
Wife: **Anne ???**
Born: 1619, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Died: ?
*children*
1. **²John Dorsey,** "Hon.", Born: Abt. 1650
2, **³Edward Dorsey,** "Col.", Born: Abt. 1646
3. Joshua Dorsey, Born: ?
4. Sarah Dorsey, Born: ?

*2nd Generation*
**²John Dorsey, "Hon."**
Born: Abt. 1650, Hockley, Maryland
Died: March 22, 1714/15, Troy, Baltimore County, Maryland
Married:
Wife: **Pleasance Ely**
Born: 1661, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Died: Bef. August 1734
*children*
1. **⁴Edward Dorsey,** Born: 1677
2. Deborah Dorsey, Born: ?
3. Caleb Dorsey, Born: 1685
4. John David Cessnun, Born: Abt. January 1883

**³Edward Dorsey, "Col."**
Born: Abt. 1646, Virginia
Died: December 31, 1705, Major's Choice, Baltimore County, Maryland
Married: Bef. 1670
Wife: **Sarah Wyatt**
Born: 1657, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Died: Abt. 1692, Annapolis, A, Maryland
*children*
1. **⁵John Dorsey "Col."** (Son of Edward), Born: June 15, 1688
2. Edward Dorsey, Jr., Born: Bef. 1677
3. Sarah Dorsey, Born: Bef. 1677
4. Hannah Dorsey, Born: Abt. 1679
5. Samuel Dorsey, Born: Abt. 1682
6. Joshua Dorsey, Born: 1686
7. Nicholas Dorsey, Born: Abt. 1690
8. Benjamin Dorsey, Born: Abt. 1692

*3rd Generation*
**⁴Edward Dorsey**
Born: 1677, Hockley-In-Hole, Maryland
Died: February 25, 1700/01, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Married: 1698, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Wife: **Ruth (--?--)**
Born: 1677
Died: 1747
*children*
1. **⁶Edward Dorsey, Jr.,** Born: 1701
2. John Dorsey "Captain", Born: 1699

**⁵John Dorsey "Col."** (Son of Edward)
Born: June 15, 1688, All Hollows, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Died: November 13, 1764, at First Discovery, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Married: April 08, 1708, St Ann's, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Wife: **HonorSta______ (Stafford)**
Born: ?
Died: ?
*children*
1. **⁷Michael Dorsey, I,** March 15, 1711/12
2. Hannah Dorsey, Born: August 26, 1709
3. Ruth Dorsey, Born: October 15, 1710
4. Sarah Dorsey, Born: October 15, 1715
5. Susannah Dorsey, Born: December 15, 1717
6. Jemima Dorsey, Born: December 06, 1720
7. Patience Dorsey, Born: May 07, 1722
8. Vachel Dorsey, Born: October 20, 1726
9. Edward Dorsey, Born: October 25, 1728
10. Nathan Dorsey, Born: August 11, 1731

*4th Generation*
**⁶Edward Dorsey, Jr.**
Born: 1701
Died: November 11, 1767, Dorsey's Inheritance, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Married: Abt. 1735
Wife: **Sarah Todd**
Born: ?
Died: Aft. 1767, Maryland
*children*
1. **⁸Capt. Ely Dorsey,** Born: 1744
2. Edward Dorsey, Jr.
3. Lancelot Dorsey
4. John Dorsey, Born: 1736
5. Charles Dorsey
6. Capt. Richard Dorsey
7. Ruth Dorsey
8. Elizabeth Dorsey
9. Sarah Dorsey

**⁷Michael Dorsey, I**
Born: March 15, 1711/12, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Died: December 20, 1776, at First Discovery, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Married: August 10, 1733
Wife: **Ruth Todd**
Born: Abt. 1715, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Died: November 1789
*children*
1. **⁹Ruth Dorsey,** March 17, 1742/43
2. John Dorsey, Born: July 03, 1734
3. Elizabeth Dorsey, Born: December 13, 1735
4. Honor Dorsey, Born: November 03, 1737
5. Sarah Dorsey, Born: September 25, 1739
6. Michael Dorsey, Born: October 29, 1745
7. Lancelot Dorsey, Born: July 17, 1747
8. Ann (Nancy) Dorsey, Born: January 29, 1747/48
9. Lydia Dorsey, Born: February 06, 1749/50

*5th Generation*
**⁸Capt. Ely Dorsey**
Born: 1744, Maryland
Died: March 14, 1803, Maryland
Married: December 01, 1765
Wife: **⁹Ruth Dorsey**
Born: March 17, 1742/43, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Died: May 17, 1805, Frederick County, Maryland
*children*
1. **¹⁰Ruth Dorsey,** Born: February 04, 1776
2. Polly (Mary) Dorsey, Born: October 17, 1766
3. Edward Dorsey, Born: February 04, 1769
4. Michael Dorsey, Born: December 19, 1770
5. Oner (Honor) Dorsey, Born: August 17, 1773
6. Allen Dorsey, Born: June 19, 1779

*6th Generation*
**John Davy, Jr.**
Born: November 03, 1775, Maryland
Died: March 12, 1849,
Married: December 01, 1765
Wife: **¹⁰Ruth Dorsey**
Born: February 04, 1776, Maryland
Died: January 16, 1852, Ohio
*children*
1. **Henry Dorsey Davy,** Born: May 04, 1811

Continue to the **DAVY LINEAGE**
and on into the Hodgden Line of Descent