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Henry Dorsey

Birth
Elkridge, Howard County, Maryland, USA
Death
14 Feb 1770 (aged 57)
Elkridge, Howard County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Columbia, Howard County, Maryland, USA Add to Map
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The first of ten children born to Captain Joshua & Ann (Ridgley) Dorsey of Elk Ridge, Anne Arundel Co (now in Howard Co) MD, Henry married Elizabeth Worthington on 31 Jul 1735, the daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth (Ridgely) Worthington of Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co MD. They were married in Christ Church, Queen Carolne Parish in Anne Arundel Co MD. This church is now called Christ Episcopal and is located in Howard Co.

Maryland Marriage Records 1634-1777
"Dorsey, Henry 31 Jul 1735; Elizabeth Worthington, 6 AA-199"

Children with Elizabeth:
1) Joshua Dorsey (1736-1799); m. Elizabeth Hall, d/o Reverend Henry & Mary (Duvall) Hall.
2) Thomas Dorsey (b. 1738); m. Mary Ridgely Warfield, d/o Benjamin & Rebeckah (Ridgely) Warfield.
3) Henry Dorsey Jr (1740-1761); died young, never married.
4) Anne Nancy Dorsey (1742-1808); m. Lieutenant Davidge Warfield, s/o Alexander & Dinah (Davidge) Warfield.
5) Elizabeth Dorsey (1744-1776); m. Elisha Warfield, s/o Benjamin & Rebeckah (Ridgely) Warfield.
6) Sarah Dorsey (b. 1746); m. Benjamin Dorsey, parents as yet unknown.
7) Nicholas Dorsey (1750-1788); m. Lucy Belt Sprigg, d/o Colonel Edward Sprigg.
8) Charles Dorsey (1752-1776); died young, never married.
9) Ariana Dorsey (1755-1827), m: Benjamin Warfield, s/o Seth & Mary (Gaither) Warfield.
10) Vachel Dorsey (1758-1805), m: Elizabeth Battee, parents as yet unknown.

Maryland Births & Christenings Index 1662-1911:
Name: Henry Dorsey
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 8 Nov 1712
Birth Place: Christ Church, Queen Caroline Parish, Howard, Maryland
Father's Name: Joshua Dorsey
Mother's Name: Ann
FHL Film Number: 14358

Warfields of Maryland, by Joshua Dorsey Warfield, Pg 91
Rev Mr Macgill's records of 1736:
"Sat in Pew 2 Queen Caroline's Parish Church in Anne Arundel Co MD."

1658-1758 Charles Co MD Families "The first 100 years": Wills, Court, Church, Land.....:
Title: Will of Henry Dorsey, 1770-
Source text: Dorsey, Henry, Anne Arundel Co MD, 12 Feb 1770; proved 14 Jun 1770.
To children: Joshua, Thomas, Nicholas, Charles, Vachel, Henry, Ann Warfield,
Elizabeth, Sarah, Arranah (Ariana).
Tracts: Plantation where my mother now lives and "Dorsey's Addition."
Wit: Henry Griffith, Nicholas Dorsey and Caleb Dorsey Jr.
38.4.

PA-Roots.org:
"Henry Dorsey, born 1712, married Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Worthington and Elizabeth Ridgely, who inherited 389 acres of *Worthington Range. Their heirs were Joshua, Thomas, Elizabeth, Sarah, Nicholas, Ariana, Ann, Vachel, Henry and Charles Dorsey."

Thank you very much to P Fazzini.
The first of ten children born to Captain Joshua & Ann (Ridgley) Dorsey of Elk Ridge, Anne Arundel Co (now in Howard Co) MD, Henry married Elizabeth Worthington on 31 Jul 1735, the daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth (Ridgely) Worthington of Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co MD. They were married in Christ Church, Queen Carolne Parish in Anne Arundel Co MD. This church is now called Christ Episcopal and is located in Howard Co.

Maryland Marriage Records 1634-1777
"Dorsey, Henry 31 Jul 1735; Elizabeth Worthington, 6 AA-199"

Children with Elizabeth:
1) Joshua Dorsey (1736-1799); m. Elizabeth Hall, d/o Reverend Henry & Mary (Duvall) Hall.
2) Thomas Dorsey (b. 1738); m. Mary Ridgely Warfield, d/o Benjamin & Rebeckah (Ridgely) Warfield.
3) Henry Dorsey Jr (1740-1761); died young, never married.
4) Anne Nancy Dorsey (1742-1808); m. Lieutenant Davidge Warfield, s/o Alexander & Dinah (Davidge) Warfield.
5) Elizabeth Dorsey (1744-1776); m. Elisha Warfield, s/o Benjamin & Rebeckah (Ridgely) Warfield.
6) Sarah Dorsey (b. 1746); m. Benjamin Dorsey, parents as yet unknown.
7) Nicholas Dorsey (1750-1788); m. Lucy Belt Sprigg, d/o Colonel Edward Sprigg.
8) Charles Dorsey (1752-1776); died young, never married.
9) Ariana Dorsey (1755-1827), m: Benjamin Warfield, s/o Seth & Mary (Gaither) Warfield.
10) Vachel Dorsey (1758-1805), m: Elizabeth Battee, parents as yet unknown.

Maryland Births & Christenings Index 1662-1911:
Name: Henry Dorsey
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 8 Nov 1712
Birth Place: Christ Church, Queen Caroline Parish, Howard, Maryland
Father's Name: Joshua Dorsey
Mother's Name: Ann
FHL Film Number: 14358

Warfields of Maryland, by Joshua Dorsey Warfield, Pg 91
Rev Mr Macgill's records of 1736:
"Sat in Pew 2 Queen Caroline's Parish Church in Anne Arundel Co MD."

1658-1758 Charles Co MD Families "The first 100 years": Wills, Court, Church, Land.....:
Title: Will of Henry Dorsey, 1770-
Source text: Dorsey, Henry, Anne Arundel Co MD, 12 Feb 1770; proved 14 Jun 1770.
To children: Joshua, Thomas, Nicholas, Charles, Vachel, Henry, Ann Warfield,
Elizabeth, Sarah, Arranah (Ariana).
Tracts: Plantation where my mother now lives and "Dorsey's Addition."
Wit: Henry Griffith, Nicholas Dorsey and Caleb Dorsey Jr.
38.4.

PA-Roots.org:
"Henry Dorsey, born 1712, married Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Worthington and Elizabeth Ridgely, who inherited 389 acres of *Worthington Range. Their heirs were Joshua, Thomas, Elizabeth, Sarah, Nicholas, Ariana, Ann, Vachel, Henry and Charles Dorsey."

Thank you very much to P Fazzini.


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