Birth |
1686 |
Middle Neck Hundred, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland [4] |
Gender |
Male |
Also Known As |
Captain Joshua Dorsey |
Death Note |
To his wife Ann he bequeathed for life the dwelling plantation which was a 250 acre portion of Major’s Choice, slaves and other personalty. After her death, the plantation was to go to his youngest son, Charles. Henry received “Dorsey’s Angle” and “Dorsey’s Hills”, both tracts containing 200 acres each. [3] |
Discover/Founder |
In 1732 he was appointed one of the commissioners to buy land and lay out the town of Elk Ridge near the head of the Patapsco River. [2] |
Military Note |
In 1742 he served as Captain of the Elk Ridge, Maryland, Militia., [2, 3] |
Real Estate |
In 1700, before he became of age, his father gave him 100 acres of Major’s Choice in Baltimore Co., and in 1705, at the time of his father’s death, he received the plantation known as Barnes Folly and 100 acres of land called Long Reach. [2] |
Died |
8 Nov 1747 |
Major’s Choice, Baltimore Co., Maryland |
Person ID |
I427 |
Owings Stone Genealogy, Ancestry & Heritage |
Last Modified |
27 Jul 2007 00:00:00 |
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Father |
EDWARD DORSEY, b. Bef 1645, Virginia |
Mother |
SARAH WYATT, b. Bef 1650, prob. Virginia |
Family ID |
F163 |
Group Sheet |
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Family |
ANN RIDGELY, b. Bef 1690, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland |
Married |
16 May 1711 |
Baltimore Co., Maryland, Queen Caroline’s Parish [3] |
Children |
| 1. HENRY DORSEY, b. 8 Nov 1712, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland  |
| 2. Philemon Dorsey, b. 20 Jan 1715, Maryland  |
| 3. Rachel Dorsey, b. 6 Jul 1717, Maryland  |
| 4. Elizabeth Dorsey, b. 6 Mar 1720, Maryland  |
| 5. Joshua Dorsey, b. 6 Mar 1723, Maryland  |
| 6. Nicholas Dorsey, b. 2 Jun 1725, Maryland  |
| 7. Catherine Dorsey, b. 21 Dec 1727, Maryland  |
| 8. Anne Dorsey, b. 15 Oct 1730, Maryland  |
| 9. Sarah Dorsey, b. 27 May 1733, Maryland  |
| 10. Charles Dorsey, b. 11 Nov 1736, Maryland  |
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Family ID |
F194 |
Group Sheet |
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