Ely Dorsey was born about 1747 in Anne Arundel, Maryland to parents Edward Dorsey and Deborah ___. He married Elizabeth Barnes on 21 Feb 1778 in Baltimore, Maryland. Children: Sarah, Archibald, Edward. He died in Oct 1818 in Baltimore, Maryland.
His mother was not Deborah Maccubbin. That lady was married to a different Edward Dorsey. Ely's mother's maiden name is not known.
(There is a marriage record for an Elizabeth Barnes and Samuel Glover on 24 Feb 1778 in Baltimore, Maryland.)
"At a meeting of the inhabitants of Anne Arundel on January 1775 the following were appointed upon the committee of observation with full power to rule the county. They were Brice T B Worthington......Ely Dorsey." From The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties
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