Ely
Dorsey
Born about in Anne Arundel, Province of Maryland
Ancestors 
Son of Edward Dorsey
and Deborah (Unknown) Dorsey
Brother of
Anne Dorsey, Sarah Dorsey, Edward Dorsey V, Levin Dorsey, John Lawrence Dorsey, Deborah (Dorsey) Wilson, Sophia Dorsey, Benjamin Dorsey, Rhesaw Dorsey and Rachel (Dorsey) Glover
Husband of
Elizabeth (Barnes) Dorsey
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died after
after about age 71
in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Dec 2010
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Biography
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
Sources
- US Federal Census 1790 Image. Two Delaware Hundreds, Baltimore, Maryland; Series: M637; Roll: 3; Page: 54; Image: 44; Family History Library Film: 0568143; database online, Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2010.
- Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Ely Dorsey and Ellis Barnes, 21 Feb 1778, Baltimore County.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ely by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ely:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ely by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ely:
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~0.78%
Eliza Hughes
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~0.78%
James Owens :
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