Thomas Johnson Jr, 1st Governor of Maryland, born 1732. Died 26 Oct 1819: His Calvert Gazette obituary names his parents Dorcas (Sedgwick) and Thomas Johnson, as well as several of his brothers[2]
Dorcas (Johnson) Glapham, born 17 Oct 1734, who married Colonel Josiaph Glapham
Colonel James Johnson,[2] born 30 Sep 1736 (of Infantry Battalion)
Elisabeth (Johnson), born 17 Sep 1739, who married Commander George Cook
Joshua Johnson,[2] born 25 Jun 1742, who was the 1st American Consul at London
John Johnson, born 29 Aug 1745, who was a surgeon physician in the American Revolution
Colonel Baker Johnson,[2] born 30 Sep 1747, commanded a battalion in the Battle of Paoli
Major Roger Johnson,[2] born 18 Mar 1740, who served in the James Battalion
Death & Burial
Death: Age: 65 (17 Dec 1770), Dorcas predeceased her husband who died in 1777[1]
Place: St Leonard Creek, Calvert, Maryland
Burial Place: Brewhouse Property Cemetery, Wallville, Calvert County, Maryland Find A Grave: Memorial #96742527
Sources
↑ 1.01.11.21.3 Knapp, Mrs Clarence L Knapp. Unpublished Individual Records Together with Genealogical Notes and Other Authentic Data Collected by Chapters of New York State Conference of the National Society: Daughters of the American Revolution: 1934-1935. Bible, family and miscellaneous records from New York state. Vol. 31-32, 34. 1935, p. 98 (virtual p. 352 of 955). Film # 008140311. Newark Valley, New York: State Chairman & Washington, DC: The National Library of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
↑ 2.02.12.22.32.4 Notably in attendance was John Quincy Adams, Dorcas' grandson-in-law: "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch: accessed 19 Nov 2020, Dorcas Sedgwick Johnson in entry for Governor Thomas Johnson, Maryland, United States, 04 Aug 2011; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (www.genealogybank.com: 2014); citing Calvert Gazette, born-digital text.
Acknowledgments
Sedgwick-164 was created by Catherine Fisher through the import of Wolverton-Fisher Family Tree(1)_2014-04-03.ged on 3 Apr 2014.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dorcas by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dorcas: