John
Sword
Dorsey
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Nathan Dorsey
and Ann (Sword) Dorsey
Brother of
Anne Sword (Dorsey) Hollingsworth and Louisa Ridgeley (Dorsey) Read
[spouse(s) unknown]
Died
at about age 21
in Tripoli, Ţarābulus, Libya
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Mar 2019
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Biography
John was born about 1783. He was the son of Ann Sword and Nathan Dorsey.
Midshipman, Killed at Tripoli on Gunboat #9 U.S., Navy Casualties Books, 1776-1941about John S Dorsey Name: John S Dorsey Death Date: 7 Aug 1804 Volume Title: Navy Casualties: Enemy Action Deaths, 1776-1937
"John Sword Dorsey was appointed Midshipman in the Navy on 28 April 1801. He was assigned to the brig Siren under Captain Charles Stewart of Commodore Edward Preble’s squadron during the First Barbary War. Tragically, he was killed in action off Tripoli with Lieutenant James Caldwell and other eight sailors on 7 August 1804 when an enemy shell found the powder magazine of Gunboat #9, a Tripolitan prize on which they were serving as part of a 26 man crew. The destroyer USS Dorsey which saw service between 1918 and 1946 was named in his honor."
Sources
Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
U.S., Navy Casualties Books, 1776-1941
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 John:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
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