William
Edwin
Dorsey
Born in Cecil, Maryland, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Stephen Dorsey
[uncertain]
and Rachel (Ewing) Dorsey
Brother of
Catherine A (Dorsey) Hamilton
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Edward Clarkson Dorsey
Died about
at about age 56
in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Mar 2020
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Biography
William Edwin Dorsey was born on 25 Mar 1790 in Cecil, Maryland to parents Stephen Hammond Dorsey and Rachel Ewing Dorsey.
He married Catherine M Lightner on 22 Jan 1818 in Cecil, Maryland.[1]
Children: Nathaniel Lightner, Julia Ann, Mary Elizabeth, Edward Clarkson, Rachael Matilda,[2] Samuel Hutton, Amanda Rebecca,[3] William Henry,[4] James Harvey,[5] Caroline Amanda.
In 1820 he was living in Cecil, Maryland in a household of eight people.[6]
In 1840 he was living in Leacock Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania with his wife and family, a household of seven.[7]
His wife died on 3 Sep 1843 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.[8]
He died on 11 Mar 1847 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Sources
- ↑ Maryland Compiled Marriages 1655-1850 William E Dorsey and Catherine M Lightner, 22 Jan 1818, Cecil County; database online, Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com, 2004.
- ↑ "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYLN-X3T2 : 12 February 2020), William Dorsey in entry for Rachel Matilda Dorsey, 1828.
- ↑ "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYG1-TVW2 : 12 February 2020), William Dorsey in entry for Amanda Rebecca Dorsey, 1829.
- ↑ "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYPS-T9MM : 12 February 2020), William E. Dorsey in entry for William Henry Dorsey, 1830.
- ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9MN-4RH : 10 March 2018), Wm. E. Dorsey in entry for James H Dorsey, 03 Feb 1854; citing Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, County Records, v 1 p 5, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 857,521.
- ↑ 1820 US Federal Census Cecil Maryland; William E Dorsey; database online, Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com, 2010.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRY-9C6 : 8 December 2020), Willian Dorsey, Leacock Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 364, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52499672/catharine-m-dorsey: accessed 11 July 2023), memorial page for Catharine M. Lightner Dorsey (Jan 1795–3 Sep 1843), Find A Grave: Memorial #52499672, citing Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Leacock, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
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~0.78%
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