Edward
Dorsey
Born in Anne Arundel County, Province of Maryland
Ancestors 
Son of John Dorsey Sr.
and Honor (Stafford) Dorsey
Brother of
Hannah (Dorsey) Barnes [half], Michael Dorsey [half], Edward Dorsey [half], Sarah Ann (Dorsey) Howard [half], Jemima (Dorsey) Elder [half], Susanna (Dorsey) Lawrence, Patience (Dorsey) Howard [half], Vachel Dorsey and Nathan Dorsey
Husband of
Elizabeth (Gillis) Dorsey
— married
29 Jul 1750 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Edward Hill Dorsey and Henry Dorsey of Edwᵈ
Died about
at about age 68
in Baltimore County, Maryland [uncertain]
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| Created 30 Dec 2010
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Biography
The birth of Edward Dorsey, son of John and Honor Dorsey in October 1728 is recorded in the parish records of Queen Caroline in Anne Arundel County. He moved to Baltimore as an adult where he owned large tracks of land.
Edward Dorsey was married to Betty Gilliss, the daughter of Ezekiel and Mary (Hill Gilliss on 29 JUL 1750. They were the parents of six children:
- Dr. Ezekiel John Dorsey b. 1751 m. Rebecca Maccubin
- Joseph Dorsey b. 1753 m. Amelia Gillis
- Edward Hill Dorsey b. 1760 m. Deborah Maccubin
- Mary Hill Dorsey b. 1764
- Elizabeth Hill Dorsey b. 1766 m. James Van Bebber
- Henry Dorsey born 1768 m. Elizabeth Smithson
In the 1780s Dorsey bought & sold large tracts of land he owned in Baltimore County.
- 1781 - purchased 580 acres of Owings Adventure & Owings Addition [1]
- 1786 - sold 488 acres for L976 including Progress, Additional Progress & Dorsey's Dilemna. He also sold on the same day to William Patterson for L1,216 Chaney's Neglect, Progress and Additional Progress
1796 - sold for L312 the Addition to Greenbury's Grove Enlarged. The deed identifies him as Edward Dorsey of John of Baltimore County.
Edward Dorsey was likely living in Baltimore County when he died intestate some time after 1796, but he is listed in the 1790 US Census in Anne Arundel County.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Baltimore Co. Land Records F/295
- ↑ Harry Wright Newman. Anne Arundel Gentry Vol. II pg. 25. Lewes 1995.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward 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 Edward:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward 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 Edward:
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~0.78%
Charles Robson
:
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~0.39%
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