Greenbury
"Greenberry"
Dorsey
I
Born about in Anne Arundel, Maryland
Ancestors 
Son of John Dorsey
and Comfort Rebekath (Stimpson) Dorsey
Brother of
Joshua Dorsey, Sarah (Dorsey) Williams, John Hammond Dorsey Sr, Venetia (Dorsey) Cromwell and Vincent Dorsey
Husband of
Mary (Belt) Dorsey
— married
5 Jun 1726 in West River, Anne Arundel, Province of Maryland
Descendants 
Father of
Greenberry Dorsey II
Died
at about age 72
in Fairfax, Virginia, United States
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Biography
Greenbury (Greenberry) Dorsey was born about 1710 in Anne Arundel, Maryland to parents John Dorsey and Comfort Stimpson. No record of his birth has been found, but he appears to be the eldest son of his parents who were married in 1702. He is mentioned in the will of his mother to receive one shilling and no more.[1]
On the 1st of August 1726 he was appointed as a Ranger for Baltimore County by Charles Calvert, the proprietor. Part of his job involved collecting stray livestock and determining their owners.[2]
Property
Greenberry Dorsey, son of Col. John Dorsey, is listed as one of the original owners of a lot in Old Joppa at the time of its establishment. In the 1754 debt book of land rents due Greenberry Dorsey is identified as owning two properties: Nanjemy & part of Three Sisters.[3]
Marriage & Family
The notice of his appointment as a ranger is followed by a deed of gift from his father, John Dorsey on the occasion of his marriage to Mary Belt dated 18 JUN 1726, the daughter of John Belt of Baltimore County, The gift included a white servant woman named Mary Harris, some livestock, furniture, books and musical instruments. [4] Two children of Greenberry Dorsey are mentioned in the will of his mother, Comfort and John so they must be the oldest children.[5]
- The birth of Greenberry Dorsey, the son of Greenberry & Mary on 10 MAR 1729 is recorded in the register of St. Paul's Church.[6]
Children: Greenberry, Benedict, John, Thomas Edward. He died on 29 Apr 1782 in Fairfax, Virginia.Barnes, Robert W. “Baltimore County Families, 1659-1759” Baltimore, MD: Clearfield 1989
Greenberry was born in 1704. He passed away in 1782. [7]
Sources
- ↑ Prerogative Court Wills Liber 25 folio 204
- ↑ Baltimore County Deeds IS H folio 224
- ↑ Wright, F. Edward. Inhabitants of Baltimore County 1692-1763. Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books 1999.
- ↑ Baltimore County Deeds Liber ISH folio 377
- ↑ Prerogative Court Wills Liber 25 folio 204 [msa.maryland.gov]
- ↑ Reamy, Bill & Martha. “Records of St. Paul's Parish”. Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1988
- ↑ Source will be added by M Bale by 1 Jun 2021.
Research
- There is an ENTRY in St. John's/George's Parish Register for
- " Ann Sophia Dorsey daughter of Greenberry Dorsey and Sophia"
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Greenbury 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 Greenbury:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Greenbury 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 Greenbury:
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~0.78%
Mary (Spradley) Morken
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Dorsey-5 and Dorsey-2602 appear to represent the same person because: Same death date
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