Honour Elder (abt. 1750 - 1818)

Born about 1750 in Anne Arundel County, Province of Maryland

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 6 Jul 1818 at about age 68 in Pushpin, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

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Disambiguation

Note -- Jemima Dorsey 1451 is an alternate mother who was detached during merge and also needs to be merged.

Multiple John and Honor Elders

Michael Dorsey III was the son of Michael Dorsey II and Honour Elder who were first cousins.

Michael Dorsey II was the son of Michael Dorsey I and Ruth Todd. Honour Elder was the daughter of Jemima Dorsey, the sister of Michael Dorsey I; Jemima Dorsey married John Elder, born 1708

Michael Dorsey I and his sister Jemima Dorsey were both children of John Dorsey and his wife Honor Elder, b. 1689. Honor's father, in turn, was John Elder, b. 1660.

Jemima's husband John Elder, born 1708, was the son of John Elder, b. 1683 and his wife Mary Morris.

Creating an ancestral chart for Michael Dorsey III will display these relationships.

Ahnentafel

1. Michael Dorsey III was the son of Michael Dorsey II and Honour Elder who were first cousins.

2. Michael Dorsey II first cousin of his wife Honour. Michael Dorsey II was the son of Michael Dorsey I and Ruth Todd.

3. Honour Elder first cousin of her husband Michael. Honour Elder was the daughter of Jemima Dorsey, the sister of Michael Dorsey I; Jemima Dorsey married John Elder, born 1708

4. Michael Dorsey I the brother of Jemima Dorsey and child of John Dorsey and his wife Honor Elder, b. 1689.

5. Ruth Todd

6. John Elder, born 1708

7. Jemima Dorsey the sister of Michael Dorsey I

8. John Dorsey.

9. Honor Elder, b. 1689. Honor's father, in turn, was John Elder, b. 1660.

12. Jemima's husband John Elder, born 1708, was the son of John Elder, b. 1683 and his wife Mary Morris.

Biography

Name

Honor Elder ^[1]<

Birth

Honor Elder was born in Anne Arundel County about 1745. ^[2]

Honor Elder was the daughter of John Elder II and Jemima Dorsey. ^[3]

Marriage

Honor Elder married Michael Dorsey. ^[3]

Notes: One source says this Honor Elder married ca 1763 Joseph Hobbes (-~1791), son of John Hobbs and Dorothy Clary. This puts into doubt the marriage and parentage listed here, since she was supposed to have married Michael Dorsey abt 1769. This same source does list Michael's wife as Honor Elder, d/o John Elder and Jemima Dorsey. ^[4]

Death

Honor Elder died in 1818. She is buried in the Dorsey Family Cemetery, Clarksville, Howard Co., MD. ^[4]

Children

Honor Elder and Michael Dorsey had these children:^[3]

1. Michael Dorsey III,
2. John Dorsey,
3. Owen Dorsey,
4. Lloyd Dorsey,
5. Jemima Dorsey,
6. Elizabeth Dorsey,
7. Honor Dorsey,
8. Cecil Dorsey

Research Notes

To Research

Honor Elder appears on the following pages in "The Dorsey Family" for which no preview was available 7/18/2019. ^[5]

Page 82 -- Honor Dorsey m. John Elder Page 57 -- John Elder received two tracts of land Page 98 -- Michael and Honor Elder Dorsey are buried in a small cemetery called Elioak near the present house on Pushpin. Their graves are unmarked. Page 76 -- Michael 1745-1812 married Honor Elder

To Integrate

Honor Elder. ^[6]

Died 06 JUL 1818. Pushpin, Anne Arundel, Maryland. 1817 Pushpin, Anne Arundel, Maryland.

Sources

1. ↑ William Grubbs; The Grubbs Family; http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2168699&id=I112519896 ; 17 Jul 2002 ; Cited by Darryl Poe. Honor Elder Pedigree. Last updated 17 April 2007. http://www.poeland.com/genealogy/Williams/Honor_Elder.html. Accessed December 30, 2016.
2. ↑ Barbara J. Tatham; Froman.PAF; http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:592198&id=I69 ; 25 Aug 2001 ; Cited by Darryl Poe. Honor Elder Pedigree. Last updated 17 April 2007. http://www.poeland.com/genealogy/Williams/Honor_Elder.html. Accessed December 30, 2016.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Darryl Poe. Honor Elder Pedigree. Last updated 17 April 2007. This information is correct to the best of my knowledge, but some connections may not be collaborated by first or even second-source documents. http://www.poeland.com/genealogy/Williams/Honor_Elder.html. Accessed December 30, 2016.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Descendants of Edward DORSEY\D'ARCY, Boatwright of Lower Norfolk Co., VA and Anne Arundel Co., MD; http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdannear/firstfam/dorsey/index.htm ; 30 Jan 2000. Cited by Darryl Poe. Honor Elder Pedigree. Last updated 17 April 2007. http://www.poeland.com/genealogy/Williams/Honor_Elder.html. Accessed December 30, 2016.
5. ↑ Maxwell Dorsey et al, The Dorsey Family: Descendants of Edward Darcy-Dorsey of Virginia and Maryland For Five Geneerations and Allied Families. Baltimore: Clearfield Publishing. Page 33 Accessed 7/18/2019 jhd
6. ↑ Source: #S32 Ancestry Family Trees http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=465112&pid=1584

See also:

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