Hon. John Dorsey

Hon. John Dorsey
Born about 1645
Lower Norfolk County, Virginia[1]
Died 1714
Troy, Baltimore County, Maryland
Spouse(s) Pleasance Ely[2]
Parent(s) Edward (d. 1659)
Relatives Edward Dorsey, brother
Joshua Dorsey, brother
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Hon. John Dorsey (before 1646 – 1714) was a colonial settler of Maryland and Anne Arundel County, the youngest son of Edward the Shipwright.[3] He and his brothers Edward and Joshua patented "Hockley-in-the-Hole" on the south side of the Severn in 1664.[4] He acquired Troy in 1699.

John also owned Dorsey's Search.

References

  1. ↑ "Descendants of Edward DORSEY, boatwright of Lower Norfolk Co. VA and Anne Arundel Co., MD". RootsWeb.com. Ancestry.com.
  2. ↑ Warfield, Joshua Dorsey (1 January 1905). "The founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland: A genealogical and biographical review from wills, deeds and church records". Kohn & Pollock – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Dorsey, Maxwell J.; Dorsey, Wright; Dorsey, Jean Muir; Nimmo, Nannie Ball (1 June 2009). "The Dorsey Family". Genealogical Publishing Com – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ http://www.aagensoc.org/upload/images/Hockley%20-%20sign.jpg
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