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Descendants of Edward Dorsey I

Generation No. 4


6. CAPTAIN EDWARD4 DORSEY JR. (EDWARD3, JOHN2, EDWARD1) was born 1701 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, and died November 11, 1767 in Anne Arundel, Maryland. He married SARAH TODD 1720 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, daughter of LANCELOT TODD and ELIZABETH ROCKHOULD. She was born 1705 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, and died Aft. 1767 in Anne Arundel, Maryland.
     
Children of E
DWARD DORSEY and SARAH TODD are:
  i.   ELIZABETH5 DORSEY, b. Abt. 1725; d. 1749; m. HENRY GRIFFITH, April 9, 1741; d. Unknown.
9. ii.   RUTH DORSEY, b. 1726; d. 1814, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
  iii.   EDWARD DORSEY III, b. Abt. 1727; d. 1782, Baltimore County, Maryland; m. DEBORAH MACUBBIN; d. Unknown.
  iv.   DEBORAH DORSEY, b. Abt. 1729; d. Unknown.
  v.   LANCELOT DORSEY, b. Abt. 1733; d. Unknown; m. DEBORAH RIDGELY; d. Unknown.
  vi.   SARAH DORSEY, b. Abt. 1735; d. Unknown; m. THOMAS GASSAWAY; d. Unknown.
  vii.   JOHN DORSEY, b. 1736; d. Unknown; m. MARY HAMMOND; d. Unknown.
  viii.   CHARLES DORSEY, b. Abt. 1738; d. Unknown; m. LYDIA DORSEY; d. Unknown.
  ix.   CAPTAIN ELY DORSEY, b. 1744; d. March 14, 1803; m. RUTH DORSEY, December 1, 1765; d. Unknown.
  x.   RICHARD DORSEY, b. Abt. 1745; d. Unknown.


7. SUSANNAH4 DORSEY (JOHN3, EDWARD2, EDWARD1) was born December 15, 1717 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, and died Aft. 1769 in Dorsey's Grove, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. She married LEVIN LAWRENCE in Anne Arundel, Maryland, son of BENJAMIN LAWRENCE and RACHEL MARIARTE. He was born March 6, 1710/11 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, and died 1756.
     
Children of S
USANNAH DORSEY and LEVIN LAWRENCE are:
  i.   ELIZABETH5 LAWRENCE, d. 1785; m. CHRISTOPHER OWINGS; b. February 16, 1743/44; d. Unknown.
  More About CHRISTOPHER OWINGS:
Military: May 13, 1776, 1st Lt., Company No. 8, Soldiers Delight, Baltimore County Militia

  ii.   RACHEL LAWRENCE, b. May 3, 1739, Anne Arundel, Maryland; d. August 12, 1808; m. (1) CAPTAIN PHILEMON DORSEY, December 13, 1759, Maryland; b. January 20, 1713/14; d. 1771, Anne Arundel, Maryland; m. (2) NATHAN HARRIS, January 19, 1775; d. Unknown.
10. iii.   BENJAMIN LAWRENCE, b. May 17, 1741, Dorsey's Grove, Anne Arundel County, Maryland; d. March 5, 1814, Jefferson County, Kentucky.
  iv.   JOHN DORSEY LAWRENCE, b. October 26, 1743, Anne Arundel, Maryland; d. December 18, 1798, Anne Arundel, Maryland; m. MARTHA WEST, April 20, 1766, Maryland; b. December 13, 1738; d. Unknown.
  More About JOHN DORSEY LAWRENCE:
Fact 1: Patriotic Service during the Revolution

  v.   RUTH LAWRENCE, b. December 22, 1745; d. Unknown; m. THOMAS OWINGS, November 27, 1760; b. October 18, 1740; d. August 23, 1822.
  vi.   LEVIN LAWRENCE JR., b. 1750, Maryland; d. March 31, 1805; m. SARAH DORSEY, May 23, 1775; b. October 31, 1763; d. Aft. 1790.
  More About LEVIN LAWRENCE JR.:
Military: Captain in Revolution

  vii.   MARGARET LAWRENCE, b. Abt. 1751, Anne Arundel, Maryland; d. 1835, Leonardstown, Maryland.
  viii.   RICHARD LAWRENCE, b. 1757, Anne Arundel, Maryland; d. Unknown; m. (1) CHARLOTTE WARFIELD, March 1780; d. Unknown; m. (2) ANNE WARFIELD, March 22, 1780; d. Unknown.


8. VACHEL4 DORSEY (JOHN3, EDWARD2, EDWARD1) was born October 20, 1726 in Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and died 1798 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. He married RUTH DORSEY, daughter of EDWARD DORSEY and SARAH TODD. She was born 1726, and died 1814 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

Notes for V
ACHEL DORSEY:
Vachel Dorsey, son of John Dorsey and Honor his wife, married his kinswoman, Ruth, the daughter of Edward and Ruth (Todd) Dorsey and the granddaughter of Lancelot and Elizabeth (Rockhold) Todd.

There is no record of his subscribing to the Oath of Allegiance in Anne Arundel County, but inasmuch as his plantations were partly in Anne Arundel and Baltimore Counties, he can be placed as the Vachel Dorsey who took the oath before Judge Edward Cockey of Baltimore County who filed his returns on February 28, 1778. (Baltimore. Co. Oaths, box 3, folder 3)

In 1750 Vachel Dorsey received a gift from his father of a tract of 800 acres called Belt's Hills and seven negroes.

On December 20, 1752, Vachel Dorsey bought 111 acres of Invasion from John Hood of Anne Arundel County. (A.A. Co. Deeds R.B. No. 3, f. 599)

A tract called Anything was patented to Vachel Dorsey in 1759, and in 1762 and 1763, The Addition, Dorsey's Industry, Addition to Vachel's Purchase, Young Man's Folly, and Dorsey's Interest were patented to him. (Patents B.C. & C.S. No. 10, f. 237; No.. 17, f. 257; No. 20, folios 47, 60)

On December 1, 1763, Vachel Dorsey sold Dorsey's Thicket of 300 acres to John Dorsey, Ruth his wife, signed. (A.A. Co. Deeds B.B. No. 3, f. 91) In 1770 Vachel Dorsey and his bro-ther Edward Dorsey bought 3 tracts of land, Mistake, Dispute Ended, and Yate's Contrivance from Nathan Dorsey. (A.A. Co. Deeds I.B. and J.B. No. 1, f. 322)

In 1786 Vachel Dorsey gave to his son Johnsa Dorsey 500 acres of land, and to his son Elias Dorsey, Industry, containing 473 acres. (Balt. Co. W.C. No. V, folios 297, 344) In 1790 he also gave to his son Johnsa Dorsey, Baltimore County, 564 acres, including tracts, John's Chance, Polly's Inheritance, Addition, Vachel's Part of Dorsey's Thickett. (BaIt.Co. Deeds W.G.. No. EE, f. 464)

Vachel's will made March 26, 1790 and probated March 9, 1798 left:

To son Levin Dorsey, Dorsey's Interest, 30 acres, Salophia, 100 acres and Lost Sheep, which lies partly in Baltimore County and partly in Anne Arundel County

To son Edward Dorsey, Belt's Hills, 790acres, part of Invasion, 111 acres

To daughter Ruth Owings, tracts Doxterity, 580 acres, Young Man's Folly, 44 acres, Vachel's Purchase, 24 acres, Addition to Vachel's Purchase, 25 acres, Ely's Lot, 50 acres. If no issue to descend to granddaughters Ruth and Maria, daughters of sons Elias and Vachel Dorsey

To daughter Ruth Owings, 5 negroes. To granddaughter Elizabeth Frost, a negro boy

Rest of estate to be divided equally among children, Johnsa, Elias, Vachel, Edward, and Ruth Owings.

Exrs: sons Johnsa and Elias Dorsey(A.A. Co. Wills J.G. No. 2, f. 37)


Notes for R
UTH DORSEY:
Ruth Dorsey was the daughter of Edward and Sarah (Todd) Dorsey. In her will made December 24, 1813 and proved May 27, 1814 she left:

To son Johnsa Dorsey, silver spoons

To daughter Ruth Owings, wearing apparel, bed and furniture

To granddaughter Eliza Owings, a negro boy in case her father will pay 30 pounds to assist in the maintenance of son Levin

To son Levin Dorsey, 30 pounds for his maintenance

To granddaughter Ruth Maria Dorsey a negro in case her father Johnsa Dorsey will pay 30 pounds to assist in the maintenance of son Levin

To granddaughters Maria and Caroline, and May Dorsey, a negro each in case their fathers will assist in the maintenance of son Levin

To granddaughter Rachel Dorsey, 15 pounds

To granddaughter Elizabeth Frost, residuary legatee

All money from Samuel Owings and all property to be used in Maintenance of son Levin

Exr: Edward Dorsey(A.A. Co. Wills J.G. No. 3, f. 63)

     
Children of V
ACHEL DORSEY and RUTH DORSEY are:
11. i.   ELIAS5 DORSEY, d. Abt. 1794, Baltimore County, Maryland.
  ii.   RUTH DORSEY, d. May 1835; m. BEAL OWINGS, February 18, 1790; b. 1774; d. December 25, 1821.
  Notes for RUTH DORSEY:
Ruth DORSEY and Beal OWINGS had the following children:

i. Peregrine OWINGS.
ii. Samuel Christopher OWINGS(31) was born in Sep 1793.
iii. Rachel OWINGS was born in 1795. She died about 1796.
iv. Eliza OWINGS.

  Notes for BEAL OWINGS:
son of Christopher OWINGS and Elizabeth LAWRENCE

12. iii.   JOSHUA DORSEY, b. 1750; d. 1821, Jefferson County, Kentucky.
  iv.   LEVIN DORSEY, b. 1755; d. Aft. 1833, Jefferson County, Kentucky.
  v.   VACHEL DORSEY, b. 1760; d. October 27, 1814, Baltimore County, Maryland; m. (1) SARAH NELSON, April 9, 1783; d. Bef. April 5, 1798; m. (2) ELIZABETH DORSEY, March 19, 1798, St. Pauls Church, Baltomore. Maryland; d. 1840.
  Notes for VACHEL DORSEY:
Vachel DORSEY and Sarah NELSON had the following children:

i. Maria Cecila DORSEY died in 1826.
ii. Caroline DORSEY.
iii. Mary DORSEY.
iv. Rachel DORSEY.
v. Charles DORSEY died in battle of North Point..

Vachel DORSEY and Elizabeth DORSEY had the following children:

i. Evaline Mary DORSEY.
ii. Ann DORSEY.
iii. Emma Ridgely DORSEY.
iv. Elizabeth Hall DORSEY.
v. Essex Ridley DORSEY.


  Notes for SARAH NELSON:
daughter of Burgess NELSON and Sarah HOWARD

  Notes for ELIZABETH DORSEY:
daughter of Joshua DORSEY and Elizabeth HALL

13. vi.   EDWARD DORSEY, b. May 4, 1762, Anne Arundel County, Maryland; d. August 5, 1804, Jefferson County, Kentucky.


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