Hon. John Dorsey
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Hon. John Dorsey | |
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Born | about 1645 |
Died | 1714 |
Spouse | Pleasance Ely[1] |
Parent(s) | Edward (d. 1659) Anne |
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.[2] He and his brothers Edward and Joshua patented "Hockley-in-the-Hole" on the south side of the Severn in 1664.[3] He acquired Troy in 1699.
John also owned Dorsey's Search.
References
- ^ 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. p. 61 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Dorsey, Maxwell J.; Dorsey, Wright; Dorsey, Jean Muir; Nimmo, Nannie Ball (1 June 2009). The Dorsey Family. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 9780806347493 – via Google Books.
- ^ http://www.aagensoc.org/upload/images/Hockley%20-%20sign.jpg [bare URL image file]
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