Rachel Dorsey ^{1 2}

   Another name for Rachel was Rachel Ridgely.

  Research Notes:

Second wife of Henry Ridgely.

From The Dorsey Family, p. 142:

"The will of John Dorsey Jr. made May 15, 1761... left: To ... William Hall of Elk Ridge, all the residue of Partnership
To daughter Rachel Hall, 10 pounds current money in full for her part...

[The will of Elizabeth Dorsey] made January 25, 1775 and proved March 23, 1777 left:

To daughter Lucy Dorsey, 2 negroes and personalty
All personal estate to be sold and debts paid and remainder of money divided equally among nine children, Ely, Basil, Benjamin, John, Samuel, Deborah, and Lucy Dorsey, Ruth Talbot, and Rachel Ridgely
Exrs: daughter Lucy Dorsey and nephew John Dorsey
Test: Samuel Brown Jr., Sara Brown, Rachel Todd (Wills 41, f. 421)"

  Noted events in her life were:

• Probate, 17 Aug 1792.

Rachel married William Hall. (William Hall died in 1770.)

Rachel next married Major Henry Ridgely, son of Henry Ridgely III and Elizabeth Warfield, in 1773 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States). (Major Henry Ridgely was born on 17 May 1728 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) and died on 28 Jun 1791 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States.)