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Edward Darcy "the Colonist"
(Abt 1615-Bef 1670)
Ann
(Abt 1609-1690)
John Larkin
Major Edward Dorsey [Jr.] of "Dorsey"
(Abt 1640-After 1704)
Margaret Ruth Larkin
(1643-1707)
Francis Dorsey
(Abt 1696-Bef 1750)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Elizabeth Baker

Francis Dorsey 1 2 3 4

  • Born: Abt 1696
  • Marriage (1): Elizabeth Baker in 1723 in Maryland, (United States)
  • Died: Bef 17 Feb 1750, <Baltimore, Maryland, (United States)>

  Research Notes:

From http://genforum.genealogy.com/norwood/messages/1247.html :

On June 10, 1728, Francis Dorsey and Edward Dorsey of Baltimore Co. Assigned their portions of "United Friendship" and "Owings' Adventure" to their brother Charles. Francis made a large "F" for his mark. Charles made a large "D." On the same day Francis Dorsey and Edward Dorsey conveyed to Hyde Hoxton of Baltimore Co., Gent., for 160 lbs. A portion of "United Friendship" of 45 acres. Elizabeth, wife of Francis Dorsey waived her legal third, but no wife of Edward was listed. [Baltimore Co. Deeds, Libert IS, no I, folios 139, 149, 156]


  Noted events in his life were:

• Inherited: his father's lands on the north side of Patapsco River, Abt 1705, Maryland, (United States). jointly with his brothers Charles, Larkin and Edward.

• Probate: of his estate, 17 Feb 1750, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States).

• Will.


Francis married Elizabeth Baker in 1723 in Maryland, (United States). (Elizabeth Baker was born about 1706 in Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States) and died in 1747.)

Sources

1 Warfield, J. D, <i>The Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland.</i> (Baltimore: Kohn & Pollock, 1905), p. 58.

2 Spencer, Richard Henry ed, <i>Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland.</i> (New York: American Historical Society, 1919.), p. 612.

3 Website:, http://genforum.genealogy.com/norwood/messages/1247.html.

4 <i>http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi</i>. Rec. Date: 25 Aug 2001, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mdannear/firstfam/dorsey/b27139.htm#P27139.

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