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Major Edward Dorsey [Jr.] of "Dorsey"
(Abt 1640-After 1704)
Sarah Wyatt
(1657-1690)
Captain Henry Ridgely III
(1669-1700)
Catherine Greenberry
Captain Joshua Dorsey
(1686-1747)
Ann Ridgely
(-1771)
Anne Dorsey
(1730-1767)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Major Henry Ridgely

Anne Dorsey 1 2

  • Born: 15 Oct 1730, Christ Church, Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)
  • Marriage (1): Major Henry Ridgely on 11 Nov 1750 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States)
  • Died: 15 Sep 1767, Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, (United States) at age 36

  Research Notes:

First wife of Henry Ridgely.

From http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mrmarsha&id=I20003:

DORSEY, JOSHUA, Anne Arundel Co. 14 Nov, 1747 6 Feb, 1747
To wife Anne,250 A., my dwelling plantation called "Major's Choice.
To son HENRY DORSEY, my 2 tracts, one called "Dorsey's Anglis, 200 A., the other called Dorsey's Hills," 200 A., both tracts lying in the county.
To son PHILEMON DORSEY, 1/2 tract called Brothers' Partnership," taken up jointly bet. my bro. JOHN DORSEY, and myself, 632 A.
To son JOSHUA DORSEY, 250 A.
To son NICHOLAS DORSEY, tract 'Huntingstowne Quarters,' 266 A., original tract was some years ago resurveyed by my bro.-in-law HENRY RIDGEBY.
To dau. RACHEL WARFIELD, 20 s. sterl.
To dau . ELIZABETH DORSEY, 20 pounds.
To dau. ANNE DORSEY, slaves.
To dau. SARAH DORSEY, 1 slave.
To son CHARLES DORSEY, my dwelling plantation and 250 A.
Mentions his young. child., and to support NICHOLAS and CHARLES with provision at their own stock.
Wife and 2 eld. sons, exs.
Wit: Henry Ridgely, Basil Dorsey, Richard Simpson, Elizabeth Ridgely, Ephraim Howard, Henry Howard. 25. 315 - 318


Anne married Major Henry Ridgely, son of Henry Ridgely III and Elizabeth Warfield, on 11 Nov 1750 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.)


Sources


1 <i>http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi</i>. Rec. Date: 25 Aug 2001, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mdannear/firstfam/dorsey/b7758.htm#P7758.

2 <i>http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi</i>. Rec. Date: 25 Aug 2001, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mrmarsha&id=I20003.


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