Hon. John Dorsey

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.

Hon. John Dorsey
Bornabout 1645
Lower Norfolk County, Virginia
Died1714
Troy, Baltimore County, Maryland
SpousePleasance Ely[1]
Parent(s)Edward (d. 1659)
Anne
RelativesEdward Dorsey, brother
Joshua Dorsey, brother
Signature
Coat of Arms of John Dorsey

John also owned Dorsey's Search.

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. http://www.aagensoc.org/upload/images/Hockley%20-%20sign.jpg
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