Hon. John Dorsey

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

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

  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 [bare URL image file]