DAR Lineage Book Vol. 95 Page 5
In Col Howards 4th MD Regiment. He died on 16 Oct 1821. He The family deed: on 18 Feb 1839 in MD. Copy of
LAND OFFICE
Annapolis, February 18, 1839, I Certify, that it appears by the Muster Rolls remaining in the Office, that Nicholas Dorsey was appointed Lieutenant in the 4th Maryland, Regiment, on the 17th day April 1777 and resigned on the 10th day of November 1778.
George J. Brown
Register Land Office, W.S. MD.
NB The 4th regiment was commanded by Col. Howard and Samuel Godman appears to have commanded a compare in state Regiment, 1778.
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State of Maryland Montgomery county to write on the Sixth day of March in the year eighteen hundred and Thirty-nine, before me the outsider, me of the justices of the Peace in and for said County, appears Joshua Dorsey a resident of Montgomery County and State aforesaid, and after and after having been duly sworn according to Law, makes the following decoration to write that Nicholas Dorsey was out in the flying camp the year before the received his Commission as Lieutenant in the Regular Service During the Revolutionary War, and his further declares that after the aforesaid Nicholas Dorsey left the service in the home he Married Rachel Warfield, I was not at the Marriage but the Wedding party was at our fathers the next day, Nicholas Dorsey being a brother of the departed Joshua Dorsey, and that have been Intimately acquainted and of decided with them until the death of my brother Nicholas Dorsey which death took place on the sixteenth day of October Eighteen hundred and twenty one and since his death that Intimacy still Continents between his Willow Rachel Dorsey and he further declares that she has never since been Married but now remains his Willow. Joshua Dorsey
Swan before Lloyd Dorsey Justice of the Peace Joshua Dorsey who made the above statement is a man of good standing in society and of unquestionable integrity
Lloyd Dorsey
State of Maryland Montgomery County to write on the Eight day of March in the year Eighteen hundred and Thirty nine, before me the subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County, Appear Elizabeth
ately Acquainted and Fascinated with them until the death of Nicholas Dorsey and that Intimacy stile Continues with his Willow and that she has never since been Married but now remains the widow of the above said Nicholas Dorsey and Elizabeth Warfield.
Sworn before Lloyd Dorsey justice of the Peace. Who made the above Statements Elizabeth Warfields is a female of good standing in Security and of unquestionable Integrity
Lloyd Dorsey
State of Maryland Montgomery County to wit on the Eighth day of March Eighteen hundred and thirty nine, before me the Subsireber on the Justicesof the Peace, in and for said County, appears, Joshua W. Dorsey, a resident of Montgomert County and State aforesaid, and after having been duty sworn according to Law, makes the following declarations to wit that he was Familarly acquainted with the family record of Nicholas Dorsey and he believes the withinrecord to be a true copy of the Origional Reccord by Nicholas Dorsey and in the hand viting of the Willow of the aforesaid Nicholas Dorsey.
Sworn before me Lloyd Dorsey Justice of the Peace
Joshua W. Dorsey who made the above statements is a Man of good Standing in society and of unquestionable Integrity. Lloyd Dorsey
State of Maryland Montgomery County Act I herby Cectify that Lloyd Dorsey Gentleman before whom (the bottom is missing.) He was 6th child of Nicholas & Elizabeth Worthington. He resided Seneca River, live there until his death in Montgomery County Maryland. The said Nicholas Worthington Dorsey is the ancestor who assisted in establishing American Independence.
He volunteered in 1776, was a private in the "Flying Camp". He was commissioned 4/17/1777 Lieutenant in Captain Samuel Godman's Co., Col. Howard's Fourth Maryland Regiment.
He was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmounth. He resigned 11/10/1778. His widow was allowed a pension on her application executed 3/8/1839, at which time she was living in Montgomery County Maryland.
Private Ensign give reference for Military Record:
Vol. vii McKengies Colonial Families of America
Revolution War Pension Claim W-9411 see national # 234576
See National No. 234516
Noah Dorsey death is recorded in War Pension Claim
W-9411, Mrs. Oscar Raymans Deary
See National No. 94015. Pension 2040
See national Number 337325 Mrs Charlotta
S. Denton Schroth
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Copy Mrs. Bates Letter of May 5, 1927
Now, the Nicholas Dorsey as given in the Dorsey Family Bood just spoken of has on its first page this:
TO THE MEMORY OF MILDRED AND DORSEY To whose preservation of the family records is made possible the information herein.
These records written by her and begins with Nicholas Dorsey, who lived more than two centuries ago.............. (According to my opinion this is a slight error in calculation. Mrs William B. Bates Nee Mary Estell Dorsey)
Note: For the most part all the records and information printed herein are from the original notes of Mildred Ann (Caldwell) Dorsey and no effort had been made to change locations, dates, nor occurences other than those that time has made a difference to relation to hose now living. Rachel Warfield DORSEY and Major Nicholas Worthington DORSEY had the following children:
+107 i. Nicholas Jr. DORSEY.
108 ii. Joshua Warfield DORSEY.
+109 iii. Noah DORSEY.
+110 iv. Matilda DORSEY.
+111 v. Clarissa DORSEY.
112 vi. Alfred DORSEY.
113 vii. Reuben DORSEY.
+114 viii. Ezra (Tezas) DORSEY.
115 ix. Lloyd (Dr.) DORSEY.
116 x. Eveline DORSEY.
+117 xi. Mortimer DORSEY.
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