5. Joshua DORSEY
was born on 2 Jun 1725. He died on 8 Nov 1747. His heirs were were Henry,
Philemon, Joshua,Nichols, Charles, Rachel, Ann Elizabeth.
By the will of Joshua Dorsey of "Major's Choice" he conveyed his share
of "Huntington Quarter" to his son Nicholas Dorsey.
There stands today, in sight of Annapolis Junction, an old hipped-roof cottage
in good preservation. It was built by Nicholas Dorsey and his wife. Elizabeth
Worthington. Daughter of John and Helen (Hammond) Worthington, left to Nicholas
Worthington, who married Rachael Warfield and removed to the Seneca River.
This property of Nicholas Dorsey is one of the few estates that has been held
by its original owner. It has been handed down a long line of descendants, including
the Worthingtons of Howard, of Fredrick, the Masgills of Frederick, the Dorsey's
& Warfields of Montgomery, the Dorseys of Texas, of Kentucky, the Balls
of Maryland and Virginia and the descends of Rev. Peyton Brown of VA. (No dates
given)
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Mayor Nicholas Worthington Married Katherine Griffith 1751. He was born 1734
- 1793. Served on Committee of Observation IN in legislature Major of Anne Arundel
Co. Militia.
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Lieut. Joseph Warfield. 1755 - 1830, ensign and Lieut. in Militia Anne Arundel
county, MD Married Elizabeth Dorsey. He and brother Nicholas W. Dorsey,
moved to Montgomery County MD after war was over. Received a pension and died
there.
He signed a will No date giving in Huntington Quarter. By the will of Joshua
Dorsey of "Majors Choice" he conveyed his share of "Huntington
Quarter" to his son Nicholas Dorsey.
There stands today, in sight of Annapolis Junction an old hipped-roof cottage
in good preservation. It was built by Nicholas Dorsey and his wife. Elizabeth
Worthington, daughter of John and Helen (Hammond) Worthington, left to Nicholas
Worthington who married Rachel Warfield and removed to the Seneca River.
This property of Nicholas Dorsey is one of the few estates that has been held
by its original owners. It has been handed down a long line of descendants,
including the Worthingtons of Howard, of Frederick, the MacGills of Frederick.
The Dorseys and Warfields of Montgomery, the Dorseys of Texas, of Kentucky,
the Balls of Maryland and Virginia and the descendants of Rev. Peyton Brown,
of VA. He was Was the 6th child. He was Another married date (1711). Joshua
Dorsey of Majors Choice," married in 1711, Anne Ridgley, olderst daughter
of Henry and Katherine (Greenberry) Ridgley. (Can't find birth date, nor death,
but is says his will of 1747, ect.) His heirs were: Henry, Rachel, Philemon,
Anne Elizabeth, Joshua, Nicholas, Charles.
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His will of 1747 conveyed his share of Huntington Quarter in Ann Arundel County
Maryland to his son Nicholas
He was married to Anne RIDGELEY (daughter of Henry RIDGELEY
and Katherine Ridgley GREENBERRY) on 16 May 1711 in Queen
Car. Parish. Anne RIDGELEY died on 11 Dec 1771.
She signed a will Will of 1747. She was Oldest daughter of Henry & Katherine
Ridgeley. Joshua DORSEY and Anne RIDGELEY had the following children:
+27 i.
Henry DORSEY.
28 ii.
Capt. Philemon DORSEY.
29 iii.
Rachel DORSEY was born on 6 Jul 1717.
30 iv.
Elizabeth DORSEY was born on 6 Nov 1719. She died in 1720.
31 v.
Joshua DORSEY was born on 5 May 1722. He died in 1723.
+32 vi.
Nicholas DORSEY.
33 vii.
Cathrine DORSEY.
34 viii.
Ann DORSEY. I don't know that Anne & Elizabeth could be one person.
35 ix.
Sarah DORSEY.
36 x.
Charles DORSEY.
+37 xi.
Thomas DORSEY.
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