Edward DORSEY 
Edward was born in 1619 in Of, Anne Arundel, Md. Edward's father is Edward DARCY and his mother was Elizabeth Conyers. His paternal grandparents were Thomas DARCY and Mary KITSON. He was an only child. He died at the age of 40 on August 2nd, 1659 in Isle Of Kent, Anne Arundel Co., Md. He was buried before August 2nd, 1659 in , , Virginia.General Notes
Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 8FNW-F6
Edward DORSEY was married to Ann,1 her surname being unknown. Some researchers have inaccurately listed her as Ann, daughter of Matthew HOWARD. While Matthew HOWARD did have a daughter named Ann, there is record of her husband being James GRENEFFE.2 Also, there is evidence that Edward DORSEY's daughter Sarah married Matthew HOWARD, Jr., son of the previously mentioned Matthew HOWARD. If Edward DORSEY's wife were the daughter of Matthew HOWARD, that would mean that his daughter Sarah's marriage to Matthew HOWARD, Jr. would have been to her blood uncle, a relation that was strictly forbidden, then as now. The listing of Edward DORSEY's wife Ann as a HOWARD probably came about through some researcher's incorrect interpretation of his son Joshua DORSEY's will. In his will, Joshua made bequests to his "cousins" John, Samuel and Matthew HOWARD. Though not stated these were children of Matthew HOWARD, Jr. [who married Joshua's sister Sarah DORSEY]. "Cousin" in the 1600s was a term often used for nephew or nieces, and sometimes used to refer to grandchildren. That researcher being unfamiliar with usage of the term apparently intrepretted that they were true first cousins, and incorrectly concluded that Edward DORSEY's wife Ann was a daughter of Matthew HOWARD, Sr. There are several other inaccurate statements regarding the first generations of the DORSEY family. Some researchers have attributed a daughter to Edward DORSEY a daughter Ann who married Nicholas GREENBERRY. There is no evidence that Edward DORSEY had a daughter named Ann. While Nicholas GREENBERRY's wife was named Ann, she could not have been a daughter of Edward DORSEY. Nicholas GREENBERRY did not emigrate from England to Maryland until 1674, at which time he arrived with his wife and two children.3 His wife could not have been the daughter of Edward DORSEY, who had been living in the coloinies for over 25 years. The other major error in print regarding Edward DORSEY is in regard to his ancestry. Edward DORSEY was claimed by some as being descended from Sir Norman D'Arcie cousin of William the Conqueror, and from the Lord D'Arcy family of Hornby Castle.4 DNA evidence has proven that theory to be incorrect, showing that Edward DORSEY is not related to those families.5 Edward DORSEY drowned near the Isle of Kent in 1659.14 Edward DORSEY and wife Ann had children: 1. Edward DORSEY11 m.1 Sarah WYATT;12 m.2 Margaret7; d. between 26 Oct. 1704 and 31 Dec. 1705 Baltimore Co., MD7 2. Joshua DORSEY11 m. Sarah6; d. between 20 Feb. 16876 and 3 May 168810 Anne Arundel Co., MD6 3. John DORSEY11 m. Pleasance8; d. between 26 Nov. 1714 and 22 Mar. 1714/5 Baltimore Co., MD8 4. Sarah DORSEY6,13 m. Matthew HOWARD6,13; d. before 3 Oct. 1691 Anne Arundel Co., MD9
1. J. Reaney Kelly, Quakers in the Founding of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, (Baltimore: The Maryland Historical Society, 1963), 15. Ann Dorsey and "hir husband" [not named] mentioned in a 1658 letter. Edward Dorsey was the only Dorsey in Anne Arundel County at that time who was married. 2. James Greneff will, Maryland wills 2:215-216, FHL microfilm 0,012,841 and Maryland wills 7:79-80, FHL microfilm 0,012,843. Mentions wife Ann, "brother John Howard" and "brother Samuel Howard." 3. Maryland Patent Liber 18 (Vol. 21):160 FHL microfilm 0,013,071. Land was claimed in 1674 for Nicholas Greenberry, wife, and two children (not named) who were on the ship Constant Friendship. 4. "The Dorsey Heritage," Broadneck Hundred III, No. 3 (1979): 13-44. 5. Nancy Custer, 30 Sep. 2004 to Dorsey Forum on Genforum. "The STR haplotypes of the descendents of the Immigrant Edward Darcy/Dorsey do not match the D'Arcys with traditionally proven lines to the Norman D'Arcys and the first Baron John D'Arcy of Knayth who was the ancestor of the Dorseys of Hornby Castle, Yorkshire--often claimed as the ancestors of Edward Darcy/Dorsey." The above site includes a link to a detailed report on this subject. 6. Joshua Dorse
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1478 in Of, Danbury, Essex, England d.30 Sep 1508 in , Maldon, Essex, England
- b.1506 in Of, St. Osith's, Essex, England d.28 Jun 1558 in , Wyvenhoe, Essex, England
- b.~ 1476 in Of, Nettlestead, Suffolk, England d.~ 1542
- b.1532 in Of Chiche, Essex, England d.03 Mar 1580 in , , England
- b.~ 1490 in Of, , Oxfordshire, England d.21 Mar 1540
- b.~ 1511 in Of, Kibblestone, Staffordshire, England
- b.~ 1494 in Cublesdon, Stafford, England d.<Jul 1527
- b.05 Jul 1565 in Of, Hornby Castle, Yorkshire, England d.06 Nov 1605 in (spms), London, Middlesex, England
- b.~ 1470 in Of, London, London, England
- b.1496 in St Lawrence Jewry, London, Middlesex, England d.12 Jun 1567 in Of, Rochford, Essex, England
- b.~ 1472 in Of, London, London, England
- b.~ 1539 in Of Leez Priory, Essex, England d.<03 Mar 1581
- b.~ 1480 in Of, London, Middlesex, England
- b.1510 in Of, London, Middlesex, England d.16 Dec 1558 in Saintbartholomew, London, Middlesex, England
- b.~ 1590 in England
- b.1541 in Of, Hengrave, Suffolk, Eng.
- b.~ 1567 in Of, Hengrave, Suffolk, England d.28 Jun 1644 in Clochester, Essex, Trinity Church, England
- b.Abt 1490/1493 in Of, Brome Hall, Near Eye, Suffolk, England d.23 Apr 1544 in Ashridge, Near Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
- b.1518/1519 in Of, Brome Hall Near Eye, Suffolk, England d.24 Dec 1604
- b.1497 in Of Otes, High Laver, Essex, England d.< 1544 in , , Essex, England
- b.~ 1549 in Of, Broome, Suffolk, England
- b.~ 1497 in <Of, Somerlaytown, Suffolk, England>
- b.~ 1523 in Of, Somerlaytown, Suffolk, England
- b.1619 in Of, Anne Arundel, Md d.02 Aug 1659 in Isle Of Kent, Anne Arundel Co., Md
- b.1595 d.> 1619
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Edward and Ann were married in a religious ceremony in 1638 in , , Md. They had three sons and two daughters, named Edward, (Hon) John, Jushua, Anne and Sarah.
Family Notes
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Children
Edward DORSEY
Edward was born in 1646 in , , Va and his baptism took place there in 1646. He died at the age of 59 on December 31st, 1705 in Major's Choice, Baltimore Co., Md. He was buried in 1705 in Major's Choice, Baltimore, Maryland.
Anne DORSEY
Anne was born in 1649 in Of, , Anne Arundel, Md. She died at the age of 49 on April 27th, 1698 in Greenberry Point, Anne Arundel Co., Md. She was buried in 1698 in Greenberry Point, Anne Arundel Co., Md.
(Hon) John DORSEY
(Hon) John was born in 1650 in Hockley-In-, The-Hole, Anne Arundel Co., Md. He died at the age of 65 on March 22nd, 1715 in Elk Ridge, Baltimore, Maryland.
Sarah DORSEY
Sarah was born in 1652 in Lower Norfolk Co, Lower Norfolk Co, Va and her baptism took place there in 1652. She died at the age of 40 in 1692 in Of A.a., Co., Md. She was buried in 1670 in , , Virginia.
Jushua DORSEY
Jushua was born in , Of, Anne Arundel, Maryland. He died on June 21st, 1688 in Anne Arundel, Anne Arundel, Md. He was buried in 1688 in , , Virginia.