Edward Dorsey
Colonial settler of Maryland
About Edward Dorsey
Lived 1644 – 1705 (aged 60–61).
Col. Edward Dorsey (before 1646 – 1705) was a colonial settler of Maryland and Anne Arundel County. His house at 211 Prince George St. is a historic Annapolis home, once occupied by Francis Nicholson from 1694 to 1709.
Early life On 25 March 1661, an at least 16-year-old Edward Dorsey returned to Maryland on a boat captained by Robert Mullen. His father was a boatwright and converted Quaker who had claimed lands in Maryland before drowning off Kent Island in 1659. In 1664, he was registered as a planter on one of his father's land surveys known as "Hockley-in-the-Hole". In 1667, he had taken on the craft as a boatwright and house builder around the settlement of Annapolis, Maryland.
In 1694, he returned to the military as field officer of Calvert County, becoming Colonel in 1702. Before 1700, Dorsey moved to Major's Choice. His will was probated in 1705.
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Who was Edward Dorsey?
colonial settler of Maryland
When was Edward Dorsey born?
Edward Dorsey was born in 1644 in Lower Norfolk County, Virginia.
When did Edward Dorsey die?
Edward Dorsey died in 1705 in Baltimore, Maryland.
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