Edward DORSEY was married to Ann,\super 1\nosupersub her s urname being unknown. Some researchers have inaccurately li sted her as Ann, daughter of Matthew «u»HOWARD «/u». While Matthew HOWAR D did have a daughter named Ann, there is record of her hus band being James GRENEFFE.\super 2\nosupersub Also, ther e is evidence that Edward DORSEY's daughter Sarah married M atthew HOWARD, Jr., son of the previously mentioned Matthe w HOWARD. If Edward DORSEY's wife were the daughter of Matt hew HOWARD, that would mean that his daughter Sarah's marri age to Matthew HOWARD, Jr. would have been to her blood unc le, a relation that was strictly forbidden, then as now. Th e listing of Edward DORSEY's wife Ann as a HOWARD probabl y came about through some researcher's incorrect interpreta tion of his son Joshua DORSEY's will. In his will, Joshua m ade bequests to his "cousins" John, Samuel and Matthew HOWA RD. 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 resear cher being unfamiliar with usage of the term apparently int repretted that they were true first cousins, and incorrectl y concluded that Edward DORSEY's wife Ann was a daughter o f Matthew HOWARD, Sr. There are several other inaccurate st atements regarding the first generations of the DORSEY fami ly. Some researchers have attributed a daughter to Edward D ORSEY a daughter Ann who married Nicholas «u»GREENBERRY «/u». There i s no evidence that Edward DORSEY had a daughter named Ann . While Nicholas GREENBERRY's wife was named Ann, she coul d not have been a daughter of Edward DORSEY. Nicholas GREEN BERRY did not emigrate from England to Maryland until 1674 , at which time he arrived with his wife and two children.\ super 3\nosupersub His wife could not have been the daught er of Edward DORSEY, who had been living in the coloinies f or over 25 years. The other major error in print regardin g Edward DORSEY is in regard to his ancestry. Edward DORSE Y 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.\super 4\nosupersub DNA evide nce has proven that theory to be incorrect, showing that Ed ward DORSEY is not related to those families.\super 5\nosup ersub Edward DORSEY drowned near the Isle of Kent in 1659. \super 14\nosupersub Edward DORSEY and wife Ann had childr en: 1. Edward DORSEY\super 11\nosupersub m.1 Sarah WYATT;\ super 12\nosupersub m.2 Margaret\super 7\nosupersub ; d. b etween 26 Oct. 1704 and 31 Dec. 1705 Baltimore Co., MD\supe r 7\nosupersub 2. Joshua DORSEY\super 11\nosupersub m. Sa rah\super 6\nosupersub ; d. between 20 Feb. 1687\super 6\no supersub and 3 May 1688\super 10\nosupersub Anne Arunde l Co., MD\super 6\nosupersub 3. John DORSEY\super 11\nosup ersub m. Pleasance\super 8\nosupersub ; d. between 26 Nov . 1714 and 22 Mar. 1714/5 Baltimore Co., MD\super 8\nosuper sub 4. Sarah DORSEY\super 6,13\nosupersub m. Matthew «u»H OWARD «/u»\sup er 6,13\nosupersub ; d. before 3 Oct. 1691 Anne Arundel Co. , MD\super 9\nosupersub

1. J. Reaney Kelly, «i»Quakers in the Founding of Anne Arun del County, Maryland«/i», (Baltimore: The Maryland Historic al Society, 1963), 15. Ann Dorsey and "hir husband" [not na med] mentioned in a 1658 letter. Edward Dorsey was the onl y Dorsey in Anne Arundel County at that time who was marrie d. 2. James Greneff will, Maryland wills 2:215-216, FHL mic rofilm 0,012,841 and Maryland wills 7:79-80, FHL microfil m 0,012,843. Mentions wife Ann, "brother John Howard" and " brother Samuel Howard." 3. Maryland Patent Liber 18 (Vol. 2 1):160 FHL microfilm 0,013,071. Land was claimed in 1674 fo r Nicholas Greenberry, wife, and two children (not named) w ho were on the ship «i»Constant Friendship«/i». 4. "The Dor sey Heritage," «i»Broadneck Hundred«/i» III, No. 3 (1979) : 13-44. 5. «u»The Dorsey/Darsey/Darcy/Dossey/D'Arcy/Dorce y DNA Project Results «/u». "The American Immigrant Edward Darcy/Dorsey .....do not match the D'Arcys with proven lines to the Norm ans Conquest" [which includes the Darcys of Hornsby Castle] . 6. Joshua Dorsey will, MD wills 6:8-9, FHL microfilm 0,01 2,843. He made bequests to "cousins" (i.e. nephews) John, S amuel and Matthew Howard, [children of Matthew Howard.] 7 . Edward Dorsey will, MD wills 3:725-727, FHL microfilm 0,0 12,842. 8. John Dorsey will, MD wills 14:26-29, FHL microfi lm 0,012,846. 9. Matthew Howard will, MD wills 2:222-224, F HL microfilm 0,012,841. 10. John Acton will, MD wills 6:1-2 , FHL microfilm 0.012,843 Sarah Dorsey called widow and rel ict of Joshua Dorsey. 11. Anne Arundel Co., MD land record s IH3:62-63, FHL microfilm 0,013,208. 6 Dec. 1681 Edward Do rsy, "Son and heir of Edward Dorsy late of the County of An n Arundell" sold the parcel «i»Hockley in the Hole«/i» gran ted to "the said Edward Dorsy, Joshua Dorsy and John Dorse y my brothers" on 20 Aug. 1664. 12. Anne Arundel Co., MD la nd records WT2:574-577, FHL microfilm 0,013,209. Nicholas W yatt was granted «i»Wyatts Ridge«/i» of 450 acres by surve y returned 16 Dec. 1664. One half, 225 acres "became the ri ght of Sarah Wyatt who intermarried Edw\super d\nosupersu b Dorsey of the County, Gent." 13. Maryland Patents 10:499 , FHL microfilm 0,013,068. 14. «u»Archives of Maryland 41:3 14 «/u».

• Married: Abt 1638 in Maryland
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  Documentation: P-141 (Ancestry.com World Tree Gedcom File # 160439)

• Change Date: 29 Mar 2005

1. Joshua Dorsey b: Abt 1639 in England
2. Sarah Dorsey b: Abt 1640 in England
3. John Dorsey b: Abt 1640 in England
4. Edward Dorsey b: Abt 1646 in England
5. Anne Dorsey b: Abt 1649 in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland