Married Mary Tolley Worthington on May 28, 1812. In August 1814, Major Dorsey was third in command of the 32nd Maryland Regiment which stood to the last along with Commodore Barney at the battle of Bladensburg. He retired a Colonel and later served as County Commissioner of Howard County after it was separated from Anne Arundel County.
He eventually owned over 1,000 acres of land around Ellicott City along with his brother Caleb, including White Hall Manor.
He expanded the Brick House on the Pike built by his father, Caleb and also built "Chatham" (which no longer stands) for his youngest daughter Comfort Augusta but she died before it was completed. He instead gave it to his daughter Mary and her husband Thomas Watkins Ligon who both lived in it until they died.
He died at White Hall Manor.
From the Maryland State Archives.
http://www.brickhouseonthepike.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick_House_on_the_Pike
See page 494 of http://books.google.com/books?id=vgINAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
Chatham: http://books.google.com/books?id=AAORml3b0UgC&pg=PA115&lpg=PA115#v=onepage&q&f=true
He eventually owned over 1,000 acres of land around Ellicott City along with his brother Caleb, including White Hall Manor.
He expanded the Brick House on the Pike built by his father, Caleb and also built "Chatham" (which no longer stands) for his youngest daughter Comfort Augusta but she died before it was completed. He instead gave it to his daughter Mary and her husband Thomas Watkins Ligon who both lived in it until they died.
He died at White Hall Manor.
From the Maryland State Archives.
http://www.brickhouseonthepike.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick_House_on_the_Pike
See page 494 of http://books.google.com/books?id=vgINAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
Chatham: http://books.google.com/books?id=AAORml3b0UgC&pg=PA115&lpg=PA115#v=onepage&q&f=true
Married Mary Tolley Worthington on May 28, 1812. In August 1814, Major Dorsey was third in command of the 32nd Maryland Regiment which stood to the last along with Commodore Barney at the battle of Bladensburg. He retired a Colonel and later served as County Commissioner of Howard County after it was separated from Anne Arundel County.
He eventually owned over 1,000 acres of land around Ellicott City along with his brother Caleb, including White Hall Manor.
He expanded the Brick House on the Pike built by his father, Caleb and also built "Chatham" (which no longer stands) for his youngest daughter Comfort Augusta but she died before it was completed. He instead gave it to his daughter Mary and her husband Thomas Watkins Ligon who both lived in it until they died.
He died at White Hall Manor.
From the Maryland State Archives.
http://www.brickhouseonthepike.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick_House_on_the_Pike
See page 494 of http://books.google.com/books?id=vgINAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
Chatham: http://books.google.com/books?id=AAORml3b0UgC&pg=PA115&lpg=PA115#v=onepage&q&f=true
He eventually owned over 1,000 acres of land around Ellicott City along with his brother Caleb, including White Hall Manor.
He expanded the Brick House on the Pike built by his father, Caleb and also built "Chatham" (which no longer stands) for his youngest daughter Comfort Augusta but she died before it was completed. He instead gave it to his daughter Mary and her husband Thomas Watkins Ligon who both lived in it until they died.
He died at White Hall Manor.
From the Maryland State Archives.
http://www.brickhouseonthepike.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick_House_on_the_Pike
See page 494 of http://books.google.com/books?id=vgINAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
Chatham: http://books.google.com/books?id=AAORml3b0UgC&pg=PA115&lpg=PA115#v=onepage&q&f=true
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