His mother died when he was a toddler; he and his siblings were raised by their step-mother, Margaret Larkin.
Colonel Dorsey patented and owned thousands of acres in Maryland, including 1030 acres in Baltimore County.
Colonel Dorsey married Honor Stafford, 8 April 1708, at St Anne's Parish in Anne Arundel County.
Colonel John Dorsey died 13 November 1764 or 1767, in Howard County around the age of 78, at home on "First Discovery" in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and was buried on his property (now part of Howard County, Maryland).
His mother died when he was a toddler; he and his siblings were raised by their step-mother, Margaret Larkin.
Colonel Dorsey patented and owned thousands of acres in Maryland, including 1030 acres in Baltimore County.
Colonel Dorsey married Honor Stafford, 8 April 1708, at St Anne's Parish in Anne Arundel County.
Colonel John Dorsey died 13 November 1764 or 1767, in Howard County around the age of 78, at home on "First Discovery" in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, and was buried on his property (now part of Howard County, Maryland).