Greenbury Dorsey, Jr.

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Greenbury Dorsey, Jr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Baltimore, MD
Death: April 03, 1798 (64-72)
Hartford, MD
Immediate Family:

Son of Capt. Greenbury Dorsey and Mary Dorsey
Husband of Frances Dorsey and Sophia Clark Dorsey
Father of Mary Hanson; Frisby Dorsey; Benedict Dorsey; Sally Frisby Watters; Frances Warfeild and 8 others
Brother of John Dorsey and Comfort Dorsey
Half brother of Mary Ann Dorsey; Benedict Dorsey; Thomas Edward Dorsey and Sarah Dorsey

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About Greenbury Dorsey, Jr.

A Patriot of the American Revolution for MARYLAND with the rank of CAPTAIN. DAR Ancestor # A033183

Greenberry Dorsey was a signer of The Bush Declaration, March 22, 1775:

"We the Committee of Harford County, having most seriously and maturely considered the Resolves and Association of the Continental Congress, and the Resolves of the Provincial Convention, do most heartily approve of the same, and as we esteem ourselves in a more particular manner, intrusted by our constituents to see them carried into execution, we do most solemnly pledge ourselves to each other, and to our Country, and engage ourselves by every tie held sacred among mankind to perform the same at the risque of our lives and fortunes."

Anne Arundel Gentry says that he married (1) Frances Henderson and (2) Sophia Clark.

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Greenbury Dorsey, Jr.'s Timeline

1730
March 10, 1730
Baltimore, MD
1756
August 2, 1756
Maryland, United States
1758
September 14, 1758
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
1761
January 15, 1761
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
1763
July 26, 1763
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
1767
1767
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
1772
1772
1773
1773
1774
1774
1775
1775