Sarah Anne Howard

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Sarah Ann (Dorsey) Howard (1715 - 1791)

Sarah Ann Howard formerly Dorsey

Born 15 Oct 1715 in Anne Arundel County, Province of Maryland

Daughter of John Dorsey and Honor Elder

Sister of Hannah (Dorsey) Barnes [half], Michael Dorsey, Edward Dorsey, Jemima (Dorsey) Elder, Susanna (Dorsey) Lawrence [half], Vachel Dorsey [half], Edward Dorsey [half] and Nathan Dorsey [half]

Wife of Henry Howard — married 1731 in Anne Arundel County, Province of Maryland

Mother of Rachel (Howard) Warfield, Sarah (Howard) Nelson, Ephraim Howard, Honor (Howard) Davidge, John Beale Howard Sr., Vachel Denton Howard and Joshua A. Howard

Died 1791 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Dorsey-1424 created 30 Dec 2016 | Last modified 23 Apr 2021

Biography

1715 Birth and Parents

Sarah Dorsey was born October 15, 1715. [1]

Sarah Dorsey's baptism on 17 September 1717 is recorded in the register of All Hallow's Parish.[2]

Sarah was the daughter of John Dorsey and Honor Elder. Her father took up "Dorsey's Grove" in Upper Howard County, 1080 acres, extending from Glenelg to Glenwood. [3]

1731 Marriage to Henry Howard

About 1731, Sarah Dorsey married Henry Howard. [1]

1735 Partition of Dorsey's Grove Among Daughters

By deed of partition, in 1735, Dorsey's Grove was divided among his four daughters, Hannah Barnes, Sarah Howard, Ruth Lawrence, and Susannah Lawrence. With his brother Joshua, John Dorsey took up "Brothers Partnership" in the neighborhood of Dayton. Upon this he put his son Michael.[3]

1791 Death and Estate

Sarah died in 1791 at the age of 76. Her estate was willed to her surviving children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Sarah Dorsey Howard Will [4]

To the children of Vachel Denton Jr., that is Rachel Dorsey, Maria Dorsey, and Charles Dorsey personalty To granddaughter Sarah Warfield daughter of Honour Wilkins
To grandson Henry Howard of John Beale.
To grandson Henry Howard of Ephraim silver shoe buckles.
To grandchildren Anne Slade Howard, of John Beale and Sarah Howard of Joshua personalty.
To son Joshua Howard 20 shillings.
Residuary estate to daughters - Rachel Warfield, Sarah Green, and Honour Wilkens.
To Rachel Nicholls a legacy for faithful attendance and service.

Research Notes

Additional available sources: Harry Wright Newman's "Anne Arundel Gentry" Judge Henry Howard

Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. SAR #74361 Membership Application for Buford Hughes Howard Accessed 23 June 2020 jhd
↑ Wright, F. Edward. Anne Arundel County Church Records of the 17th and 18th Centuries. Westminster, Md.: Willow Bend, 2002. See also Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011, baptism record.
↑ 3.0 3.1 Joseph D. Warfield. Founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties. Baltimore: Regional Publishing Company, 1973. p. 397.
↑ A.A. County wills, Liber 36, folio 234

Children 1. Rachel Howard, b. 2 Apr 1732, Anne Arundel County, Maryland , d. 15 Sep 1792, Anne Arundel County, Maryland - Probate (Age 60 years)

	2. Sarah Howard,   b. 28 Feb 1733/34, Anne Arundel County, Maryland  ,   d. 21 Mar 1815, Olney, Montgomery County, Maryland   (Age 81 years)

	3. Honor Howard,   b. Abt 1744, Anne Arundel County, Maryland  ,   d. Aft 1773, Anne Arundel County, Maryland   (Age ~ 30 years)

	4. James Howard,   b. 15 Jul 1744, Anne Arundel County, Maryland  

	5. Ephraim Howard,   b. 3 Dec 1745, Anne Arundel County, Maryland  

	6. John Beale Howard,   b. 30 Nov 1748, Anne Arundel County, Maryland  ,   d. Aft 1767, Anne Arundel County, Maryland   (Age > 20 years)

	7. Vachel Denton Howard,   b. 30 Apr 1751, Anne Arundel County, Maryland  

	8. Joshua Howard,   b. 28 Nov 1752, Anne Arundel County, Maryland  ,   d. 1803, Frederick County, Maryland   (Age 50 years)

• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Aug 15 2017, 20:40:09 UTC

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