Edward Dorsey (shipwright)

Edward Dorsey (c. 1615 1659) was a boat-wright and the patriarch of the Dorsey family of colonial Maryland. His name is also given as D'arcy. 40 of his descendants fought in the Civil War for the Confederate States.[1]

Edward Dorsey
Bornabout 1615
Died1659
Spouse(s)Anne
RelativesEdward Dorsey, son
Hon. John Dorsey, son
Joshua Dorsey, son

Biography

It is unknown where Dorsey came from. Some have suggested County Cork, Ireland, but the best clue is perhaps the peculiar name of "Hockley in the Hole" for his sons' settlement.[2]

He first arrived in Lower Norfolk County, Virginia about 1642, brought by Cornelius Lloyd, and settled on land called 'Shepbush'.[1][3] By 1649 he moved to Maryland and settled on the Severn.[2][4][5] He converted to Quakerism in 1658. He drowned off Kent Island in 1659.[6][7]

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