Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

Francis Dorsett

Male Abt 1705 - Aft 1743  (~ 39 years)


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  • Name Francis Dorsett 
    Birth Abt 1705  Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Aft 1743  Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11950  Tree1
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2024 

    Father John Dorsett,   b. Bef 1664   d. 9 May 1711, Prince George's County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 47 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Anne {Unproven} Beaven   d. 5 Jun 1721, Prince George's County, Maryland - probate Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F8107  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane Prather,   b. Bef 1708, Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1743, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 37 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1725  Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Rachel Dorsett,   b. 30 Jan 1725, Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     2. John Dorsett,   b. 18 Aug 1726, Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1751, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 26 years)  [Father: natural]
     3. Henry Dorsett,   b. 14 Jun 1728, Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
     4. Anne Dorsett,   b. 2 Aug 1730, Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F8278  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2024 

  • Notes 
    • not proved as son
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      Isaac Lansdale (merchant) 14.414 A Page £241.17.2 £20.0.0 Oct 14 1737
      The amount of the accounts also included £412.11.0 sterling.
      Received from: Elisabeth Wollingsford, Edward Doreen, Leonard Weyman, Samuell Waters, Henry Hall, William Ray, James Crawford, Richard Evans, Rignol Odle, John Eileen, John Turner, William Fowler, Mark Brown, James Mulliken, Richard Forster, Benjamin Hall, James Williams, Samuell Devall, John Rogers, John Bateman, William Green, Aaron Rawlings, William Deane, Samuel Plummer, John Joyce, Nathan Wells, William Denune, Mareene Devall, William Mockeboy, Charles Walker, James Holland, William Barshears, John Jackson, John Duckett, Robert Tyler, Jr., James Mullekin, Jacob Henderson, Elisabeth Tyler, Nicholas Wollingsford, Thomas Butt, Thomas Jones, Thomas Brown, Mehitabel Pierpoint, Samuel Tyler, Abraham Lee, Ben. Bell, Henry Wright, Isaac Hide, Richard Cutlep, John Banks, Francis Warman, John Selman, Joseph Norton, Thomas Heach, Richard Jones, William Cockron, John Perry, Robert Tyler, Benjamin Jacobs, Robert Thomas, Samuel Davis, John Wells, James Mason, Artin Mariartee, Henry Boulton, John Hall, Richard Moore, Benjamin Boyd, James Saunders, Richard Hill, Richard Simmons, John Riddle, Lewis Lee, Thomas Holland, Benjamin Lane, Matthew Elliot, John Boyd, Eliphaz Ryley, Lancet Wilson, Randal Johnson, Jonathon Wadams, Anne Gideons, Thomas Harwood, Thomas Prater, David Wimms, Philip Green, James Beck, John Brown, Vestry of Queen Anne Parish, William Mordaunt, William Pile, Edward Wilson, William Prater, William Bell, Robert Brown, William Davis, John Plummer, Francis Dorset, Nicholas St. Lawrence, Jonathon Simmonds, William Murdock, Joseph Brown, John Moor, Samuel Deval,
      Mary Butt, Priscilla Prater, John Brushers, John Curry, Jonathon Prater,
      Rachel Prater, Brook Mockeboy, Robert Wheeler, Richard Isaac, John Hammond, Turner Wotton, Thomas Hide, Benjamin Hasitt, George Cook, Richard Tucker, Joseph Williams, Thomas Laxen, Fra. Hardesty, Thomas Cockey, Dorcas Turner, Henry Dixon, John Sweringham, Arthur Nelson, John Prater, Samuel Brashiers, Samuel Farmer, John OulsterLoney, Margaret Moore, Isaac Downs, John Carrick, James Plummer, Thomas Lane, Meredith Davis, William Young, George Moore, John Lee, Samuel Evans, James Kingsberry, Elisabeth Wilemon, Moses Rawlins, Edward
      Gwyn, Larkin Pierpoint, Jane Pindle, Richard Snowden, Thomas Wells, Benjamin White, William Clark, William Holland, William Beckworth, Robert Pottenger, John Mitchel, John Moore, George Plummer, James Anderson, Samuel Idle, William Ducker, Jer. Fowler, John Locklin, John Childs, Daniel Dulany.
      Payments to: Thomas Lancaster, Richard Bennett, Esq.
      Administrator: Thomas Lancaster.
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      Edward Hall 19.380 A Page £661.12.9 £1103.12.8 May 18 1743
      A second inventory is cited in the amount of £80.10.0.
      Received from: Robert Cross, James Beck, Samuel Linton, William Proctor, James Baldwin, Franes Bostick, Mary Whitehead, Mark Browne, Samuel Butt, Mareen Duvall, Richard Branderitt, Mary Tyler, William Ducker, John Hinton, Edward Cook, David Lewis, William Fowler, Abraham Jones, Thomas Cross, William Forrest, Morris Miles, Mary Pride, Stephen Rawlings, William Rawlings, Edward Tyler, Samuel Tyler, Jacob Ichelheart, Hump Becket, Sr., Thomas Hobbs, Benjamin Hollond, Edward Adorn, Joseph Powell, John Brown, George Cooke, Mary Medcalfe, Thomas Powell, David Wattson, Robert Wheeler, Henry Abrahams, William Brashears, Benjamin Boyd, Francis Dorsett, Samuel Greenwood, George Linton, George Williams, Robert Pottinger, Elisabeth Bradkudd, Garrott FitzGerrald, John Cooke.
      Payments to: Mr. John Galloway, Mr. James Dick, Mr. Joseph Adams, Mr. Joseph Bell, Jr., Rev. Jacob Henderson, MM Heburn & Harde, Capt. Christopher Grindell, Daniel Dulany, Esq., John Heburn, Esq.
      Executrix: Mary Hall (widow).
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      BELT, JEREMMAH, COL Prince George's Co. 15 Oct, 1750; 23 Nov, 1768
      Wife: Mary.
      I bequeath to Edward Talbot, a tract of land on Sennet's Creek, called "Belts Tomahawk," in Frederick Co.
      To Jeremiah Belt, son of Col. Joseph Belt and If he should died then to his eldest son Richard Belt and If he dies befores coming of age then to his 2nd son Edward Belt and If he should die before coming of age then to the eldest son of Jospeh Belt son of Col. Jos. Belt.
      Mentions: Tobias Belt and Joseph Spriggs Belt and Thorns Belt bro. to Joseph Sprigg Belt.
      To Fielder Gant, Negro Sarah and Negro Roger.
      Mortgage to John Brenner.
      Tracts: "Belt's Pigpen," 200 acres, "Breshers Neck, Orphens Gift," Francis Dorset's land.
      Exs: Wife Mary and Jeremiah Belt.
      Wit: Joseph Holyfield, George Cross, Ellison Holyfield. 36. 633
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      1730-1733 Prince George’s County, Maryland Land Records Liber Q, [Elise Greenup Jourdan]; Page 61
      Enrolled at request of Francis Dorset and Samuel Breshears, bill of sale, 5 Aug 1730:
      Peter Hyat for £10 acknowledges sale to Francis Dorset and Samuel Breshears all my share of corn and tobacco made this year at Jonathan Prather's; _ Jul 1730; /s/ Peter Hyat (mark); wit. Ninian Mariarte, Rignal Odell; ack. 28 Jul 1730
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      1739-1743 Prince George’s County, Maryland Land Records Liber Y, [Elise Greenup Jourdan]; Page 605.
      Feb 21, 1742 from Francis Dorsett of PG, carpenter, to Major Jeremiah Belt of PG, Gent, for 27 £10 shillings, a tract of land called Plague Enough, being part of a tract called the Orphans Gift, containing about 40 acres. Also I gray horse branded T, and 2 cows and 2 yearlings and 12 hogs. If, however, sd Dorsett pays sd Belt by next Nov 10, the afd sum with legal interest, then this deed shall be void. Signed Francis Dorsett, Jere Belt. Wit - George Parker*, Jo. Belt Jr*. This deed was acknowledged by Francis Dorsett and Jane, his wife. Recorded Feb 25, 1742/[43].

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