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My fifth great grandfather was Thomas Harrison (brother of Richard Harrison who married Rachel Dorsey). He and Richard Harrison were raised by Isaac Robinson. I am researching the Dorsey family because they were in North Carolina and most likely Maryland. Both Thomas and Richard Harrison were born in Maryland. Thomas was born in 1760 and Richard was born in 1764. I am trying to find more information about Isaac Robinson. It is a theory of mine that Isaac Robinson may have married the mother of Thomas and Richard Harrison and raised the boys as his. In Revolutionary war pension records of Richard Harrison, it is stated that Thomas and Richard were orphaned and raised by Isaac Robinson. If you ever find any new information about Isaac Robinson. will you keep me posted. Thank You Judy Ann Harrison Vaughn

Name: Nancy Custer
Email: Dorsey at Contexo.info
Ancestor: Andrew Dorsey MD > Rowan County, NC 1767
Descent: Arthur/John/Harvey-Elisha/William/John/?/Andrew
Type: Greeting
Date: Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Time: 21:07

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Welcome to Andrew and Patience's website. I hope you will find new and exciting information here and that you will share your own information as well. I would like this guestbook to become a place to discuss Andrew and Patience and their descendents and ideas for finding out who they were. Nancy

Name: T Michael Dossey
Email: tmdossey at earthlink.net
Ancestor: Elias Dossey d. Oglethorpe County, GA 1796
Descent: Elias/Daniel/Elias/Matthew Jackson/Charles/Gilmer
Type: Greeting
Date: Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Time: 21:25

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Interesting!

Name: John F. Gothard
Email: John at Gothard.com
Ancestor:
Descent:
Type: Greeting
Date: Friday, April 02, 2004
Time: 18:08

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Hi Nancy. Everything looks great!

Name: WILLIAM C. DORSEY
Email: wmcdorsey at cableone.net
Ancestor: ENDYMION 1740 NC (PROVEN?)
Descent: /ENDYMION 1783 NC /McCAMEY WILSON 1820 NC/JULIUS ANDISON 1844 TENN/WM. G.C. 1884 OK./HERMAN WILLIAM 1911 OK
Type: Documented Information
Date: Saturday, April 03, 2004
Time: 18:10

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GREAT WORK

Name: AlvaSue Dorsey
Email: AlvaSue at aol.com
Ancestor:
Descent:
Type: Greeting
Date: Tuesday, April 06, 2004
Time: 14:15

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A most fascinating study...my husband will be very interested. Perhaps he could be a part of the DNA study. Our brick wall is William Murray Dorsey (Civil War), who reportedly 'did not know' his parents information.

Name: Caroline
Email: pnpf at earthlink.net
Ancestor: Edmund ?
Descent: GA
Type: Greeting
Date: Friday, April 09, 2004
Time: 21:51

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Name: Patrick John D'Arcy
Email: pjd at lineone.net
Ancestor: N/A
Descent: D'Arcys in Co. Meath, Ireland in late 18th c
Type: Greeting
Date: Sunday, April 18, 2004
Time: 10:12

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Masterly analyses Nancy, and highly ethical!

Name: john dorsey
Email: johnpdorsey at hotmail.com
Ancestor: grandpa from west virginia
Descent: ?
Type: Greeting
Date: Friday, June 11, 2004
Time: 23:50

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My nephew, Chad Dorsey, is doing a family tree. I sent him your site to see if it may help him out. Both my parents are gone now, may be one or two aunts left on dad's side. Grandpa's name was John Miller Dorsey. He raised his family in Widen, West Va. If I find out any info that might be helpful, I'll pass it on. jd

Name: Benjamin H. Dorsey, Jr.
Email: bensbest1 at earthlink.net
Ancestor: 1890
Descent: Edward Dorsey
Type: Wild Speculation
Date: Sunday, June 13, 2004
Time: 13:43

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Name: Charles F Harrison
Email: charri17 at worldnet.att.net
Ancestor: Rachel Dorsey
Descent: Decended from Richard Harrison that married Rachel Dorsey, daughter of Andrew Dorsey
Type: Greeting
Date: Thursday, June 17, 2004
Time: 06:43

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I am trying to trace my Harrison line back to Maryland and find the connections to Dorseys and Robinsons in NC intriguing .

Name: Judy Bloom
Email: bloomjl at psyber.com
Ancestor: great grandmother was married to a Benjamin B. Dorsey, Sept. 21, 1854 in Nicholas Co. West. Va.
Descent: mother's grandmother
Type: Greeting
Date: Wednesday, November 03, 2004
Time: 22:45

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very interesting site......

Name: Joseph C Dorsey
Email: jcd622 at sbcglobal.net
Ancestor: John Dorsey from Co Clare to Canada to Boston in 1856 to Refugio, Tx i 1859
Descent: John Dorsey, George Edward Dorsey, Joseph Clelland Dorsey, Joseph Clelland Dorsey Jr
Type: Greeting
Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Time: 12:14

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I loved your site, I was excited about the Dorsey DNA and ordered the kit. We are really stuck and maybe we will match another Dorsey somewhere, as I plan on signing the release.

Name: Virginia Heckel
Email: VHeckel at aol.com
Ancestor: Cornelius
Descent: Cornelius, Robert Walker, John, Vincent, Martha Evelyn (grandmother)
Type: Greeting
Date: Thursday, March 03, 2005
Time: 22:15

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Nancy: I am glad someone saw the information that I had sent to Henry Peden, Jr. Andrew would have been the right age to be the father of Cornelius but I decided years ago that wasn't the case. In the application for a pension for service during the Revolutionary War, made by Nicodemius Barnes, who also went to SC after the war, he said that he served with the Md. militia during 1780 and 1781. Cornelius served with him. Also, one of Cornelius' sons lived until the 1850 census and he said that he was born in Md. Thanks. I love the website.

Name: Silvia Garrard Roberts Lowrey
Email: silgarlow at aol.com
Ancestor: My husdands ancestry, from Edward in Maternal Line and Andrew in Paternal line
Descent: Edward Dorsey, Imm.; Hon John C. and Pleasaunce Ely Dorsey; Caleb and Elinor Warfield Dorsey, Elinor jr. and Capt thomas Todd 4; Elinor and John A. Ensor; Elizabeth and Nathan Griffith; John William and Ruby/Rheubah Willey Griffith; Harvey Robinson and Rachel Griffith Butler; John Washington and Henrietta Butler Epperson; Joseph Marshall and Jeanette Epperson Bishop; O. Preston Sr. and Erances Ray/Wray Bishop Lowrey; O. Preston Lowrey Jr. Andrew and Patience Dorsey (N. C. and Md.); Basin and Mary Robinson Dorsey; James and Catherine dorsey Lowrey; Wiley Pierce and Sarah Mirs Fisher Lowrey; John Washington and Melinda Matilda Glascow/Glasgow Lowrey; James Columbus and Mary Rebecca Medearis/Madaris Lowrey; O. Preston Sr. and Frances Ray/Wray Bishop Lowrey; O. Preston Lowrey jr.
Type: Greeting
Date: Saturday, March 05, 2005
Time: 09:06

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The Edward descent is adequately and reliably documented by Md. records, a Rev. War Pension application for Nathan Griffith from Butler Co. Ohio, VR. in Ohio, Land records and biographical historical references in Michigan Territorial Papers, Wisconsin Terr. papers, History of Racine co., WI, land records and VR. and Census rec. of Wisconsin Terr. and State, Ill. Census and land and Historical and Biog Texts of Mcdonough co. Ill., VR of Col Census Rec. of Col. VR. of Okla. and TX, private legal family records and church records to present in Okla. and CT. In Edward lone, MD., N.C. and GA. land and vital rec., copies of family letters, CSA Military records, Census rec. of GA., AL., Miss., AR., TX and OK., Wills and Cem. rec. and photos; Newspaper Obit., Death Cert. for O.P and Frances Bishop Lowrey

Name: Jon Dorsey
Email: Sewabuttononit at aol.com
Ancestor: County Cork Ireland
Descent: Darcy Ireland
Type: Greeting
Date: Saturday, April 09, 2005
Time: 18:00

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Interesting reading. . . JD

Name: James Hollis Dorsey, Jr.
Email: jdatlboy@comcast.net
Ancestor: Andrew Dorsey, son of Basil, & husband of Nancy Smith Dorsey
Descent: Andrew & Patience?
Type: Greeting
Date: Saturday, September 17, 2005
Time: 14:49

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Nancy, Great site. Thanks for responding to my query on Ancestry.com. I was not aware of the two Basil Dorseys. I see in the land records that Isaac Robinson was father-in-law to Basil and being witnessed by Benjamin, I presume that Basil (Andrew & Patience) was married to Mary Robinson, which agrees with my family tradition. However, do you know that she was married to this Basil rather than Basil John of the Edward line? This has aided my research and sent me in some new directions. I'll also be ordering the DNA kit. Thanks again. J. Dorsey

Name: Carole Gibson
Email: clgibson@comcast.net
Ancestor: none
Descent: I am a descendent of Patience and Endymion Dorsey's neighbors, James and George Gibson.
Type: Greeting
Date: Thursday, October 06, 2005
Time: 02:13

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Well done research. Congratulations. Carole

Name: William Lindsey
Email: wdlindsy@swbell.net
Ancestor: Andrew Dorsey
Descent: Andrew and Patience Dorsey's daughter Rachel
Type: Greeting
Date: Friday, December 23, 2005
Time: 20:37

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Nancy, Thank you for an extremely helpful and well-done website. I have finally closed the gap in my Harrison genealogy and find I descend from Richard Harrison and Rachel Dorsey's son Benjamin. I find Dorsey being used as a given name among their descendants for several generations. Your website has provided me with a great deal of fascinating information on the Dorsey line.