Lydia Dorset

Female 1786 - 1830  (44 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Lydia Dorset was born on 19 Jul 1786 in Perth Amboy, NJ (daughter of Samuel Dorset and Elizabeth Stillwell); died on 26 Sep 1830 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA; was buried in Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, VA.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32861751/lydia-crane

    Plot Range 10 Section 11 Qtr 1 Row 1 Grave 2

    Lydia married William Crane on 12 Jul 1812 in Perth Amboy, NJ. William was born on 6 May 1790 in Newark, NJ; died on 28 Sep 1866 in Baltimore, MD; was buried in Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, MD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. William Carey Crane was born on 17 Mar 1816 in Richmond, VA; died on 27 Feb 1885 in Independence, TX; was buried in Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, TX.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Samuel Dorset was born in 1747 in Middletown, Monmouth County, NJ (son of Joseph Dorset and Mary Van Deventer); died on 29 Sep 1821 in Middletown, Monmouth County, NJ; was buried in Dorsett Town Historic Cemetery, Morrell Corners, Monmouth County, NJ.

    Other Events:

    • _MILT: Monmouth County, NJ; Private minuteman in the Monmouth County N.J. militia

    Notes:

    New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988:
    Name: Samuel Dorsett
    Name Note: Source - History of St. Peter's Church by W. Worthy/Jones, Parish House, 183 Rector St., 1924
    Event Type: Death, 1822. New Jersey
    Age: 75
    Birth Year (Estimated): 1747
    Father's Name: Joseph Dorsett
    Mother's Name: Mary Vandeventer

    Birth:
    Birth date on findagrave: 27 Jan 1748

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47317660/samuel-dorsett

    Samuel married Elizabeth Stillwell. Elizabeth was born on 29 Sep 1821 in Monmouth County, NJ; died about 1829 in Monmouth County, NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Stillwell was born on 29 Sep 1821 in Monmouth County, NJ; died about 1829 in Monmouth County, NJ.
    Children:
    1. 1. Lydia Dorset was born on 19 Jul 1786 in Perth Amboy, NJ; died on 26 Sep 1830 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA; was buried in Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, VA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Joseph DorsetJoseph Dorset was born on 16 Aug 1722 in Middletown, Monmouth County, NJ (son of Joseph Dorset and Elizabeth Poling); died on 25 Dec 1770 in Middletown, Monmouth County, NJ; was buried in Dorsett Town Historic Cemetery, Morrell Corners, Monmouth County, NJ.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9624761/joseph-dorsett

    Joseph married Mary Van Deventer. Mary was born in 1719 in Monmouth County, NJ; died on 5 Feb 1799 in Monmouth County, NJ; was buried in Dorsett Town Historic Cemetery, Morrell Corners, Monmouth County, NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Mary Van Deventer was born in 1719 in Monmouth County, NJ; died on 5 Feb 1799 in Monmouth County, NJ; was buried in Dorsett Town Historic Cemetery, Morrell Corners, Monmouth County, NJ.

    Notes:

    Mary and Joseph married abt. 1738 at Monmouth Co, NJ, and they were the parents of:
    Elizabeth/29 Jul 1741 m. John Vanderbilt
    Joseph, I/7 Mar 1742 m. Hannah Burdge
    Nancy/1745 - 1838
    John/1 Jun 1746 m. Sarah Pierce
    Samuel/27 Jan 1747 m. Elizabeth Stillwell
    Jane/1750 - 1847
    Mary/21 Nov 1752 m. James Wall

    Birth:
    Birth date on findagrave: 5 Jul 1718

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45076763/mary-dorsett

    Mary and Joseph were the parents of seven children.

    Children:
    1. 2. Samuel Dorset was born in 1747 in Middletown, Monmouth County, NJ; died on 29 Sep 1821 in Middletown, Monmouth County, NJ; was buried in Dorsett Town Historic Cemetery, Morrell Corners, Monmouth County, NJ.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Joseph DorsetJoseph Dorset was born on 21 Apr 1681 in Middletown, Monmouth County, NJ (son of James Dorset and Ann Pew); died on 12 Oct 1741 in Middletown, Monmouth County, NJ; was buried in Dorsett Town Historic Cemetery, Morrell Corners, Monmouth County, NJ.

    Notes:

    Full text of "Historical and genealogical miscellany: data relating to the settlement and settlers of New York and New Jersey" https://archive.org/details/historicalgeneal03instil
    Historical and Genealogical Miscellany. Early Settlers of New Jersey and their Descendants, by John E. Stillwell, M.D. Vol 3, New York 1914

    Page 214 DORSET Of MONMOUTH COUNTY

    JOSEPH DORSET, eldest son and heir of James Dorset, 1, born Apr. 21, 1681; died, Oct. 12, 1741, aged 60 years, 5 months, 21 days. He married, July 23, 1702, Elizabeth Poling, who was born, Oct. 25, 1679, on Long Island. She died 1759.

    1741, Sep. 26. Will of Joseph Dorset, of Middletown, yeoman, sick; proved Oct. 29, 1741.
    Wife, Elizabeth
    Negroes
    Deceased son, Samuel
    Three sons, John, James and Joseph Dorset.
    Grandson, Andrew Dorset, a minor, £25.
    Six children, Rachel, John, James, Martha, Elizabeth and Joseph.
    To son, James, his "long gun."
    To son, Joseph, "my Cedar Bedstead and my other Gun."
    Executors: friend, James Mott, and sons, John and James Dorset.
    Codicil, Sep. 26, 1741. In case my "son Joseph should die of his present sickness;" mentions Elizabeth, daughter of his son Joseph; in case of death of his son John, by his present illness, then his share to the testator's son James.
    Signed Joseph Dorset.

    Inventory of Joseph Dorset. Amount £436-5-6K- Taken Nov. 17, 1741, by Corneles Dooren, Joseph Smith, Jarratt Wall.
    1742 Inventory of Joseph Dorset's Estate. To paid Doctor Mills, £5-16-5. To paid Dr. Nichols, £0-18-0.
    "Joseph Dorsett was born April ye 21st in ye year of Our Lord 1681.
    Elizabeth Polin" was born Oct. ye 25th in ye year of Our Lord 1679.
    Joseph Dorset and Elizabeth Poling entered into ye bands of Holy Matrimony July ye 23rd in ye year of Our Lord 1702.
    Rachel Dorsett Daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Dorsett was born April ye 14th in ye year of Our Lord 1703.
    John Dorsett, Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Dorsett was born September ye 29th in ye year of Our Lord 1708.
    James Dorsett, Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Dorsett was born December ye 29th in ye year of Our Lord 1710.
    Samuel Dorsett Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Dorsett was born April ye 16th in ye year of Our Lord 1713.
    Martha Dorsett, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Dorsett was born April ye 20th in ye year of Our Lord 1716.
    Elizabeth Dorsett, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Dorsett was born October ye 18th in ye year of Our Lord 1719.
    Joseph Dorsett, son of Joseph and Elizabeth Dorsett was born August ye 16th in ye year of Our Lord 1722.
    Samuel Dorsett, son of Joseph and Elizabeth Dorsett departed this life September ye 11th in ye year of Our Lord 1741 aged 28 years, 4 months and 25 days.
    Joseph Dorsett, husband to Elizabeth Dorsett, departed this life October ye 12th in ye year of Our Lord 1741, aged 60 years, 5 months and 21 days."
    The foregoing record is a copy of a yellow, torn leaf, from the old Dorset Bible.

    A Tru Inue[n]tery of the Mouible Estate of Joseph Dorset Deceesed.
    (see printed will)


    Findagrave:
    Joseph Dorsett was born to James and ? Dorsett in Middletown, New Jersey. He married July 23, 1702 Elizabeth Poling daughter of John and Mary (nee unknown) Poling. Joseph and Elizabeth Dorsett had seven children: Rachel, John, James, Samuel, Martha, Elizabeth, and Joseph. He died on October 12, 1741 in Middletown.


    Info about Dorset Burial Ground: http://www.gjoynson.com/dorset.htm
    (Alphabetical list of burials.) The Dorsett Town Historic Cemetery is located on Telegraph Hill Road at the intersection of Cresent Road. A sign says it was established 1700. As of July 20, 2000, it is overgrown and unkept. A few markers are visible, a few American flags, a few broken sandstone markers and one small piece of a brownstone marker were visible from the road. A list was compiled by Henry C. McLean of Red Bank, May 30, 1938, and a copy of it was supplied by the Monmouth County Historical Association Library & Archives.

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30138142/joseph-dorsett

    Joseph married Elizabeth Poling on 23 Jul 1702. Elizabeth (daughter of John Poling and Mary Fry) was born on 25 Oct 1679 in Long Island, NY; died in 1759 in Middletown, Monmouth County, NJ; was buried in Dorsett Town Historic Cemetery, Morrell Corners, Monmouth County, NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth PolingElizabeth Poling was born on 25 Oct 1679 in Long Island, NY (daughter of John Poling and Mary Fry); died in 1759 in Middletown, Monmouth County, NJ; was buried in Dorsett Town Historic Cemetery, Morrell Corners, Monmouth County, NJ.

    Notes:

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30138108/elizabeth-dorsett
    Elizabeth POLING b: 25 Oct 1679 in Gravesend, Long Island, New York.
    Death: 13 Jan 1759 in Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
    Elizabeth (Poling) Dorsett was born on October 25, 1679 to John and Mary (?) Poling. She married on July 23, 1702 to Joseph Dorsett. Joseph and Elizabeth had seven children: Rachel, John, James, Samuel, Martha, Elizabeth, and Joseph. She died on January 13, 1759 in Middleton, New Jersey.
    Elizabeth (Poling) Dorsett was born on October 25, 1679 to John and Mary (?) Poling.

    Birth:
    Sons of the American Revolution application on Ancestry.org has Elizabeth Poling's birthplace as Long Island, NY.

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30138108/elizabeth-dorsett

    Children:
    1. Rachel Dorset was born on 14 Apr 1703 in Middletown, Monmouth County, NJ; died before 1757 in Middletown, Monmouth County, NJ.
    2. John Dorset was born on 29 Sep 1708; died on 29 Sep 1765.
    3. James Dorset was born on 29 Dec 1710; died in 1761.
    4. Samuel Dorset was born on 16 Apr 1713 in Middletown, Monmouth County, NJ; died on 11 Sep 1741 in Middletown, Monmouth County, NJ.
    5. Martha Dorset
    6. Elizabeth Dorset
    7. 4. Joseph Dorset was born on 16 Aug 1722 in Middletown, Monmouth County, NJ; died on 25 Dec 1770 in Middletown, Monmouth County, NJ; was buried in Dorsett Town Historic Cemetery, Morrell Corners, Monmouth County, NJ.