'Dorsett1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Dorsett of Glascoed, Dorsett of Llanidan

                               
Francis Dorsett of Pontesbury, Shropshire
m. Mary Wetheral
1. Francis Dorsett of Llanidan, Anglesey (bpt 28.01.1678)
  m. Ursula Reynolds (dau of George Reynolds, sister of Rev. George of Dolwen)
  A. Francis Dorsett of Glascoed, Montgomeryshire (b 02.06.1711, d 1755)
  m. (03.12.1793 sb 1743?) Ann Rowlands (d before 31.05.1801)
  i. Francis Dorsett 'of Glascoed'
  m. Elizabeth Williams (dau of John Williams by Elizabeth, dau of Nathaniel Maurice)
  a. Ursula Dorsett
  m. (10.1802) David Evans (b 1759, d 1814)
  Their son inherited Glascoed.
  b.+ other issue - Francis (dsp), Elizabeth, Sarah
  ii. Ursula Dorsett (d before 31.05.1801)
  m. John Lewis (steward to Lord Derby)
  a.+ issue - Ann, Frances Dorsett, Ursula, Catherine
  B. George Dorsett (b 16.03.1713, d c1767)
  m. _ Parry of Shrewsbury
  i. Francis Dorsett
  a. daughter
  m. _ Owen
  b. daughter
  m. _ Evans
  c. daughter
  m. _ Davies (captain)
  d.+ other isue - Humphrey Parry of Plas ucha (dsp 27.10.1817), daughter
ii. Sydney Dorsett
  m. _ Dawkins in London
  iii. daughter
  m1. _ Jones
  m2. _ Jeffreys (clergyman)
  C. Ursula Dorsett
  m. Robert Williams of Ty Newydd (rector of Llanystumdwy, widow of Ellen Thomas)
  D. Mary Dorsett (b 20.10.1724, d 17.06.1784)
  m. (21.07.1747) John Hughes (d 05.10.1778, rector of Llanrhyddlad, son of Rev. Rowland Hughes)
  E.+ other issue - John (bpt 07.09.1721), William (bpt 01.05.1724)
2. William Dorsett in Shrewsbury (bpt 23.09.1680, apothecary)
  A.+ issue (d unm) - William (b 02.06.1721), Thomas (b 20.02.1722-3, d 1774), Mary (b 13.08.1716, d 16.04.1783), Martha (b 24.07.1722, d 1780)
3. Philip Dorsett in London (baker)
  A. Mary Dorsett
  m. _ Dowson
  B.+ 2 sons
4. Mary Dorsett (d 31.01.1768)
  m. John Hill
  A. Mary Hill
  m. Henry Smith of New Windsor (d 1768)

Main source(s): Griffith's Pedigrees ('The Dorsetts of Llanidan', p349)
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