| Hon. John Dorsey | |
| Birth Date: | about 1645 |
| Birth Place: | Lower Norfolk County, Virginia |
| Death Date: | 1714 |
| Death Place: | Troy, Baltimore County, Maryland |
| Spouse: | Pleasance Ely[1] |
| Parents: | Edward (d. 1659) Anne |
| Relations: | Edward Dorsey, brother Joshua Dorsey, brother |
| Signature: | johndorseysignature.png |
Hon. John Dorsey (before 1646 - 1714) was a colonial settler of Maryland and Anne Arundel County, the youngest son of Edward the Shipwright.[2] He and his brothers Edward and Joshua patented "Hockley-in-the-Hole" on the south side of the Severn in 1664.[3] He acquired Troy in 1699.
John also owned Dorsey's Search.
