Dorsey's Search | |
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Village | |
  Dorsey's Search  Dorsey's Search | |
| Coordinates: 39°14′25″N 76°50′48″W / 39.24028°N 76.84667°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Maryland |
| City | Columbia |
| Established | 1980 |
| Named for | Land owned by John Dorsey |
Dorsey's Search is a parcel of land patented by John Dorsey of Hockley-in-the-hole (1645–1714) in Baltimore County (now Howard County). The 479-acre (194 ha) property adjacent to the north branch of the Patuxent river was surveyed by Richard Beard in December 1684, and granted to Dorsey in March 1696. The property lying between "Long Reach" and "Elk Ridge" was resurveyed in March 1723 to include 750 acres (300 ha). After several generations of inheritance, a series of legal disputes were held over the land by Rezin Hammond and Richard Ridgley in 1820.[1] In 1827 the property exchanged hands to Robert Oliver, builder of Oakland Mill, who combined it with multiple properties totaling 2,300 acres (930 ha). George Gaither acquired the property in 1838.[2] John Dorsey's grandson, "Patuxent" John Dorsey of "Dorsey's Search" built Dorsey Hall at the site.
- ^ William Theophilus Brantly (1883). Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Appeals Volumes 9–10. M. Curlander. p. 215. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
- ^ Joshua Dorsey Warfield (1905). The founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. Baltimore: Kohn & Pollock. p. 395. Retrieved January 14, 2014.