Comfort Stimson

     Comfort was born on Thursday, 7 October 1683 in St. Anne's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Comfort married John Dorsey on 22 August 1702 in South River at All Hallow's Parish.¹ John and Comfort had children: Venetia [chr. 6/29/1708], Comfort [7/03/1710-7/12/1787][m. 1727 Joseph Cromwell], Greenbury [1711-4/29/1782][m. 6/18/1726 Mary Belt; 2nd. 1750 Sarah Bond & 3rd. 1760 Catherine Grimes], Joshua [1712-1784][m. 11/03/1734 Flora Fitzsimmons], Vincent [1714- 2/05/1753][m. 10/26/1742 Sarah Day], Sarah [9/17/1717-before 1788][m. 4/17/1733 Alexander Cromwell], Venetia [1016/1718][m. 2/10/1740 Woolquist Cromwell], John Hammond [1724-3/18/1775][m. 2/16/1743 Frances Watkins]. Comfort departed this life on Friday, 23 June 1747 in Baltimore at age 63 years, 8 months and 16 days.