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Descendants of Edward Dorr
by Charley Dorr

Ebenezer Dorr ¹ ² ² ² ³

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Birth:	2 Feb 1712 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts ⁴ ⁴ ⁵
Death:	8 Aug 1782 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts ⁴ ⁴ ⁶ ⁷
Sex:	M
Father:	Ebenezer Dorr b. 25 Jan 1687 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Mother:	Mary Boardman b. 6 May 1689 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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Burial: About 8 Aug 1782 Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts ⁶ ⁷

Military: 1773 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts ³

Property: Purchased of Hugh Hall for 112 Pounds, a large track of land, on the westerly side of Orange Street. 6 Oct 1767 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts ⁴

Property: Negro girl named Flora 6 Jan 1735/36 Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts ²

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Appointed: 30 Aug 1776 Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts ² ³

Correspondence: 1757 Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts ⁸ ⁹ ³

Spouses & Children

Amey Plimpton (Wife) b. 5 Mar 1714 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
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Marriage:	5 MAR 1734/35
Children:
Moses Dorr b. 24 May 1737 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Ebenezer Dorr b. 20 Mar 1738/39 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Priscilla Dorr b. 9 Mar 1740/41 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Joseph Dorr b. 12 Feb 1742/43 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Nathan Dorr b. 29 Mar 1745 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Amey Dorr b. 4 Aug 1747 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Jonathan S. Dorr b. 10 Feb 1748 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Amy Dorr b. 21 Jul 1751 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts William Dorr b. 13 Aug 1752 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Anne Dorr b. 12 Feb 1754 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Sarah Dorr b. 30 Jan 1756 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts William Dorr b. 13 Jul 1757 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Elisha Bowers Dorr b. 12 Sep 1758 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

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Individual:
EBENEZER DORR:

He lived and died in Roxbury, where he carried on the business of tanning. he was a prominent citizen of the town, and was appointed in1772 on the Committed of Correspondence and again in 1774, one of theCommittee of Fifteen to "carry into execution the agreement andassociation of the Continental Congress." In the losses sustained bythe people of Roxbury the next year he was one of the principalsufferers.
1 His wife was Amy Plimpton of Medfield. By her he had 13 children, 8 sons and 5 daughters. Seven of the these sons served in thecontinental army.
2 The second, Ebenezer (who was the grandfather of Gov. Dorr of Rhode Island), was the one to convey the intelligence of the intendedexpedition of the British to Lexington on April 19, 1775. He went outover Boston Neck to Roxbury the night before, "mounted on aslow-jogging horse, with saddle-bags behind him, and a large flappedhat upon his head to resemble a countryman on a journey."
The Americans obtained this news, through an individual by the name of Jasper, an Englishman, a gunsmith by trade, whose shop was inHatter's Square; he worked for the British, but was friendly to therebels; a Sergeant major quartered in his family and made a confidentof him, telling him all their plans. Jasper repeated the same to ColWaters, who made it known to the Committee of Safety. The Colonel hasoften told this story, years after, to his then young friend, JosephCurtiss, who is still living.

From "Paul Revere and the World he lived in" by Esther Forbes, published 1942-
"Rev. John Elliott once wrote to another divine... In this town the most respectable triumvirate, Thomas Crafts, Paul Revere and HarbottleDorr."
The idea that Paul Revere was the only rider that night was so picturesquely implanted in the American mind that Longfellow in 1863there was natural reaction when it was learned that he was by no meansput alone (although Revere and William Dawes were sent officially)others noticed something was afoot that day.... Those were EbenezerDorr (and two others). All three of these men were among the'countrymen' Revere mentioned as having been collected in the pasturebefore he himself was caught."

Listed in the records of Roxbury Vol. 7.
"The intelligence that the British intended to go out to Lexington was conveyed over Boston Neck to Roxbury by Ebenezer Dorr ofBoston, Leather Dresser or tanner, who mounted on a slow going horsewith saddlebags behind him and a large, flapped hat on his head toresemble a countryman.
Colonel Josiah Waters of Boston, a staunch Whig, and one who later helped build Roxbury forts, followed on foot on side paths at ashort distance (behind) till he saw Dorr safely past the sentinels."
He was buried in the Eliot Burial Grounds, Roxbury, Suffolk County,
MA.The Alarm list of the Company of Militia under the Command of Capt.
John Haskins, 1773
Include: Ebenezer Dorr and Joseph Dorr. Ebenezer Craft paid Ebenezer Dorr 105 Pounds for the Negro girl names
Flora.
Ebenezer Dorr, who soon afterwards wrote him as follows:
"Sir, - I am sorry you did not let me see you yesterday. I perseve you still meet with troble with the negro which I am exceeding sorryto hear, as I told you at your house I intended you no harm but good.I did bye you as I would be done by & I still intend to do by you as Iwould be done by if I were in your case but, however you must think asto sale of the negro it is - by means of selling her to you for it allover town that youre discurege and wold give ten pounds to have metake her againe. I apprehend I ha better given you twenty pounds,than ever you had been consarned with her. I would not a thanked anybody to have given me 100 pounds for her that morning before youcarried her away, but however, seeing it is, we must do as well as wecan. I wold have you consult with the Justes and consider my caseallso and do by me allso as you wold be dome by. If I had your moneyas the Justeses bond I should be under the same consarn that I am Now.Pray Lett me see you if you please and if we can accommodate thematter to both our satisfaction I shall be very free in the matterthat is if I hear no Reflecsions, for I do declare I was sincere inthe whole matter.

" from yours to serve
"EBENEZER DORR.
"January the 6, 1735-6" Ebenezer Dorr of Roxbury, Fellmonger, in his will dated June 1782.

Ebenezer Dorr of Roxbury, also called Currier in this and Gentleman in
other deeds.Ebenezer Dorr of Roxbury, also called Currier in this and Gentleman in
other deeds.It was voted upon for the choice of ten members of the Committee of
Correspondence Inspection & Safety. Ebenezer Dorr was one of the tenchosen. At the meeting held on 21 Oct 1776, Coll Barber and Mr. Dorrwere appointed to go to Mr. Orracks where Newton lodges in order tosecure his papers for the Inspection of the Committee (Newtons papersto be examined).
In 1757 members of the congregation wrote the following letter to the
Pastor, Rev. Mr. Amos Adams.
Rev. Sir:
The New England version of the Psalms, however useful it may formerly have been, is now become through the natural variableness ofLanguage, not only very uncouth, but in many Places unintelligible;whereby the mind instead of being Raised and spirited in singing thePraises of Almighty God, and thereby better prepare to attend theother Parts of Divine Service is Damped and made spiritless in thePerformance of the Duty; at least such is the Tendency of the use ofThat version, and it being the Duty of Christians to make use of theBest helps for the right & acceptable performance of Divine Worshipand as in Regard to Psalm singing there are several versions of thePsalms much preferable to that Before mentioned especially the versionMade by Tate & Brady, which has been lately Received by Divers of theNeighboring Churches in the Room of the New England version.
We the subscribers (a number of your Parish) hereby Express our inclination and desire, that you would propose to the Church andCongregation under Your Care (in such manner as you Think suitable)the introduction among them of the last Mentioned version: and wewould recommend that Edition (lately Published) to which is annexed anumber of Hymns, suited to sacramental Occasions.

He is with Great Esteem
Sir Your Most Humble Servants
James Bowoin Benjamin May
Ebenezer Dorr Ebenezer May
Samuel Stevens Isaac Winslow
Samuel Gridley Joseph Curtiss
James Mears Ebenezer Newell
Samuel Williams John Williams
Jonathan Hall Joseph Williams
William Bosson Ebenezer Pierpoint
Noah Perrin William Gridley
James Mears, Jr. John Pierpoint
Benjamin Williams William Pierpoint
Joseph Weld William Heath

Francis, John. 1st Lt., Schooner "Resolution" (privateer; petition dated Boston, July 20, 1778, signed by Henry Bass and Ebenezer Dorr,asking that Zebediah Sheppardson be commissioned as commander of saidschooner; ordered in Council 20 July 1778, that a commission beissued.
Young, Thomas 1st Lieutenant, schooner "Congress" (privateer); petition dated Boston, 18 July 1778, signee by Ebenezer Dorr and HenryBass, in behalf of themselves, Jabez West and others, of Boston askingthat said West be commissioned of said vessel; ordered in Council 18July 1778, that a commission be issued.

Marriage:
The First Church of Roxbury.

Joseph Heath's plan of the interior of the proposed meeting house, andthe names of the occupants of pews in 1736 are here given: Pew 36.Ebenezer Dorr.
New Occasion was offered to citizens of Roxbury for expression oftheir patriotic sentiments by the scheme of British ministry to raisea revenue in the American Colonies by permitting the East IndiaCompany to send their tea hither free of duty. It was at once seenthat not only was this an odious monopoly of trade, but that it wascalculated to circumvent the Americans into compliance with therevenue law, and to thereby open the door to unlimited taxation.Several of the young men of Roxbury were members of the famous "TeaParty", and lent a hand in making a "Teapot" of Boston Harbor on theevening of Dec. 16, 1773. Committees from towns of Roxbury,Dorchester, Brookline, and Cambridge met with that of Boston, inFaneuil Hall, on Nov. 22, 1773, and were unanimous in opposition tothe sale or landing of the obnoxious herb.

Sources

Title: Records of Lineage in the Families of Dorr, Dalton
Taken from the Records of Lineage in the Families of Dorr, Dalton,
Odin, Walter, MAther, Cotton, Lynde, Bowles, Eliot and Checkley,compiled by Benjamin Dalton Dorr, Philadelphia, PA, May 1879.Page: 1 - Drake's Town of Roxbury

2 - Taken from the Records of Lineage in the Families of Dorr, Dalton, Odin, Walter, MAther, Cotton, Lynde, Bowles, Eliot and Checkley,compiled by Benjamin Dalton Dorr, Philadelphia, PA, May 1879. Althoughthe text in the book here reads that four, not seven, sons were intheContinential Army, there is a handwritten note that indicates thatthere were seven sons in the army
Title: The Town of Roxbury. Its Memorable persons and places. Its History
and antiquities, with numerous illustrations of its old landmarks andnoted personages.Author: Francis S. Drake
Publication: Boston Municipal Printing Office
Text: 1905
Page: Page 29, 31, 82
Title: New England Historical and Genealogical Register
Newbery St. Boston, Suffolk County, MA.
Page: Vol VII. page 139

Revolutionary Incidents.
Title: Abstract from Dorr family records
Now in possession of Mrs. Edward C. Spring,
526 South 42nd Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Author: Mrs. Frederick E. Stow, Chairman, Genealogical Records
Publication: Member of William Penn Chapter, Daughters of the American Colonists
Page: Page 11, Dorr, Ebenezer son of Edward & Elizabeth, married Mary,
daughter of Aaron and Mary Boardman of Cambridge, born 6 May, 1689.They married 16 Feb., 1709/10 and owned the church covenant in Roxbury5 Nov., 1710.
Children:
Edward, b. 7 Nov., 1710; Ebenezer, b. 2 Feb., 1712; Joseph, b. 22 Aug., 1714; Aaron, b. 14 April, 1716; Aaron, b. 7 July, 1717; Mary,b. 25 Jan., 1718; Elizabeth, b. 15 April, 1720; Abraham Moses, b. 5Nov., 1722; Sarah, b. 5 Aug., 1724; Edmund, b. 4 July, 1726.
Title: Vital Records of Roxbury Massachusetts, Vol I
To the end of the year 1849, Vol I - Births.

Publication: Published by Essex Institute
Salem Mass.
1925
Page: Page 108
Title: Gravestone Inscriptions - Eliot Burying Ground
Eliot Burying Ground, Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA.
Page: In Memory of

Mr. Ebenezer Dorr, Senior
Who departed this life
Aug 8th 1782
in the 70th year of his
life
Title: Vital Records of Roxbury Massachusetts
To the end of the year 1849, Vol II. - Marriages and Deaths.
Publication: Published by the Essex Institute
Salem, Mass.
1926
Page: Page 122,.
Title: History of the First Church in Roxbury
Roxbury, Mass. 1630 - 1904
Author: Walter Eliot Thwing
Publication: Boston
W.A. Butterfield
59 Bromfield Street
1908
Page: Page 338
Title: Ancestry World Tree Viewer
Dorr Surname Search.
Page: MA soldiers and Sailors in the Rev War. Vol 6 page 9.

Vol 16, page 894.
Vol 17 page 1035.
Young, Thomas 1st Lieutenant, schooner "Congress" (privateer); petition dated Boston, 18 July 1778, signes by Ebenezer Dorr and HenryBass, in behalf of themselves, Jabez West and others, of Boston askingthat said West be commissioned of said vessel; ordered in Council 18July 1778, that a comission be issued.
Title: Descendants of Edward Dorr
First Dorr in America
Author: Cheryl Dorr Wright
Publication: 11684 Channingway Blvd.
The Plains, OH. 45780
Page: P. 10 Ebenezer married Amy Plympton 5 March, 1734/35.

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