Hon. John Dorsey

Hon. John Dorsey (before 1646 – 1714) was a colonial settler of Maryland and Anne Arundel County, the youngest son of Edward the Shipwright. He and his brothers Edward and Joshua patented "Hockley-in-the-Hole" on the south side of the Severn in 1664. He acquired Troy in 1699.

John also owned Dorsey's Search.