The Frost Family. The Hill Family History. Ancestors of Robert Stom & Christine (Hilton) Stom William Dorris. Born: Abt 1710-1715, County Down, IrelandMarriage: Unknown Died: 1795, North Carolina about age 85 General Notes: From: Our family has only been able to be traced back to William Dorris.
He was born in Northern Ireland between 1710-1715. He is believed to have been from an area in Northern Ireland which was historically linked to the linen trade. It is believed that William may have married twice. There have been many theories on the origin of the Dorris family. Another theory is that the original Dorris settler swam to the Irish shore from the wrecks of the Spanish Armada. Still another theory is that the original Dorris came from the border of County Fernaugh and County Monaghan and was originally known as O'Dubhruis. A couple of records found on William Dorris the immigrant. Fairfax Co. James Lane and Simon Triplett acting for Wm Carr Lane estates versus Samuel Dorris and William Dorris. From: Migrated from Northern Ireland to New Jersey sometime after 1750. Meet our Relative by Roy Einar Christopherson- Cartwright to Dorris Branch. During their stay in Baltimore Samuel and his sons ran freight to the new frontier.
This lasted until the 1780's. They next apparently went to Kentucky for a short stay then they moved to Hardy Co., Virginia(Now West Virginia) where they remained until 1795 when Samuel and several of his children moved to Sumner County Tennessee and then on into Robertson County Tennessee by 1797 and in 1803 Samuel purchased land next to his brother Isaac. In 1809 he bought an additional 40 acres from Thomas Johnson.
In 1807 Samuel and his sons went to Sumner County to attend the estate sale of John Wyle where he purchased a large kettle, a barrell and a tub. In 1808 he attended the estate of Solomon Squires and bought a saddle. More About Samuel Dorris and Martha Hughes: Marriage: 1761, Baltimore, Maryland ii. SOURCE: Under Generation No. 7 Samuel was the son of William and Mary Dorris. (Your 6th GGF) William B. Frostburg, Maryland Frosts. In the 1950s, Alice Haney Blue and Thomas Slattery stated that the "connection of the Frosts of Winchester, Virginia to the Frostburg Line from New Jersey to Maryland has not been established by Bible or other family records, but descendants claim they were related to their early Frost ancestors (William McClintock furnished this information.)
Josiah Frost moved to Mt. Pleasant, Washington County, Maryland, which place came to be called Frostburg, about 1820 in honor of this family. " (source: "The Houseman/Housman Family of Frederick County, Virginia and Madison County, Ohio", 1950s, Frost Section, p.34). DLH Conclusion: there is no indication that the VA Frosts were related to the Frostburg Frosts. The Frostburg ancestry (MA and CT records) seems fairly complete, and there is no John or William birth that would appear to match up. Note that Frostburg is about 70 miles NW of Winchester, near Cumberland near the Pennsylvania border. Descendants of Edmund Frost, the immigrant: 1. 2. 3. 4.