Col. Edward Dorsey (before 1646 – 1705) was a colonial settler of Maryland and Anne Arundel County.

His house at 211 Prince George St. is a historic Annapolis home, once occupied by Francis Nicholson from 1694 to 1709.

[3] On 25 March 1661, an at least 16-year-old Edward Dorsey returned to Maryland on a boat captained by Robert Mullen.

His father was a boatwright and converted Quaker who had claimed lands in Maryland before drowning off Kent Island in 1659.

[8] In 1694, he returned to the military as field officer of Calvert County, becoming Colonel in 1702.