{"id":873,"date":"2014-06-20T19:46:25","date_gmt":"2014-06-21T00:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/?page_id=873"},"modified":"2018-08-28T18:27:57","modified_gmt":"2018-08-28T23:27:57","slug":"jordan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/jordan\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My line of Jordans emigrated probably from England and settled in Virginia counties of Lunenburg, Amelia, and Halifax, later moving into the Triune area of Williamson County, Tennessee, in the 1790&#8217;s. <\/p>\n<h2>My Line<\/h2>\n<p>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Samuel Jordan (d. 1760-1761) of Amelia County<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Samuel Jordan ()<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Edward Jordan (1720-1791) + Elizabeth McConnico (1720-1794)<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; William Jordan Sr. (1748-1822) + Sarah J. Wood (1753-1843)<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; William Jordan (1792-1863) + Mary Medy Boyd (1795-Bef. 12 Dec 1833)<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Louisa Ellen Jordan (1827-1876) + Joseph David Hurt (1822-1864)<\/p>\n<p>So far I&#8217;ve proved this line back to Edward Jordan.<\/p>\n<h2>Biographies &#038; Info<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list-pages-shortcode child-pages\"><li class=\"page_item page-item-7322\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/jordan\/archer-jordan-1770-1835\/\">Archer Jordan (1770-1835)<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-7493\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/jordan\/captain-edward-jordan-1742-1820\/\">Captain Edward Jordan (1742-1820)<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-7659\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/jordan\/early-jordan-immigrants\/\">Early Jordan Immigrants<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-5060\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/jordan\/edward-jordan-1720-1791\/\">Edward Jordan (1720-1791) of Lunenburg County, Virginia<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-7617\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/jordan\/edward-jordan-of-weyanoke-parish-charles-city-county-virginia\/\">Edward Jordan of Weyanoke Parish, Charles City County, Virginia<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-7611\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/jordan\/george-jordan-d-ca-1678\/\">George Jordan (- d. ca. 1678)<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-7592\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/jordan\/jordan-family-genealogy-annotated-bibliography\/\">Jordan Family Genealogy Annotated Bibliography<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-7392\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/jordan\/jordans-in-colonial-virginia-newspapers\/\">Jordans in Colonial Virginia Newspapers<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-7507\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/jordan\/jordans-in-the-american-revolutionary-war\/\">Jordans in the American Revolutionary War<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-2107\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/jordan\/louisa-ellen-jordan-1827-1876\/\">Louisa Ellen Jordan (1827-1876)<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-7297\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/jordan\/newton-c-jordan-1832-1910\/\">Newton C. Jordan (1832-1910)<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-7652\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/jordan\/notes-on-jordans-from-charles-city-county-va-order-book-1676-1679-by-margaret-mcneill-ayres-1968\/\">Notes on Jordans from Charles City County, VA, Order Book, 1676-1679, by Margaret McNeill Ayres, 1968<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-7533\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/jordan\/samuel-jordan-1761-of-amelia-county-virginia\/\">Samuel Jordan (?-1761) of Amelia County, Virginia<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-7342\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/jordan\/william-archer-jordan-1841-1893\/\">William Archer Jordan (1841-1893)<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-7554\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/jordan\/william-jordan-1781-of-amelia-county-virginia\/\">William Jordan (-1781) of Amelia County, Virginia<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-2153\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/jordan\/william-jordan-1748-1822\/\">William Jordan (1748-1822)<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-2127\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/jordan\/william-jordan-1792-1863\/\">William Jordan (1792-1863)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Related Posts<\/h2>\n<ul class = \"posts-by-tag-list\"><li class=\"posts-by-tag-item Jordan\" id=\"posts-by-tag-item-7686\"><a class = \"posts-by-tag-item-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/the-first-residents-of-jamestown-virginia\/\">The First Residents of Jamestown, Virginia<\/a><\/li><li class=\"posts-by-tag-item Jordan\" id=\"posts-by-tag-item-7477\"><a class = \"posts-by-tag-item-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/couches-creek-lunenburg-county-virginia\/\">Couches Creek, Lunenburg County, Virginia<\/a><\/li><li class=\"posts-by-tag-item Churches &amp; Cemeteries Jordan\" id=\"posts-by-tag-item-7290\"><a class = \"posts-by-tag-item-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/the-old-jordan-cemetery\/\">The Old Jordan Cemetery<\/a><\/li><li class=\"posts-by-tag-item Jordan\" id=\"posts-by-tag-item-7243\"><a class = \"posts-by-tag-item-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/a-treasury-of-kith-and-kin-by-wilma-vaughan-chunn\/\">A Treasury of Kith and Kin by Wilma Vaughan Chunn<\/a><\/li><li class=\"posts-by-tag-item Genealogy Jordan\" id=\"posts-by-tag-item-5\"><a class = \"posts-by-tag-item-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/samuel-jordan-early-jamestown-settler\/\">Samuel Jordan, Early Jamestown Settler<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h2>Other Jordan Sites<\/h2>\n<p>These are external links that will take you away from karenfurst.com.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"linedlist\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jordannctoal.homestead.com\/DNAindex.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jordan Surname DNA Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancestry.ie\/boards\/surnames.jordan\/mb.ashx\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jordan Family History and Genealogy Message Board, Ancestry.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogy.com\/forum\/surnames\/topics\/jordan\/10728\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Re: SAMUEL JORDAN (d.1623) &#8211; DEMYSTIFICATION &#8211; SOURCES<\/a> &#8211; this is a great list of sources for those looking into the Samuel Jordan known as an &#8220;Ancient Planter&#8221; who married Cecily Reynolds of Jamestown, VA. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samuel_Jordan\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia <\/a>also has a mostly factual page on him as well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My line of Jordans emigrated probably from England and settled in Virginia counties of Lunenburg, Amelia, and Halifax, later moving into the Triune area of Williamson County, Tennessee, in the 1790&#8217;s. 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