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Mary Jordan

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Jordan's Journey, James Cittie County, Jamestown Colony
Death:
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Samuel Jordan, of Jordan's Journey and Cecily Farrar, Ancient Planter
Sister of Margaret Jordan
Half sister of Robert Jordan; Samuel Jordan, Jr.; Anne Marie Hulet; Temperance Cocke; Cecily Farrar and 2 others

Managed by: Erica Howton
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About Mary Jordan

Children of Cicely Reynolds and Samuel Jordan:

1. Mary Jordan, born about 1621 in Jordan's Journey, VA; living in 1624.

There are no known records of the fates of the sisters Mary and Margaret Jordan.


From http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/a/y/Lyndall-J-Mayes/WEBSITE-0001/UHP...

"On the point jutting out into the James River, Samuel and Cecily developed a large home plantation later renamed "Jordan's Journey," consisting of a palisaded fort enclosing 11 buildings. They were soon expanding their family too with the arrival of daughter Mary Jordan, born in 1621 or early 1622. ....

From Persons of Quality: "A List of Names; of the Living in Virginia, February the 16, 1623"

"Living At Jordan's Jorney

  • Sislye Jordan
  • Temperance Baylife
  • Mary Jordan
  • Margery Jordan
  • William Farrar"

THE MUSTER OF THE INHABITANTS OF JORDAN'S JOURNEY AND CHAPLAIN CHOICE TAKEN THE 21TH OF JANUARY 1624: THE MUSTER OF Mr WILLIAM FERRAR & Mrs JORDAN

  • WILLIAM FERRAR aged 31 yeares in the Neptune in August 1618.
  • SISLEY JORDAN aged 24 yeres in the Swan in August 1610.
  • MARY JORDAN her daughter aged 3 yeares}
  • MARGARETT JORDAN aged 1 yeare}borne heare
  • TEMPERANCE BALEY aged 7 yeares}

(There is a single bracket three lines high to the right of the three daughters names, then the words "borne heare" indicating all three girls born in Virginia. William Farrar's age listed as 31 is incorrect. He was ten years older.)

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Mary Jordan's Timeline

1621
1621
Jordan's Journey, James Cittie County, Jamestown Colony
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