Samuel Jordan, Jr.

Samuel Jordan, born England 1608.

Parents: Samuel Jordan (1578-1623) and his unknown first wife.

SAMUEL JORDAN. He was born Abt. 1602 in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA. He died 1622 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA. Death Notes: Killed by Indians at the Great Massacre at Jamestown.

Notes

Data conflicts.

Samuel Jordan (born 1608), third son of Samuel Jordan (1578-1623) by his first wife in England, had immigrated to Virginia some years prior to 1626. By that date he had also returned home to England for an "educational sojourn" at All Souls College, Oxford England. Records disagree as to the dates. One indicates that he was in England for the years 1623-1624 he would have been 15 to 16 years old having left shortly following his fathers death. Another record indicates he matriculated at the age of 18 that would have been in 1626, 3 years after the death of his father.

It is probable that Samuel was granted as many as 10,000 acres on the north side of the James River land that had originally been reserved for a university. In all likelihood, he also inherited at least some of the original Jordans Journey plantation though the major portion remained with Cicely and Captain Farrar. If these facts are true, Samuel, the third son, was indeed a wealthy man for the period.

It is believed that he eventually moved to the Lunenburg County area of Virginia. He had children but the records do not provide details. It is also believed he had a grandson likewise named Samuel Jordan and whose wife was named Mary Jordan. This later Samuel was also a planter and The Virginia Journal of the House of Delegates indicates he was wealthy and "owned many slaves".

The lines begin to blur a bit at this point since the Jordans, like many of the period, heard the call to the north, west, and south. They often followed paths laid out first by animals then later traveled by Indians. At least five paths were well known. One in particular led through the Carolinas and ended in the area of present day Augusta GA. The move from Virginia could not be described as easy (but then the trips over from England were no picnic either). A lone rider on horseback required more than 5 hours to go from Westover to Jamestown by the best and fastest routes. Traveling by wagon was much worse.

Regarding the following section, note that there are several conflicting pieces of information regarding the lineage from Richard Jordan Sr. (1624-1687) to Richard Jordan Jr. (1643-1699) to John Jordan (1663-1687) and then to John Jordan (born 1682). Several documents that involved the passing of land from father to son or grandson (and one from a son to a grandfather) seem to say that this is not the correct lineage. There are even conflicting evidence as to who were the wives of each of these gentlemen. After examining all of the evidence the following seems to fit the facts better than other possibilities. But since the evidence is quite scanty and conflicting there will always be some reason to question this lineage to some degree or another.

Links

• http://kahuna.clayton.edu/~csu11647/finalproject/1600s.html

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Came to Virginia around 1620. In 1623-24, at age 18, he enrolled at All Souls College, Oxford, England. Returned to Virginia before 1626.

Samuel Jordan (born 1608)
Samuel Jordan (born 1608), third son of Silas Samuel Jordan (1578-1623) by his first wife in England, had immigrated to Virginia some years prior to 1626. By that date he had also returned home to England for an "educational sojourn" at All Souls College, Oxford England. Records disagree as to the dates. One indicates that he was in England for the years 1623-1624 he would have been 15 to 16 years old having left shortly following his father’s death. Another record indicates he matriculated at the age of 18, that would have been in 1626, 3 years after the death of his father.

It is probable that Samuel was granted as many as 10,000 acres on the north side of the James River land that had originally been reserved for a university. In all likelihood, he also inherited at least some of the original Jordan’s Journey plantation though the major portion remained with Cicely and Captain Farrar. If these facts are true, Samuel, the third son, was indeed a wealthy man for the period.

It is believed that he eventually moved to the Lunenburg County area of Virginia. He had children but the records do not provide details. It is also believed he had a grandson likewise named Samuel Jordan and whose wife was named Mary Jordan. This later Samuel was also a planter and The Virginia Journal of the House of Delegates indicates he was wealthy and "owned many slaves".

The lines begin to blur a bit at this point since the Jordan’s, like many of the period, heard the call to the north, west, and south. They often followed paths laid out first by animals then later traveled by Indians. At least five paths were well known. One in particular led through the Carolina’s and ended in the area of present day Augusta GA. The move from Virginia could not be described as easy (but then the trips over from England were no picnic either). A lone rider on horseback required more than 5 hours to go from Westover to Jamestown by the best and fastest routes. Traveling by wagon was much worse. Regarding the following section, note that there are several conflicting pieces of information regarding the lineage from Richard Jordan Sr. (1624-1687) to Richard Jordan Jr. (1643-1699) to John Jordan (1663-1687) and then to John Jordan (born 1682). Several documents that involved the passing of land from father to son or grandson (and one from a son to a grandfather) seem to say that this is not the correct lineage. There are even conflicting evidence as to who were the wives of each of these gentlemen. After examining all of the evidence the following seems to fit the facts better than other possibilities. But since the evidence is quite scanty and conflicting there will always be some reason to question this lineage to some degree or another.