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Our Jordan Line
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Genealogy history texts
indicate early members of the Crusades took the name Jordan from the
River Jordan during their journeys to the Holy Land. Some of these
crusaders were French and used the spelling Jourdain (pronunciation
ghor-don). The English Anglicized the name to Jordaine and the
pronunciation to Gher-den. The pronunciation stuck for many
generations even though the spelling changed to Jordan when part of
the family emigrated to America. Some families further Anglicized the
pronunciation to Jhor-dan.
Census and other government records in the southeastern USA used the
following spellings of the Jordan name:
- Jordan
- Jorden
- Jourdan
When the records show Jorden or Jourdan, the families probably called
themselves Gher-den.
Larry Jordan
The Jordan name was everywhere in England, Wales, Ireland, and
Scotland in the 1500s.The name is found in many countries in Europe in
the 1600s -- anywhere from France, Germany, English Isles, to the
Scandinavian countries. There were at least three major and
distinct Jordan families in the Americas during the 1600s -- two in
Virginia and one in New England -- apparently not related. There
were at least another dozen smaller Jordan families then and no
relationships proven to the major groups. About 85-90 percent of
Jordans are English. I'm sure they had their own way of pronouncing
the name. The name is a mid-major prominent name, but not as popular
as Smith, Jones, etc. -- and how many Jones clans can be linked more
than a hundred years ago. Very few.
The major spelling of the name in 1600 England includes the following:
Jordayne, Jordan, Jordon, Jurden, Jirden, Jourden, Jourdan, Jordin,
Jardin, Jarden, Jerdon, Geordan, Gerdan and it's variations. Don't
forget that last one when name searching. We've all seen that one
personally. The difference in spellings should not be considered as
separate families, as most of us know.
Bob Jordan |
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The first Jordans to
come to America were part of the Jamestown colony in 1610. Captain
Samuel Jordan, a descendant of a wealthy Robert Jordaine family in
Dorsetshire, England, built a plantation in Virginia on the James
River. The Jordan Point community is now in that same location.
There were also other Jordan families who came to Virginia in the
early 1600s. One of those families were the descendants of Richard
Jordan (b 1280) in England.
Many of the Jordans in the Southeast are descendants of these early
pioneering family. They first migrated into northeastern North
Carolina (the area that is now Bertie and surrounding counties)
between 1650 and 1700, then started a migration south and west between
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First Generation
Robert Jordaine, born circa 1555
Second Generation
Samuel
JORDON. Born
in 1578 in Plymouth, England. Samuel died in Beggars Bush, P, Virginia in
Apr 1631, he was 53. Abt 1599 when Samuel was 21, he married Cicily
JORDAN. Born abt 1575 in England.
Cicily died in England bef
1620, she was 45.
They had:
i. Thomas Sr Jordan (1600-1685) The
elder Thomas Jordan represented Warrosquyoake in the Virginia House of
Burgesses 1628-29 and 1632. He secured a patent to 900 acres in
Warrosquyoake (later Isle of Wight) County on 2 July 1635. He was still
there by 25 May 1637 when William Denham secured a patent to 300 acres in
Isle of Wight about 3 miles up New Town Haven River.
Some have identified Thomas Jordans wife as Lucy Corker (c.1604-c.1700)
but she married Thomas Jordan of Surry County.
Thomas Jordan, the father, was dead by 10 August 1644 when Thomas Davis got
a patent to 200 acres in Upper Norfolk County next to Thomas Jordan,
deceased. He may have been dead by 1637 when an earlier Thomas Davis patent
mentioned land which Thomas Jorden lately lived upon.
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Notes for SAMUEL
GENTLEMAN JORDAN:
This Branch of the Jordan family probably originated in France and
become associated with the reform movement (Huguenots). They went to
England and eventually came to the New World.
King James I of England granted a charter for settling two plantations
in America; one in the Massachusetts area and the other in the
Virginia area. The charter for the southern area was granted in 1606.
In December, 1606, three small ships and 104 colonists left England
and arrived in Virginia, May 14, 1607. This colony at Jamestown, VA,
became the first permanent English Colony, notwithstanding the fact
that it almost collapsed a time or two.
Samuel Jordan was aboard the Seaventure, as were Sir Thomas Gates, the
Governor, and Sir George Somers. A sever storm was encountered off the
coast of Bermuda in the latter part of July 1609. The Seaventure was
wrecked beyond repair. The other ships outrode the storm and proceeded
to Jamestown with the Seaventure's cargo, but none of her passengers.
The officers and crew of the Seaventure remained on the coast of
Bermuda for nine months building two ships, aptly named Patience and
Deliverer. The ships arrived at Jamestown in May 1610. Samuel Jordan,
an educated man, was assigned the task of keeping a record of events
which are found in Hakluytls "Voyages, Travels and Discoveries.''
In 1618 Samuel married Cicely a widow with a young daughter,
Temperance Bailey. Cicely was born in England in 1600 and arrived in
America in 1610 aboard the Swan. I have also read that she was his
cousin through William Phippen and Joan Jordaine.
Samuel Jordan was a member of the first House of Burgesses, a
representative of St. James City, which was convened in 1619 by George
Yeardley, Governor and Captain general of Virginia. This was the first
legislative body to convene in America.
A land grant of four hundred and fifty acres was made at St. James
City in 1620 to Samuel and Cicely. He patented the
land, which lay on the south side of the James River just below the
confluence of the Appomattox with the James. He called his plantation
"Jordan's Journey" or "Jordan's Point."
Both Samuel and Cicely were accorded the title of Ancient
Planters. Samuel Jordan and Cicely received land grants for
being "Ancient Planters".
On one of these grants on the south side of James River, Samuel built
a very large plantation called "Jordan's Journey", where he and his
family survived the Indian Massacre. However, Samuel died the
following year in March 1623 at his home, called "Beggars Bush"
(present location is Prince George Co., Virginia).
When the Indian Massacre-occurred in March 1622, Samuel gathered his
family and neighbors into his home and fortified it. His son, Robert,
was killed by the Indians "at Berkley-Hundred some five miles from
Charles City." Although it would seem that Thomas Jordan had several
children, only one is on record.
Captain Samuel Jordan was from Dorsetshire in England, the son of
Thomas Jordan. He was a member of the Virginia Company. In June of
1609, he set sail from Plymouth Harbor, bound for Virginia. He was a
passenger on the Sea Venture,one of the nine ships which, in all,
contained some 500 settlers, known as the "Third Supply"
(Virkus,1942; Carrington, 1924). According to tradition his voyage
to the New World became the basis for Shakespeare's play the
Tempest.
The fleet was "caught in the tail of a hurrican" in the Atlantic. Of
the original nine ships, one was sunk, and the flagship the Sea
Venture-bearing Samuel Jordan, was wrecked off the cost of Bermuda,
thus forming the basis of the The Tempest. For three days and nights
the crew of the Sea Venture worked to keep the ship from foundering
on the rocks. Wedged on the craggy shore, the Sea Venture was
secured long enough for the crew and passengers to escape and most
of the cargo was salvaged.
Also among the passengers was one Silvester Jourdain, also of
Dorsetshire, and therefore likely a relation of Samuel Jordan. It is
probable that the first authentic news of the Sea Venture disaster
to reach England was throught Jourdain's pamphlet on the discovery
of the "Barmudas" publihed in London in the Fall of 1610. Silvester
Jourdain was the son of William Jourdain of Lyme Regis, Dorsetshire
(Southall).
Samuel, is called "An Ancient Planter" of Virginia due to his early
arrival in May of 1610. He established himself in Charles City
County on the the plantation known as Jordan's Journey. His home was
called "Beggar's Bush," named for a play by fletcher. Samuel,
doesn't appear again into the records in VA till 1619 when he was a
representative to the first legislative session in Jamestown.
(The Family Chronicles Book Two The Jordan Family & Related Lines by
Joseph Neal Luther 1993 pgs.2-4 found at SLC US/CAN 929.273 L977lg
V.2 1 Apr 1997)
Early Jordan Land Records
Samuel Jordan's land (pat. Dec. 1620) is described as being upon
John Rolfe & N. upon the land of Capt. Wardleef; 2ndly, 1 tenement
containing 12acres etc. encompassed on the W. by Martin's Hope, now
in tenure of Capt. John Martin, Master of the Ordinance; & 388 acres
in or near upon Sandys his hundred, towards land f Temperance
Bailey, W. upon Capt. Woodlief etc."
When Samuel Jordan obtained this patent, it would seem that he had
just married his 2nd wife Cecily, who was herself a widow. For in a
list of those living "At Jordan's Jorney", February 1623-4, the
first five names as given by Hotten, are those of "William Farrar";
and nearly a year later, 21 January 1624-5, in "The Muster of m'
William Farrar Mrs. Jordan", the same names occur in a different
order, with certain changes as follows:
William Farrar aged 31 years in the Neptune in August 1618 Sisley
Cisley Jordan aged 24 yeres in the Blessing 1611 Mary Jordan her
daughter aged 3 yeares Temperance Bailey aged 7 yeares
Accordingly, it is to be inferred that Mrs. Cecily Jordan was born
in 1601, and was therefore a year younger than Samuel Jordan's
eldest son. In other words, widower Samuel Jordan who married Cicely
about 1 December, 1620 was old enough to be her father. There has
long been a mystery surrounding this little girl who arrived in
Virginia at the tender age of 10, apparently without her parents.
Just as in the Two Gentlemen from Verona, when the question was "Who
is Sylvia"? Genealogists have pondered the question, "Who was Cecily"?
How did she happen to make the perilous journey to Virginia without
her parents? Finally, the question can be answered.
Thomas Jordan, Patent, 900 acres in the county of Warrasquioke, near
the head of Warrasquioke River, and adjoining an old Indian towne.
July 2, 1635. (1, p. 233.)
Francis Jordan, Patent, 100 acres in Surry Co., on the River and
lying between the lands of Mr. Ford, and Mr. Benjamin Harrison. Mch.
1652. (3, p.193.)
George Gourdan (Jordan), Patent, 100 acres in the west branch of
Nansemond River, adjoining William Parker. Was formerly granted to
Edward Cocke Mch 17, 1654, and by him assigned to the said George
Gourdan. Mch. 11, 1652. (5, p. 176.)
Nicholas Jordan, Robert Jordan, Bartholomew Jugobrickson, John
Prescott, Thomas Blanch, Patent 1000 acres in Lower Norfolk Co.,
adjoining the Mill Land at the head of Purle Creek in the southward
branch of Elizabeth River, Sept. 29, 1666. (5, p. 401.)
Thomas Jordan, Patent, 550 acres in Nansemond Co., adjoining
Jeremiah Rutter & Hopken Howell. Oct. 22, 1666. (6, p. 39.)
Lt. Col George Jordan, Patent 690 acres in the upper parish of Surry
Co. on Cypress Swamp a branch of Black Water, adjoining Mr. Arthur
Jordan, Reedy Marsh, Little Marsh and Middle Marsh. Nov. 20, 1675.
(6, p.592)
Mr. Richard Jordan Sr.* of Isle of Wight Co., Patent 360 acres in
the lower parish of Isle of Wight Co., on the N.W. side of the head
of the lower bay creek and mouth of the main Cypress Swamp,
adjoining Richard Reynold's Richard Jordan. Mch. 18, 1662. May 10,
1679. (6, p.684)
Mr. Arthur Jordan, Patent, 140 acres in the upper parish of Surry
Co., adjoining Stony Run. Apr. 23, 1681. (7, p.70)
Mr. Thomas Jordan, Patent 265 acres in the upper parish of Surry
Co., adjoining John Rogers and a great reedy branch. Sept. 22, 1682
(7, p.191)
Richard Jordan Jr., Patent, 260 acres in the upper parish of Surry
Co., on the north east side of John Checokuck Swamp adjoining
William Owen and the said Richard Jordan. Apr. 20, 1684. (7, p.369)
Mr. Arthur Jordan, Patent 240 acres in the upper parish of Surry
Co., on the south side of Stony River. 150 acres part thereof was
formerly granted to the said Arthur Jordan Apr. 23, 1678. Apr. 20,
1684. (7, p.372)
Richard Jordan, Patent, 200 acres in the upper parish of Surry Co.,
between the Cypress Swamp and John Chocorub swamp. Was formerly
granted to Thomas Smith Apr. 20, 1684, and by him deserted. Oct. 20,
1688. (7, p.691)
Richard Jordan, Patent, 568 acres in Surry Co., adjoining Robert
Owen and Matt. Roberts. 200 acres thereof was formerly granted the
said Richard Jordan Oct. 20, 1688. Oct. 20, 1689. (8, p.5)
George Jordan of Surry Co., Patent, 100 acres in Isle of Wight Co.,
south side of Fountain Creek and adjoining Little Swamp. Sept. 6,
1723. (11, p.261)
Notes concerning family of Thomas Jordan3, leading Quaker, of
Chuckatuck, and grandson of Ancient Planter, Samuel Jordan
Thomas Jordan (son of the immigrant, b. 1600-d. by Aug., 1644) came
in the Diana and was living at James City, 1623; in 1624 heads the
list of the Governor's men at Pasbehaigh (James City), indicating he
was a soldier in the Governor's Guard. In 1629 he is mentioned as
one of the Commissioners of Warriscoyack" (Isle of Wight Co. by
1637), which area he represented in the House of Burgesses, 1629,
1631-32." His land is of record 1635.
Thomas Jordan, 900 acs. Warrasquioake Co., 2 July 1635. Near head of
Warrasquioake Riv. on Wly. side of an old Indian town....being the
N.W. side of the River.
A patent issued to Thomas Davis, 10 August, 1644, for 300 acres in
Nansemond Co. notes that it adjoined the land of Thomas Jordan dec'd.
NOTE:: Adventurers of Purse & Person, p. 221 states this Thomas
Jordan m. Lucy Corker, but Corker genealogy gives Lucy Corker's
birth date after death of said Thos. Jordan. She did marry a Thomas
Jordan, who was undoubtedly one of the Surry Co. family of Jordan.
(See land records of Surry Co. Jordans above.)
Lucy Corker Jordan had only daughters. Children of the first Thomas
Jordan and _______, his wife were: Thomas (b. 1634) m. Margaret
Brashear, dt. of Robt. Brashear Margaret, m. James Davis, s. of
Thos. Davis Richard, m. Elizabeth Reynolds (Perhaps others) Joshua
Jordan, (10th son of Thomas Jordan & Margaret Brashear of
Chuckatuck)"seised of Joshua Jordan for Priests Tithes as
followeth". ..........."seised January ye 29th of Mr. Joshua Jordan
ninty pounds of Tobb. for the ministers Dues for the year 1717 by
George Narsworthy Sheriff". "seised Jany. the 29th 1717 by vertue ye
an Execution bearing date ye 22 day of may 1715 of Mr. Joshua Jordan
two hundred fourty six and my fees twenty pounds of Tobacco it being
for ministers Dues upon account of Andrew Wodley by me George
Narsworthy Shr.
Joshua Jordan, will of; dated Feb. 28, 1717. To wife, Elizabeth,
Furniture, etc. To daughter Sarah, iron pott & one ewe lamb;
daughter Rachel, son Joshua, daughter Elizabeth, son Matthew small
gun & shoemaker tools, daughter Margarett to Susannah. Brothers
Robert & Matthew to value remainder of estate & divide into three
parts. Elizabeth, wife to be executrix. Ibid. p. 641 (See English
Duplicates of lost Va. Records.) Will appears on p. 659, Valentine
Papers, Jordan: Isle of Wight Co., Virginia.
Joshua had 150 acres Isle of Wight Co., Virginia 1704 Joshua Jordan
of Isle of Wight Co. An inventory of his estate. Dec. 30, 1718.
Elizabeth Jordan. (Ibid. p.641) Daniel Sanborn (father-in-law of
Joshua) had 150 acres.
The marriage of Rachel Jordan, daughter of Joshua Jordan, is
recorded in (The Valentine Papers, Jordan Records of the Society of
Friends, p.741) Rachel Jordan, daughter of Joshua Jordan, of Isle of
Wight Co., marriage to Thomas White, son of John White, of same Co.
13 day 7mo. 1719. (See also Hinshaw Va. Vol. Chuckatuck MM for
record of above marriage.)
Thomas Jordan II was born in Virginia in 1634; died 1700.
He married Margaret Brashere in 1659, the daughter of Robert
Brashere of Huguenot decent.
He was the first Quaker of his family and became very prominent in
that faith. He had ten sons, some of whom became Quaker ministers, and
two daughters. All his children were born in Nansemond County,
Virginia.
Samuel's name is inscribed on the monument erected on the site of
Jamestown Virginia. In 1619 he was a member of the first House of
Burgesses, from Charles City.
Samuel Jordan came to America on June 10, 1610...
Note: "Meet our ancestors: Culbreth, Autry, Maxwell-Bundy,
Winslow, Henley and allied families" (second ed), by V. Mayo Bundy,
Media, Inc., Greensboro, NC Professor of Political Science and
Sociology, Bennett College, 1978.
Birth: ABT 1578 in Wiltshire, England
Death: MAR 1623 in Charles City, VA |
Third Generation
 Thomas
Jordan (c.1600-c.1640). Father was from Wiltshire, England, but came to Isle
of Wight County before he was born.
The land where settled was originally known as Warrosquyoake County until it
changed its name to Isle of Wight in 1637. Immediately southeast of Isle of
Wight is Nansemond County where Jordan's later appeared. Originally know as
Upper Norfolk, it took its name from the Nansemond Indians in 1646. City of
Suffolk absorbed the entire county in 1974.
Married Margaret Brasseur, the
Quaker daughter of Robert Brasseur, and we were parents of 10 children, all
sons born in Nansemond County, Virginia. They lived on 550 acres in Nansemond
County the governor granted me 22 October 1666. Died 8 November 1699 in Chuckatuck Parish, Nansemond County, Virginia. Margaret, who still owned 200
acres in Nansemond County in 1704, died 7 December 1706.
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Note: William Corker
was Burgess for James city (1655-1656), and captain of militia. He
married the widow of Captain John White, Burgess for James City,
1641. His will made in Surry, September 4, 1677, names his children:
Susanna, wife of George Branch of Surry; Judith, wife of
William Clay; and Lucy, wife of Thomas Jordan.
Thomas Rolfe, son of Pocahontas, owned from an early date Grey's
Creek Plantaton, known at one time as "Smith's Fort." Although it is
claimed that Rolfe conveyed this plantation prior to 1651 or1652, he
certainly did not convey all of the land owned here, for in 1654,
Rolfe deeded William Corker certain land adjoining "Smith's Fortold
feild." This deed dated June 10, 1654, conveys to William Corker "for
and in consideration of a valuable Some of tobo. to him in handpaid
----- One hundred and fivety Acres of Land in Surry County lyeing
betweene Smith's fort old feild & the Divell's Woodyard Swampe-----being
due unto the said Rolfe by Guift by the Indyan King."
William Corker was Burgess from James City and Jamestown from
1657-1658.
Note:
"Concerning Lucy Corker, Jerry recently sent me some info that says she
was born in Jamestown in 1604. I rechecked the date and according to
the encyclopedia, Jamestown wasn't even settled by the English until 1607.
Although some women arrived with their husbands on the ship Diana (Samuel
and Thomas Jordan came on this ship, Thomas may have been a soldier)
in 1609 or 1610, most single women didn't arrive until 1611 or so. So
either Lucy came over on one of the ships carrying women and supplies for
the Virginia Company at Jamestown, or she was born much later than Thomas.
I'm sure Isle of Wight county was settled by the time Thomas Jr came
along. A note about Thomas Jordan (Jr) and Margaret Brasseur, according to
the Bracey family tree on the internet, Robert and Margaret became Quakers
when they married in 1659 and got into some trouble with the local
government for breaking with the Anglican Church. Both were reportedly
imprisoned and had their property confiscated. According to Our
Jordan Family webpage,
Margarett Brasseur was the daughter of Robert and Florence Brasseur, Huguenot immigrants from Avignon France by way of Maryland.
As far as Lucy goes, Jerry Jordan relates her parents were William
Corker and Lucy White. I don't know all of his sources for this
info. This seems to be where our family tree diverges, as Samuel Jordan,
b. Apr 15,1679 d. Oct 2, 1761 (apparently the younger brother of Joseph)
married Elizabeth Fleming b. Oct 28, 1680 d. 1758. Their son was Charles
Wesley Jordan (1706-1774) who married Hellenah? Their son was William
Jordan (1750-1817) who married Lucy Stith on 6-15-1780 in Bedford County,
Va. Their son was J. Covith Jordan (1784-1870) who married Martha "Patsy"
Carter, who begat Benjamin Jordan. Ben lived from about 1821 to ?.
His youngest daughter was named Eliza, and like all the youngest children
from day one, seems she needed more adult supervision to keep her out of
trouble as she managed to have two children, Bob and Ora. (Some talk in
the family about "immaculate conception" since nobody seemed to know who
the daddy was...but I doubt it because the Jordan's had become a bunch of
"heathens" in Russell and Wise County by this time).
Ora Jordan
(1887-1941), married Martha Ann Hall and had five sons, one of whom was my
daddy, Earnest Theodore Jordan. He had me and my sister Joyce (with some
assistance from my mother, Lerlia Ledford).
If you come across any interesting facts
(or made up stories or outright lies for that matter) about the Jordan
clan, or about your own family, I'd be interested in hearing them"
Dennis Jordan
Captain William
Corker's Will:
Nuncupative will made
at the house of his daughter, Judith Clay, widow in Isle of Wight Co.
where he lay sick. 26 Feb 1675. To wife, estate on the north
side of the James river, ____paying debts and to pay her orphan
children, and debts to Richard Holder and Richard Lynsey. Ni:
Meriweather. to eldest daughter, Susannah Corker, estate on the
south side of the James river and Watch that was her mother's.
Mentions "three daughters". Mentions daughter, Lucy.
confirms a sale of land to Elizabeth White and her sister, Mary.
Gives 50 acres to john Vincent. Daughters: Susannah, Judith and
Lucy. To Robert Spencer, who mrried Elizabeth White land. 4
Sep. 1677. Wit: John vincent, Robert Spencer, Boo 2, Page
140 ~ Wills and Administrations of Surry County, Virginai, 1671-1750,
abstracted and compiled by Eliza Timberlake Davis, 1955.
Note: someone on
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Maj. Thomas Jordan (1659-) -
Thomas Jordan, a son of Thomas and Margaret (Brasseur) Jordan,
was born 6 March 1660/1. He married Elizabeth Burgh 6 December
1679. His bride was the daughter of William Burgh. Thomas
represented Nansemond County in the Virginia House of Burgesses
(1696-97) until elected county sheriff. Maj. Thomas Jordan paid
quit rents on 700 acres in Nansemond in 1704.
Children of Thomas and Elizabeth (Burgh) Jordan
3 Thomas Jordan (19 July 1681).
3 Elizabeth Jordan (18 Nov. 1683).
3 Martha Jordan (22 Jan. 1685/6).
3 William Jordan (25 July 1688). |
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John Jordan (1663-1712) - John
Jordan, a son of Thomas and Margaret (Brasseur) Jordan, was born
17 August 1663. He married Margaret Burgh 9 March 1688/9.
John Jordan paid quit rents on 250 acres in Isle of Wight County
in 1704. He remembered his wife in his will in Isle of
Wight County and identified six children and mentioned brothers
James, Richard, and Benjamin (will dated 13 Feb. 1710/11
recorded 6 May 1712). His widow held 150 acres in Isle of Wight
County in 1714. She was dead by 27 May 1728 when the court
ordered an inventory of her estate. Children of John and
Margaret (Burgh) Jordan
3 Martha Jordan
3 John Jordan
3 Mourning Jordan
3 Elizabeth Jordan
3 Mary Jordan
3 Susanna Jordan |
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James Jordan (1665-1732)
-James Jordan, a son of Thomas and Margaret (Brasseur) Jordan,
was born 23 January 1665/6. He married first Elizabeth Ratcliffe
(21 Sept. 1668 - 30 June 1695) 29 May 1688 in Isle of Wight
County. She was the daughter of Richard Ratcliffe and Elizabeth
Outland. Elizabeth (Outland) Ratcliffe was a Quaker.
James married second Ann Roseter of Elizabeth River 14 September
1701. He held 270 acres in Isle of Wight County in 1714. James
named his children in his 1732-will (will dated 8 Oct. 1732
recorded 22 Jan. 1732/3).
Children of James and Elizabeth (Ratcliffe) Jordan
3 John Jordan
3 Elizabeth Jordan married Scott.
3 James Jordan married Patience Terrell. |
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Robert Jordan (1668-1728) -
Robert Jordan, a son of Thomas and Margaret (Brasseur) Jordan,
was born 11 September 1668. He married Christian Taberer (Nov.
1661 - 25 June 1689) on 9 February 1687/8 in the home of his
father.
Christian was the daughter of Thomas Taberer and Margaret (Womble)
Wood. Margaret was a Quaker. Christian had previously married
William Oudlant 15 November 1678 and had three children by this
marriage. The 1694-will of Thomas Taberer mentioned
granddaughter Christian Jordan. Mr. Thomas Taberer was in
Isle of Wight County in 1679. He represented Isle of Wight in
the Virginia House of Burgesses (1658, 1680-82). As Maj. Thomas
Taberer he held 400 acres in the Upper Parish of Isle of Wight
in 1681. The patent called the tract Bassetts Choice.
Christian died soon after the death of her first child and
Robert married second Mary Belson (24 May 1673), daughter of
Edmond Belson, deceased. Their Quaker service was conducted in
the home of John Scott, Marys brother-in-law, in Nansemond 10
July 1690. Mary and Robert were the parents of nine children.
Robert Jordan paid quit rents on 850 acres in Nansemond in 1704.
He married third in Henrico County Quaker Dorothy (Cary)
Pleasants, the widow of John Pleasants. Robert died 3
October 1728.
Only child of Robert and Christian (Taberer) Outland Jordan
3 Christian Jordan (23 Mar. 1689/90 - 12 Sept. 1708) married
William Scott 28 August 1707.
Children of Robert and Mary (Belson) Jordan
3 Thomas Jordan (13 June 1691).
3 Robert Jordan (27 Dec. 1692 - 5 Oct. 1742).
3 Joseph Jordan (18 Nov. 1695 - 26 Nov. 1735) married Ann
Pleasants, daughter of his stepmother.
3 Mary Jordan (24 Feb. 1699/1700) married Thomas Pleasants (2
Nov. 1695 - 24 Jan. 1744/5).
Thomas left a will in Henrico County (will dated 19 Nov. 1743
recorded Mar. 1744) remembering his wife, and identifying
several children.
4 Thomas Pleasants
4 John Pleasants
4 Robert Pleasants
4 Lydia Pleasants married Benjamin Jordan according to her
fathers will. Their marriage was conducted
4 Mary Pleasants
4 Jane Pleasants
4 Sarah Pleasants
4 Elizabeth Pleasants
3 Margaret Jordan (12 April 1702 - 5 Oct. 1746) was the
first wife of John Pleasants.
3 Elizabeth Jordan (17 Feb. 1705/6) married Joseph Pleasants of
Nansemond, a son of her stepmother.
3 Edward Jordan (17 Aug. 1707 - 19 Dec. 1756) married Ann
Trotter.
3 Belson Jordan (17 Aug. 1707 - 9 Dec. 1707).
3 Samuel Jordan (29 June 1711 - 24 Mar. 1767) married Hannah
Bates, daughter of James Bates of York County 11 May 1738.
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Richard Jordan (1670-1723)
-Richard Jordan, a son of Thomas and Margaret (Brasseur) Jordan,
was born 6 August 1670. He married Rebecca Ratcliffe 22 Aug
1706. She was the daughter of Richard Ratcliff.
He held 174 acres in Isle of Wight County in 1714. He died in
that county 29 Dec 1723 (will dated 26 Dec. 1723 recorded 26
Oct. 1724). |
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Joseph Jordan (1672-1725)
Joseph Jordan, a son of Thomas and Margaret (Brasseur)
Jordan, was born 8 September 1672. He married Holia Christie. He
died 11 November 1725 in North Carolina. This is Our
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Benjamin Jordan (1674-1716) -
Benjamin Jordan, a son of Thomas and Margaret (Brasseur) Jordan,
was born 18 September 1674. He married Sarah . Benjamin Jordan
paid quit rents on 150 acres in Isle of Wight County in 1704.
He died 12 February 1716/7 (will dated 8 Feb. 1715/6 ).
Children of Benjamin Jordan
3 Thomas Jordan
3 Benjamin Jordan married Lydia Pleasants 16 Dec 1741.
3 Margaret Jordan
3 Sarah Jordan married Fleming Bates 5 March 1737/8.
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Samuel Jordan
(1679-1719) - Samuel Jordan, a son of Thomas and Margaret (Brasseur)
Jordan, was born 15 April 1679. He married Elizabeth Fleming 10
December 1703. They married in the home of William Porter Jr. in
Henrico County.
He was known as a young man of an honest conversation.
Samuel left a will in New Kent County (will dated 2 Oct. 1718
recorded 11 June 1719).
Children of Samuel and Elizabeth (Fleming) Jordan
3 Charles Jordan (- Nov. 1773) left a will in Goochland County
(will dated 7 May 1773 recorded 16 May 1774).
3 Col. Samuel Jordan (1710- 21 July 1789), of Seven Islands,
married first Ruth Meredith, a daughter of Col. Samuel Meredith
of Hanover County. They were the parents of at least three
daughters. Samuel married second Judith (Scott) Ware in
Goochland County February (bond) 1744/5. See their family
4 daughter Jordan married John Hunter of New York.
4 Mary Jordan married Geddes Winston of Hanover County. They
were the parents of six.
5 Rebecca Winston married William Redford. See their family
5 Samuel Jordan Winston
5 Mary Winston (c.1762- 16 Oct. 1831) married Rev. John
Durburrow Blair (13 Oct. 1759 - 10 Jan. 1823) 4 March 1785.
5 Sarah Winston married Thomas Rutherford
5 Martha Bickerton Winston married Henry Smith Shore, sometimes
mayor of Richmond.
5 Margaret Winston (c.1775-1850) married Dr. John Adams of
Richmond. See their family
She was buried in the family cemetery 20 February 1850, at age
75.
4 Margaret Jordan [JO.9.2.3] (- Mar. 1812) married William
Cabell. See their family
3 Matthew Jordan [JO.9.3] died in Albemarle County (will dated
6 April 1769 recorded Nov. 1769).
3 child Jordan
3 child Jordan |
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Note:
"Concerning Lucy Corker, Jerry recently sent me some info that says she
was born in Jamestown in 1604. I rechecked the date and according to
the encyclopedia, Jamestown wasn't even settled by the English until 1607.
Although some women arrived with their husbands on the ship Diana (Samuel
and Thomas Jordan came on this ship, Thomas may have been a soldier)
in 1609 or 1610, most single women didn't arrive until 1611 or so. So
either Lucy came over on one of the ships carrying women and supplies for
the Virginia Company at Jamestown, or she was born much later than Thomas.
I'm sure Isle of Wight county was settled by the time Thomas Jr came
along. A note about Thomas Jordan (Jr) and Margaret Brasseur, according to
the Bracey family tree on the internet, Robert and Margaret became Quakers
when they married in 1659 and got into some trouble with the local
government for breaking with the Anglican Church. Both were reportedly
imprisoned and had their property confiscated. According to Our
Jordan Family webpage,
Margarett Brasseur was the daughter of Robert and Florence Brasseur, Huguenot immigrants from Avignon France by way of Maryland.
As far as Lucy goes, Jerry Jordan relates her parents were William
Corker and Lucy White. I don't know all of his sources for this
info. This seems to be where our family tree diverges, as Samuel Jordan,
b. Apr 15,1679 d. Oct 2,1761 (apparently the younger brother of Joseph)
married Elizabeth Fleming b. Oct 28,1680 d. 1758. Their son was Charles
Wesley Jordan (1706-1774) who married Hellenah? Their son was William
Jordan (1750-1817) who married Lucy Stith on 6-15-1780 in Bedford County,
Va. Their son was J. Covith Jordan (1784-1870) who married Martha "Patsy"
Carter, who begat Benjamin Jordan. Ben lived from about 1821 to ?.
His youngest daughter was named Eliza, and like all the youngest children
from day one, seems she needed more adult supervision to keep her out of
trouble as she managed to have two children, Bob and Ora. (Some talk in
the family about "immaculate conception" since nobody seemed to know who
the daddy was...but I doubt it because the Jordan's had become a bunch of
"heathens" in Russell and Wise County by this time).
Ora Jordan
(1887-1941), married Martha Ann Hall and had five sons, one of whom was my
daddy, Earnest Theodore Jordan. He had me and my sister Joyce (with some
assistance from my mother, Lerlia Ledford).
If you come across any interesting facts
(or made up stories or outright lies for that matter) about the Jordan
clan, or about your own family, I'd be interested in hearing them"
Dennis Jordan
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Fourth Generation
Thomas
JORDON. Born
on 7 Jul 1635 in of Chuckatuck Co., Virginia. Thomas died in Chuckatuck Co.,
Virginia on 8 Nov 1689, he was 54.
In 1659 when Thomas was 23, he married Margaret Brasseur (Brashare)
daughter of Robert and Florence Brasseur,
Huguenot immigrants from Avignon France by way of Maryland. Born on 17 Jul 1642 in
of Nansemond Co., Virginia. Margaret Brasseur (Brashare) died in Chuckatuck
Co., Virginia on 7 Oct 1708, she was 66. MARGARET
BRASSEUR: She was born in 1642 and died in 1708 at Nansemond,
Virginia, at age 66. She was buried on 11 Dec 1708 at Nansemond, Virginia.
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THOMAS
JORDAN III was born on 6 Jan 1660 at Nansemond, Virginia. He
married ELIZABETH BURGH, daughter of WILLIAM BURGH, on 6 Dec
1679 at Nansemond, Virginia. a)
THOMAS JORDAN IV was born on 19 Jul 1681 at Nansemond, Virginia.
b) ELIZABETH JORDAN was born on 18 Nov 1683 at Nansemond, Virginia.
c) MARTHA JORDAN was born between 22 Jan 1685 and 1686 at Nansemond,
Virginia.
d) WILLIAM JORDAN was born on 25 Jul 1688 at Nansemond, Virginia. |
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ii |
JOHN
JORDAN was born on 17 Jun 1663 at Nansemond, Virginia. He married
MARGARET BURGH, daughter of WILLIAM BURGH, on 9 Dec 1688 at
Nansemond, Virginia. He died after 12 Feb 1710 at Isle of Wight,
Virginia. a) JOHN JORDAN JR was
born at Nansemond, Virginia. b) MOURNING JORDAN was born at
Nansemond, Virginia. c) ELIZABETH JORDAN was born at Nansemond,
Virginia. d) MARY JORDAN was born at Nansemond, Virginia. e) SUSANNAH
JORDAN was born at Nansemond, Virginia. f) MARTHA JORDAN was born at
Nansemond, Virginia. |
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JAMES
JORDAN SR was born on 23 Nov 1665 at Nansemond, Virginia. He
married ELIZABETH RATCLIFFE, daughter of RICHARD RATCLIFFE SR
and ELIZABETH (?), on 29 May 1688 at Nansemond, Virginia. He died
after 8 Oct 1732 at Isle of Wight, Virginia.
a) JOHN JORDAN was born at Isle of
Wight, Virginia. b) ELIZABETH JORDAN married (--?--) SCOTT at
Isle of Wight, Virginia. She was born at Isle of Wight, Virginia.
(1) JAMES JORDAN SCOTT was born at Isle of Wight, Virginia. c) JAMES
JORDAN JR married PATIENCE TERRELL, daughter of BLACKABY TERRELL, at
Isle of Wight, Virginia. He was born at Isle of Wight, Virginia.
(1) JAMES JORDAN III was born at Isle of Wight, Virginia. (2) JOSEPH
JORDAN was born at Isle of Wight, Virginia. (3) ANN JORDAN was
born at Isle of Wight, Virginia. |
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iv |
ROBERT
JORDAN SR was born on 11 Jul 1668 at Nansemond, Virginia. He
married CHRISTIAN TABERER, daughter of THOMAS TABERER
and MARGARET (?), between 9 Feb 1687 and 1688 at Isle of Wight,
Virginia. He married MARY BELSON, daughter of EDMUND BELSON
SR and ELIZABETH (?), on 10 May 1690 at Nansemond, Virginia. He
married DOROTHY CARY, daughter of THOMAS CARY MAJOR and ANNE
MILNER, on 9 Sep 1718 at Virginia. He died on 3 Oct 1728 at Virginia
at age 60. a) CHRISTIAN
JORDAN was born at Nansemond, Virginia. She married WILLIAM SCOTT, son
of JOHN SCOTT and ELIZABETH BELSON, on 27 Aug 1707 at Isle of Wight,
Virginia. b) THOMAS JORDAN was born on 13 Jun 1691 at Nansemond,
Virginia. c) ROBERT JORDAN JR was born on 27 Dec 1692 at
Nansemond, Virginia. He married MARY STANBURY, daughter of NATHAN
STANBURY and MARY WILLS, on 3 Jun 1731 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He died on 5 Oct 1742 at age 49. d) JOSEPH JORDAN married ANN
PLEASANTS, daughter of JOHN PLEASANTS JR and DOROTHY CARY, at
Nansemond, Virginia. He was born on 18 Nov 1695 at Nansemond,
Virginia. He died on 26 Nov 1735 at age 40. e) MARY JORDAN was born
between 24 Feb 1699 and 1700 at Nansemond, Virginia. She married
THOMAS PLEASANTS SR, son of JOHN PLEASANTS JR and DOROTHY CARY, in
1716 at Henrico, Virginia. She died before 17 Jul 1797 at Goochland,
Virginia. (1) THOMAS PLEASANTS JR was born at Henrico, Virginia.
(2) JOHN PLEASANTS was born at Henrico, Virginia. (3) ROBERT
PLEASANTS was born at Henrico, Virginia. (4) LYDIA PLEASANTS was
born at Henrico, Virginia. (5) MARY PLEASANTS was born after 1721 at
Henrico, Virginia. (6) JANE PLEASANTS was born after 1721 at Henrico,
Virginia. (7) SARAH PLEASANTS was born after 1721 at Henrico,
Virginia. (8) ELIZABETH PLEASANTS was born after 1721 at Henrico,
Virginia. f)
MARGARET JORDAN married JOHN PLEASANTS at Henrico, Virginia. She
was born on 12 Apr 1702 at Nansemond, Virginia. She died on 5 Oct 1746
at age 44. g) ELIZABETH JORDAN married JOSEPH PLEASANTS, son of
JOHN PLEASANTS JR and DOROTHY CARY, at Henrico, Virginia. She was born
between 17 Feb 1705 and 1706 at Nansemond, Virginia. h) EDWARD
JORDAN married ANN TROTTER. He was born on 17 Aug 1707 at Nansemond,
Virginia. i) BELSON JORDAN was born on 17 Aug 1707 at Nansemond,
Virginia. j) SAMUEL JORDAN was born on 29 Jun 1711 at Nansemond,
Virginia. He married HANNAH BATES on 11 May 1738. |
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v |
RICHARD
JORDAN SR was born on 6 Aug 1670 at Nansemond, Virginia. He
married REBECCA RATCLIFF, daughter of RICHARD RATCLIFFE SR
and ELIZABETH (?), on 22 Aug 1706 at Virginia. He died on 29 Dec 1723
at Isle of Wight, Virginia, at age 53.
a) RICHARD JORDAN JR was born at Isle of
Wight, Virginia. b) JOSEPH JORDAN was born at Isle of Wight,
Virginia. c) BENJAMIN JORDAN was born at Isle of Wight,
Virginia. d) MATTHEW JORDAN was born at Isle of Wight, Virginia.
e) ELIZABETH JORDAN was born at Isle of Wight, Virginia. f) MARY
JORDAN was born at Isle of Wight, Virginia. g) PATIENCE JORDAN was
born at Isle of Wight, Virginia. |
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vi |
JOSEPH JORDAN SR married Filia Christi AKEHURST, daughter of Daniel
AKEHURST and unknown.
He was born on 8 Sep 1672 at Nansemond,
Virginia and died on 11 Nov 1725 at North Carolina at age 53. a)
JOSEPH JORDAN JR was born in Virginia. He married
MARY RICKS, daughter of
ABRAHAM RICKS and
MARY BELSON, on 10 Apr 1723 at
Isle of Wight, Virginia. He died after 4 May 1742 at Pasquotank, North
Carolina. - Our Line. |
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BENJAMIN
JORDAN SR married SARAH (--?--) at Nansemond, Virginia. He
was born on 18 Jul 1674 at Nansemond, Virginia. He died after 8 Feb
1715 at Isle of Wight, Virginia. a)
BENJAMIN JORDAN JR was born at Isle of Wight, Virginia. b)
MARGARET JORDAN was born at Isle of Wight, Virginia. c) SARAH
JORDAN was born at Isle of Wight, Virginia. |
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MATTHEW
JORDAN was born on 1 Nov 1676 at Nansemond, Virginia. He married
DOROTHY NEWBY, daughter of WILLIAM NEWBY, on 6 Sep 1699
at
Nansemond, Virginia. He died after 27 Sep 1747 at Isle of Wight,
Virginia. a) JOSIAH JORDAN
married MOURNING RICKS, daughter of ABRAHAM RICKS and MARY BELSON, at
Virginia. He died after 25 Mar 1786 at Isle of Wight, Virginia. |
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SAMUEL
JORDAN was born on 15 Feb 1679 at Nansemond, Virginia. |
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JOSHUA
JORDAN SR married ELIZABETH SANBORNE, daughter of DANIEL SANBORNE and
ELIZABETH (--?--), at Isle of Wight, Virginia. He was born on 30 Jun
1681 at Nansemond, Virginia. He died after 28 Feb 1717 at Isle of
Wight, Virginia. a) SARAH JORDAN was born at Isle of Wight,
Virginia. b) RACHEL JORDAN
was born at Isle of Wight, Virginia. She married THOMAS WHITE, son of
JOHN WHITE SR, on 13 Sep 1719 at Isle of Wight, Virginia. c)
MARY JORDAN was born at Isle of Wight, Virginia. d) ELIZABETH
JORDAN was born at Isle of Wight, Virginia. e) MARGARET JORDAN
was born at Isle of Wight, Virginia. f) SUSANNA JORDAN was born at
Isle of Wight, Virginia. g) MATHEW JORDAN was born at Isle of Wight,
Virginia. h) JOSHUA JORDAN JR was born at Isle of Wight,
Virginia. |
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Notes for Daniel
Akehurst:
Virginia Magazine of
History in Norfolk Library, Norfolk, VaA
Joseph Torkington of Virginia in the parts beyond the seas Planter.
Will 28 January 1652 (ie 1651-2) proved 26 April 1652. The temparall
estate whereof it hath pleased God to place mee his Steward as well in
Virginia as in this Commonwealth of England. I give it all to my
brother Samuell Torkington, citizen and grocer of London, whom I make
my executor.
Witnesses: Zach, Cropton, John Hothersall, Richard Hopkins, Harbert
Akehurst, Edward Bridgman. Brent, 320. 1694- Daniel Akehurst Prominent Colonial official, a member
of the Council of State in 1694 He was the Secretary of the Council 1696- John Tarkinton, Sr. of Pasquotank to Daniel Akehurst
26 12 mo., called February 1696 to Ye Humble Court now sitting the
humble petition of Charles Thomas, Shewith. That your petition working
upon a whale in March last; ten days and at last Mathias Towler tooke
the said whale from your petitioner and never made any satisfaction,
so your petitioner humbly craves an order of your Honor against ye
said Towler for his labor after the rate of two shillings per day in
duty bound shall pray. Signed,
Charles Thomas
re: index to Hathoway
(note: apparently a whale washed up, and Mathias Towler, disposed
of it in sections, or possibly sectioned and rendered it for the oil
in it contained for lamp fuel, etc, this is the only conclusions that
I derive at.)
Jno. Tarkington, Sr., of Pascotank to Daniel Akehurst 26th
12 mo., Call Feb'y, 1696. "To ye Honble Court now sitting, The Humble
Petition of Charles Thomas, Sheweth. That your petitioner working upon
a whale in March last; ten dayes and at last Mathias Towler Tooke the
said whale from your petitioner and never mad any satisfaction, so
your petitioner Humbly Craves an order of your Honors against ye said
Towler for his labor after the rate of two Shilling p day and in duty
bound shall pray.
Charles Thomas."
"Know all men by these presents that I Jho. Tarkington Senr. Of
Pascotanke am Justly indebted to Daniel Akehurst the Just and
ful sum of four pounds five shillings and ten pence the which I and
the same to deliver at his now dwelling house at the mouth of Newbegun
Creek in Pascotank River as witness my hand this 26th of 12
Mo. Called Feb. 16, about 1691 (or 1692). Jno. Tarkington, Sr., of Pascotank to Daniel Akehurst 26th
12 mo., Call Feb'y, 1696. "To ye Honble Court now sitting, The Humble
Petition of Charles Thomas, Sheweth. That your petitioner working upon
a whale in March last; ten dayes and at last Mathias Towler Tooke the
said whale from your petitioner and never mad any satisfaction, so
your petitioner Humbly Craves an order of your Honors against ye said
Towler for his labor after the rate of two Shilling p day and in duty
bound shall pray. Charles Thomas."
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Fifth Generation
JOSEPH JORDAN SR married Filia Christi AKEHURST, daughter of Daniel
AKEHURST and unknown.
He was born on 8 Sep 1672 at Nansemond,
Virginia and died on 11 Nov 1725 at North Carolina at age 53. a)
JOSEPH JORDAN JR was born in Virginia. He married MARY RICKS,
daughter of ABRAHAM RICKS and MARY BELSON, on 10 Apr 1723 at
Isle of Wight, Virginia. He died after 4 May 1742 at Pasquotank, North
Carolina.
Joseph Jordan and Mary Ricks had the following
children:
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Mary Jordon (1722-1762)
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Sixth Generation
Mary
JORDON. Born
on 5 FEB 1722/23 in Pasquotank Co., North Carolina. Mary died in Randolph
Co., North Carolina on 4 Feb 1762, she was 39. On 2 Aug 1740 when Mary was 18, she
married John HENLEY, son of John HENLEY & Isabell "Ziabell"
NEWBY, in Pasquotank Co., NC. Born on 7 Nov 1717 in Pasquotank, NC. John
died in Pasquotank, NC on 10 Jul 1753, he was 35.
Mary Jordan and John
Henley had
the following children:
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Joseph Henley |
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ii |
Millicent Henley |
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iii |
John Henley
(our line) |
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iv |
Joseph Henley |
From here
see the Henley line.
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