Joshua Jordan, of Nansemond

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Joshua Jordan

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Chuckatuck, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Death: between February 28, 1717 and October 08, 1718 (35-37)
Chuckatuck, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Place of Burial: Chuckatuck Friends Monthly Meeting, Chuckatuck, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas 'the Quaker' Jordan of Chuckatuck and Margaret Jordan
Husband of Elizabeth Ratcliff
Father of Sarah Jordan; Rachel White; Mary Jordan; Elizabeth Jordan; Mathew Jordan and 4 others
Brother of Thomas ‘the Younger’ Jordan, III; John Jordan, Sr.; James Jordan; Robert Jordan, of Nansemond; Richard Jordan, Sr. and 12 others

Managed by: James Michael McCullough, Jr.
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About Joshua Jordan, of Nansemond

Biography

From https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137623544/joshua-jordan

Joshua Jordan, Sr. was a Planter and Surveyor. It has been recorded he was born in Chuckatuck Parish, Nansemond Co. Virginia. Nansemond Co. Virginia is now located in Suffolk City, Virginia His Last Will & Testament is dated February 27, 1717 at Isle of Wight Co. Virginia. He was married to Elizabeth Sandbourne, daughter of Daniel and Sarah Copeland Sanbourne of Isle of Wight Co. Virginia. Joshua Jordan, Sr. owned at 150 acres of land in Isle of Wight Co. Virginia After Joshua Jordan's death, his widow Elizabeth, married Cornelius Ratcliff.

Children:

  • 1. Sarah Jordan b: 1700 in Virginia
  • 2. Rachel Jordan b: 24 MAR 1702/03 in Virginia
  • 3. Mary Millicent Jordan b: 1704 in King William Co. Virginia
  • 4. Matthew Jordan b: 1705 in Virginia
  • 5. Joshua Josiah Jordan, Jr b: 1708 in Virginia
  • 6. Elizabeth Jordan b: 1710 in Virginia
  • 7. Margaret Jordan b: 1712 in Virginia
  • 8. Susannah Jordan b: 1714 in Virginia

Will

  • Book Page: Book-Page: 2-637
  • Date: Date: Feb 28, 1717
  • Description: Description: Son
  • Location: Location: Isle Of Wight
  • Record ID: Record ID: 21448
  • Record Type: Record Type: Probate
  • Remarks: Remarks: Joshua Jordan.Leg.-mother-in-law Sarah Sanborne; wife Elizabeth; daughters, Sarah, Rachel, Mary, Elizabeth, Margaret and Susanna; son Mathew; son Joshua; provision of unborn child.
  • Exs., wife and brothers, Robert and Mathew.

References

  • Place: Nansemond Monthly Meeting: Chuckatuck Monthly Meeting Volume: Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. VI Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. AncestryImage Page 31

Joshua JORDAN was born 30 June 1681, son of Thomas and Margaret (BRASSEUR) JORDAN. His birth was recorded in the Quaker records of the Chuckatuck Monthly Meeting, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia. Joshua JORDAN married to Elizabeth SANBOURNE, dau. of Daniel and Sarah SANBOURNE. Their known children are said to be: Rachel Jordan m. Thomas White, Charles Jordan m. Abigail White, Mary Millicent Jordan m. John George

He died abt. 1718. ∼
Joshua Jordan, Sr. was a Planter and Surveyor. It has been recorded he was born in Chuckatuck Parish, Nansemond Co. Virginia. Nansemond Co. Virginia is now located in Suffolk City, Virginia His Last Will & Testament is dated February 27, 1717 at Isle of Wight Co. Virginia. He was married to Elizabeth Sandbourne, daughter of Daniel and Sarah Copeland Sanbourne of Isle of Wight Co. Virginia. Joshua Jordan, Sr. owned at 150 acres of land in Isle of Wight Co. Virginia After Joshua Jordan's death, his widow Elizabeth, married Cornelius Ratcliff. Children:

1. Sarah Jordan b: 1700 in Virginia

2. Rachel Jordan b: 24 MAR 1702/03 in Virginia

3. Mary Millicent Jordan b: 1704 in King William Co. Virginia

4. Matthew Jordan b: 1705 in Virginia

5. Joshua Josiah Jordan, Jr b: 1708 in Virginia

6. Elizabeth Jordan b: 1710 in Virginia

7. Margaret Jordan b: 1712 in Virginia

8. Susannah Jordan b: 1714 in Virginia


Burial Date: October 8, 1718
Location: Chuckatuck Friends Monthly Meeting, Chuckatuck, Nansemond, Virginia, United States



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Joshua Jordan, of Nansemond's Timeline

1681
June 30, 1681
Chuckatuck, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
1700
1700
Isle of Wight County , Province of Virginia
1703
March 24, 1703
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States or nansemond VI
1704
1704
Isle of Wight County, Province of Virginia
1708
1708
1710
1710
Nansemond, VA, United States
1712
1712
Suffolk, Virginia, United States
1714
1714
1717
February 28, 1717
Age 35
Chuckatuck, Nansemond, Virginia, United States