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Col John Jordan 1690 – 1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1690

Birth Location: Lamb's Lake, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 09 Nov 1754

Death Location: Pennsboro, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Thomas Jordan

Mother: Mary Neile

Spouse(s): Martha Miller, Mary Barr

Children(s): James Jordan, Isabel Jordan, John Jordan, Margaret Jordan, Mary Jordan, Catherine Jordan, John Jordan, MARY Jorden, Margaret JORDAN, Sarah Jordan, Isabel Wray, David Jordan, John Jordan, John Jordan

Col John Jordan was born in 1690 in Lamb's Lake, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of Thomas Jordan and Mary Neile. Col John Jordan married Martha Miller, Mary Catherine Barr, and had children including James Jordan, Isabel Jordan, John Jordan, Margaret "Margery" Jordan, Mary Jordan, Catherine Jordan, John Stuart Jordan, MARY Jorden, Margaret JORDAN, Sarah Jordan, Isabel Jordan Wray, David Jordan, John Stuart Jordan, John Jordan. Col John Jordan passed away in 1754 in Pennsboro, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Col John Jordan was born in 1690 in Lamb's Lake, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of Thomas Jordan and Mary Neile.
  • Col John Jordan married Martha Miller, Mary Catherine Barr, and had children including James Jordan, Isabel Jordan, John Jordan, Margaret "Margery" Jordan, Mary Jordan, Catherine Jordan, John Stuart Jordan, MARY Jorden, Margaret JORDAN, Sarah Jordan, Isabel Jordan Wray, David Jordan, John Stuart Jordan, John Jordan.
  • Col John Jordan passed away in 1754 in Pennsboro, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Jordan
1658 – 1747
Birth Location: Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
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Mary Neile
1665 – 1702
Birth Location: Cambridgeshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Martha Miller
1700 – 1769
Birth Location: , Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Barr
1695 – 1754
Birth Location: Ireland
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Children(s)

James Jordan
1725 – 1774
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Isabel Jordan
1708 – 1754
Birth Location: Co. Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
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John Jordan
1710 – 1791
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
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Margaret Jordan
1714 – 1775
Birth Location: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
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Mary Jordan
1716 – 1754
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
MJ
Catherine Jordan
1719 – 1797
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
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John Jordan
1720 – 1799
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland
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MARY Jorden
1721 – 1903
Birth Location: Delaware
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Margaret JORDAN
1721 – 1797
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
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Sarah Jordan
1728 – 1795
Birth Location: Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
SJ
Isabel Wray
1745 – 1754
Birth Location: Cumberland, PA, USA
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David Jordan
1746 – 1822
Birth Location: Co. Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
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John Jordan
Birth Location: –
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John Jordan
Birth Location: –
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Col Jordan's Ancestors

Self
Col Jordan
1690 – 1754
Birth Place: Lamb's Lake, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
Parents
Thomas Jordan
1658 – 1747
Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
Mary Neile
1665 – 1702
Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
John Jordan
1642 – 1700
Aspenden in Hertfordshire County, England
Mary
1645 – 1702
Cambridgeshire, England
William Neale
1637 – 1670
Sutton, Cambridgeshire, England
Mary Frances
1640 – 1670
, Cambridgeshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jordan
1600 – 1655
Joane Burre
1600 – 1705
John Neale
1600 – 1650
Katherine Corne
1600 – 1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joannis Jordan
1561 – 1610
Margaret Martyn
1560 –

Col Jordan's Descendants

1.
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Col (John) Jordan (1690 – 09 Nov 1754) m. Martha Miller (1700 – about 1769) m. Mary (Catherine) Barr (1695 – 1754)
  1. 1. James Jordan (1725 – 06 Sep 1774) m. Margaret (Gilmore) Fairbanks (1740 – 1799)
    1. 1. Samuel Jordan (1575 – 1623)
    2. 2. Robert (Alexander) Jordan (17 May 1748 – 02 Mar 1835)
    3. 3. James JORDAN (8 Aug 1759 – 15 Mar 1844) m. Margaret Armstrong (Abt. 1758 – 23 Jun 1855)
      1. 1. Ephraim Jordan (05 Jul 1786 – 04 Oct 1844)
      2. 2. John Jordan (1789 – )
        1. 1. Robert (A) Jordan (abt 1826 – 26 Jun 1891) m. Margaret GIBSON (17 Feb 1835 – 28 Dec 1901)
        2. 2. Ephraim Jordon (1831 – Bef. 1927)
        3. 3. James Jordon
        4. 4. Nancy Jordan ( – Bef. 1860)
      3. 3. Margaret Jordan (1792 – 25 June 1864)
      4. 4. Elizabeth Jordan (1801 – 03 Mar 1883)
      5. 5. Nancy Jordan (Bet. 1802–1806 – Bet. 1837–1841)
      6. 6. James Jordan (1806 – Aft. 1856) m. Mary (M.) Zimmerman (1808 – 1865)
        1. 1. Margaret Jordan (1825 – Aft. 1880)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Jordan (1827 – 1838)
        3. 3. Mary Jordan (Bet. 1827–1840 – )
        4. 4. James (M.) Jordan (01 May 1828 – 04 May 1889)
        5. 5. Michael Jordan (09 Nov 1829 – 26 Jan 1909)
        6. 6. Thomas Jordan (20 Aug 1836 – 01 Jul 1908)
        7. 7. Ephraim Jordan (June 1838 – 1900)
        8. 8. Elizabeth (Shafer) Jordan (09 Jul 1840 – 11 Apr 1928)
        9. 9. Nancy Jordan (14 Feb 1843 – 01 Sep 1918)
        10. 10. Henry (S.) Jordan (1845 – 1862)
        11. 11. David Jordon (1846 – 1848)
        12. 12. Rebecca Jordan (Jun 1848 – Bef. 1927)
      7. 7. Maria Jordan
      8. 8. Maria Jordan
    4. 4. Ephraim Jordan (Abt. 1760 – 14 Jan 1820)
    5. 5. Agnes ('Nancy') Jordan (1772 – bef 1860) m. JOHN ARMSTRONG (abt 1770 – Bef. 1850)
      1. 1. John Armstrong (May 1794 – )
      2. 2. SARAH ARMSTRONG (Abt. 1795 – 1881)
      3. 3. Benjamin Armstrong (1802 – )
      4. 4. Robert (H.) Armstrong
    6. 6. Thomas Jordan
  2. 2. Isabel Jordan (Sept 12 1708 – 1754)
  3. 3. John Jordan (1710 – 1791)
  4. 4. Margaret ("Margery") Jordan (1714 – 1775)
  5. 5. Mary Jordan (1716 – 1754)
  6. 6. Catherine Jordan (1719 – 11 May 1797) m. Archibald Kennedy (1715 – 11 May 1797)
    1. 1. Archibald Kennedy (1740 – )
    2. 2. Katherine Kennedy (1750 – )
    3. 3. Joseph Kennedy (1751 – )
    4. 4. Thomas Kennedy (1756 – 1815)
    5. 5. Mary Kennedy (22 Oct 1757 – 8 Mar 1820)
    6. 6. Jane Kennedy (1760 – )
    7. 7. John Kennedy (abt 1760 – Abt 1808)
    8. 8. Jean Kennedy (1790 – )
    9. 9. Archibald Kennedy (1791 – )
    10. 10. Joseph Kennedy (1792 – 2 Feb 1867)
    11. 11. David Kennedy ( – Abt. 1825)
  7. 7. John (Stuart) Jordan (1720 – 5 Dec 1799) m. Jane (Patterson) Carson (1735 – 6 Mar 1795) m. Jane Carson (1735 – 6 Mar 1795)
    1. 1. James Jordan (15 Nov 1755 – 09 Jul 1835)
    2. 2. Catherine Jordan (1759 – 1839)
    3. 3. Catherine Jordan (1769 – 1839)
    4. 4. John (Stuart) Jordan (1770 – 1853)
    5. 5. Catherine Wall (1774 – 1817)
    6. 6. Margaret Jordan (1775 – 1820)
    7. 7. Catherine Jordan (1780 – 1850)
    8. 8. John Jordan ( – 1791)
    9. 9. John (Carson) Jordan (15 May 1766 – 07 Mar 1857)
    10. 10. Capt. (Robert) Jordan (1772 – 30 Mar 1813)
  8. 8. MARY Jorden (1721 – 3 Jan 1903)
  9. 9. Margaret JORDAN (1721 – 11 May 1797)
  10. 10. Sarah Jordan (1728 – 2 Apr 1795)
  11. 11. Isabel (Jordan) Wray (1745 – 1754)
  12. 12. David Jordan (20 May 1746 – 27 Nov 1822)
  13. 13. John (Stuart) Jordan
  14. 14. John Jordan

Col Jordan's Timeline

2 Records

1690
1690
Birth of Col John Jordan in Lamb's Lake, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
Lamb's Lake, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
1754
09 Nov 1754
Age 64
Death of Col John Jordan in Pennsboro, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsboro, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Lamb's Lake, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Nov 1754
    Event Place: Pennsboro, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
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