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Elizabeth Jordan 1766–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1766

Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: bef 1798

Death Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States

Father: Arthur Jordan

Mother: Elizabeth Turner

Spouse(s): William McCanless

Children(s): James McCanless

Elizabeth Jordan was born in 1766 in Orange, North Carolina, United States, the child of Arthur Jordan And Elizabeth Turner. Elizabeth Jordan married William Franklin Mccanless, and had children including James Mccanless. Elizabeth Jordan passed away in 1798 in Orange, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Jordan was born in 1766 in Orange, North Carolina, United States, the child of Arthur Jordan And Elizabeth Turner.
  • Elizabeth Jordan married William Franklin Mccanless, and had children including James Mccanless.
  • Elizabeth Jordan passed away in 1798 in Orange, North Carolina, United States.

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Elizabeth Jordan's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Jordan
1766–1798
Birth Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Arthur Jordan
1718–1793
Brunswick, Surry, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Turner
1730–1793
Brunswick Co, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George (Arthur Jordan) III
1687–1761
Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
Sarah Jordan
–1762
Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Col. Jordan
1657–1698
Mary Browne
1657–1725
2nd-Great-Grandparents
ELIZABETH BEVIN
1630–1698
Mary Browne
1638–1682

Elizabeth Jordan's Descendants

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Elizabeth Jordan (1766–bef 1798) m. William (Franklin) McCanless (1769–1851)
  1. 1. James McCanless 1794–1886 m. Nancy Pomeroy 1805–
    1. 1. James (Willis) McCanless 1827–1883 m. Mary (Jane) Modlin 1837–1902
      1. 1. James (William McCanless) Sr. 1860–1934 m. Cora (Cornelius) Dodson 1868–1953
        1. 1. William (Lee) McCanless 1905–1957 m. Alcie (Jane) Flowers 1902–1985 m. Rillie Kelley 1887–1925
        2. 2. James (William McCanless) Jr. 1899–1984
        3. 3. Sam McCanless 1907–1954 m. Mary (Florence) MASSEY 1908–1979 m. Fannie Massey 1908–1979
        4. 4. Mary (Jane "Mamie") McCanless 1892–1947
        5. 5. Lena (Mai) McCanless 1897–1986
        6. 6. Preston (Clayton) McCanless 1894–1959
        7. 7. James (Tollie) McCanless 1878–1948
        8. 8. Maude McCanless 1902–1968
        9. 9. Tom McCandless 1904–
      2. 2. Sidney (R.) Mccanless 1870–1946
      3. 3. John (Rufus) McCanless 1865–1943
      4. 4. Thomas Mccanless 1861–1939
      5. 5. Virginia (J.) Mccanless 1866–1934
      6. 6. Sarah ((Sallie)) McCanless 1856–1905
      7. 7. Ruffus (Littbell) McCandless 1867–1943
    2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Black 1831–1915

Elizabeth Jordan's Timeline

2 Records

1766
1766
Birth of Elizabeth Jordan in Orange, North Carolina, United States
Orange, North Carolina, United States
1798
bef 1798
Age 32
Death of Elizabeth Jordan in Orange, North Carolina, United States
Orange, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1766
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 1798
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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