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James Jordan 1725 – 1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 06 Sep 1774

Death Location: Morristown, N.J.

Father: Col Jordan

Mother: Martha Miller

Spouse(s): Margaret Fairbanks

Children(s): Samuel Jordan, Robert Jordan, James JORDAN, Ephraim Jordan, Agnes Jordan, Thomas Jordan

In 1725, James Jordan entered the world in Pennsylvania, born to Col John Jordan and Martha Miller. James Jordan married Margaret Gilmore Fairbanks, and had children including Samuel Jordan, Robert Alexander Jordan, James JORDAN, Ephraim Jordan, Agnes 'Nancy' Jordan, Thomas Jordan. James Jordan passed away in 1774 in Morristown, N.J..

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Biography

  • In 1725, James Jordan entered the world in Pennsylvania, born to Col John Jordan and Martha Miller.
  • James Jordan married Margaret Gilmore Fairbanks, and had children including Samuel Jordan, Robert Alexander Jordan, James JORDAN, Ephraim Jordan, Agnes 'Nancy' Jordan, Thomas Jordan.
  • James Jordan passed away in 1774 in Morristown, N.J..

Immediate Family

Parents

Col Jordan
1690 – 1754
Birth Location: Lamb's Lake, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Martha Miller
1700 – 1769
Birth Location: , Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Fairbanks
1740 – 1799
Birth Location: Ireland
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Children(s)

Samuel Jordan
1575 – 1623
Birth Location: –
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Robert Jordan
1748 – 1835
Birth Location: Chester County, Pennsylvania
RJ
James JORDAN
1759 – 1844
Birth Location: Mill Creek, New Castle Co, Delaware
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Ephraim Jordan
1760 – 1820
Birth Location: Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Agnes Jordan
1772 – 1860
Birth Location: New Jersey
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Thomas Jordan
Birth Location: –
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James Jordan's Ancestors

Self
James Jordan
1725 – 1774
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
Col John Jordan
1690 – 1754
Lamb's Lake, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
Martha Miller
1700 – 1769
, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Jordan
1658 – 1747
Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England
Mary Neile
1665 – 1702
Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Jordan
1642 – 1700
Mary
1645 – 1702
William Neale
1637 – 1670
Mary Frances
1640 – 1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jordan
1600 – 1655
Joane Burre
1600 – 1705
John Neale
1600 – 1650
Katherine Corne
1600 – 1680

James Jordan's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Robert (F) JORDAN (abt 1857 – )
        2. 2. Hiram (B) Jordan (30 Sep 1858 – 14 Jun 1950) m. Nancy (Anne (Annie)) Foreman (1862 – 7 March 1949)
        3. 3. Maria JORDAN (abt 1859 – )
        4. 4. James JORDAN (ABT 1862 – )
        5. 5. John (S) JORDAN (Aug 1871 – )
        6. 6. Mary JORDAN (ABT 1873 – )
      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

James Jordan's Timeline

2 Records

1725
1725
Birth of James Jordan in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1774
06 Sep 1774
Age 49
Death of James Jordan in Morristown, N.J.
Morristown, N.J.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Sep 1774
    Event Place: Morristown, N.J.
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