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Matthew Jordan 1676–1748 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Nov 1676

Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 2 Sep 1748

Death Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Quaker"

Mother: Margaret QUAKER

Spouse(s): Dorothy Newby, Dorthy Bufkin, Susanna Bressie

Children(s): Joshua Jordon

Matthew Jordan was born in 1676 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Jordan Ii Of Chuckatuck 6Th Gf The Quaker And Margaret Brasseur Jordan 6Th Gf She And Husband Suffered Persecution For Being Quaker. Matthew Jordan married Dorothy Newby, Dorthy Newby Bufkin, Susanna Bressie, and had children including Joshua Josiah Jordon. Matthew Jordan passed away in 1748 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Matthew Jordan was born in 1676 in Nansemond, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Jordan Ii Of Chuckatuck 6Th Gf The Quaker And Margaret Brasseur Jordan 6Th Gf She And Husband Suffered Persecution For Being Quaker.
  • Matthew Jordan married Dorothy Newby, Dorthy Newby Bufkin, Susanna Bressie, and had children including Joshua Josiah Jordon.
  • Matthew Jordan passed away in 1748 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Quaker"
1634–1699
Birth Location: Chuckatuck, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
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Margaret QUAKER
1642–1708
Birth Location: Avignon, Departement du Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Newby
1668–1747
Birth Location: Chuckatuck, New Kent, Virginia, USA
DN
Dorthy Bufkin
1679–1769
Birth Location: New Kent, Virginia, USA
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Susanna Bressie
1681–
Birth Location: Isle, Virginia, United States
SB

Children(s)

Joshua Jordon
1708–1778
Birth Location: Isle of Wight Co, VA
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Matthew Jordan's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Jordan
1676–1748
Birth Place: Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Jordan, II, of Chuckatuck, 6th GF, "The Quaker"
1634–1699
Chuckatuck, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Margaret (Brasseur Jordan, 6TH GF, she and husband suffered persecution for being) QUAKER
1642–1708
Avignon, Departement du Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Grandparents
Thomas (Fleming) Jordan
1600–1644
Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Robert (Jr. (Sir) French Huguenot Brasseur* \ Brassieur \ Brashear) II
1590–1665
Carpentras, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Elizabeth (Florence) Fowke-Brashears
1592–1665
Carpentras, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Great-Grandparents
Capt America)
1575–1623
Frances Baker
1580–1608
Capt Fowke
1574–1623
Mary Fowke
1577–1665
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev. Jordan
1557–1589
Sarah Ottery
1564–1664

Matthew Jordan's Descendants

1.
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Matthew Jordan (1 Nov 1676–2 Sep 1748) m. Dorothy Newby (1668–2 September 1747) m. Dorthy (Newby) Bufkin (1679–1769) m. Susanna Bressie (1681–)
  1. 1. Joshua (Josiah) Jordon 1708–1778
    1. 1. Robert (Alexander) Jordon 1748–1835 m. Catherine Redding 1775–1838
      1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth) Jordon 1788–1859 m. John (Solomon) Bachman 1779–1832
        1. 1. Jacob (A.) Backman 1819– m. Caroline Backman 1826–

Matthew Jordan's Timeline

3 Records

1676
1 Nov 1676
Birth of Matthew Jordan in Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Nansemond, Virginia, USA
1748
2 Sep 1748
Age 72
Death of Matthew Jordan in Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
1799
5 July 1799
Age 123
Matthew Jordan was married in Chuckatuck, Nansemond, VA
Chuckatuck, Nansemond, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1676
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 July 1799
    Event Place: Chuckatuck, Nansemond, VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1748
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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