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Rev. Sir Robert Jordan Priest of the Church of England 1557–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Sep 1557

Birth Location: Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England

Death Date: 12 Oct 1589

Death Location: Melcombe, Dorset, England

Father: Sir Corker

Mother: AGNES BURTE

Spouse(s): Sarah Winter

Children(s): Capt. America), Robert Jordan, Edward Jordan, Mary Jordan, Margaret Jordan, Cicely Montague, Jeremiah Jordan, Johanne Jordan

In 1557, Rev. Sir Robert Jordan Priest of the Church of England entered the world in Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England, born to Sir Thomas Frances Jordan Corker And Agnes Elizabeth Burte. Rev. Sir Robert Jordan Priest of the Church of England married Sarah Winter, and had children including Capt Samuel Silas Sam I Emigrant Jourdan Jordan Gentleman Early Jamestown Settler Captain In The Virginia Militia Ancient Planter Member Of The 1St Virginia House Of Burgesses The First Legislative Assembly In America, Cicely Montague, Edward Jordan, Jeremiah Jordan, Johanne Jordan, Margaret Jordan, Mary Jordan, Richard Jordon, Robert Jordan. Rev. Sir Robert Jordan Priest of the Church of England passed away in 1589 in Melcombe, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1557, Rev. Sir Robert Jordan Priest of the Church of England entered the world in Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England, born to Sir Thomas Frances Jordan Corker And Agnes Elizabeth Burte.
  • Rev. Sir Robert Jordan Priest of the Church of England married Sarah Winter, and had children including Capt Samuel Silas Sam I Emigrant Jourdan Jordan Gentleman Early Jamestown Settler Captain In The Virginia Militia Ancient Planter Member Of The 1St Virginia House Of Burgesses The First Legislative Assembly In America, Cicely Montague, Edward Jordan, Jeremiah Jordan, Johanne Jordan, Margaret Jordan, Mary Jordan, Richard Jordon, Robert Jordan.
  • Rev. Sir Robert Jordan Priest of the Church of England passed away in 1589 in Melcombe, Dorset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rev. England's Ancestors

Self
Rev. England
1557–1589
Birth Place: Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England
Parents
Sir THOMAS Frances JORDAN, Corker
1529–1589
Melcombe Regis, , Dorset, England
AGNES (ELIZABETH) BURTE
1537–1589
Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Jordan) Jordaine*
1499–1589
Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
JANE (Joane Coker ^\*) Jordaine
1504–1590
Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England
Eleanor (Veares) Vere
1484–1570
Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rev. England's Descendants

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Rev. (Sir Robert Jordan Priest of the Church of) England (17 Sep 1557–12 Oct 1589) m. Sarah Winter (1564–1664)
  1. 1. Capt. (Samuel Silas "Sam" I (Emigrant) Jourdan\Jordan, Gentleman, Early Jamestown Settler, Captain in the Virginia Militia, Ancient Planter, Member of the 1st Virginia House of Burgesses (The First Legislative Assembly in) America) 1578–1623 m. Lady (Frances Elizabeth Anne\Ann Baker-Fleming-Jourdan\Jordan,) 1575 1575–1608 m. Frances (Anne Fleming) Baker 1575–1608 m. Lady (Cecily "Sislye" Reynolds-Bailey-Jordan-Farrar-Matthew-Montague, "Jordan's) Journey" 1578–1660
    1. 1. Jordan Thomas 1600–1685 m. Lucy (Rose Corker) Jordan 1604–1700
      1. 1. Richard Jordan 1627–1687 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Reynolds 1635–1680 m. Alice Jordan 1626–1685
        1. 1. Elizabeth Jordan 1660–1743 m. John (Elias) Fort 1663–1725
        2. 2. Sarah Holliday 1670–1743
        3. 3. Joseph JORDAN 1660–
        4. 4. Robert (Jordan) Jordon 1659–1776
        5. 5. Richard (JORDAN) II 1653–1699
        6. 6. John (Jordan) I 1650–1687
        7. 7. John (JORDAN) Sr 1658–1687
        8. 8. Mary Jordan 1653–
        9. 9. Charles Jordan 1654–
        10. 10. Fortune Jordan 1652–
    2. 2. Mary (Basse) (Jordan) 1594–1630
    3. 3. Sir (Samuel Jourdan\Jordan) Jr. 1608–1728
    4. 4. Sir (Daniel) Jourdan\Jordan 1599–1665
    5. 5. Lady (Temperance) Jourdan\Jordan 1601–1652
    6. 6. Sir (Robert) Jourdan\Jordan 1604–1621
    7. 7. Sir (Samuel Silas) Jourdan\Jordan 1608–1632
    8. 8. Anne (Marie) Jordan 1598–1665
    9. 9. Marguerite Jourdan 1600–1680
    10. 10. Maj. (Thomas Fleming) Fletcher 1600–1644
    11. 11. Richard Jordan 1624–1702
    12. 12. Thomas Jordan 1600–1685
  2. 2. Robert Jordan 1582–
  3. 3. Edward Jordan 1585–1637
  4. 4. Mary Jordan 1621–
  5. 5. Margaret Jordan 1628–
  6. 6. Cicely Montague 1578–1623
  7. 7. Jeremiah Jordan –1706
  8. 8. Johanne Jordan –1579

Rev. England's Timeline

4 Records

1557
17 Sep 1557
Birth of Rev. Sir Robert Jordan Priest of the Church of England in Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England
Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England
1589
12 Oct 1589
Age 32
Death of Rev. Sir Robert Jordan Priest of the Church of England in Melcombe, Dorset, England
Melcombe, Dorset, England
1629
1629
Age 72
Rev. Sir Robert Jordan Priest of the Church of England was married in James City, VA
James City, VA
1633
1633
Age 76
Rev. Sir Robert Jordan Priest of the Church of England was married In Nansemond Co., Virginia
Nansemond Co., Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1557
    Event Place: Melcombe Regis, Dorset, England
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23973.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 4

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1629
    Event Place: James City, VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1633
    Event Place: Nansemond Co., Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1622
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1622; Page Number: 36

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Maine
    Record Source: Maine Pioneers, 1623-60

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1589
    Event Place: Melcombe, Dorset, England

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