Notes for Richard Jordan

Notes for Richard Jordan

Birth place may have been: Chuckatuck Par., Nansemond Co., Va versus Isle of Wight

!Information from web site: http://members.aol.com/OtherGen/Jordan.htm
Second wife ALICE last name unknown

!"Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County Virginia ; A history of the County of Isle of Wight, Virginia, during the Seventeenth Century, including abstracts of the county records," by John Bennett Boddie; Chapter - Early History Resumed page 87: "Christopher Reynolds came in the John and Francis in 1622. On September 15, 1636, he patented 450 acres of land "bounded with a back creek running eastward behind Pagan Shore some three hundred miles upward, the land lying on the south side of the creek." His daughter Elizabeth married Richard Jordan. His family flourished in Isle of Wight for many generations and probably some of his descendants are there now."

!"Historical Southern Families Vol II" by John Bennett Boddie; Chapter - Reynolds of Isle of Wight: The will of John Reynolds mentions Elizabeth and her son Richard Jordan. 'John (son of Christopher) Reynolds made his will March 11, 1668... "to sister Eliza. Jordan a bill of Robert Collier's for 800 lbs. tbo... after her decease to her son Richard Jordan.'

!ibid: Richard Jordan I died in 1687. Richard Jordan II was made administrator of the estate of Richard Jordan, deceased, on May 3, 1687. On July 5th Richard II appeared in court and made oath to the inventory of Richard Jordan I's estate."