Thomas Jordan[1] was born 6 Jul 1660 the child of Thomas Jordan and Margaret Brasseur.[2][3]
He left the Quakers and became an Episcopalian serving as Vestryman for Nansemond County 1702-09. Served as Sheriff of Nansemond County 1708-18, Lieutenant of the Militia 1715, and Justice 1732.[4] Thomas Jordan was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses from Nansemond County in 1696-97.[5]
On 6 December 1679 he married Elizabeth, daughter of William Burgh, in Virginia Colony.[6]
MARRIAGE: The Valentine Papers, Vol 1-4, 1864-1908 Jordan Family Records of the Society of Friends Lower Virginia Meeting, 1673-1727 (See also S outhern History Association Publications, volume 6, pp. 408-414 and 499-508; and volume 7, pp . 17-24.)
"Thomas Jordan ye sonn of Thomas Jordan of Chuakatuck in ye county of Nansemun & Elizabeth Bur gh ye daughter of William Burgh deceased did propound their marriage before a meeting of me n & women friends at ye house of frances Densons one ye Western Branch of ye county aforesd y e 6 day of ye 6 month last and coming before ye Meeting ye second time in his fathers house d id publish their marriage againe one the Thirteenth day of ye seventh month last and was married in ye house of his father at a meeting appointed for yt purpose on this sixt day of ye tenth month in ye year 1679 . Witnesses: Father, Thomas Jordan , Mother, Margaret Jordan , Hi r Brother, Georg Billingsly , his 3 brothers, John Jordan , Robert Jordan , James Jordan , Ro bert Lawrence , Edward Perkins , John Copeland , Richard Ratliff , Arthur Young , William Oud eland , Thomas Hooker , John Grane , William Maddoc , Joseph Copland , James Jordan , Thoma s Tooke , Edmund Godwin , Benjamine Browne , Hir Sister, Mourning Burgh , Elizabeth Oudeland , Eliza: Godwin , Eliza: Worry , Eliza: Cotchin , Christian Oudeland, Sara Coplant , Thoma s Jordan , Elizabeth Burgh , Three Justices of the peace then present viz; Barnabe Kearne , Thomas Godwin , Joseph Worry."[7]
The commonly seen date of death 13 Jul 1759 is not his date of death. This is a misread of Watson who is stating Thomas son of this Thomas "was a church warden of Suffolk Parish in 1757 and was probably dead July 13, 1759 when he is spoken of as a 'former church warden'."[4] The last record of this Thomas, husband of Elizabeth, appears to be as Justice of Nansemond in 1732.
Known Children[4]
Thomas was born in 1660. He passed away about 1759.
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