Mary (Mountjoy) Jordan (1693 - abt. 1733)

Born 1693 in Richmond County, Virginia Colony

Ancestors

Wife of John Morton — married 1 Jul 1714 in Richmond, Virginia

Wife of William Jordan — married 1728 in Richmond, Virginia

Descendants

Died about 2 Oct 1733 at about age 40 in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia

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Biography

CAPT. JOHN MORTON JR. Born: 1684 King George Co., Virginia Married 7 March 1713 Died: 1727-28 Virginia

Spouse: Mary Mountjoy Jordan Born: about 1693 Richmond Co., Virginia Father: Alvin Mountjoy (died 1700 Virginia) Mother: Mary Lane (daughter of William Lane)

Richmond County qualifying as Lieutenant of Militia on October 2, 1713, and as Richmond County Sub-Sheriff on December 6, 1716. He was a man of affairs, constantly buying land, and a man of energy.

John Morton died without a will as proved by his wife in court October 2, 1728. She later married William Jordon, who must have had a strong personality and been highly esteemed by his kinsman, as his name has been handed down the Morton line: There have been many William Jordon Mortons.

Issue

Children:

• Joseph Morton, born 1715 James City, Virginia; died 1759 James City, Virginia; married 1) Frances Colston, daughter of William Colston of King George Co., Virginia, & Mary Meriweather, 1738 James City, Virginia. Frances was born about 1722 in Virginia. Married 2) Margaret Elizabeth Beckwith, daughter of Sir Marmaduke Beckwith & Elizabeth Brockenbrough, 1740 Chesterfield, Virginia. Margaret was born 29 July 1725.
• George Morton, born 17 August 1717 Richmond, Virginia; died 1765 King George Co., Virginia; married Lucy Baylor 23 October 1742 Virginia. Lucy was born about 1721 & died 1765. Child: Frances Morton married Jesse Payne, son of George Payne & Judith Burton. Jesse died 15 April 1771.
• Mary Morton, born 22 March 1719 Richmond, Virginia; married Jonathan Sydenham, born about 1715 London, England
• Frances Morton, born about 1720 Richmond, Virginia; died 1760 Virginia; married 1) Nicholas Meriweather, son of David Meriweather & Ann Holmes, 1740. Nicholas was born 11 December 1719 Louisa Co., Virginia & died 3 May 1758. Married 2) Dr. Samuel Pryor, son of Samuel Pryor & Mary Prudence Thornton, 27 August 1760 Goochland Co., Virginia. Dr. Pryor was born 1725 in Gloucester Co., Virginia & died 1766 in Louisa Co., Virginia.

Mary was born about 1683 in Richmond County, Virginia. She died in 1733 in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia. Parents: Alvyn Mountjoy abt. 1672 - 1700 and Mary (Lane) Mountjoy, Wilson 1670 - 1771 . Spouse #1: Captain John Morton Spouse #2: William Jordan Children with William: John Morton Jordan abt. 1730 - 1771

Sources

• An Indenture of 7/28/1715 Richmond County, Virginia was made between Joseph Belfield of the Parish of Sittenbourn in County of Richmond, Chirurgeon, and Mary, his wife (daughter of William Lane), of the one part and John Morton Jr. of the same Parish and County, and Mary, his wife, daughter of the sd. Mary Belfield, of the other part in which John and Mary Belfield transferred to John and Mary Morton 150 acres of land lying in Parish of Sittenbourn. Deed Book 7,1714 - 1720. Antient Press, page 85. http://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I029428&tree=tree1

• The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Vol. 17. Page 13 & 312, Mary is mentioned. It states John died without a will, as proved by his wife in court 10/2/1728. Mary married William Jordan after the death of her husband in 1728. It states by her husband William, Mary had a son, John Norton Jordan, whom she doubtless named for her first husband. John Morton Jordan died 7/23/1771 and in his will, mentions his wife, Dorothy and a minor son John Nesbit Jordan. http://wvancestry.com/ReferenceMaterial/Files/The_Virginia_Magazine_of_History_and_Biography_-_Vol_17.pdf

• Morton Data. The Morton Line. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Vol. 11, No. 2 (Oct., 1903), page 205 - 207. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4242602?refreqid=excelsior%3A7c5a6111d3252507148cab243775a7a8&seq=2#metadata_info_tab_contents

• Morton Family Information: http://kykinfolk.com/muhlenberg/fgs/familyM/morton-tree.htm

• Virginia, U.S., Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, U.S., 1649 - 1800 for Mary Mountjoy. It lists her marriage to John Morton Jr. 7/1/1714. Lists her parents as Alvin & Mary (Lane) Mountjoy. Says she married 2nd William Jordan before 1732.

• Daniel Morton. The Morton Patriarchs of Virginia. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Vol. XVII. 1909, page 312 - 313. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3624046&view=1up&seq=394

• The will of Alvyn Mountjoy was made on 9/8/1700 and proved on 1/1/1700/1701. It referred to his son Thomas and daughters Sibella and Mary, and his wife Mary (who was with child). Headley R K Jr. (1983) Wills of Richmond County, Virginia.