Born in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Wooten Harris
and Frances Jane (Adams) Harris
Sister of
Sterling Harris, Martha (Harris) Angel, Elizabeth (Harris) Halford, Joel Harris, Frances (Harris) Cook, Benjamin Harris, William Berry Harris and Catherine (Harris) Hicks
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 75
in Hurricane Township, Fayette, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Mar 2014
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Biography
Mary Harris was born April 11, 1803, in Rutherford County, North Carolina, and died September 1, 1878. She married James Jordan, son of John and Jane Jordan, on February 20, 1823, in Hickman County, Tennessee. The name was originally spelled "Jordan;" however, the descendants in Illinois usually spelled the name "Jerdan" or "Jerden". James was born in about 1798 in North Carolina. They moved to Illinois at about the same time as Mary's parents, and settled at Bingham, Fayette County, Illinois in 1827. The will of James Jordan/Jerdan was probated on March 10, 1843, in Fayette County, Illinois. James and Mary were buried in Pope Cemetery, South Hurricane Township, Fayette County, Illinois.[1]
Children:
- Sarah JERDAN b 14 Aug 1824; m Joseph Edward CHUMLEY
- Alexander Monroe JERDAN b 23 Apr 1827; m 1st Anna Jane PRATER; m 2nd Frances Priscilla SEARS
- Nancy Catherine JERDAN b 12 Nov 1829; m Robert W. TUCKER
- Caroline JERDAN b 24 Aug 1832; m James Brown BREEZE
- Mary Ann JERDAN b 1834 (16-1850; m Jacob HICKS
- James Martin JERDAN b 13 Aug 1836; m Theresa "Thursa" RHODES
- William C. JERDAN b 12 Nov 1838, Bingham, Fayette Co., IL
- Martha Ellen JERDAN b Dec 1842; m George W CEARLOCK
Sources
- "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N35H-TV2 : 8 March 2018), Mary Harris in entry for Clark, 1932; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,684,560.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~1.56%
Beverly (Davis) Ahrens
:
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A347667 [compare]
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~0.78%
Debora (Brodie) Hensley :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Larry Slack :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Jennifer Medley :
AncestryDNA
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Rejected matches › Mary (Harris) Clarke (abt.1832-) › Mary Ann (Harris) Kinsman (1801-) › Mary Harris (1801-) › Mary Jordan (bef.1803-) › Mary (Harris) Williams (abt.1791-) › Mary (Harris) Stearns (1803-) › Mary Harris (1801-) › Mary Ann (Harris) Mills (bef.1804-1884) › Mary A Harrison (abt.1803-)
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