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Susannah (Bird) Bressie (bef. 1643 - aft. 1724)

Susannah Bressie formerly Bird aka Jordan
Born before in Englandmap
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Daughter of and [mother unknown]
Sister of [half], [half] and
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of — married 1660 in Englandmap
[children unknown]
Died after after age 80 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Colony of Virginiamap
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Biography

Susannah married 1st to William Bressie and 2nd to Matthew Jordan. Susannah and William were Quakers. Susannah is documented as a daughter of Robert Bird d. 1658 or after as per 1724 deed in Isle of Wight County.

Timeline

In Nov 1679, Robert Lacy and Mary sold 90 acres of land to George Lother, it was witnessed by Edward Jones and Susannah Bessie.[1]

From Early Quaker Records in Virginia compiled by Miles White, Jr.

Matthew Jordan of Nansemond and Susanna Bresy widow of Isle of Wight did pronounce their marriage in Publick meeting house at Chuckatuck on the 12 day of the first no. in the year 1702…and were married before a meeting of friends in the Leavyneeck meeting house on the seaventeenth day of the 3 mo in the year 1702. Mathew Jordan and Susanna Bresy. Witnesses:

John Harris Henry Wigges Hugh Bresy John Moory John Brett Isaac Rickesis, Senior Thomas Newman John Harrison Levin Buffkin Wm Harrison Sarah Bresy Elizabeth Gayner Elizabeth Harris Kathren Wiggs Alse Blake

Other relevant deeds in Isle of Wight Co., VA:

12 Mar 1701. Mrs. Sussanah Bressy, widow of Isle of Wight County, to her nephew William Jones of York County…for love and affection…her land as directed in her will. Wit.: Ann Chapman and Charles Chapman. Rec. 9 April 1702.

26 Mar 1702. Marriage Contract of Mrs. Susannah Bressy, widow of Isle of Wight County, and Matthew Jordan of Nansemond County…all of her land where she now lives for her lifetime and then to go to his issue or to hers. Wit.: William Wilson and Charles Chapman. Rec. 9 April 1702.

29 Sept. 1713. Susannah Jordan, wife of Matthew Jordan, and the late relict of William Bressey, assigns her Dowery Right to land sold by William Harrison. Wit.: Nathaniel Ridley, James Day and Thomas Ridley.

8 April 1724. Matthew Jordan and wife, Sussanah Jordan, of the upper parish, to James Jordan, Jr., of the same…150 acres (being the land they now live on and was devised to said Susannah by the will of her father, Robert Bird, dated 22 Nov. 1656.) Wit.: Peter Woodyard, Thomas Hillyard and James Rowsom. Matthew Jones states that he examined Sussannah Jordan and that she is very ancient and can not come to court. Rec. 27 April 1724.

Research Notes

Prior biography notes involving Susannah as having maiden name Jones have been moved here. A 1724 Isle of Wight deed confirms Susannah had maiden name Bird, not Jones as some have suggested. Research Notes were added to the profile for Rowland Jones re: plausible explanation of the “sister Bressie” named in Rowland Jone’s will.

Susannah Jones was christened December 10, 1643, Littleham By Bideford, Devon, England. [2]

Susannah was not mentioned in her father's will of 1665, believed by researchers to be excluded because she had become a Quaker.[3]

Susannah is mentioned in her brother Rowland's will: 'Sister Bressie, a ring'




Sources

  1. ↑ Virginia, Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850, Susan Bressie IOW
  2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (: 11 February 2018, Susanna Joanes, 10 Dec 1643); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 916,854.
  3. ↑ Reference Only:'Allied Families Early Virginia Jones Families' by Kathryn Gearhart, 2009




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A. Batts
The maiden name for Sussannah (Bird) Bressie Jordan was Bird, not Jones. This is confirmed by a 1724 deed in Isle of Wight referring to the 1656 will of her father Robert Bird which is of record and names a daughter Susannah. Susannah DID have a nephew William Jones of York County, confirmed by a 1701 deed, which presumably causes the confusion here. I have not been able to determine the exact family connection between Susannah and nephew William Jones. Hopefully others have relevant info to share. The last deed below is of a William Jones (perhaps the same that was nephew to Susannah) that recites that land was willed by Edward Jones, dec’d.

Relevant deeds in Isle of Wight Co., VA:

26 Mar 1702. Marriage Contract of Mrs. Susannah Bressy, widow of Isle of Wight County, and Matthew Jordan of Nansemond County…all of her land where she now lives for her lifetime and then to go to his issue or to hers. Wit.: William Wilson and Charles Chapman. Rec. 9 April 1702.

12 Mar 1701. Mrs. Sussanah Bressy, widow of Isle of Wight County, to her nephew William Jones of York County…for love and affection…her land as directed in her will. Wit.: Ann Chapman and Charles Chapman. Rec. 9 April 1702.

29 Sept. 1713. Susannah Jordan, wife of Matthew Jordan, and the late relict of William Bressey, assigns her Dowery Right to land sold by William Harrison. Wit.: Nathaniel Ridley, James Day and Thomas Ridley.

8 April 1724. Matthew Jordan and wife, Sussanah Jordan, of the upper parish, to James Jordan, Jr., of the same…150 acres (being the land they now live on and was devised to said Susannah by the will of her father, Robert Bird, dated 22 Nov. 1656.) Wit.: Peter Woodyard, Thomas Hillyard and James Rowsom. Matthew Jones states that he examined Sussannah Jordan and that she is very ancient and can not come to court. Rec. 27 April 1724.

16 Mar 1724. William Jones to William Allen and Randall Allen…150 acres on the upper side of the first swamp adjoining Nokes Branch (being land will by Mr. Edward Jones, dec’d, to his son William Jones). Wit.: Joseph Ward and William Bridger, Jr. Rec. 27 April 1724.

posted on Jones-30677 (merged) by A. Batts
A. Batts
Also perhaps the following witnesses names are helpful. Note that no Jones were witnesses at the Quaker marriage of Susannah (Bird) Bressie to Matthew Jordan.

From Early Quaker Records in Virginia compiled by Miles White, Jr.

Matthew Jordan of Nansemond and Susanna Bresy widow of Isle of Wight did pronounce their marriage in Publick meeting house at Chuckatuck on the 12 day of the first no. in the year 1702…and were married before a meeting of friends in the Leavyneeck meeting house on the seaventeenth day of the 3 mo in the year 1702. Mathew Jordan and Susanna Bresy. Witnesses:

John Harris Henry Wigges Hugh Bresy John Moory John Brett Isaac Rickesis, Senior Thomas Newman John Harrison Levin Buffkin Wm Harrison Sarah Bresy Elizabeth Gayner Elizabeth Harris Kathren Wiggs Alse Blake

posted on Jones-30677 (merged) by A. Batts
A. Batts
Another follow up: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bird-1559 has details of Robert Bird’s will which names daughter Susannah. Mr. William Bressey is listed as an overseer of the will.
posted on Jones-30677 (merged) by A. Batts
A. (Morman) Tuinstra
Thank you so much for this information! Please feel free to make the changes needed according to your sources.
posted on Jones-30677 (merged) by A. (Morman) Tuinstra
edited by A. (Morman) Tuinstra
A. Batts
I may try to look at some records in York before updating anything more but seems you already made some updates - thank you! Certainly Susannah was a Bird, but more than that it would seem the most probable conclusion to be that Susannah (Bird) Bressie Jordan’s sister Elizabeth (named in her father, Robert Bird’s will, and otherwise unaccounted for to my knowledge) was the Elizabeth LNU, first wife of Rowland Jones d. 1688. This would account for Rowland Jones naming a sister (sister-in-law?) Bressie in his will. I read that, Rowland Jones, “According to Bruton Register he had buried his first wife, Elizabeth, Oct. 29 1678.” And from what I read, Rowland did name a son William in his will. If the “sister Bressie” named in the Rowland will was in fact, Susannah (Bird) Bressie Jordan, the above scenario seems to be the only one that fits. Search of York records to shed more light on the nephew William Jones of York as of 1701 might be helpful in making a conclusion.
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A. Batts
I added research notes for the above for Rowland Jones.
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A. (Morman) Tuinstra
I just found something that sheds light on this mystery! According to Blanche Adams Chapman in her book Marriages of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, 1628-1800, there were two marriages between a Matthew Jordan and a Susannah in Isle of Wight:

1) "Jordan, Mathew and Mrs. Susannah Bressie, relict of William Bressie. 1713. D. B. 1, p. 347."

2) ""JORDAN, MATHEW and SUSANNAH BIRD, daughter of Robert Bird. 1724. G. B., p. 648"

I'm not sure if the dates reference the actual marriage dates, or if they are simply the earliest records that show the couples together. I

posted by A. (Morman) Tuinstra
A. (Morman) Tuinstra
I guess the dates listed by Chapman are not marriage dates. They are simply references to documents that mentioned Matthew and Susannah as being married. So it does not necessarily imply that there was more than one Susannah, as I thought at first.
posted by A. (Morman) Tuinstra
A. (Morman) Tuinstra
Jones-136547 and Jones-30677 appear to represent the same person because: Same person, same spouse
posted on Jones-30677 (merged) by A. (Morman) Tuinstra
Linda (Johnson) Leslie
Jones-96600 and Jones-30677 appear to represent the same person because: they share similar vital statistics, the same parents, the same siblings and the same spouse, William Bressie (Bracey).
posted on Jones-30677 (merged) by Linda (Johnson) Leslie

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