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From the Will of Joseph Jordan:
"Jordan, Joseph, Chowan, March 21st, 1800; June Term 1800. Sons William, Jacob and Joseph, daughter Rachel, brother Josiah Jordan, son Thomas, daughter Mary, wife Mourning, Miles Elliott Exr. Test, W. J. Skinner, Elizabeth Barker." [1]
From the Will of Joseph's wife, Mourning:
"Jordan, Mourning, Chowan Sept. Term 1819. Son William, daughters Bennie and Fanny Jordan, son John, all my children, son William Exr. Test, Wm. Walton." [2]
"At a Monthly Meeting held at Wells in Perquimans ye first of 2nd month 1775...Joseph Jordan & Rachel Smith & Benj'n Newby & Sarah Lilly all appeared and declared their intentions of taking each other in marriage"
"At a Monthly Meeting held at Wells in Perquimans ye _ of 3rd month 1775...Also Joseph Jordan & Rachel Smith Appeared and desired an answer to their former proposals and he appearing clear friends Leave them to their Liberty to appoint a time of Marriage and appoint Job Parker & Josiah White to attend their wedding"
(Wells-Perquimans Monthly Meeting, Vol Iii-Iv, 1774-1802, pp. 6-7)
22 Dec 1781 Will of Rachel Cannon (1st. m. John Smith d. 1759) naming daughter Rachel Jordan. see image
"At a Monthly Meeting held at Piney Woods the 3rd day of the 1st Month 1795...A complaint was opened in this Meeting ags Joseph Jordan (son of Jac) for marrying a Wife contrary to discipline & friends appoint Nathan Parker & Job Parker to prepare a paper of Disunity against him and hand to next Monthly Meeting"
"At a Monthly Meeting held at Piney Woods the 7th day of the 2nd Month 1795...One of the friends appointed to prepare a paper of Disunity against Jos Jordan produced One which being read was approved and Signed"
(Wells-Perquimans Monthly Meeting, Vol Iii-Iv, 1774-1802, pp. 342-343.)
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