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Francis Jordan (abt. 1610 - 1678)

Francis Jordan
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Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
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Husband of — married 6 Nov 1635 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Died at about age 68 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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The Puritan Great Migration.
Francis Jordan migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Great Migration (Series 2), by R. C. Anderson, vol. 4, p. 110)
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Biography

Francis Jordan was born about 1610, but his parents and origins are as yet unknown. See Research Notes for details.

He was an early settler and proprietor at Ipswich, Massachusetts as early as 1634 [1] and later of Plum Island [2] in 1665. [3]

  • 1634: Immigration, first settled at Ipswich. [3]
  • 1634: Francis Jordan named as an abutter in a land grant to John Perkins Jr. [3]
  • 1641: Samuel Jordan stated on April 12, 1651, that 'about 10 years ago' he sold his house and house lot in Ipswich, of about one acre, to Francis Jordan. [3]
  • 1650: March 26: Appointed officer to execute corporal punishment. [3]
  • 1657: Francis bought part of parcel of about 15-15 rods from John Morse. [3]
  • 1671: April 29: Bought the rights of Thomas Shatswell in two acres on Brood Street. [3]
  • 1663: May 5: Francis Jordan was fined for entertaining strangers. [3]
  • 1678: April 1: Francis Jordan, planter and Jane his wife, exchanged 1 3/4 acres of planting land, two cows and right of way to the cartway, for 4 acres of saltmarsh and the cartway, with Benedict and Susannah Pulsifer. [3]

He married Jane Wilson 6: 9m: 1635 [Nov. 6, 1635] at Ipswich. [3] [4]

He died on April 29, 1678 at Ipswich. [4] [3] [5]

His will was written on April 23, 1678 and probated September 24, 1678, naming his wife Jane as sole executrix, and heir to all his lands and possessions, and grandchild Mary Simson, L20 after my wife's decease. [3] [6]

His estate was valued at L262 6s and included: [6]

  • house, barn and houselot
  • 2 acres pasture
  • 4 1/2 acres planting land
  • 4 acres marsh
  • 3 acres at Hog Island [3]

Widow Jane died in 1693. Her will was written December 10, 1689 and proved on Oct. 30, 1693. [3] [7]

In it she left bequests to:

  • granddaughter Mary (Simson) Belcher
  • granddaughter Jane Ford
  • daughter Sarah George
  • daughter Hannah Fowler
  • daughter Mary Kimball
  • daughter Lydia White
  • children of daughter Deborah Goodridge now deceased, wife of Benjamin Goodridge, viz: Benjamin, Joseph, Daniel and Josiah Goodridge [3] [7]

Children

  1. Sarah Sarah born 8: 9: 1636 [November 8, 1636]; [4][3][8][9] had a son Benoni Jordan, out of wedlock who was born in 1657/8 who died shortly thereafter; married James George by 1659.[3]
  2. Hannah Hannah born March 14, 1638; [4][3][8][9] married Thomas Fowler at Ipswich on April 23, 1660. [4] [3]
  3. Mary Mary born 7 April 1639:[4][3][8][9] died in August 1639.[4][9][3]
  4. Mary Mary born May 16, 1641;[4][3][8][9] married John Kimball on October 8, 1666. [4][3]
  5. Lydia born February 14, 1643;[4][3][8][9] married first by 1664, Thomas Simson; married second George White on April 5, 1671. [4] [3]
  6. Deborah born December 4, 1647; [4][3][8][9] died at Newbury, Massachusetts on November 28, 1676; married Benjamin Goodridge of Newbury on September 8, 1663. [10] [3]

Research Notes

Disputed Parents / Origins: Anderson reports Francis Jordan's origins are unknown. Parents recently added, John Jorden and Elysabeth Unknown, from Claybrooke, Leicestershire, England are unsourced, and have been detached from his profile.

[Note: There is no known connection of Steven Jordan who died at Newbury in 1669/70 and Francis Jordan. Steven's spouse was Susanna, and he only names his wife and two daughters Ann Cross and Jane Andrews, while Francis Jordan of Ipswich was living at this time see: [3]

[NOTE: There are no known sources that indicate James b. 1636 at Ipswich and Francis b. 1637 were sons of Francis and Jane. Ipswich records do not show these births. His wife Jane's probate record only mentions the daughters noted on this profile. ]

Source Notes

FRANCIS, was in Ipswich 1634, m. 6 Nov. 1635, Jane Wilson, had Sarah, b. 8 Nov. 1636 ; Hannah, 14 Mar. 1638 ; Mary, 7 Apr. 1639, d. in 4 mos. ; Mary, again, 16 May 1641; Lydia. 14 Feb. 1643; and Deborah, 4 Dec. 1645 ; made his will 23 Apr. 1678, in wh. he names w. Jane, and a gr.ch. Mary Simson. [11]

Ipswich Marriages

JORDAN (Jordon), Frances, and Jane Willson, 6: 9m: 1635. CTF. (p. 247)
Jordan, Hanah, and Thomas Fowlar, Apr. 23, 1660. CTR (p. 248)
Jordan, Mary, and John Kimball, Oct. 8, 1666. CTR (p. 248)
Sanson(sic), Lidia, and George White, Apr. 5, 1671. CTR. (p. 383)

Ipswich Deaths

JORDON Frances, Apr. 29, 1678. CTR (p. 600)
Jordan, Mary, d. Francis and Jane, Aug. ––, 163[9. CC]. CTR (p. 600)

Ipswich Births

Jordan, Deborah, d. Francis and Jane, Dec. 4, 164[6. CC]. CTF (p. 212)
Jordan, Hanah, d. Francis and Jane, Mar. 14, 163[8. CC]. CTF (p. 212)
Jordan, Lydiea, d. Francis and Jane, Feb. 14, 1643. CTF (p. 212)
Jordan, Mary, d. Francis and Jane, Apr. 7, 163[9. CC]. CTF (p. 212)
Jordan, Mary, d. Francis and Jane, May 16, 1641. CTF (p. 212)
Jordan, Sarah, d. Francis and Jane, 8: 9m: 1636. CTF (p. 212)

CTF = court files, Essex Co. Quarterly Court [4]

Newbury Marriages

Jordan, Mary (sic) and Benjamin Goodridg, Sept. 8, 1663. (p. 266)

Newbury Deaths

Goodridg, Deborah, w. Benjamin, Nov. 28, 1676. (p. 599)[10]

Sources

  1. ↑ Hurd, Duane Hamilton. History of Essex County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume 1. J. W. Lewis & Company, 1888. Page 570
  2. ↑ Ipswich Historical Society. Publications, Volumes 21-25, Ipswich Historical Society 1916 p. 8
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 Anderson, Robert C., Francis Jordan in: Great Migration 1634-1635, I-L. Volume IV, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 2005, p. 111-114. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) . https://www.americanancestors.org/DB394/i/12108/110/235145829 Ancestry Sharing Link
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts: to the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, Higginson Book Co., 1910
  5. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMR-M2C : 17 January 2020), Frances Jordon, 1678
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Case 15242: p. 1-5: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Case 15244: p. 1-7: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Pope, Charles H. The Pioneers of Massachusetts, a Descriptive List, Drawn from Records of the Colonies, Towns, and Churches, and Other Contemporaneous Documents, Heritage Books, June 1, 2010. Page 263
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 Whittemore, Henry. Genealogical Guide to the Early Settlers of America: With a Brief History of Those of the First Generation and References to the Various Local Histories, and Other Sources of Information where Additional Data May be Found . Genealogical Publishing Co., 1898. Only Birth years given. Page 296
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1911
  11. ↑ By James Savage;: A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England showing three Generations of those Who came before May 1692:; Little brown and Company;: Boston;: Vol 2 ;: page 569

See also:

  • Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Author: Gale Research Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.Original data - Filby, P. William, ed.. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2009.Original data: Filby, P. William, ed.. P
  • The Goodridge Genealogy: A History of the Descendants of William Goodridge ...By Edwin Alonzo Goodridge, Page 83




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Thompson-9881 Ann (Thompson) Johnson
Jordon-70 and Jordan-954 appear to represent the same person because: These are the same person. Same info. Please merge.
posted by Ann (Thompson) Johnson
Hill-11959 S (Hill) Willson
Jordan-15741 and Jordan-954 appear to represent the same person because: Same spouse and daughter Mary. Both Marys hve the same birth year. No other information on -15741. Please merge retaining info from -954
posted by S (Hill) Willson
Chris Hoyt
Recently a paragraph has been added connecting Francis to parents but no source is provided?
posted by Chris Hoyt
Chris Hoyt
See note on bio: No evidence of a relationship of Steven and Francis Jordan. Steven Jordan should be removed as Francis' father.
posted by Chris Hoyt
Chris Hoyt
There is no evidence in birth/death records or probate records that this couple has sons named James and Francis, or a third daughter Mary. James and Francis should be removed. Daughter Mary born in 1647 should be merged with Mary b and d in 1639. Any comments of objections?
posted by Chris Hoyt
Chris Hoyt
What evidence is there that Francis and Jane had a son James?
posted on Jordon-70 (merged) by Chris Hoyt

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