John Jordan (?-1763)
MSA SC 3520-750
Biography:
Born: Probably in
St. Mary's County.
Native: At least second generation.
Resided: Charles County.
Died: May 29, 1763, in
Charles County.
Family Background
Father: Justinian, probably Justinian Jordan (ca. 1686-1749).
Mother: Probably Mary, daughter of John Coode (ca. 1648-1708/9).
Brothers: Probably Justinian (?-1759);
William (?-ca. 1775); James (?-1787);
Jeremiah (ca. 1733-1806); and Charles
(?-1790).
Sisters: Probably several, names unknown.
Married: Eleanor, daughter of William
Dent (1706-1757) of Charles County and wife
Anne Warren. Eleanor was the granddaughter of
Thomas Dent (1685-1725). Her brothers were
Warren Dent (?-1794); George, who married first,
Rose Townshend Knox (?-1794), and second, in
1796, Elizabeth Harrison Knox. Her sisters were
Judith, who married Jeremiah Chase (?-1755);
Mary, who married the Rev. William Dowie; Ann,
who married Samuel Briscoe (?-1796); Rebecca,
who married William Harrison (?-1789); and
Grace, who married Robert Harrison. Her niece
was Mary Hanson Briscoe, who married Michael
Jenifer Stone (1747-1812).
Children
Son: William (?-1775 or 1776), died a minor; John (?-1788), who married Sarah (1769-1844), the daughter of Robert Hanson Harrison, whose second husband was David
Easton of Washington, D.C.; Henry (?-died at age three).
Daughter: Anne,
who married William Harrison of Charles County.
Private Career
Education: Literate.
Religious Affiliation: Protestant.
Social Status and Activities: Gent., by 1754.
Occupational Profile: Possibly planter; merchant, 1762.
Public Career
Legislative Service: Lower House,
Charles County, 1754-1757 (Arms and Ammunition 1-4).
Military Service: Called captain, 1754.
Wealth During Lifetime
Land at First Election: Probably at least 278 acres in Charles County.
Significant Changes in Land Between First Election and Death: Acquired more than
294 acres in Charles County, 1754-1763; sold more
than 278 acres in Charles County, 1761-1763.
Wealth at Death
Personal Property: Total Estate Value, £1,359.15.3 current money (including 1 slave and
books); Final Balance, estate overpaid £1,039.7.1.
Land: More than 294 acres in Charles County.
Source: Edward C. Papenfuse, et al. A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature, 1635-1789. Vol. II (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1985), 500 ; additional research by Owen Lourie, 2015.
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