Summary
Yet to be summarised.
Parents and family
Birth
The age at marriage suggests a birth date around 1694 as marriage at 21
was common..
Childhood and education
Employment
Marriage
On 28 Mar 1715, the parish registers of Burford, Oxon., record the
marriage of John JORDAN of Upton & Eliz GALLAWAY
John JORDAN of Upton almost certainly represents one of the JORDANs for
whom a will is available. However, the difficulty is in identifyingwhich. As John was a weaver by profession, that suggests a link with
the branch of the family that were connected with Witney, Oxon., thatbeing the only branch currently known to contain weavers.
On 29 Feb. 1715, the parish registers of Burford, Oxon.,
record the
Christening of Tho. (Thomas JORDAN), son of John JORDAN of
Upton
On 20 Nov 1717, the parish registers of Burford, Oxon., record
the
Christening of Jn. (John JORDAN), son of John JORDAN of Upton
On 26 Jul 1719, the parish registers of Burford, Oxon., record
the
Christening of Wm. (William JORDAN), son of John JORDAN of Upton
On
1 Dec 1721, the parish registers of Burford, Oxon., record the
Christening of Eliz. (Elizabeth JORDAN) daughter of John
JORDAN of Upton
On 22 Nov 1722, the parish registers of Burford, Oxon., record
the
Christening of Mary JORDAN daughter of John JORDAN of Upton
On 1 Nov 1725, the parish registers of Burford, Oxon., record
the
Christening of Edw. (Edward JORDAN), son of John JORDAN of Upton
On 3 May 1756, the parish registers of Burford, Oxon., record the
burial of Eliz JORDAN wife of Jn of Upton
Last Will and Testament
Death
See note on Last Will above.
Burial
Unknown
Descendants and notable relations
In the 17th and 18th C, a
relatively large number of individuals with the surname JORDAN held
influential positions in Burford, Oxon., and spread out to Witney,
Oxon., Kencot, Oxon. and Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucs. The family
relationships are gradually resolving and many of their wills
are
available on my
Probate Records Index.
For a time it was believed that
this John JORDAN was the 'gentleman
of
Burford',
who signed his will in 1735 and mentions daughters Elizabeth and Mary.
However it is now reasonably clear that this was another
individual.as such
he was an influential resident of
Burford
and a property owner. That Will, which may be summarised as follows:
John Jordan the Elder
of
Burford
Provides up to £5 for burial in
Burford
church
Fourty shillings to buy bread for the poor
Wife Mary Jordan to receive his share of personal estate of her late
brother John Eve, also £20 and a long list of household items.
Property in
Burford
and Witney to go to his daughter Elizabeth Jordan
(Thomas Clare, John Smith, William Heydon, Joseph **llman, and Thomas
Wainwright are mentioned as occupants/tenants)
Property in Burford to go to Daughter Elizabeth (occupied by Richard
Cottfield)
Cousin Sarah Wyatt to get a ring worth half a Guinea
The maid to get 10 shillings
Residue to go to his Daughter Elizabeth
A codicil gives his Wife Mary £20 more to be paid by the George Inn
in
Burford.
Signed – 3 Jul 1735
Proved – 30 Dec
He appears to have had at least two daughters Mary Jordan and Elizabeth
Jordan.
The latter is the main recipient of his Will, in which he admonishes her
'to have a special
care
in bestowing herself in marriage'.
Mary appears to have married John Kempster and her daughter Mary then
married William Monk a Wheelwright and Blacksmith of Burford.
A
full
transcription has been produced for the probate record for the Will of
William Monk.
When/if copyright issues are sorted out then a copy will be available
to
download from this Probate
records folder.
Any transcripts and images on this page are Copyright R I
Kirby 2005
unless stated otherwise.