Joshua Jordan (abt. 1736 - 1784)

Born about 1736 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine Jordan — married 24 Mar 1763 in Falmouth, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine

Descendants

Died 1784 at about age 48 in Richmond Island, Cumberland, Maine, United States

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Biography

Captain Joshua Jordan served with 1st Regiment, Cumberland County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Joshua Jordan is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A062984.

Joshua Jordan is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-226788
Rank: Captain

According to The Jordan Memorial, by Tristram Frost Jordan (originally published in 1882), Joshua Jordan was the,"son of Nathaniel and Dorothy Jordan," and was, "born in 1736, at Spurwink, now Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co., Maine. He married March 24, 1763, at Cape Elizabeth, Catharine Jordan ... Mr. Jordan was a man of about 6 feet in height, well proportioned, strong and muscular, and of great endurance. At the commencement of the Revolutionary war in 1775, he had a large family of children, but when every man was wanted to enrol his name to fight for liberty he left all, and the records of Massachusetts show that he was enrolled. He commanded a company of men November 20, 1778. His company was one of Col. Peter Noye's Regiment. Iin 1779 he had command of a company in Col. Jonathan Mitchell's Regiment. On the expedition against the enemy at Penobscot, from Jully 7 to September 25, 1779, his name heads the pay-roll as Captain, made out for two months, eighteen days. Later in life he became the owner of part of Richmond's Island, and there he had his residence for a number of years, and there he died in his chair."

Capt. Joshua Jordan. ^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Name Joshua /Jordan/^[6]

Born 1736 Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, USA. ^{[7][8][9][10]}

Died 1784 Richmond's Isle, Maine. ^[11]

Marriage Husband Capt. Joshua Jordan. Wife Catherine Jordan. Child: Ebenezer Jordan. Child: Daniel Jordan. Child: Dorothy Jordan. Child: @I1521@. Child: William Jordan. Child: @I1519@. Child: Nathaniel Jordan. Marriage 24 MAR 1763. Falmouth, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, USA. ^[12][13]

Military Service

1. Joshua Jordan served as Captain in the 2nd Company of Colonel Peter Noyes's (1st Cumberland County) Regiment of the Massachusetts militia during the Revolutionary War.
2. Officers for the regiment were chosen by various companies, and on Feb. 1, 1777, the Council ordered the commissioning of these officers, including Captain Joshua Jordan, who was reported commissioned on the same date.
3. Captain Jordan compiled a list of men raised from the 2nd Company, Colonel Peter Noyes's Regiment, for service in the Continental Army. The list, dated Nov. 20, 1778, was submitted from Cape Elizabeth.
4. Additionally, Joshua Jordan served as Captain in Colonel Jonathan Mitchell's Regiment. He participated in the Penobscot expedition, rendering service from July 7, 1779, to Sept. 25, 1779, for a total of 2 months and 18 days. The expedition's roll is dated at Cape Elizabeth.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S84 Volume: 142; SAR Membership Number: 28318
2. ↑ Source: #S84 Volume: 66; SAR Membership Number: 13120
3. ↑ Source: #S583 Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 161 : 1920
4. ↑ Source: #S583 Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 101 : 1913
5. ↑ Source: #S583 Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 070 : 1908
6. ↑ Source: #S1 Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=21888859&pid=325 Note: @N432@
7. ↑ Source: #S84 Volume: 142; SAR Membership Number: 28318
8. ↑ Source: #S583 Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 161 : 1920
9. ↑ Source: #S583 Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 101 : 1913
10. ↑ Source: #S583 Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 070 : 1908
11. ↑ Source: #S84 Volume: 142; SAR Membership Number: 28318
12. ↑ Source: #S583 Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 161 : 1920
13. ↑ Source: #S583 Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 161 : 1920

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• Massachusetts. 1896-1908. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War : A Compilation from the Archives. Boston: Wright and Potter Print. Co. State Printers Volume 8, Page 894,895.