Jacob Jordan Sr. (1764 - 1849)

Born 1764 in Loudoun County, Colony of Virginia

Husband of Mary Ann (Shriver) Jordan — married 22 Nov 1785 in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Feb 1849 at about age 85 in Athens County, Ohio, USA

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Jacob Jordan Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A062924.

Biography

Jacob Jordan Sr. lived in Appalachia, in Ohio.

• JORDAN, JACOB
• Ancestor #: A062924
• Notice: FUTURE APPLICANTS MUST PROVE CORRECT SERVICE (WHY?)
• Comments; (Overview); Created: 2002-03-27 23:23:50.97, Updated: 2015-10-09 12:45:45.0, By: 1540159 1) PREV CREDITED SVC BASED ON FAMILY TRADITION PUB IN NOBLE CO OH HIST.; Created: 2015-10-09 12:26:14.737, Updated: , By: 1540159 2) FUTURE APPLICANTS MUST PROVE RES & SERVICE. DATACF 12/1990.
• Birth: 1764 PENNSYLVANIA
• Death: 2-22-1849 ATHENS-NEAR OHIO
• Residence: Created: 2002-03-27 23:23:55.3, Updated: , By: Conversion 1) County: WASHINGTON CO - State: PENNSYLVANIA
• Spouse: MARY ANN SWIVER/SHRIVER; Created: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, Updated: 2002-03-27 23:17:13.16, By: Conversion 1)
• Child son: ADAM JORDAN, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] ANNA MAPLE
• Child son: GARRETT JORDAN, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] ELIZABETH HARMON
• Child daughter: SARAH SALLY JORDAN, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] HENRY HAMILTON
• Child daughter: ELIZABETH JORDAN, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] DAVID WALLER
• Child son: PETER JORDAN, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] RACHAEL T ALBIN
• Child son: ABRAHAM JORDAN, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] X X
• Child son: ELIJAH JORDAN, [Spouse #] Spouse: [1] MARY ANN LEGG

Note: http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1612941&id=I0048

ID: I0048

Name: Jacob JORDAN

Sex: M

Birth: 1764 in Loudon Co., VA

Death: 22 FEB 1849 in Athens Co., OH

Burial: Canaanville Cem., Canaanville, Athens Co., OH 1

Event: Veteran ABT. 1777 Revolutionary War, Drummer Boy (PA) (not recognized by the DAR --2002--Carol)

Event: Veteran War of 1812 2

Event: Armed Service ABT. 1780 Enlisted. Served from PA. 3

Military Service: Drummer Boy, helped guard Burgoyne's men 4

Residence: 23 JUN 1810 1st election of Buffalo Twp., Guernsey Co., OH held at the Jordan's home 5

Reference Number: W72

Note:

Was a drummer boy in the Revolutionary War. Enlisted when 16 years old. He helped to guard Burgoyne's men. Served from PA. Record in DAR index.

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"History of Noble County, Ohio"; Watkins, 1887, p422:

Jacob Jordan and his sons, Adam and Peter, were among the earliest settlers near the township line in the vicinity of Hiramsburg. Henry Hamilton, a brother-in-law of Jacob Jordan, was an early settler in the same neighborhood. While this was still a part of Guernsey County, elections were held at the house of the Jordans.

Jacob Jordan, a Revolutionary soldier, came to this township {Brookfield} in 1810 and left it in 1818.

p425: The township {Brookfield} had twenty or more male inhabitants above twenty-one years of age in 1817. The law required that number before trustees could be elected for the school section. August 4, 1817, on petition of Abraham Jordan and others, an election was ordered for that purpose, to be held at the house of Jacob Jordan, August 25. All the early elections were held at the same place, the first being held June 23, 1810, for the purpose of choosing justices and other township officers for Buffalo Twp. Guernsey County, in which Brookfield was then included.

p 496: Jacob Jordan was the pioneer blacksmith of the village of Hiramsburg in Noble Township.

p. 549: The Jordans were early settlers on Will's Creek, about five miles from Cambridge. Afterward they removed to the headwaters of Duck Creek, near Hiramsburg, where their descendants still remain. Jacob was the father, and he came to Jackson Township. He had nine sons and two daughters. Jacob and Isaac (twins), Elijah and David, were among his sons who resided several years in this township.

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From "Genealogy of Jacob Jordan & Mary Ann Shriver" by the Jordan Reunion Committee, 1967, p5:

"By 1806, when his youngest child was born, Jacob had moved his family to Guernsey Co., Ohio, where he bought land from the U. S. Gov't, original Ohio River Survey, on low ground near Byesville.

The whole family had ague, so they moved in 1810 to higher ground, entering all the land around what is now Scott Cem., in Brookfield twp. near Hiramsburg when it was part of Guernsey Co. They were among its earliest settlers. Early elections were held at Jacob's house, (Watkins, 1887, "Hist. of Noble Co.") one, 6-23-1810, to choose twp. officers for the new Buffalo twp., another in 1816 when most of the men got drunk on cider mixed with something stronger. On 8-25-1817 an election for trustees for the first school was held there. The law required 20 male inhabitants over 21 to sign the petition for an election. Abraham Jordan was probably the youngest signer. Boundary changes made this part of Morgan County in 1818, and Noble County in 1851. Jacob sold this land and moved to Olive Green twp. (organized in 1819 and named for the stream), Morgan Co. (now Jackson twp., Noble Co.). He was listed on the tax duplicate as a real estate owner there in 1836. After his wife's death, he went to live with his youngest son, David, at Athens, Ohio. He had 11 children. All married and left many descendants." (Boy, is that an understatement! --Pattie Hannon)

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From a DAR application form: Jacob Jordan born Adams Co., PA (Germany Twp.)

After his wife's death, Jacob Jordan went to live with his youngest son, David, at Athens, Ohio.

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From an article in the Guernsey-Noble Courier, Aug. 5, 1990, "Our Ancestor's Way" by Timothy Smith:

"JORDAN"

"Jacob Jordan was born 1764 in Loudon Co., Virginia, and died February 22, 1849, in Athens Co., Ohio, at the home of his youngest son, David. He was buried in the Canaanville Cemetery.

Jacob served in the Revolutionary War as a drummer boy, enlisting on his 16th birthday.

On November 15, 1785, in Shenendoah Co., Virginia, Jacob Jordan and Mary Ann Shriver were married. Mary Ann was said to have been the daughter of Adam Shriver, and was born in 1766, possibly in Kentucky. Mary Ann died March 18, 1834, and buried in the Mose Delancy burying ground east of Beverly, Ohio.

To them were born 11 children:

1. Adam, born December 25, 1785, married Anna Maple. 2. Peter, born April

Father: Patrick "Peter" JORDAN b: UNKNOWN in County Mayo?, Ireland

Mother: Elizabeth SCHULL b: UNKNOWN in Germany

Marriage 1 Mary Ann SHRIVER b: 1766

Married: 22 NOV 1785 in Shenendoah Co., VA (civil ceremony) 6

Marriage fact: 15 NOV 1785 in Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY; frontier ceremony

Note:

From "The Tenmile Country and Its Pioneer Families" by Robert H. Leckey, p. 159:

1790 Census, Greene Twp., Washington Co., PA

JORDON, Jacob........ 1 male over 16 yrs., 2 males under 16 yrs., 2 females

SHRIVER, Jacob....... 1 male over 16 yrs., 3 males under 16 yrs., 4 females

SHRIVER, John......... 1 male over 16 yrs., 2 males under 16 yrs., 2 females

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1830 Federal Census, Olive Green Twp., Morgan Co., OH

Jacob JORDON, 1 male under 5 yrs., 1 male 20-30 years, 1 male 60-70 years, 1 female 5-10 yrs., 1 female 20-30 yrs., 1 female 60-70 yrs.

Children

Adam JORDAN b: 25 DEC 1785 in Shenendoah Valley, VA

Peter J. JORDAN b: 7 APR 1787 in Washington Co., PA

Sarah JORDAN b: 16 MAY 1790 in Shenendoah Valley, PA

Elizabeth JORDAN b: 11 DEC 1791 in Washington Co., PA (Greene Co. after 1796)

Garrett JORDAN b: 9 FEB 1793 in Shendoah Valley, Washington Co., PA

Abraham JORDAN b: 1 SEP 1797 in Shendoah Valley, Green Co., PA

Jacob JORDAN b: 13 APR 1800 in Waynesburg, Greene co., PA

Isaac JORDAN b: 13 APR 1800 in Waynesburg, Greene co., PA

John JORDAN b: 3 FEB 1804 in Waynesburg, Greene co., PA

Elijah JORDAN b: 6 DEC 1805 in Franklin, Greene Co., PA

David JORDAN b: 28 JUL 1808 in Waynesburg, Greene co., PA

Sources:

Title: Genealogy of Jacob Jordan & Mary Ann Shriver

Title: "1812 Ancestor Index" National Society of United States Daughters of 1812

Page: p282

Text: "JORDAN, Jacob b. 1760 Germany, d. OH 1849; m. Mary Ann Sivers; Pvt. PA militia; son David m. Elizabeth DOWLER.

Title: DAR records

Title: "Genealogy of Jacob Jordan and Mary Ann Shriver", Jordan Reunion Committee, 1967

Page: p4

Text: "Drummer boiy in Revolutionary War; helped guard Burgoyne's men (Burgoyne surrendered 10-17-1777. In 1779-1780, about 4000 of his troops were quartered at Charlottesville, Va., guarded by old men and boys of the region.); enlisted the day he was 16; K82 (Della Jordan Finsterwald, 1884-1960) had belt and buckle he wore in the war; used to sing Revolutionary War songs to G8 (John Richards Jordan, 1841-1919, son of Isaac Jordan) who remembered one called Arnold's Treason." Also, "History of Noble Co., Ohio", Watkins, 1887, p422, refers to Jacob Jordan as a Revolutionary soldier.

Title: "History of Noble County, Ohio", pub. by L. H. Watkins & Co., Chicago, 1887

Page: p425

Text: see notes

County Court Records

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Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots

Name Cemetery Location Reference

JORDAN, Jacob Canaanville Twp Noble Co OH 56 Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.2, p. —Serial: 11999; Volume: 8

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CENSUS YEAR: 1800 STATE: PA COUNTY: Greene DISTRICT: Franklin Twp MICROFILM#:M32-40 written page 64, Enumerator: James Wilson

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|FREE WHITE MALES |FREE WHITE FEMALES |ALL |

| 10 16 26 | 10 16 26 |other |

|HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD |to to to to 45 |to to to to 45 |free |

PG# LN#|LAST NAME FIRST NAME |10 16 26 45 up |10 16 26 45 up |Persons|Slaves Remarks

3 16 JORDAN Jacob 4 2 . 1 . 2 1 . 1 . . .

http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/greene/census.htm

ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/greene/census/1800/pg0001.txt

Note: I have a copy of a what looks like a bible record page and on it the date for the marriage was 15 (can't read month) 1785.

Daughters of the American Revolution Patriot

He is listed as a patriot by the Daughters of the American Revolution; his ancestor number is A062924. ^[1]

Burial

Burial:

Place: Canaanville Cem., Canaanville, Athens Co, OH

Marriage

Husband: Peter Patrick Jordan

Wife: Elizabeth Shull

Marriage:

Date: 1748

Place: Virginia, USA

Source: #S234

Reference: @N352@

User ID: 61BB5C3C570C4CFE8C3A7A71F2D6A1BA35E4

Child: Jacob Jordan

Child: Patrick Jordan

Child: Peter Jordan

Child: Elizabeth Jordan

Child: Garrett Jordan

Child: Jared Jordan

Sources

• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A062924

1. ↑ Jacob Jordan, ancestsor # A062924 in DAR database accessed 4 Apr 2021 Jacob Jordan in DAR ancestors database

Source S-2112818473

Title: MELCHER, Marian (Schmidt)