No one living today knows the exact size of James and Sarah Jordan’s family–no family Bible, church record, or other source has survived to provide the definitive number. The listing below presents as comprehensive an account as can be put together given the data now available.

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Parents:
James Jordan (c1746-after1820)
Sarah Jordan (?-after1820)
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James Jordan Jr. (1768-1846)
(1) married Mary [unknown surname] (c1779-1809) – no known children
(2) married Peninah “Penny” Lee (c1780-1849)
children of James Jordan Jr. and Peninah Lee
1. Thomas Lee Jordan (c1815-1878)
(1) married Malinda Killgore (1822-1855)
children of Thomas Lee Jordan and Malinda Killgore
1.1. James C. Jordan (1843-1843)
1.2. Robert C. Jordan (1846-1916)
1.3. Emma A. Jordan (1849/50-1926)
married John Charles Downey (1850-1923)
children of Emma A. Jordan and John Charles Downey
1.3.1. Ruth O. Downey (1876-1963)
1.3.2. Ella L. Downey (1879-?)
1.3.3. Charles J. Downey (1885-1935)
1.3.4. Thomas Lee Downey (1888-1953)
(2) married Eliza F. Gallaher (1820-1856) – no children
(3) married Mary L. Waring (1834-1879)
children of Thomas Lee Jordan and Mary L. Waring
1.4. Edward Waring Jordan (1860-1925)
1.5. Sallie Jordan (1867-1928)
married James Robert Bullock (?-1949) – no children
1.6. Mary Jordan (1871-1939)
married Franklin Talleyrand “Tal” Pearce (1873-1935)
child of Mary Jordan and Franklin T. Pearce
1.6.1. Robert J. Pearce (1906-1996)
1.7. James Basil Jordan (1873-1948)
married Ada Creel Miller (?-?)
child of James Basil Jordan and Ada Creel Miller
1.7.1. Mary Waring Jordan (1912-2000)
2. Sarah Jordan (1811/12-1888)
married Samuel Engle Oakford Wilson (1808-1869)
children of Sarah Jordan and Thomas Engle Oakford Wilson
2.1. Thomas L. Wilson (1831/32-1880)
2.2. Allen Wilson (c1835-aft.1870)
2.3. Louisa Wilson (1838-1900)
married William Wallace Emmons (1832-1912)
2.4. Charles L. Wilson (1841-1900)
married Carrie Webster (c1843-?)
2.5. Margaretta/Margaret Wilson (1844-aft.1860)
2.6. Malinda Wilson (1847-1913)
married William Vail (1839-1911)
2.7. Morris L. Wilson (1861-1934)
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William Jordan (c1772-1845)
married Blanche Fullerton (c1772-1830/2)
children of William Jordan and Blanche Fullerton
1. Eleanor Jordan (c1794-c1872)
married John Burns (1789-1882)
children of Eleanor Jordan and John Burns
1.1. David Patten Burns (1819-1902)
(1) married Elizabeth R. Hunt (c1834-1866/70)
children of David Patten Burns and Elizabeth R. Hunt
1.1.1. Margaret Burns (c1853-?)
1.1.2 William T. Burns (1854-?)
1.1.3. Betsy Jane Burns (c1855-?)
1.1.4. Jo N. Burns (c1856-?)
1.1.5. Emily Burns (c1859-?)
1.1.6. Mary Ann Burns (1862-1935)
1.1.7. Charles B. Burns (1864-?)
1.1.8. Jasper Burns (c1866-?)
(2) married Sarah “Sallie” Curdy (c1841-?)
children of David Patten Burns and Sarah Curdy
1.1.9. David C. Burns (c1877-?)
1.1.10. Sallie Maria Burns (1880-?)
1.2. Jane Burns (c1823-?)
married Edwin Hart/Hardt (c1815-bef.1860)
children of Jane Burns and Edwin Hart/Hardt
1.2.1. John Hart (c1842-?)
1.2.2. Frances E. Hart (c1848-?)
1.2.3. Eliza Hart (c1851-?)
1.2.4. Amelia A. Hart (c1856-?)
1.3. William Burns (c1825-aft.1880)
1.4. Peter Burns (c1827-?)
1.5. Andrew Burns (c1828-?)
1.6. Elizabeth Burns (c1832-1860)
married Zimri Stubbs (c1822-1873)
children of Elizabeth Burns and Zimri Stubbs
1.6.1. Cynthia Jane Stubbs (c1853-1906)
1.6.2. Mary Ellen Stubbs (c1855-1922)
1.6.3. Rhoda Alice Stubbs (1858-1928)
1.7. James Andrew Burns (1835-1912)
1.8. Joseph Burns (c1836-?)
1.9. Jasper N. Burns (c1838-aft.1910)
married Emeline [last name unknown] (c1838-bef.1900)
children of Jasper and Emeline Burns
1.9.1. Leander Y. Burns (c1861-?)
1.9.2. Sarah Lou Burns (c1863-?)
1.9.3. Flora Beth Burns (c1867-?)
1.9.4. Robert Burns (1869-?)
1.9.5. Frank Burns (1875-?)
1.10. Benjamin Eastburn Burns (1840-1910)
married Catherine “Katie” [last name unknown] (1837-?)
1.11. Martha Burns (c1842-?)
1.12. John Burns (1843-1921)
married Rebecca E. [last name unknown] (1853-1927)
2. Sarah Jordan (c1796-c1875)
(1) married James Blake (c1796-c1833)
children of Sarah Jordan and James Blake
2.1. William “Will” Blake (1821-1899)
married Nancy Long (1832-1916)
children of William Blake and Nancy Long
2.1.1. Sarah Elizabeth “Bettie” Blake (1857-?)
2.1.2. Susan Blake (c1858-bef.1870)
2.1.3. John H. Blake (1865-1936)
2.1.4. Ida Bell Blake (1868-1931)
2.1.5. Ada J. Blake (1868-1877)
2.1.6. Carrie A. Blake (1874-1947)
2.1.7. Emma Blake (1876-1948)
2.2. Isaac Blake (1824-1905)
married Marina Jane Erwin (1832-1903)
children of Isaac Blake and Marina Jane Erwin
2.2.1. Elizabeth Blake (1851-1924)
2.2.2. Evred Hall Blake (1855-1920)
2.2.3. Nathaniel Perry Blake (1857-1917)
2.2.4. Robert L. Blake (1860-1907)
2.2.5. Daniel Voorheis (1864-1923)
2.2.6. Charity Blake (1866-1934)
2.2.7. Mary Margaret “Maggie” Blake (1872-1951)
2.2.8. Emery I. “Henry” Blake (1875-1914)
2.3. Elizabeth Jane Blake (1826-1910)
married George Washington Coon (1820-1873)
children of Elizabeth Blake and George Washington Coon
2.3.1. Thomas Jefferson Coon (1844-1920_
2.3.2. William Wiley Coon (1847-1932)
2.3.3. George Washington Coon (1849-1923)
2.3.4. Isaac N. Coon (1851-1918)
2.3.5. James Coon (c1855-c1855)
2.3.6. Jasper Newton Coon (1858-1944)
2.3.7. Alice Sarah Coon (1861-1927)
2.3.8. Margaret E. “Maggie” Coon (1868-1942)
2.3.9. John Coon (died in infancy)
2.4. Nina Melissa Blake (1828-1915)
married James Coon (1811-1897)
children of Nina Melissa Blake and James Coon
2.4.1. Sarah Jane Coon (1857-1935)
2.4.2. Mary Coon (1858-1917)
2.4.3. Emma Coon (1858-1895)
2.4.4. Reason Benjamin “Reece” Coon (1861-1946)
2.4.5. George Coon (1863-1920)
2.4.6. Ida Mae Coon (1866-1956)
2.4.7. Melinda Coon (1867-1934)
2.4.8. Hattie M. Coon (1872-1962)
2.4.9. Alice Coon (1874-1922)
(2) married Isaac Blue (1785-1840)
child of Sarah Jordan and Isaac Blue
2.5. Margaret Hudson Blue (1841-1872)
married Francis Marion Coon (1833-1910)
children of Margaret Hudson Blue and Francis Marion Coon
2.5.1. Perry Coon (1857-1933)
2.5.2. William Coon (1859-1870)
2.5.3. Barbara Ellen Coon (c1861-?)
2.5.4. Isaac Newton Coon (1863-1931)
2.5.5. John Coon (1866-1950)
2.5.6. Mary Eliza Coon (1868-1959)
2.5.7. Elizabeth Jane Coon (1870-1947)
3. James Jordan (c1796-1873)
married Nancy Adcock (c1800-1869)
children of James Jordan and Nancy Adcock
3.1. Jane Jordan (1827-1880)
married Nathan Brown (1813-1897)
children of Jane Jordan and Nathan Brown
3.1.1. Anna Eliza Brown (1845-1910)
3.1.2. Nancy E. Brown (c1847-?)
3.1.3. James J. Brown (c1849-?)
3.1.4. Joseph Henry Brown (1852-1925)
3.1.5. Melissa J. Brown (1854-1930)
3.1.6. Nathan B. Brown, Jr. (1857-1889)
3.1.7. Emma Brown (1859-1887)
3.1.8. George Carson Brown (1863-1939)
3.1.9. William Brown (c1868-?)
children of Nathan Brown and Anna Proud
3.1.A. Turza Jane Brown (1838-1893)
3.1.B. Liles J. Brown (1841-1914)
3.2. Elizabeth W. Jordan (1829-1906)
married Robert Wylie Erwin (1822-1904)
children of Elizabeth W. Jordan and Robert Wylie Erwin
3.2.1. Mary J. Erwin (c1848-died in childhood)
3.2.2. William R. Erwin (1849-1943)
3.2.3. George W. Erwin (1851-1929)
3.2.4. James A. Erwin (c1856-?)
3.2.5. Thomas James Erwin (1856-1939)
3.2.6. Sampson (Samuel) W. Erwin (1860-1942)
3.2.7. Charity Ellen Erwin (1861-1943)
3.2.8. Sarah Erwin (c1864-?)
3.2.9. Ulysses Grant Erwin (1867-1957)
3.2.10. Sherman J. Erwin (1871-1955)
3.2.11. Blanche Erwin (1873-1953)
3.3. Blanche Jordan (1831-1902)
married Thomas Erwin (1821-1896)
children of Blanche Jordan and Thomas Erwin
3.3.1. Melinda Ellen Erwin (1848-1911)
3.3.2. Nancy E. Erwin (1850-1852)
3.3.3. Mary Jane Erwin (c1852-?)
3.3.4. Andrew F. M. Erwin (c1856-?)
3.3.5. James Robert Erwin (c1858-?)
3.3.6. Fountain W. Erwin (1860-?)
3.3.7. Oliver Wayburn Erwin (1861-1915)
3.3.8. Virgil M. Erwin (1867-1927)
3.3.9. William George Erwin (1868-1961)
3.4. William H. Jordan (1833-1892)
married Ruth Ann Chamberlain (?-1882)
children of William H. Jordan and Ruth Ann Chamberlain
3.4.1. Lafayette M. Jordan (1857-1925)
3.4.2. Liles G. Jordan (1863-1886)
3.5. George Washington Jordan (1836-1923)
married Mary Ann Hagen
3.6. Mary Ellen Jordan (1838-1925)
married William Erwin (1830-1896)
children of Mary Ellen Jordan and William Erwin
3.6.1. Joseph Marcellus Erwin (1858-1923)
3.6.2. Tirzah A. Erwin (1861-1927)
3.6.3. Eliza J. Erwin (1863-1958)
3.6.4. Mary D. Erwin (1865-1964)
3.6.5. James C. Erwin (1868-1946)
3.6.6. Nancy E. Erwin (c1870-?)
3.6.7. Thomas J. Erwin (c1873-?)
3.6.8. William H. Erwin, Jr. (1878-1971)
3.7. Thomas A. Jordan (c1842-?)
3.8. Tyrza Ann Jordan (1842-1916)
married David Van Meter Garrison (1833-1913)
children of Tyrza Ann Jordan and David V. Garrison
3.8.1. Emma Josephine Garrison (1859-1860)
3.8.2. Elnora Garrison (1861-1934)
3.8.3. Nancy Icadora Garrison (1863-1945)
3.8.4. James Jordan Garrison (1864-died in infancy)
3.8.5. William H. B. Garrison (1866-died in infancy)
3.8.6. David Edward Garrison (1870-1872)
3.8.7. Gamaliel George Garrison (1870-1943)
3.8.8. Arnota Pearl Garrison (1873-1970)
3.8.9. Blanche Garrison (1874-1964)
3.8.10. Mary Garrison (died in infancy)
3.8.11. Jesse Garrison (died in infancy)
4. Elizabeth Jordan (c1800-1841/4)
married Andrew Courtney (?-1844)
children of Elizabeth Jordan and Andrew Courtney
married John Trend Norrish (1827-1906)
child of Mahala Courtney and John Trend Norrish
4.1.1. John Norrish (1854-1923)
4.2. Orin Courtney (c1833-1877)
married Elizabeth Griffin (1838/9-1920)
4.3. Harrison Courtney (1834-1912)
married Louisa “Eliza” Jones (?-?)
children of Harrison Courtney and Louisa Jones
4.3.1. Artis Courtney (c1868-?)
4.3.2. Henry Courtney (1868-1906)
4.4. Henry Courtney (c1828-aft.1880)
married Susan A. May (1833-1876)
child of Henry Courtney and Susan A. May
4.4.1. Mary Courtney (adopted) (c1865-?)
4.5. Minerva Courtney (c1841-1847)
5. John Jordan (c1802-1865)
married Sarah Thomas (c1808-1853)
children of John Jordan and Sarah Thomas
5.1. Joseph Thomas Jordan (c1841-c1899)
married Katherine Annabell “Kate” Lynch (1848-1933)
children of Joseph T. Jordan and Katherine A. Lynch
5.1.1. Ellen/Ella Jordan (1867-1943)
5.1.2. James W. Jordan (1872-1945)
5.1.3. Joseph Thomas Jordan (1877-1967)
5.1.4. John L. Jordan (c1879-?)
5.1.5. Kate Jordan (1881-1966)
5.1.6. Alice Pearl Jordan (1884-1967)
5.2. James F. Jordan (c1844-1917)
(1) married Nancy Lilves (1841-1865)
children of Joseph F. Jordan and Nancy Lilves
5.2.1. Mary Jordan (c1863-?)
5.2.2. Lilly Alma Jordan (c1865-1867)
(2) married Adeline Lilves (1847-1922)
child of Joseph F. Jordan and Adeline Lilves
5.2.3. Charles William Jordan (1868-1950)
(3) married Mary Buckley (1841-1925)
child of James F. Jordan and Mary Buckley
5.2.4. John Patrick Jordan (1875-1963)
married Adeline M. “Addie” Webb (1854-1939)
children of William H. Jordan and Adeline M. Webb
5.3.1. William Thomas Jordan (1880-1924)
5.3.2. Harry A. Jordan (1892-1956)
5.4. John B. Jordan (c1846-1867)
5.5. Samuel M. Jordan (c1848-?)
5.6. Josephine Jordan (c1853-betw.1870/1898)
6. William Jordan (1803-1876)
married Catherine Sexton (1806-1876)
children of William Jordan and Catherine Sexton
6.1. Mount Etna Jordan (1826-1900)
(1) married Margaret Allman (?-1858)
child of Mount Etna Jordan and Margaret Allman
6.1.1. William Jordan (1858-1858)
(2) married Abigail Iliff (1832-1910)
child of Mount Etna Jordan and Abigail Iliff
6.1.2. John C. Jordan (1862-1925)
(3) married Mary Ann Fleek (1854-1932)
children of Mount Etna Jordan and Mary Ann Fleek
6.1.3. Jacob Sexton Jordan (1877-1948)
6.1.4. Dora Elizabeth Jordan (1879-1962)
6.1.5. Margaret Etna Jordan (1882-1939)
6.1.6. George M. Jordan (1885-1918)
6.1.7. Talitha Blanche Jordan (1888-1953)
6.1.8. Edgar Oscar Jordan (1893-1962)
6.2. Talitha Cumi Jordan (1828-1898)
married Basil “Baze” Hunt (1830-1908)
children of Talitha Cumi Jordan and Basil Hunt
6.2.1. Martha Elizabeth Hunt (1853-1893)
6.2.2. Oscar Jerome Hunt (1855-1866)
6.2.3. Ana Jane Hunt (1857-1858)
6.2.4. William Jordan Hunt (1859-1865)
6.2.5. Marietta Hunt (1861-1861)
6.2.6. Edgar Basil Hunt (1862-1939)
6.2.7. Lewis Wilson Hunt (1865-1920)
6.2.8. Lydia Ellen Hunt (1865-1946)
6.2.9. Malinda Jane Hunt (1867-1925)
6.3. Elizabeth Caroline Jordan (1830-c1854)
married Cacilias Calvert Porter (1830-1849)
child of Elizabeth C. Jordan and Cacilias C. Porter
6.3.1. Nancy Margaret Porter (1850-1888)
6.4. Sarah Jane Jordan (1833-1886)
married John Francis Marion Porter (1832-1915)
children of Sarah J. Jordan and John F. M. Porter
6.4.1. Julia Catherine Porter (1852-1926)
6.4.2. John Casilas Porter (1854-1933)
6.4.3. William Ferguson Porter (1863-1940)
6.4.4. Thomas George Headlee Porter (1867-1918)
6.5. John Jordan (1835-1931)
married Mary Ann Foster (1842-1917) – no children
6.6. Margaret Marinda Jordan (1837-1839)
6.7. George Headlee Jordan (1840-1895)
married Malinda Cochran (1840-1900)
children of George H. Jordan and Malinda Cochran
6.7.1. William Andrew Jordan (1867-1953)
6.7.2. Luella Cumi Jordan (1868-1927)
6.7.3. Sarah Cochran Jordan (1869-1969)
6.7.4. Catherine Sexton Jordan (1870-1894)
6.7.5. Centennial Zoe Jordan (1876-1963)
6.8. Martha Catherine Jordan (1842-1878)
married Moses Frazer “Mose” French (1832-1926)
child of Martha C. Jordan and Moses F. French
6.8.1. Independence French (1867-1946)
6.9. William Jordan (1845-1906)
married Olive Matilda Moffitt (1846-1923)
children of William Jordan and Olive M. Moffitt
6.9.1. Malaleel Glen Jordan (1868-1900)
6.9.2. Fannie Olivia Jordan (1870-1877)
6.9.3. Mertie Catherine Jordan (1872-1877)
6.9.4. William Benjamin Jordan (1874-1944)
6.9.5. Claude Francis Jordan (1879-1906)
6.9.6. Gracie Maud Jordan (1881-1881)
6.9.7. Ora May Jordan (1882-1973)
6.9.8. Rosell George Jordan (1884-1981)
6.9.9. John Roy Jordan (1886-1964)
6.10. Mary Louise Jordan (1847-1865)
6.11. and 6.12. Unnamed twin daughters Jordan (1852-1852)
7. Jane Jordan (c1806-bef.1847)
married Francis Erwin (1800-1849)
children of Jane Jordan and Francis Erwin
7.1. William Erwin (c1827-c1865)
married Mary C. Whillock (1828-1918)
children of William Erwin and Mary C. Whillock
7.1.1. Robert Curtis Erwin (1854-1880)
7.1.2. John W. Erwin (c1856-?)
7.1.3. Oliver Perry Erwin (1860-?)
7.2. Robert L. Erwin (1830-1909)
married Eliza A. [last name unknown] (1835-1872)
children of Robert and Eliza Erwin
7.2.1. John L. Erwin (1857-1879)
7.2.2. Ella C. Erwin (1857-1871)
7.2.3. Thomas G. Erwin (1859-1877)
7.2.4. Emma B. Erwin (1865-1881)
7.3. Marina Jane Erwin (1832-1903)
married Isaac Blake (1824-1905)
children of Marina Jane Erwin and Isaac Blake
2.2.1. Elizabeth Blake (1851-1924)
2.2.2. Evred Hall Blake (1855-1920)
2.2.3. Nathaniel Perry Blake (1857-1917)
2.2.4. Robert L. Blake (1860-1907)
2.2.5. Daniel Voorheis (1864-1923)
2.2.6. Charity Blake (1866-1934)
2.2.7. Mary Margaret “Maggie” Blake (1872-1951)
2.2.8. Emery I. “Henry” Blake (1875-1914)
7.4. Salina Erwin (c1834-?)
7.5. Blanche Erwin (c1836-?)
married James A. Bradshaw (1808-1901)
child of Blanche Erwin and James A. Bradshaw
7.5.1. Ella Bradshaw (1870-1922)
7.6. Perry Erwin (c1839-during Civil War)
married Priscilla Walker (c1838-?)
children of Perry Erwin and Priscilla Walker
7.6.1. Harriette “Hattie” Erwin (?-?)
7.6.2. Oliver Perry Erwin (1865-1938)
8. Nancy Jordan (1808-1867)
married Andrew Jackson Erwin (?-1844)
children of Nancy Jordan and Andrew J. Erwin
8.1. Sampson Erwin (1827-1901)
married Rhoda Welsh (1832-1900)
children of Sampson Erwin and Rhoda Welsh
8.1.1. Nancy J. Erwin (?-1851)
8.1.2. Mary E. Erwin (c1852-?)
8.1.3. John Edgar Erwin (1855-1915)
8.1.4. Thomas J. Erwin (c1856-?)
8.1.5. Carny B. Erwin (1859-?)
8.1.6. James Bates Erwin (1863-1932)
8.1.7. Rhoda Anna Erwin (1870-?)
8.2. Lorenzo Dow Erwin (1832-1916)
married Mary Alice Donnally (1844-1897)
children of Lorenzo D. Erwin and Mary A. Donnally
8.2.1. David Alexander Erwin (c1861-1927)
8.2.2. Alice Marie Erwin (1862-1940)
8.2.3. Adaline A. Erwin (c1865-?)
8.2.4. Nancy Erwin (c1867-?)
8.2.5. Felix Riley Erwin (1869-1949)
8.2.6. Rebecca Erwin (1870-1881)
8.2.7. Gertrude Erwin (1875-?)
8.2.8. Nellie May Erwin (1882-1963)
8.3. Mary Erwin (1833-?)
8.4. Bethany Erwin (1835-1904)
married Philander Craig (1833-1909)
children of Bethany Erwin and Philander Craig
8.4.1. William P. Craig (c1854-?)
8.4.2. Ellen Craig (c1862-?)
8.4.3. Charles Craig (1866-?)
8.4.4. John Craig (1874-?)
8.5. Ellen Erwin (1837-?)
8.6. Alice Barnes Erwin (1839-1921)
married William Campbell Robinson (1833-?)
8.7. Virgil C. Erwin (1841-1927)
married Rosella Myers (1846-1941)
children of Virgil C. Erwin and Rosella Myers
8.7.1. Andrew W. Erwin (1870-?)
8.7.2. Mary Erwin (1884-1884)
8.7.3. Nancy C. Erwin (1887-1961)
8.8. Andrew Jackson Erwin (1844-1921)
married Mary McCaslin (1852-1882)
children of Andrew J. Erwin and Mary McCaslin
8.8.1. William Elliot Erwin (1873-1924)
8.8.2. Nancy E. Erwin (1877-?)
8.8.3. C. E. Erwin (1879-?)
9. Mary Jordan (1812-c1889)
married Thomas Erwin (1808/9-1901)
children of Mary Jordan and Thomas Murphy
9.1. George C. Murphy (c1820-?)
9.2. Andrew Jackson Murphy (1830-1912)
married Minerva Reed (1844-1909)
children of Andrew J. Murphy and Minerva Reed
9.2.1. Lillie Ellen Murphy (c1867-1935)
9.2.2. Mary J. Murphy (1868-1869)
9.2.3. Sarah Alice Murphy (1870-1943)
9.2.4. Ida V. Murphy (1873-1944)
9.2.5. Fannie W. Murphy (1874-1929)
3.2.6. Edward Homer Murphy (1879-1962)
3.2.7. Hal Venlow Murphy (1882-1932)
9.3. Francis Marion Murphy (1833-1878)
married Turza Jane Brown (1838-1893)
children of Francis M. Murphy and Turza J. Brown
9.3.1. William H. Murphy (c1857-?)
9.3.2. George W. Murphy (c1859-?)
9.3.3. Fanny M. Murphy (c1861-?)
9.3.4. Emma N. Murphy (1867-?)
9.3.5. Liles J. Murphy (1872-1947)
9.3.6. Jane Murphy (1877-?)
10. Margaret Jordan (1814-1898)
married William Coon (1809-1898)
children of Margaret Jordan and William Coon
10.1. Marinda Coon (1836-1863)
married William Albert Pitts (1833-1880)
children of Marinda Coon and William A. Pitts
10.1.1 Adelphia Pitts (1856-1938)
10.1.2. Robert Virgil Pitts (1858-1900)
10.1.3. Mary Ellen Pitts (1860-1940)
10.1.4. Henrietta Pitts (1862-1943)
10.2. Lycurgus Coon (1838-1910)
married Nancy Elizabeth Pitts (1853-1938)
children of Lycurgus Coon and Nancy E. Pitts
10.2.1. Rintha Coon (1872-1913)
10.2.2. Charles Benton Coon (1883-1941)
10.3. Evelyn Coon (1841-1936)
married Tipton Thompson (1833-1908)
children of Evelyn Coon and Tipton Thompson
10.3.1. Lilly Frances Thompson (1860-1947)
10.3.2. Clara Thompson (1863-1864)
10.3.3. Margaret Ellen Thompson (1865-1953)
10.3.4. Maud Thompson (1866-1931)
10.3.5. Mary Thompson (1869-1949)
10.3.6. William Albert Thompson (1872-1947)
10.4. Virgil Coon (1844-bef.1850)
10.5. Ellen Coon (1846-1936)
married Elijah Williams (c1840-?)
children of Ellen Coon and Elijah Williams
10.5.1. Samuel L. Williams (1868-1904)
10.5.2. Margaret Williams (1870-1956)
10.5.3. Tipton Williams (1873-1944)
10.5.4. Jordan W. Williams (1879-1951)
10.5.5. Corda Belle Williams (1885-1961)
10.5.6. Nell Williams (1887-?)
10.6. Virginia Coon (1847-1934)
married Thomas A. McCracken (1841-1924)
children of Virginia Coon and Thomas A. McCracken
10.6.1. Miranda V. McCracken (1874-1941)
10.6.2. Bessy McCracken (1884-1884)
10.6.3. Lester J. McCracken (1886-1947)
10.6.4. Cody C. McCracken (1891-1948)
10.7. Jasper Coon (1851-1932)
married Malinda Catherine Pope (1851-1917)
children of Jasper Coon and Malinda C. Pope
10.7.1. Zona Coon (1872-1884)
10.7.2. Rozetta Coon (1874-1875)
10.7.3. Evie Coon (c1876-?)
10.7.4. Yonna Coon (c1878-?)
10.7.5. Lotta Coon (1886-?)
10.8. William Franklin Coon (1854-1918)
married Matilda Jane Lindsey (1860-1936)
children of William F. Coon and Matilda J. Lindsey
10.8.1. Bernard L. Coon (1879-1933)
10.8.2. Roscoe “Ross” Coon (1881-1955)
10.8.3. Sherman Coon (1884-?)
10.8.4. Perry Coon (1887-1945)
10.8.5. Ray Coon (1883-?)
10.8.6. Elmer D. Coon (1893-1926)
10.8.7. Mary Coon (1896-1961)
10.9. James Monroe Coon (1855-1918)
married Isabelle Summers Marsh (c1855-1935)
children of James M. Coon and Isabelle S. Marsh
10.9.1. Claude Coon (1879-1962)
10.9.2. Bessy Coon (1884-?)
10.9.3. Bonnie Coon (1892-1954)
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John Jordan (c1775-bef.1860)
(1) married Elizabeth Newman (?-?)
children of John Jordan and Elizabeth Newman
1. William Newman Jordan (1800-1860)
(1) married Clarissa Blake (1805-1848)
children of William N. Jordan and Clarissa Blake
1.1. Virginia Pevenia Jordan (1824-1904)
married George W. Rece (1816-1902)
1.2. James L. Jordan (c1825-betw.1881/1890)
married Eliza Kilgore (?-?)
1.3. Leah Margaret Jordan (?-aft.1891)
married Josiah Taylor (?-?)
1.4. John Pike Jordan (1832-1906)
(1) married Sarah E. Arthur (?-?)
(2) married Cynthia Arthur (?-?)
1.5. Elizabeth J. Jordan (c1834-betw.1881/1890)
married Samuel Mossman (?-?)
1.6. Mary Marcissa Jordan (1842-1930)
(1) married Samuel Sturgeon (1833-1868)
(2) married Hooper B. Stephens (1819-1900)
1.7. Morris DeKalb Jordan (c1843-1890)
1.8. Jeremiah Blake Jordan (c1846-1886)
married Eliza R. Knight (1854-aft.1910)
(2) married Delilah Amos (c1822-betw.1893/1900)
children of William N. Jordan and Delilah Amos
1.9. Nancy Adeline Jordan (c1853-1908)
married John Chester Richards (1851-1901)
1.10. Clarissa Ann Jordan (1855-1906)
married Robert Kyle Jones (1855-1929)
1.11. William N. Jordan (1858-1930)
married Elizabeth [last name unknown] (1865-1944)
1.12. Douglas A. Jordan (1860-1878)
2. James Y. Jordan (c1804-?)
married Elizabeth [last name unknown] (c1814-?)
children of James Y. and Elizabeth Jordan
2.1. John H. Jordan (c1830-?)
2.2. Caroline Jordan (c1833-?)
2.3. William M. Jordan (1836-1901)
married Mary F. Taylor (1847-1922)
2.4. Clara Jordan (c1837-?)
2.5. Albert Jordan (c1839-?)
2.6. Margaret Jordan (c1840-?)
2.7. Charles H. Jordan (1841-1874)
married Louisiana Reece (1842-1914)
2.8. Mary Jordan (c1844-?)
2.9. Ann E. Jordan (c1846-?)
2.10. James Y. Jordan (c1849-?)
(2) married Sinah Brumfield (c1795-1855)
children of John Jordan and Sinah Brumfield
4. John M. Jordan (c1823-?)
(1) married Ona “Oney” Ashworth (c1823-c1852)
children of John M. Jordan and Ona Ashworth
4.1. Lucinda Jordan (c1844-?)
married Job Burns (c1839-?)
4.2. Malinda Jordan (1846-bef.1830)
married Taylor Burns (1845-bef.1910)
4.3. Emily Jordan (c1847-?)
4.4. Mary A. Jordan (c1850-?)
4.5. Oney M. Jordan (c1852-?)
(2) married Martha Jane Morrison (c1835-?)
children of John M. Jordan and Martha J. Morrison
4.6. John C. Jordan (1854-?)
married Elizabeth [last name unknown] (c1860-?)
4.7. Eliza Mariah Jordan (1856-?)
4.8. George V. Jordan (1858-?)
4.9. Martha E. Jordan (c1861-?)
4.10. Morris C. Jordan (c1863-?)
4.11. Charles G. Jordan (c1866-?)
4.12. William Henry Jordan (1869-1905)
married Emma J. Rice (1872-1928)
4.13. Mattie Jordan (c1873-?)
5. Morris Jordan (c1828-bef.1870)
married Rebecca Brown (1834-1907)
children of Morris Jordan and Rebecca Brown
5.1. Mary A. Jordan (c1850-?)
(1) married Mathias Jenkins (c1841-bef.1873)
(2) married Preston T. Nicholas (c1846-?)
5.2. Susan Caroline Jordan (1851-1931)
(1) married Sylvester Barnett (c1846-bef.1880)
(2) married James Chapman (1850-bef.1910)
5.3. John Gilbert Jordan (1853-?)
married Dora Newman (c1857-?)
5.4. Emaline Jordan (1855-?)
married James P. Williams (1845-1929)
5.5. Thomas Jefferson Jordan (1858-1926)
married Lucetta Millirons (1857-1941)
5.6. Rebecca Jane Jordan (1859-?)
married John F. Rowsey (c1857-1923)
5.7. Sarah Jordan (c1862-?)
5.8. Morris H. Jordan (1863-1945)
married Ella B. Mount (1863-1927)
6. Andrew H. Jordan (1834-1892)
married Celicia Reynolds (c1837-?)
children of Andrew H. Jordan and Celicia Reynolds
6.1. John C. H. Jordan (c1852-1854)
6.2. Delila J. Jordan (1854-?)
married John O. Day (c1850-?)
6.3. Lucy Jordan (1856-?)
6.4. Edna Jordan (c1862-?)
6.5. Mary Ann “Jane” Jordan (1865-?)
6.6. Bascom Jordan (1872-?)
6.7. Frank Jordan (c1875-?)
6.8. John D. Jordan (c1879-?)
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Margaret Jordan (c1777-aft.1860)
married Isaac Blake (1771-1831)
children of Margaret Jordan and Isaac Blake
1. Sarah Blake
married Thomas Archer
4. Nancy Blake
married Benjamin Smith
6. Clarissa Blake (1805-1848)
married William Newman Jordan (1800-1860)
children of Clarissa Blake and William N. Jordan
6.1. Virginia Pevenia Jordan (1824-1904)
married George W. Rece (1816-1902)
6.2. James L. Jordan (c1825-betw.1881/1890)
married Eliza Kilgore (?-?)
6.3. Leah Margaret Jordan (?-aft.1891)
married Josiah Taylor (?-?)
6.4. John Pike Jordan (1832-1906)
(1) married Sarah E. Arthur (?-?)
(2) married Cynthia Arthur (?-?)
6.5. Elizabeth J. Jordan (c1834-betw.1881/1890)
married Samuel Mossman (?-?)
6.6. Mary Marcissa Jordan (1842-1930)
(1) married Samuel Sturgeon (1833-1868)
(2) married Hooper B. Stephens (1819-1900)
6.7. Morris DeKalb Jordan (c1843-1890)
6.8. Jeremiah Blake Jordan (c1846-1886)
married Eliza R. Knight (1854-aft.1910)
11. Elizabeth Blake (1809-1838)
married James Newman
⚠️
Sarah Jordan (c1780/1781-1845)
married Leroy Newman Jr. (1770-1849)
children of Sarah Jordan and Leroy Newman
1. Elizabeth Margaret Newman (1800-bef.1850)
married George Kilgore (c1803-?)
2. Jane Newman (c1801-bef.1839)
married Jesse Harbour (c1804-?)
children of Jane Newman and Jesse Harbour
2.1. Elizabeth Harbour (c1833-?)
2.2. Montague Harbour (c1836-?)
2.3. Mary J. Harbour (c1837-?)
married Jesse Smith (c1834-?)
2.4. Joseph M. Harbour (c1839-?)
married Elizabeth Ann Reece (?-?)
3. Russell Newman (1803-1870)
married Sarah Harbour (c1805-c1848)
children of Russell Newman and Sarah Harbour
3.1. Mary Newman (c1830-aft.1870)
3.2. Eliza Newman (c1831-aft.1870)
married James Smith (c1821-bef.1876)
3.3. Martha Newman (c1832-bef.1865)
married Charles Meyer (c1824-1884)
3.4. Albert Newman (c1834-aft.1870)
3.5. Addison Newman (1835-aft.1910)
3.6. Amanda Newman (1837-aft.1874)
married Archibald M. McFarland (c1829-bef.1900)
3.7. Malinda Newman (1838-1916)
married Andrew Dickerson Neal (1837-1900)
3.8. John Newman (c1841-1853)
3.9. Milton Newman (1844-1924)
married Emma J. Gwinn (1851-1928)
3.10. Edna Ann Newman (c1846-aft.1870)
4. James Newman (c1805-1851)
(1) married Elizabeth Blake (1809-1838)
(2) married Mary Jane [last name unknown] (1817-1848)
(3) married Virginia McGinnis (c1824-?)
5. Vincent Newman (1807-1862)
married Sarah Ellmore (1811-1886)
children of Vincent Newman and Sarah Ellmore
5.1. William Newman (1828-?)
married Elizabeth Perry (c1829-betw.1885/1900)
5.2. Wesley Newman (1831-?)
(1) married Sarah Ann Collins (c1839-aft.1863)
(2) married Ellen Mays (1840-?)
5.3. John Newman (1833-betw.1920/1930)
married Rachel Walker (1836-aft.1930)
5.4. Leroy Newman (1837-1895)
married Hannah Elizabeth Crowell (1836-1916)
5.5. Herman Newman (c1839-betw.1885/1895)
married Hannah Brown (1844-betw.1915/1920)
5.6. Mary J. Newman (1842-1881)
married Jesse F. Collins (1834-1911)
5.7. Nancy A. Newman (c1843-?)
married John Brown (c1842-?)
5.8. Eliza A. Newman (1845-1909)
married Henry C. Garriott (1842-?)
5.9. Emily Newman (c1848-?)
5.10. Harrison D. Newman (1850-?)
🌳
Jane Jordan (betw.1780/1786-?)
married John Morris Jr. (?-?)
🔗 🌳
Andrew Jordan (1784/5-1872)
married Mary “Polly” Chapman (1784-1869)
children of Andrew Jordan and Mary Chapman
1. Jonathan Jordan (1804-1855)
married Margaret Erwin (1808-1895)
children of Jonathan Jordan and Margaret Erwin
1.1. Andrew V. Jordan (c1831-?)
married Nancy [last name unknown] (c1836-?)
1.2. Augustus B. W. Jordan (1833-1928)
married Mary J. [last name unknown] (1848-?)
1.3. Mary J. Jordan (c1834-?)
1.4. Nancy Jordan (c1836-?)
1.5. James M. Jordan (c1842-?)
married Dica [last name unknown] (c1837-?)
1.6. John Franklin Jordan (1845-1924)
married Margaret A. [last name unknown] (c1846-?)
1.7. Edward Eli Jordan (1847-1936)
married Sarah Jane Melton (1852-1929)
2. James L. Jordan (1807-aft.1880)
married Elizabeth Erwin (c1806-?)
3. John Lafayette Jordan (1810-?)
(1) married Catherine M. McCoy (1826-1854)
(2) married Harriett Missouri Sovinas Forth (1829-1918)
4. Chapman Jordan (c1814-aft.1880)
married Mariah Slone (c1812-?)
5. William Jordan (1815-1893)
married Esther P. Griffith (1814-1882)
6. Sarah Jordan (1819-1871)
married Thomas Gibson (c1822-?)
7. Elizabeth Jordan (1822-1893)
married Thomas C. Wallace (1815-1875)
8. Nancy Ann Jordan (1823-1907)
married Peter Wallace (1816-1898)
9. Mary Jordan (1825-1907)
married David George (1814-1887)
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Jonathan Jordan (c1789-aft.1850)
married Rachel McCray (c1790-aft.1850)
children of Jonathan Jordan and Rachel McCray
1. Sarah Jordan (c1820-1847)
married Berryman Henwood (1821-?)
2. Mary Jordan (c1829-?)
3. Andrew Jordan (c1832-?)
4. Ann Jordan (c1835-?)
‼️
Catherine Jordan
possibly the first wife of William Sexton
‼️
Elizabeth Jordan
reputed to be the wife of Boyd Wheeler

Tags to the right indicate the reliability of the source(s) tying each child to the family:

  • A Green Check (✅) indicates that the person is confirmed as a being a member (James, wife or child) of the James Jordan family in at least one primary-source document.[1]
  • A Chain Link (🔗) indicates that the person is confirmed as a member of the family through the Y-DNA testing of a male descendant in the male line.
  • A Green Family Tree (🌳) indicates that strong evidence can be found in primary sources to show that the person was a member of the family.
  • A Yellow Caution Sign (⚠️) indicates that the person was possibly a member of the family.
  • Red Exclamation Points (‼️) indicate that although some have suggested the person to be a member of the family, the evidence is tenuous or the analysis is reaching.

NB: This family is not connected with the family of James Jordan and Sarah Stodghill of Goochland County, Virginia. Click here for more details.

1 Primary sources are records created in near-chronological proximity to an event by someone who had reasonably close knowledge of the event. Examples include birth, marriage and death records, and family Bibles; and can include, depending on type of information given, land, tax,court and census records.