Andrew Jordan was born on January 12, 1784 or 1785 in probably Greenbrier County, (West) Virginia, and died November 15, 1872 in West Virginia. He married Mary “Polly” Chapman in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia on April 20, 1802. Polly was born on December 22, 1784 and died on November 5, 1869 in Cabell County, West Virginia. Both Andrew and Polly are buried in Pliny, West Virginia.[1]
Evidence that Andrew Jordan is the son of James and Sarah Jordan
- 🔗 A descendant of Andrew Jordan (through his eldest son Jonathan) matched a descendant of William Jordan (through his son William) to a genetic distance of one after taking the 25-marker Y-DNA test, supporting the assertion that Andrew and William were brothers.
- 🌳 In March 1813, Andrew received 100 acres of land on the Mud River from James Jordan Senior. This transfer was one of four gifts comprising most of the land James Senior had taken possession of when he first moved to Kanawha County. At least two of the recipients (Andrew and Jonathan), and perhaps all four (including James Jr. and John), were already living in their own homes on this land. These 1813 transfers probably indicate that James, who was getting on in years, was either beginning to pass his worldly goods on to his sons or was formally transferring ownership of land that he had already given them years before. Either way, these transactions provide solid evidence that all four recipients—James Jordan Jr., John Jordan, Andrew Jordan and Jonathan Jordan—were James Jordan’s sons.
Land Records
- March 4, 1813 – Andrew Jordan buys for one dollar from James Jordan Senr. 100 acres in Cabell County on the Mud River where Andrew Jordan was living.
Censuses in which Andrew Jordan appeared
- 1820 Cabell County, Virginia – Andrew Jordan
2 white males under 10 (possibly William Jordan and Chapman Jordan)
2 white males 10-16 (possibly James L. Jordan and John Lafayette Jordan)
1 white male 16-18 (possibly Jonathan Jordan)
1 white male 26-45 (Andrew Jordan)
2 white females under 10 (possibly Sarah Jordan and ?)
1 white female 10-16
1 white female 26-45 (probably Mary Chapman Jordan)
3 engaged in agriculture - 1830 Cabell County, Virginia – Andrew Jordon
2 white males 15-20 (possibly William Jordan and Chapman Jordan)
1 white male 20-30 ((possibly John Lafayette Jordan)
1 white male 40-50 (Andrew Jordan)
1 white female under 5 (possibly Mary Jordan)
1 white female 5-10 (possibly Nancy Ann Jordan)
3 white females 10-15 (possibly Sarah Jordan, Elizabeth Jordan? and ?) - 1840 Cabell County, Virginia – Andrew Jourdon
1 white male 50-60 (Andrew Jordan)
1 white female 10-15 (possibly Mary Jordan)
2 white females 15-20 (possibly Elizabeth Jordan and Sarah Jordan)
1 white female 50-60 (probably Mary Chapman Jordan)
1 engaged in agriculture - 1850 District 10, Cabell County, Virginia – Andrew Jordan, dwelling 257, family 264;
Andrew Jordan, age 65, male, farmer, value of real estate owned: $1000, born in Virginia;
Mary Jordan, age 65, female, born in Virginia, cannot read and write;
Mary M. Jordan, age 23, female, born in Virginia;
William J. Forth, age 15, male, farmer, born in Virginia. - 1860 Mud Bridge Post Office, Cabell County, Virginia – Andrew Jordan, dwelling 1375, family 1333;
Andrew Jordan, age 75, male, farmer, value of real estate owned: $1200, value of personal estate: $200, born in Virginia, cannot read and write
Mary Jordan, age 75, female, born in Virginia, cannot read and write
Mary Jordan, age 35, female, born in Virginia, cannot read and write - 1870 Buffalo Post Office, Arbuckle Township, Mason County, West Virginia – Thomas C. Wallace, dwelling 137, family 138
Wallace, Thos. C., age 54, male, white, farmer, value of real estate: $3000, value of personal estate: 1000, born in Virginia, male citizen 21 years or older
— Elizabeth, age 46, female, white, keeping house, born in Virginia
— Levinnas, age 23, male, white, farmer, born in Virginia, male citizen 21 years or older
— Olivia, age 21, female, white, born in Virginia
— Caroline, age 19, female, white, born in Virginia
— Chas, age 15, male, white, born in Virginia, attended school within the year
— Lafayette, age 12, male, white, born in Virginia, attended school within the year
— Elizabeth, age 10, female, white, born in Virginia, attended school within the year, cannot write
— Allen, age 8, male, white, born in Virginia
— Timothy, age 6, male, white, born in West Virginia
— Emiley, age 3, female, white, born in West Virginia
Jorden, Andrew A., age 86, male, white, farmer, born in Virginia, male citizen 21 years or older
— Mary, age 45, female, white, born in Virginia
Personal Property Tax Lists in which Andrew Jordan appeared
- Kanawha County, Virginia: 1806 and 1807 (see Kanawha County Tax lists).
- Cabell County, Virginia: appears every year from 1809 to 1831, except for 1823 (see Cabell County Tax lists).1832 and later years were not read by this researcher.
Children of Andrew Jordan and Mary Chapman[2]
1. Jonathan Jordan was born on June 1, 1804 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia, and died January 29, 1855. He married Margaret Erwin in January 1827. Margaret was born on April 4, 1808 in Virginia and died on March 4, 1895. Both Jonathan and Margaret are buried at Mt. Zion Baptist Church cemetery, Mason County, West Virginia.
Jonathan is found in the censuses of 1830-MasonVA, 1840-MasonVA, and 1850-MasonVA. He is also possibly in the census of 1820-CabellVA in the household of Andrew Jordan.
Children of Jonathan Jordan and Margaret Erwin
1.1. Andrew V. Jordan was born circa 1831 in Virginia. He married Nancy (last name unknown). Nancy was born circa 1836 in Virginia.
1.2. Augustus B.W. Jordan was born on March 31, 1833 in Mason County, (West) Virginia, and died on March 5, 1928 in Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia. He is buried in Lone Oak Cemetery, Point Pleasant, West Virginia. He married Mary J. (last name unknown) circa 1875. Mary was born in May 1848 in Ohio.
1.3. Mary J. Jordan was born circa 1834 in Virginia.
1.4. Nancy Jordan was born circa 1836 in Virginia.
1.5. James M. Jordan was born circa 1842 in Virginia. He married Dica (last name unknown). Dica was born circa 1837 in Virginia.
1.6. John Franklin Jordan was born on January 2, 1845 in (West) Virginia and died on August 8, 1924 in Pliny, Putnam County, West Virginia. He is buried in Mount Union Cemetery, Pliny, West Virginia. He married Margaret A. (last name unknown). Margaret was born circa 1846 in (West) Virginia.
1.7. Edward Eli Jordan was born on October 10, 1847 in Virginia and died February 1, 1936 in Putnam County, West Virginia. He married Sarah Jane Melton, the daughter of Woodson and Letitia Melton, on October 26, 1870. Sarah was born on October 18, 1852 in Putnam County, (West) Virginia, and died on June 13, 1929.
2. James L. Jordan was born on January 1, 1807 and died after 1880. He married Elizabeth Erwin. Elizabeth was born circa 1806 in Virginia. James is found in the censuses of 1830-MasonVA, 1840-MasonVA, 1850-PutnamVA, 1870-MasonWV, and 1880-MasonVA. He is also possibly in the census of 1820-CabellVA in the household of Andrew Jordan.
3. John Lafayette Jordan was born on May 18, 1810 in Cabell County (West) Virginia. He married (1) Catherine M. McCoy, daughter of William and Ruth McCoy, in Mason County, (West) Virginia on April 4, 1853. Catherine was born in 1826 and died in Mason County on February 4, 1854. John also married (2) Harriet Missouri Sovinas Forth, daughter of Henry and Catherine Sovinas, in Cabell County on May 5, 1856. Harriet was born in Montgomery County, Virginia, on August (or September) 13, 1829 and died in Cabell County on June 6, 1918. She is buried in Ashland, Kentucky.
John is found in the censuses of 1850-MasonVA, 1860-MasonVA, and 1870-CabellVA. He is also possibly in the censuses of 1820-CabellVA and 1830-CabellVA in the household of Andrew Jordan/Jordon.
4. Chapman Jordan was born circa 1814 in Virginia and died after 1880. He married Mariah Slone on June 14, 1836 in Gallia County, Ohio. Mariah was born circa 1812 in Gallia County, Ohio. Chapman is found in the censuses of 1840-MasonVA, 1850-CabellVA, 1860-HancockIN, 1870-CarrollMO, and 1880-DouglasKS. He is also possibly in the censuses of 1820-CabellVA and 1830-CabellVA in the household of Andrew Jordan/Jordon.
5. William Jordan was born on June 1, 1815 in Virginia and died on December 21, 1893. He is buried in Milton Cemetery, Milton West Virginia. He married Esther P. Griffith on May 5, 1836 in Cabell County, (West) Virginia. Esther was born on October 16, 1814 in Virginia and died on March 21, 1882.
William is found in the censuses of 1840-CabellVA, 1850-CabellVA, 1860-CabellVA, 1870-CabellWV, and 1880-CabellWV. He is also possibly in the censuses of 1820-CabellVA and 1830-CabellVA in the household of Andrew Jordan/Jordon.
6. Sarah Jordan was born on February 9, 1819, in Virginia and died on July 9, 1871. She married Thomas Gibson. Thomas was born circa 1822 in Virginia. Sarah is found in the censuses of 1850-CabellVA, 1860-CabellVA, and 1870-MasonWV. She is also possibly in the censuses of 1820-CabellVA, 1830-CabellVA, and 1840-CabellVA in the household of Andrew Jordan/Jordon/Jourdon.
7. Elizabeth Jordan was born in Cabell County, (West) Virginia, on November (or February) 28, 1822 and died in Mason County, West Virginia on August 15, 1893. She married Thomas C. Wallace, son of Benjamin and Lettie Wallace, in Cabell County on February 4, 1841. Thomas was born in Lunenburg County, Virginia, on September 16, 1815 and died in Mason County on February 28, 1875.
Elizabeth is found in the censuses of 1850-CabellVA, 1870-MasonWV, and 1880-MasonWV. She is also possibly in the censuses of 1830-CabellVA and 1840-CabellVA in the household of Andrew Jordon/Jourdon.
8. Nancy Ann Jordan was born in Cabell County, (West) Virginia, on June 12, 1823 and died in Mason County, West Virginia, July 19, 1907. She married Peter Wallace, son of Benjamin and Lettie Wallace. Peter was born in Lunenburg County, Virginia, on November 19, 1816 and died in Mason County on June 22, 1898. Both Nancy and Peter are buried near Ashton, West Virginia.
Nancy is found in the censuses of 1850-CabellVA, 1860-MasonVA, 1870-MasonVA, 1880-MasonWV, and 1900-MasonWV. She is also possibly in the censuses of 1830-CabellVA in the household of Andrew Jordon/Jourdon and the census of 1840-CabellVA in the household of Peter Wallace.
9. Mary Jordan was born on November 5, 1825, in (West) Virginia and died on June 1, 1907; buried near Pliny, West Virginia. She married David George. David was born in Blandenburg, Ohio, on May 7, 1814 and died on June 12, 1887. He is buried near Ashton, West Virginia.
Mary is found in the censuses of 1850-CabellVA, 1860-CabellVA, and 1870-MasonWV, 1880-MasonWV, and 1900-MasonWV. She is also possibly in the censuses of 1830-CabellVA and 1840-CabellVA in the household of Andrew Jordon/Jourdon.
The Jordan Family 