Notes for Charles III JORDAN

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Notes for Charles III JORDAN

Charles Jordan III, born in a "Norther state" in June 1764; died in Meriwether County, Georgia in August 1832.

This was from an affadivit by Frances in 1837 to get the pension of Charles.
Said Charles Jordan, deceased, was called into Service, residence in Wilkes County, Georgia, Sometime during the yea 1780, probably the eirlier part of that year. Serving in the Militial of the State an performed "Scouting and reconnointring on the pioniers, building and sustaining fully and protecting the inhabitants. " "At that time Georgia and Carolina were measurable in possession of the British from their control of Augusta and Charleston, and expeditions were entirely on the defensive and cautiously engaged in and with an eye to protect the pionier settlements from Tory friends and Indian massacre. They were worse indeed and more imprerative than danger and injury from the British enemu by whom they were encouraged, sometimes assisted and always communicated with kfrom those British lords.

Charles Jordan III resided in Wilkes County when first called into the militia. He was about sixteen years old at that time. During the Revolution he resided at varfious times in that part of Wilkes county which was sub-divied into Columbia and Lincoln counties. He lived in Lincoln County from 1790 to 1806; During 1807 and 1808 he risided in Jackson County; and from 1809 to 1816 he lived in Morgan County. From there he moved to Monroe County, Alabama, where he resided for nine years near the Burnt Corn Spring up to and including 1825. From Alabama he returned to Georgia into Upson County, where he remained in 1826 and 1827. He moved to Meriwether County in the Spring of 1828 and remained there to the time of his death. He was a pioneer, frontier man and usually attended to cattle stock with merely a farm income.

Brother Samuel states died 1835 in brother Charles' house in Walton county

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