Notes for John Samuel JORDAN

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Notes for John Samuel JORDAN

Came from Wales acording to great granddaughter. Ephraim A. Alexander to Samuel Jordan 1850.

Jones County, Georgia: This indenture made, Eleventh day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty between Ephraim A. Alexander of Jones county of the state aforesaid of the one part and Samuel Jordan of the County of Carroll and State aforesaid of the other part, witnessed that the said Ephraim A. Alexander for and in consideration of the sum of sixty dollars to him in hand paid at and before the sealing and dating of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have granted bargained sold and conveyed his hiers and assigns a certain tract or parcel of land known by number 292 (two hunderd and ninty two) in the eight district of Carroll County Containing two hundred two and half acres more or less. To have and to hold said tract or parcel of land unto him the said Samuel Jordain his heirs and assigns together with all and singular the rights ????? and appurtancy this of to the same in any ????? belonging to him and

10th day of December 1837

Frances B. Hascals ?
James F. Bunnan?

Keeping in mind that James Jordan's son Samuel H. Jordan was born ca., 1820 in Gwinnett County, we find Saml. Jourdan, Charles Jourdan and James Jourdan are shown consecutively on page 262 of the Gwinnett County, GA 1820 census. Samuel Jurdan, Jr. of Gwinett County in Hamilton's Military District drew lot No. 247 in Section 10 located in Early County, GA., in the Third or 1820 land Lottery of Georgia (one could look at deed records in Early County to see when these lands were disposed of and by whom). Since James Jordan is shown in Gwinnett County, Ga., in the 1820 census, and prior to the formation in 1818 of Gwinnett County was a resident of parent Jackson County, this would make one think that he (assuming he is a brother of Samuel Jourdany and possibly Charles Jourdan), might have been a son of one Samuel Jurdan, Sr. There is a possibliity that James Jordan was a son of the Samuel Jordan who in 1807 was a resident of Jackson County, Cochran's District and drew lot No. 142, District No. 24 for land located in Wilkinson County, GA. The 1830 census, page 60, shows a "Samuel Jordan" as a resident of Twiggs which was formed in 1809 from Wilkinson, however he was too young to be the father of James Jordan, born February 25, 1797. The only other Samuel Jordan appearing in the 1830 Georgia census (also 1840 page 68) was in Carroll County, page 228, and he also was too young to be the father of James Jordan. The fact that Samuel Jordan in 1807 did not use "Junior" as was used by the Samuel Jordan, Jr., in the Third or 1820 Land Lottery of Georgia, makes one think that the Samuel Jordan in 1807 was a "Senior"? It is not clear who the "J. Jordan was who married in Jackson County, GA Sept 30, 1811, Polly Brown, nor is it clear who the orphans, residents of Jackson County, were of L. H. Jordan, deceased. These orphans received a draw in the 1806 Lottery for lands in Wilkinson and Baldwin Counties and the details were taken care of for them by a man names James Whitehead.

In the Georgia Early Tax Digest are found: "Jurdin, Sml., Hancock County, Crowder District, 1796, 038* and "Jurdon, Sam l., Jefferson County, Vinning District, 1799, 035." Land and probate records of Hancock and Jefferson Counties, GA, should be examined for possible children named Samuel, James and Charles of each of these (two?) Samuels.

In Early Records of Georgia, Volume 1, Wilkes County, by Grace Gillam Davidson, 1932, pages 27 and 264, the Court of Land Commissioners Appointed by Governor Wright to issue the "Ceded Lands" 1773-1775 issued to Samuel Jourdan "hiself only" (i.e. no family), from North Carolina, and now a resident of Wrightsobrough on January 13, 1775, 100 acres of land on South side Ogeechee adjacent Saunders Walker's upper line. In 1789 Samuel Jourdan's property is shown as adjoining property of Nathaniel Coats, Sheriff who transferred 400 acres of land to William Greaves. In same record, Volume 2, pages 70, 90 and 91, Samuel Jurden is taxed in 1785 on 200 acres in Wilkes County and Samuel Jurden and his wife Jen or Jeen (Jean?) sell to Jesse Hrdy 100 acres on both sides of Well's creek,part of tract bought by siad Jorden form Thos. Holloy, Sept. 24, 1789; Wm Hollined, Edward hardy, test." The Wilkes County Papers, page 294, show that Samuel Jourdon received the warrant for the 100 acres shown above on March 21, 1775. Abstract of 1790 Tax Returns, #46 Samuel Jurdon land in Washington County, Georgia, 200 acres in District D, Captain Ware's District.

Mulberry Fork water course now seperates Jackson and Barrow Counties, GA. Barrow County was formed in part form Jackson and Gwinnett Counties, in 1914. Charles Jourdon was taxed on the Mulberry Fork (Burge's District) in 1801 (a Charles Jourdon was in Wilkes County as early as 1785). Radford Jordan was in the 1805 lottery list in Jackson County and was shown in 1807. Samuel Jordan was on the Mulberry Fork (Cochran's District) in 1807. As previously mentioned, James Jordan was in Gwinnett Co. (Hamilton's District) in 1819 and is shown in Gwinnette Co. in the 1820 u.S. Census. In "Gone to Georgia" it is said on page 293, "Perhaps a link to the family in Gwinnett County, James Jordan and James Hamilton were joint securities for Ann, Widow of John Twitty and their son, William in the administration of the elder Twitty's estate in pendleton Dist., S.C., May 9, 1791 (Court Minutes 1790-1793, page 7).
Was in Gwinnett in 1820

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