Brief Life History of John
John Jordan was born about 1687, in Maryland, United States. He married Barbara about 1699, in Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1733, in United States, at the age of 47.
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- Jeames Jordan in entry for Jeames Jordan, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995"
- Jeames Jordan in entry for Jeames Jordan, "Maryland, Births and Christenings, 1650-1995"
- James Jordan, 'Geni World Family Tree' on MyHeritage
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Name Meaning
English, German, French (mainly Alsace and Haute-Savoie), Polish, Czech, and Slovenian; Spanish and Hungarian (Jordán): from the Christian personal name or nickname Jordan. This is taken from the name of the river Jordan (Hebrew Yarden, a derivative of yarad ‘to go down’, i.e. to the Dead Sea). At the time of the Crusades it was a common practice for crusaders and pilgrims to bring back flasks of water from the river in which John the Baptist had baptized people, including Christ himself, and to use it in the christening of their own children. As a result Jordan became quite a common personal name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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