Brief Life History of James
When James Ordway was born on 2 September 1764, in Rumney, Grafton, New Hampshire, British Colonial America, his father, Moses Ordway Jr., was 26 and his mother, Susanah Bly, was 18.
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Family Time Line
Moses Ordway Jr.
1738–1813
Susanah Bly
1745–1813
Thomas Ordway
1761–
Thomas Ordway
1790–
James Ordway
1764–
Michael Ordway
1765–1813
Abigail E Ordway
1766–
Benjamin Ordway
1767–
Suel Goodridge Ordway
1768–
Aaron Ordway
1769–1849
Susannah Ordway
1771–1856
Sarah Ordway
1772–
Betsey Ordway
1774–1842
John Ordway
1775–1849
Moses Ordway III
1775–1862
Isaac Ordway
1777–1849
Peter Ordway
1780–1866
Oliver Newall Ordway
1782–1839
Olivia Ordway
1782–
Hannah Ordway
1785–1839
James Ordway
1787–1862
Mary Ordway
1789–1820
Polly "Colly" Ordway
1789–
Sources (2)
- James Andway, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- James Ordway, "New Hampshire, Births and Christenings, 1714-1904"
Parents and Siblings
1738–1813 Male
1745–1813 Female
Siblings (21)
1761– Male
1764– Male
1765–1813 Male
1766– Female
1767– Male
+16 More Children
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Ordwy, Ordwic (from Old English Ordwīg, composed of the elements ord ‘point, spear’ + wīg ‘war’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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