Tag: Jordans

Written by Edwin Sandy Jordan

A Possible Jordan Forebearer?

I am often repetitive for purpose of clarification.  Family relationships are sometimes complicated. As previously noted, there is evidence my family descends from a Jordan male forebearer living in southwest England in the mid to late 16th century.  Ignatius Jordan (Jourdain), one time mayor of Exeter, and his putative brother, Silvester Jordan (Jourdain) of the […]

Written by Edwin Sandy Jordan

DNA and the Jordan Family

This post contains a more detailed explanation of some of the facts contained in my post on “The Jordan Family.” The material set apart below was extracted from a paper prepared by my son Stuart Jordan.  He plans to include it in a soon to be published update of his history of the Jordan family […]