Person:Jordan Smith (1)

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unproven Jordan Smith
b.Bef 1753 , , Virginia
 
m. Abt 1719
  1. Capt. Abraham Smith, of Rockingham County, VAAbt 1722 - 1782
  2. Col. Daniel Smith, Sr., of North River and Linville Creek, VAAbt 1724 - 1781
  3. Henry SmithAbt 1727 - Bef 1792
  4. Patrick SmithAbt 1728 - Abt 1756
  5. Lt. John SmithAbt 1730 - 1756
  6. Joseph SmithAbt 1734 - 1756
  7. David SmithBef 1739 - Bef 1782
  8. Margaret 'Louisa' Smith1741 - 1823
  9. David Smith1741 -
  10. Jonathan Smith1744 -
  11. James Jordan SmithBef 1749 -
  12. unproven Jordan SmithBef 1753 -
  13. William SmithBef 1753 -
Facts and Events
Name unproven Jordan Smith
Gender Male
Birth[1] Bef 1753 , , Virginia

challenged parents: John Smith and Margaret Unknown (1)

Ancestral File Number:<AFN> Q65B-Z2

James Jordan Smith [some sources have split the names and made two children: James and Jordan.] a. 1753 will of John Smith: what Ever of my Land Remains un sold to pay of my Debts to be Divided Equally between my sons William Joseph David Jonathan and James Jordan...

b. Smith Cousins Four: James Jordan. The last may have been named for his mother's family. Evidently these five were the youngest children. [Smith Cousins Four was compiled by Zula Wood Atwood, Frank L. Eddens, Jr, Mildred Smith Shumaker, & Guy R. Smith.]

c. 1779 Will of John Smith…[I] bequeath to my dearly beloved wife all my moveable estate and during her natural life and at her death to devolve to my son James Smith. . .Item: I bequeath to my son James Smith my part of a warrant for officer’s Claim-- Now in the hands of Col Preston, which is one thousand acres. Also one Part of land in Craig's Creek containing about one hundred and eighty acres and one entry of land on Glade Creek. The above lands to be at his disposal to sell and dispose of as he thinks proper. I do hereby appoint my trusty and well-beloved friend George Skillern executor of this my will and testament. . . the day and year above written. Jno Smith [scrawled seal]. Published pronounced and declared by the said John Smith to be his Last will and Testament in presence of us X George Hutchison Joseph Dickson William Watson

References
  1. Will
    page 199, 1753.

    JOHN SMITH - Will of 1753

    Copied from:
    Settlers by the Long Grey Trail
    A contribution to: The History and Genealogy of Colonial Families of Rockingham County, Virginia
    by J. Houston Harrison C. J. Carrier Company Harrison burg, Virginia 1975
    Page 199:
    "It has been well said that the Harrisons of Rockingham were intimately connected with the Smiths. Reference here is to the family of the immigrant Capt. John Smith, some account of whom has been given, and the accidental finding of whose will among the unindexed records at Staunton has been noted. (See pp. 8, 37, 86, 141). This will, in the original, was written on a single sheet of paper on the back of which occurs the notation: "John Smith Senr. Will," is dated May 7, 1753, and reads as follows-

    "IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN-
    I John Smith of Augusta County and Colony of Virginia being very Sick in Body but in my perfect Sences do make this my Last will and testament first of all I Leave to Margaret my well beloved wife all my Stock of Horses and Cattle Household Goods and all my Movables Whatsoever She shall also make Choice of any one Tract of Land that I have which She is to hold During her Life and at her Death the sd. Land to fall to my daughter Louisa I also Constitute and appoint Daniel Harrison Silas Hart and my son Abraham Smith to be my Executors and it is my will that they Shall Sell all or so much of my Land Excepting the above Tracts as will Pay all of my Debts and funeral Charges and what Ever of my Land Remains un sold to pay of my Debts to be Divided Equally between my sons William Joseph David Jonathan and James Jordan my Executors to Pay five Shillings Each to my Sons Abraham Henry Daniel and John & I Do hereby Revoke make null and void all other wills made by me before this Date and hereby Pronounce and Publickly Declare this to be my Last Will and Testament in Witness whereof I have Hereunto Set my hand an Seal this Seventh Day of May on Thousand Seven Hundred & Fifty Three- "In Presents of James Patton, Robt. Renick, Humphrey Madison
    "Jno. Smith (seal)
    (See original wills, Box 3, Staunton, Virginia) [Note: John Smith had at least 2 wills. This one dated 1753 and a final one dated April 26, 1779.]

    "The signature of Capt. Smith is in a very bold hand.

    The seal is of red wax bearing embossed on it the figure of a "horn of Plenty," out of which pours a "fleur-de-lis", and water (?), onto a sprig, or branch of a vine, placed underneath, and a curved as an inverted rainbow. The fleur-de-lis was the Royal emblem of France, and is also the same for a species of iris. Probably the vine of the seal alludes to the latter, particularly as the iris of mythology was


    associated with the rainbow. In one way or another the fleur-de-lis occurs frequently in the arms of Smith families. Its significance pouring from a horn of plenty would seem to be evident. On the Arms of Richard Smith, the Smithtown, Long Island, immigrant, the fleur-de-lis was a prominent figure. (See p. 37)….
    Note from Guy Smith-the seal is reversed in this image.

    "The will is interesting, in that it mentions more children than appear to have heretofore been credited to Capt. Smith. At the proving of his importation at Orange (see p. 8), he included his wife Margaret, and sons Abraham, Henry, Daniel, John, and Joseph. Of these Abraham, b. in Ulster, Ireland, 1722, m. Sarah Caldwell, of Augusta County; Daniel, b. in Ulster, 1724, m. about 1751, Jane, the daughter of Capt. Daniel Harrison; Henry, b. 1727, m. Camey ___ [Amy/Amey/Amelia-various spellings from land records]; John Jr., born 1730, was killed at Ft. Vause, June 25, 1756; and Joseph, born 1734, in Chester County, Pennsylvania (?), was captured with his father at Ft. Vause, June 25, 1756, and died a prisoner on the way to [Canada]. A daughter, Margaret, (according to Boogher p. 330) b. 1741, married Hugh Reece Bowen, who died October 7, 1780. The will names a daughter, Louisa, probably Margaret Louisa, and adds sons William, David, Jonathan, and James Jordan. The last may have been named for his mother's family. Evidently these five were the youngest children.
    [Note from Guy Smith: Very few Jordan in records of Augusta Co. No James Jordan.]

    The seal and signature are from Guy R. Smith historian for the Col. John Smith Society.

    Sandra Gwilliam notes: There are family group sheets with both a James and a Jordan Smith listed. Neither Jordan or James is listed in the.John SMITH - Will of 1753 but James is listed as a son in the 1779 will. I have put a child Jordan in the family group with a parent link as "challenged" and "unproven" before his name. The 1753 Will text is copied from: The History and Genealogy of Colonial Families of Rockingham County, Virginia by J. Houston Harrison C. J. Carrier Company Harrisonburg, Virginia 1975 Page 199: document provided by Guy R. Smith who wrote: Very few named Jordan in records of Augusta Co., Virginia. No James Jordan.] See text of 1753 will in this citation & another citation with the 1779 Will.

  2.   http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcdetail.aspx?Id=5426710
    :A Jordan Smith was in Kanawha County, VA (now WV) though he is likely to have been a later generation, this is a clue to follow up on this branch.