Person:John Jordan (80)

Revolutionary War Pension Information

Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 3, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :

Jordan, John - entered service 1778 in Philadelphia,County, Pennsylvania, where resided; member of the Society of Cincinnati; Bounty Land Warrant #1165 issued 2/14/1791; granted Pension 1829, age not given, Botetourt County, Virginia, where he resided; died 5/4/1835; married Catharine Beale 4/21/1789 in Shenandoah County, Virginia who was born 9/25/1764; widow granted Pension 1838 in Botetourt County, Virginia; died 2/2/1836; query letter in file 1930 from descendant Mrs. R.H. Edwards of Camden, New Jersey; query letter in file 1924 from descendant Mrs. Estaline Paxton Walker, Blacksburg, Virginia, whose mother was grand-daughter of soldier. F-W34261, R1449.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

   http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/7335088/person/6054198670

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
   Name: Captain John Jordan
   SAR Membership: 23026
   Birth Date: 26 Oct 1755
   Birth Place: Berks, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
   Death Date: 4 May 1835
   Death Place: Botetourt, Virginia
   Father:
   Mother: Elizabeth Lewis
   Spouse: Catharine Beale
   Children: Catherine Beale Jordan
   [Ancestry.com]