My father always said it was 'Jeerdan'. Randy Cabell - Descendent of Thomas Jordan, er 'Jeerdan' ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sunshine49" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 11:07 PM Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Jordan's Journey > Some of the places along the coast, the Outer Banks of NC, etc. that > retain that Elizabethan speech still pronounce it "JERR den". I may > be mis-remembering, but President Carter had a fellow Georgian on > staff, Hamilton Jordan, and I think they pronounced that "JERR den", > too. > > Nancy > > ------- > I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days. > > --Daniel Boone > > > > On Jan 6, 2007, at 8:07 PM, Connie Lapallo wrote: > >> Hi Neil, >> >> I wrote a novel (Dark Enough to See the Stars in a Jamestown Sky) >> based on >> Joan Peirce and her daughter Cecily Reynolds. Cecily's second >> husband was >> Samuel Jordan of Jordan's Journey. Samuel was a character in the >> book, but >> will play a more important role in the sequel. I'm writing the >> sequel now, >> which will largely focus on Cecily's life, including her marriage to >> Samuel and the development of Jordan's Journey. I'm a descendent of >> Cecily >> from her first marriage to a Bailey. >> >> My research for the sequel is still in progress, but I can tell you >> that >> you're correct that there's no definitive proof (that I'm aware of) >> that >> Samuel was a passenger on the Sea Venture. However, he received a land >> grant on 10 December 1620 which listed him as a "an ancient planter >> who >> hath abode ten yeares compleat in this Colony." From this, we know he >> either came on the Patience and Deliverance (with the Sea Venture >> survivors) or on De La Warr's ships in June 1610. He appeared to >> have a >> strong military background (suggested by how well-fortified Jordan's >> Journey was and the similarity of its structures to those of an Irish >> bawn.) I believe he was probably in the group of mercenaries left >> without >> work when a truce was called in the Lowlands in 1609. His (probable) >> distant cousin Silvester was definitely on the Sea Venture, and his >> first >> cousin's (Joan Peirce's) husband was also on there. I think the Sea >> Venture is a sound assumption, though not definite. >> >> The name "Beggar's Bush" was probably a corruption of "Biker's >> Bush." The >> neighboring land was that of William Biker, and there is a Bicker's >> Creek >> on present day maps near there as well. Please see W&M Quarterly, >> April >> 1941, p.180-181 for a more detailed explanation. >> >> Samuel would have pronounced his name "JERR-den." His ancestors >> probably >> came to England from France after the Hundred Years war. This distinct >> pronounciation survived in Virginia for many years, and is >> distinguishable >> from the ancient family of English Jordans who pronounce it more as we >> would expect: "JOR-den". Given that, "Jordan's Journey" was much more >> alliterative than it appears on paper! >> >> I love the charcter of Sam Jordan and am eager to do more research >> on him. >> >> Best of luck. I hope this helps. >> >> Sincerely, >> Connie Lapallo >> author of DARK ENOUGH TO SEE THE STARS IN A JAMESTOWN SKY >> www.ConnieLapallo.com >> >> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the >> instructions >> at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html