Genealogy of Patty Rose
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| Notes for Jeremiah JORDAN | ||||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - son of Robert JORDAN and Sarah WINTER - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jeremiah, youngest son of Rev. Robert Jordan. He and br. Saml. were reaping for Stephen Jones at Oyster Riv. in 1680; both must have rel. that yr. to Spurwink, where his portion was to be the old plantation will to his mo. He m. 10 Mar. 1685-6 Deborah Bickford who accomp. him to Newe. during the next war. Coroner's jury there 1693, taxed 1698. Returning home during the false peace, his w. and 7 ch. were taken 10 Aug 1703. The Jordan Gen. and Miss Coleman call him a captive, but it was his son, not he, who was kept long in Canada and France, and ret., unrecog. at first, to be kn. as French Jeremy. His w. was released by July 1706, was called his widow next mo. and cert. m. bef. 17 Jul 1714 Wm. Jones. Of Falm. in June 1752, ag. bet. 80 and 90, she dep. ab. Scarb. 60 yrs. bef. Three of the seven ch.: Jeremiah, Deborah, child. [ref 22] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - probably resided Scarborough at the 2000 acre "Nonesuch Farm," half of which he inherited On the sudden breaking out of hostilities with the Indians, August 10, 1703, Jeremiah and his wife were made captives by a hostile band, and on the same day his brother Dominicus, who lived on the east side of the Spurwink River, was killed in his own house, and his family carried into captivity. The children of Jeremiah being quite young were sent, after the capture of their parents, to New Castle, and probably remained in the care of friends at that place until the release of their mother. After remaining three years a prisoner in Canada, she was allowed to return, making her residence at New Castle, which was probably her native place. Jeremiah [son] was kept a captive in Canada a number of years, part of the time with the Indians , afterwards with the French. He was then carried to France, where he remained some years, being finally released, and returning, first to Spurwink, then to New Castle. Owing to the exposure and hardships through which he had passed, he was not recognized by any of his friends, who all supposed he had been dead many years, and who were very slow to believe that he was Jeremiah Jordan, until he showed the scars upon his breast caused by fire or water when he was quite young, and remembered by some of the family. This established his identity, and he was from that time called "French Jeremy," to distinguish him from others of the same name. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||||
| Notes for Deborah BICKFORD | ||||||||||
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Deborah, m. 10 Mar. 1685-6 Jeremiah Jordan, 2d by 1714 Wm. Jones of Newcastle; she was liv. in Falm. in June 1752, ag. bet. 80 and 90. [ref 22] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1703 captured by Indians, taken to Canada, released Jul 1706 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | ||||||||||
| Last Modified 7 Jun 2004 | Created 4 Jan 2005 |