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Samuel Jordan, the Glossary

Samuel Jordan (died 1623) was an early settler and Ancient Planter of colonial Jamestown.^[1]

26 relations: Alexander Brown (author), Ancient planter, Cecily Jordan Farrar, Cecily Jordan v. Greville Pooley dispute, Charles City County, Virginia, Colony of Virginia, England, Farrar's Island, George Yeardley, Headright, Henricus, House of Burgesses, Indian massacre of 1622, James City County, Virginia, Jamestown, Virginia, Jordan Point, Virginia, London Company, Martha W. McCartney, Militia, Opechancanough, Paramount chief, Richard Bland (burgess), Tsenacommacah, Virginia General Assembly, Virginia Governor's Council, William Farrar (settler).

Alexander Brown (September 5, 1843 – August 19, 1906) was a Confederate soldier and American merchant, best known as the author of several books on the early history of Virginia.

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Ancient planter

"Ancient planter" (sometimes called ancient colony men) was a term applied to early colonists who migrated to the Colony of Virginia when the settlement was managed privately by the Virginia Company of London.

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Cecily Jordan Farrar

Cecily Jordan Farrar was one of the earlier women settlers of colonial Jamestown, Virginia. Samuel Jordan and Cecily Jordan Farrar are people from colonial Virginia.

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Cecily Jordan v. Greville Pooley dispute

The Cecily Jordan v. Greville Pooley dispute was the first known prosecution for breach of promise in colonial America and the first in which the defendant was a woman. Samuel Jordan and Cecily Jordan v. Greville Pooley dispute are people from colonial Virginia.

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Charles City County, Virginia

Charles City County is a county located in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia.

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Colony of Virginia

The Colony of Virginia was a British, colonial settlement in North America between 1606 and 1776.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Farrar's Island

Farrar's Island is a peninsula on the west side of the James River in Chesterfield County, Virginia.

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George Yeardley

Sir George Yeardley (–) was a planter and colonial governor of the colony of Virginia.

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Headright

A headright refers to a legal grant of land given to settlers during the period of European colonization in the Americas.

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Henricus

The "Citie of Henricus"—also known as Henricopolis, Henrico Town or Henrico—was a settlement in Virginia founded by Sir Thomas Dale in 1611 as an alternative to the swampy and dangerous area around the original English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia.

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House of Burgesses

The House of Burgesses was the elected representative element of the Virginia General Assembly, the legislative body of the Colony of Virginia.

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Indian massacre of 1622

The Indian massacre of 1622 took place in the English colony of Virginia on.

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James City County, Virginia

James City County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Jamestown, Virginia

The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.

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Jordan Point, Virginia

Jordan Point (or Jordan's Point) is a small unincorporated community on the south bank of the James River in the northern portion of Prince George County, Virginia, United States.

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London Company

The London Company, officially known as the Virginia Company of London, was a division of the Virginia Company with responsibility for colonizing the east coast of North America between latitudes 34° and 41° N.

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Martha W. McCartney

Martha W. McCartney is an American research historian and writer.

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Militia

A militia is generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional or part-time soldiers; citizens of a country, or subjects of a state, who may perform military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of regular, full-time military personnel; or, historically, to members of a warrior-nobility class (e.g.

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Opechancanough

Opechancanough (1554–1646) was paramount chief of the Powhatan Confederacy in present-day Virginia from 1618 until his death. Samuel Jordan and Opechancanough are people from colonial Virginia.

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Paramount chief

A paramount chief is the English-language designation for a King/Queen or the highest-level political leader in a regional or local polity or country administered politically with a chief-based system.

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Richard Bland (burgess)

Richard Bland I (August 11, 1665 – April 1720), sometimes known as Richard Bland of Jordan's Point, was a Virginia planter and member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, and the father of Founding Father Richard Bland. Samuel Jordan and Richard Bland (burgess) are house of Burgesses members.

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Tsenacommacah

Tsenacommacah (pronounced in English; also written Tscenocomoco, Tsenacomoco, Tenakomakah, Attanoughkomouck, and Attan-Akamik) is the name given by the Powhatan people to their native homeland, the area encompassing all of Tidewater Virginia and parts of the Eastern Shore.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Jordan

Also known as Jordan, Samuel.

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