Samuel Jordan
American colonial politician
About Samuel Jordan
Lived 1578 – 1623 (aged 44–45). Samuel Jordan was an ancient Planter and house of Burgesses.
Samuel Jordan (died 1623) was an early settler and Ancient Planter of colonial Jamestown. He arrived in Virginia around 1610, and served as a Burgess in the first representative legislative session in North America. Jordan patented a plantation which he called "Beggar's Bush", which later became known as Jordan's Journey. It became a safe haven and stronghold for settlers during the Second Anglo-Powhatan War that ensued after the Powhatan surprise attack of 1622.
Early life and arrival in New World Samuel Jordan came to Virginia sometime around 1610,
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Who was Samuel Jordan?
American colonial politician
When was Samuel Jordan born?
Samuel Jordan was born in 1578 in England.
When did Samuel Jordan die?
Samuel Jordan died in 1623 in Colonial Virginia, Jordan Point, Virginia.
What was Samuel Jordan's occupation?
Samuel Jordan was an ancient Planter and house of Burgesses.
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