Today's
ancestor birthday is my 6th great-grandmother, Rachel Jordan, who was
born 70 years before my ancestor from yesterday. Because she was born
before the calendar change in 1752 her Quaker record would show that
she was born the 24th day of the 3rd month of 1703.
Rachel
became one of my northeastern North Carolina Quaker ancestors, but
she was born in Virginia, the daughter of Joshua and Elizabeth
(Sanbourne) Jordan. It was in Isle of Wight County Virginia on 3 Sep 1719
when she married Thomas White.
I
really liked how the Quaker record shows that she promised "to
be to him a true and loving wife until death." I hope she kept
her promise since they were married for over 40 years until Thomas
died in 1761 and Rachel died 16
Jun 1768.
From
deed records it is probable that the family moved from Virginia to
Perquimans County North Carolina by 1724. Their 13 children are
listed in the Quaker records there, born between 1720 and 1744. My
ancestor, Sarah White, was the next to the youngest and she married
Nicholas Nicholson in 1762 so Rachel was still alive and probably
attended their wedding.
You
may recognize the name Nicholson from my post yesterday. Miriam
Bell's mother was Miriam Nicholson and Miriam and Nicholas were
siblings. I find it fun to see how the families are connected.
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