Cecily Jordan Farrar
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Cecily Jordan Farrar was one of the earlier women settlers of colonial Jamestown, Virginia. She arrived in the colony as a child in 1610 and was established as one of the few female ancient planters b
Sidney King's painting of tobacco farming illustrates the activity that made plantations like Jordan's Journey successful.
Virginia Historical Highway Marker of Jordan's Journey, where Cecily was a head of household.
Dramatization of Cecily Jordan rejecting Greville Pooley's claims
Historical marker for Bailey's Creek that assumes Cecily is the mother of Temperance Bailey and notes that her father is unknown.
Samuel Jordan
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Samuel Jordan 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 Ameri
Cecily Jordan Farrar
…Jamestown, Virginia. She arrived in the colony as a child in 1610 and was established as one of the few female ancient planters by 1620. After her husband Samuel Jordan died in 1623, Cecily obtained oversight of his 450-acre plantation, Jordan's Journey. In the Jamestown Muster of 1624-1625, she is one of fewer than…
Thomas Armstrong's illustration of the First Assembly in Virginia, which Samuel Jordan attended.