Benjamin Jordan and Mary Crouch

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Husband Benjamin Jordan ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 19 Jul 1779 - Northumberland Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 May 1861 - Walnut Hill, Dauphin Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Paxtang Church

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         Father: Thomas Jordan (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Rachel Steele (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 29 Oct 1811 1

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Wife Mary Crouch ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 23 Oct 1791 - Walnut Hill, Dauphin Co, PA 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Oct 1846 - Walnut Hill, Dauphin Co, PA 1 2
         Buried:  - Paxtang Church

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         Father: Edward Crouch (1764-1827) 2 4 5 6 7
         Mother: Margaret Potter (1775-1795/1797) 2 4 6 7

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Benjamin Jordan

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He was born on the ground where the town of Milton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, was located.
[From York County,] he removed to Lancaster, where he engaged himself in the business of bookseller with William Dickson, at the same time assisted in editing the Lancaster Intelligencer until 1808, when he was appointed weighmaster of the port of Philadelphia. In 1816 he resigned and went to Dauphin County, taking up his residence at Walnut Hill. He represented the Dauphin district in the State Senate 1846-1850.

1 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 510.

2 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 145.

3 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 315.

4 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 477.

5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 174.

6 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 110.

7 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 314.