Obedience White November was born Nov 29, 1787 in 1787 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. She was the daughter of Luke White and the former Mrs. Mary Mewborn White. Mary had been married before to Thomas Mewborn, who died in 1782, leaving one heir, Archibald Mewborn (1781-1857). Mary married Luke White in 1784 in Edgecombe, and had 11 children by Luke, the first three were born in Edgecombe, where Luke was enumerated in the 1790 census. Luke was called for jury duty in Elbert Co Ga in 1791.
Obedience "Beady" was married to James Jordan Nov 26, 1807 in Elbert by Thomas Maxwell, M.G. Rev. Maxwell was the first Pastor of the Holly Springs Baptist Church, it being founded in 1795 as an arm of the Doves Creek Baptist Church. Thomas Maxwell's son, Elijah, married Elizabeth Jordan, sister of Beady's husband, James. Rev. Maxwell had James and his sisters names and birth dates added to his family Bible.
James and Beady had nine children, the last of whom was born 3 months after James died in 1826. James died leaving her with all those underage children, the oldest Stephen White Jordan was only 7 years of age.
Before James died, he had applied for a draw in the 1827 Georgia Land Lottery, and he had won a prize. His oldest son, Stephen White Jordan got the land in Wilkinson County from that draw. In the 1830 Federal census of Elbert County, Obedience Jordan was listed as the Head of Household. Her son, Stephen White Jordan was living next door to his aunt, Elizabeth Jordan Maxwell. Obedience applied for two draws for the orphans of James Jordan in the 1832 Georgia Land Lottery. One prize was for land that was in Paulding County, and son Joshua R Jordan, after he reached his age of maturity, moved to Paulding, and got title to that land lot, which was in the 832nd Georgia Militia District.
She is buried in the Holly Springs Cemetery, but not under the wolf guard that protected the remains of her husband and daughter Sarah. Her original marker was a flat piece of marble inscribed with the following " Beady Jordan".
Obedience was my (Ron Holley's) 3rd great-grandmother.
Obedience "Beady" was married to James Jordan Nov 26, 1807 in Elbert by Thomas Maxwell, M.G. Rev. Maxwell was the first Pastor of the Holly Springs Baptist Church, it being founded in 1795 as an arm of the Doves Creek Baptist Church. Thomas Maxwell's son, Elijah, married Elizabeth Jordan, sister of Beady's husband, James. Rev. Maxwell had James and his sisters names and birth dates added to his family Bible.
James and Beady had nine children, the last of whom was born 3 months after James died in 1826. James died leaving her with all those underage children, the oldest Stephen White Jordan was only 7 years of age.
Before James died, he had applied for a draw in the 1827 Georgia Land Lottery, and he had won a prize. His oldest son, Stephen White Jordan got the land in Wilkinson County from that draw. In the 1830 Federal census of Elbert County, Obedience Jordan was listed as the Head of Household. Her son, Stephen White Jordan was living next door to his aunt, Elizabeth Jordan Maxwell. Obedience applied for two draws for the orphans of James Jordan in the 1832 Georgia Land Lottery. One prize was for land that was in Paulding County, and son Joshua R Jordan, after he reached his age of maturity, moved to Paulding, and got title to that land lot, which was in the 832nd Georgia Militia District.
She is buried in the Holly Springs Cemetery, but not under the wolf guard that protected the remains of her husband and daughter Sarah. Her original marker was a flat piece of marble inscribed with the following " Beady Jordan".
Obedience was my (Ron Holley's) 3rd great-grandmother.
Obedience White November was born Nov 29, 1787 in 1787 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. She was the daughter of Luke White and the former Mrs. Mary Mewborn White. Mary had been married before to Thomas Mewborn, who died in 1782, leaving one heir, Archibald Mewborn (1781-1857). Mary married Luke White in 1784 in Edgecombe, and had 11 children by Luke, the first three were born in Edgecombe, where Luke was enumerated in the 1790 census. Luke was called for jury duty in Elbert Co Ga in 1791.
Obedience "Beady" was married to James Jordan Nov 26, 1807 in Elbert by Thomas Maxwell, M.G. Rev. Maxwell was the first Pastor of the Holly Springs Baptist Church, it being founded in 1795 as an arm of the Doves Creek Baptist Church. Thomas Maxwell's son, Elijah, married Elizabeth Jordan, sister of Beady's husband, James. Rev. Maxwell had James and his sisters names and birth dates added to his family Bible.
James and Beady had nine children, the last of whom was born 3 months after James died in 1826. James died leaving her with all those underage children, the oldest Stephen White Jordan was only 7 years of age.
Before James died, he had applied for a draw in the 1827 Georgia Land Lottery, and he had won a prize. His oldest son, Stephen White Jordan got the land in Wilkinson County from that draw. In the 1830 Federal census of Elbert County, Obedience Jordan was listed as the Head of Household. Her son, Stephen White Jordan was living next door to his aunt, Elizabeth Jordan Maxwell. Obedience applied for two draws for the orphans of James Jordan in the 1832 Georgia Land Lottery. One prize was for land that was in Paulding County, and son Joshua R Jordan, after he reached his age of maturity, moved to Paulding, and got title to that land lot, which was in the 832nd Georgia Militia District.
She is buried in the Holly Springs Cemetery, but not under the wolf guard that protected the remains of her husband and daughter Sarah. Her original marker was a flat piece of marble inscribed with the following " Beady Jordan".
Obedience was my (Ron Holley's) 3rd great-grandmother.
Obedience "Beady" was married to James Jordan Nov 26, 1807 in Elbert by Thomas Maxwell, M.G. Rev. Maxwell was the first Pastor of the Holly Springs Baptist Church, it being founded in 1795 as an arm of the Doves Creek Baptist Church. Thomas Maxwell's son, Elijah, married Elizabeth Jordan, sister of Beady's husband, James. Rev. Maxwell had James and his sisters names and birth dates added to his family Bible.
James and Beady had nine children, the last of whom was born 3 months after James died in 1826. James died leaving her with all those underage children, the oldest Stephen White Jordan was only 7 years of age.
Before James died, he had applied for a draw in the 1827 Georgia Land Lottery, and he had won a prize. His oldest son, Stephen White Jordan got the land in Wilkinson County from that draw. In the 1830 Federal census of Elbert County, Obedience Jordan was listed as the Head of Household. Her son, Stephen White Jordan was living next door to his aunt, Elizabeth Jordan Maxwell. Obedience applied for two draws for the orphans of James Jordan in the 1832 Georgia Land Lottery. One prize was for land that was in Paulding County, and son Joshua R Jordan, after he reached his age of maturity, moved to Paulding, and got title to that land lot, which was in the 832nd Georgia Militia District.
She is buried in the Holly Springs Cemetery, but not under the wolf guard that protected the remains of her husband and daughter Sarah. Her original marker was a flat piece of marble inscribed with the following " Beady Jordan".
Obedience was my (Ron Holley's) 3rd great-grandmother.
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