JORDAN, Nicholas (1570-1629), of the Inner Temple, London and East Street, Chichester, Suss.; formerly of Horsham, Suss.

bap. 8 Mar. 1570, yr. s. of Thomas Jordan (d.1582) of Brasted, Kent and Joan. Brasted par. reg. (Soc. Gen. transcript); PROB 11/186, f. 235. educ. Lyon’s Inn; I. Temple 1589, called 1597. I. Temple database of admiss. m. (1) by 1600 Mary (bur. 14 June 1608), 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da.; Par. Reg. of Horsham ed. R. Garraway Rice (Suss. Rec. Soc. xxi), 198, 204, 210, 214, 366, 369. (2) lic. 3 Dec. 1608, Cal. of Suss. Mar. Lics. ed. E.H.W. Dunkin (Suss. Rec. Soc. i), 67. with £1,000, Benedicta (bur. 11 Sept. 1609), da. of Stephen Barnham† of Southover, nr. Lewes, Suss., 1ch. d.v.p.; PROB 11/111, f. 80; Par. Reg. of Horsham, 371. (3) ?by Jan. 1614, Glynde Place Archives ed. R.F. Dell, 27. Margaret (d. 4 May 1619), da. of William Morley† of Glynde Place, Suss., wid. of Ninian Board of Lindfield, Suss., s.p.; Vis. Suss. (Harl. Soc. lxxxix), 15; W. Berry, County Gens.: Peds. of the Fams. in Co. of Suss. 175. (4) by Nov. 1623, Jane (bur. 25 Jan. 1626), da. and coh. of William Grice†, clerk of the Stables, of Great Yarmouth, Norf., wid. of Thomas Fantleroy, 1da. d.v.p. bur. 2 Aug. 1629 2 Aug. 1629. PROB 11/142, f. 231; Vis. Norf. (Harl. Soc. xxxii), 188; Add. 5699, f. 183v.