Brought up in Halwill, near Holsworthy, Devon

Lived most of his adult life in Pyworthy, Devon

Family surname was spelt in several different ways
  (Jorden, Jordon, Jordain, Jurdon, Jerdon, etc)

Parents

Married 1716 (Jul 31) Halwill, Devon

Father possibly baptised 1689 (May 7) Okehampton
  (parents William Jordan and Margery Rudge?)
  - buried 1741/2 (Feb 19) Halwill, Devon

Mother baptised 1696/7 (Feb 9) Halwill, Devon
  (parents Edmund Haine and Elizabeth Page)
  - buried 1759 (Jul 16) Halwill, Devon

Spouse (called Joanna in some records)

Baptised 1735 (Jun 8) Pyworthy, Devon
  (parents William Perkin and Elizabeth Webber)
Buried 1784 (Jul 7) Pyworthy, Devon

Siblings

Elizabeth baptised 1716/7 (Mar 5) Halwill, Devon

William baptised 1718 (Sep 24) Halwill, Devon
  - married 1750 (Apr 11) Halwill to Mary Bowden
  - several children baptised in Halwill, Devon
  - buried 1809 (Mar 6) Halwill, Devon

James baptised 1721/2 (Feb 26) Halwill, Devon
  - buried 1724 (Jun 22) Halwill, Devon

Grace baptised 1724 (Mar 25) Halwill, Devon
  - possibly buried 1786 (Jan 21) Halwill, Devon

James baptised 1730 (May 19) Halwill, Devon

Mary baptised 1732/3 (Jan 28) Halwill, Devon