NANCY          WILLIAM          FRANKLIN           MARTHA             MARY            JESSE          LARKIN      HILLARD

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Descendants of the Primitive Baptist Elder        

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Jordan Ashley was born abt. 1805 probably in NC.
                                His Parents are unknown.
His Wife Barbara ? was born abt. 1805 probably in NC.
                                Her Parents are also unknown.

1830 Wilkes County Census
            Jordan Ashley
                Males  <5: 2   5-10: 1   20-30: 1
                Females  5-10: 1    20-30: 1
Jordan was a member of the Brushy Mountain Baptist Association of Wilkes County, NC.¹

1835- Jordan was ordained as a Primitive Baptist Elder by the New Hope Baptist Church of Wilkes County.¹
1839-1840- He was Pastor of the New Hope Baptist Church .¹
              1840 Wilkes County Census
                     Jordan Ashley
                     Males  <5: 1  5-10: 1  10-15: 2   15-20: 1  30-40: 1
                     Females 5-10: 2  10-15: 1  30-40:1

Jordan moved to Ashe County and was briefly a member of the Senter Baptist Chruch (Nathan's Creek) prior to moving on to Kentucky. ²
1845, November 30- Jordan's son William married in Ashe County.
1847, February 6- Jordon's son Franklin married in Ashe County.

1847- he moved to Jenkins, Kentucky, living in tents the first summer.
1847 -1854 Jordan was a moderator of all the Baptist Churches in several eastern Kentucky Counties.³

He moved to Carr's Fork in Present Knott County, KY.
1848- Jordan's daughter Nancy married in Letcher County.
By 1849- Jordan owned 250 acres in the Carr's Fork, Irishman area.
1850- Jordan's daughter Mary married in Letcer County.
1850 Perry County Census
Jordan Ashley 45  Carpenter 500 NC literate                      
Barbara         45       NC        illiterate       
Jesse              16     NC                 
Sheppard       13      NC                
Hilliard            9        NC              
William Smith  26 300 NC   literate         
180
Martha            18 NC  illiterate

1851, Novermber- Jordan transfers 100 acres of Letcher County land on Irishman to son Franklin.
1852- Jordan's daughter Martha married.
1854 He wrote the Circular Letter for the New Salem Association
                        Circular Letter on the Subject of Love.

1856, March 20- Jordan's son Jesse married in Perry County.

1860 Perry County Census
Jordan Ashley  56   200/500 NC  literate       
Barbara             55       NC          illiterate       
Shepherd           23      NC          illiterate
Hillard J.            18 NC
By 1860- Jordan owned more than 400 acres in the Carr's Fork, Irishman area.

Jordan moved to Campton, Wolfe Co. KY, where he died in 1864.
He is said to be buried at "Swift Creek Cemetery", Wolfe Co.³  Neither this cemetery nor his grave has been found.

In her later years in Campton, KY, Barbara worked as a housekeeper for Dr. Archelous Congleton.
1870 Wolfe County      
               Congleton, Archilaus    30  1500 KY   Physician
               Ashley, Barabary         64            NC    Housekeeper

She is said to have died at the age of 102 in 1907. ³

 The Descendants of Jordan Ashley

The Children of JORDAN and BARBARA
ASHLEY are:

NANCY          WILLIAM          FRANKLIN           MARTHA             MARY            JESSE          LARKIN      HILLARD

            

County maps at the University of Kentucky:  Lecther  Knott  Perry  Floyd  Wolfe  More

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