I thought this would be of interest to all of you who, like me, claim descent from Thomas Jordan, b ca 1600, and first mentioned in "The Muster", at Jamestown in 1624, as "head of the Governor's Men at Pasbehaigh {James City}, a soldier in the Governor's Guard. " The following article was in our paper in October 2002. Makes one ask if we might be able to go and actually see something that may have belonged to, or was contemporary with, "Our Thomas"? Among the things listed in that inventory are the following: "Corne, 14 barrels; Fish 2000; Snaphannce Peeces. 8; Matchcocles, 2.*; Armour, 4; Jack-Coat**, 1; Coates of Male, 2; Steele Coat, 1; Corslett, 1 and 2 head peeces; Power, 10#; Shott, 60#. The article: from The Times, Shreveport, Louisiana, October 2002 DIG UNEARTHS ARMOR FROM JAMESTOWN James town, Va. Archaeologists found a large cache of early-17th century armor deep in a well in historic Jamestown, a hint as to the military readiness of the New World's first permanent English settlement. The pieces, found about 10 feet below the surface, include body armor and possibly breast plates, back plates and helmets. "Most archaeologists will go their whole lives and not find a single piece of armor, " archaeologist Eric Deetz said Thursday as each new piece emerged from the narrow, brick-lined shaft. Led by Bill Kelso, researchers for the Jamestown Rediscovery excavation project recovered the first piece of armor from the well about two weeks ago, when they were only 3 feet below the surface. The artifacts are believed to date no later than 1618, suggesting that the shaft could reach back to the colony's earliest and least understood era, beginning in 1607. Prior finds from that period have been mostly bits of clay and other nonmilitary items. ( From Wire Reports) from Carleen