My Jordans are from Germany; specifically Westphalia (Brakel and Erkeln). In Germany the family goes back to @ 1500. [If you have ancestors from there, see the database of births, deaths and marriages compiled at this URL...http://www.lesum.de/juling/erkelnlist.htm] About 6-8 Jordans immigrated to New York in the 1850-60s and were butchers and meat merchants in Manhattan. Several fought in the Civil War. Family surnames related to the Jordans include: Wagner, Alrogge(n), Vogt, Gorges, Borges, Herbold, Cattanach, and Fleckenstein. -----Original Message----- From: JORDAN-D-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:JORDAN-D-request@rootsweb.com] Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 10:00 PM To: JORDAN-D@rootsweb.com Subject: JORDAN-D Digest V05 #9