Talk:Jordan Point, Virginia

Substantial edits to the historical section

I modified the focus of this article to examine some of the archaeological significance of the location. In this respect, I just made some substantial changes. Discussion of Native American residence of the area was added, the Beggars Bush entry has been strongly edited and given verifiable, reliable citations. Further, a substantial new subheading on Jordan's Journey and its archaeology was created. In addition, the section on Jordan's Point Plantation and the Blands was substantially expanded to address the relevance of the site in terms of the Bland's history and also noting archaeological information relevant to the Blands. These changes take the history of Jordan's Point into the 20th century. The material about Jordan Point today was reorganized and a few minor details, such as the airport was part of Hummel Aviation, were added.

Always, I have tried to rely almost entirely on reliable secondary sources that can be accessed and verified via links, the main exception is McCartney's 2015 book, which is comprehensive (though it lacks references!). It should be noted the archaeology reports require creating an account, but it is free. And some of the sources are JSTOR, which has a limited use free account too. These comments updated and modified Wtfiv (talk) 15:40, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

Regarding recent edits, 11 October 2021

• Left the rewrite about Beggars Bush as is, but restored the footnote. The article in the footnote makes an interesting point about the earliest known evidence for the name of the area and suggests that the name Beggars Bush may have anteceded Jordan's claim. Being an article from a registration-only peer-reviewed article, the source on the Vingboons map is both verifiable and reliable as per WP:RS.
• Restored wording giving Cecily Jordan precedence in the Jordan's Journey household. Cecily was formally head of household at this time. Farrar had been bonded by Cecily to execute Jordan's will. Legally at this point, Farrar was Cecily's servant. Added citations to justify.
• Moved reference to indentured servants up to original location to note this was an early development. Jordan himself got additional land for shipping five indentured servants to Virginia. Added citation, which states this economy was operating even before 1619.
• Moved point about Jordan's Journey growing down a paragraph, as the documented growth occurred after Jordan's death. Gave a beginning number to show growth and provided citations to primary documentation to justify both numbers. (Lists of the Living and the Muster, respectively.)
• Citation added about about Farrar being in Jordan's Journey sometime around the time of the massacre.
• Reworded addition of "Ancient Planter." At this point, Ancient Planter was not a title, like it became later (e.g., Order of the Descendants of the Ancient Planters). At the time Ancient Planter was a corporate term designating those who were entitled to 100 acres. The fact that it did not play a role as a title can be seen in Wyatt's 1625 list of grants sent to London around the demise of the Virginia company. Though Wyatt often records the extra land given to those designated as "ancient planters", he does not mention the term.
• Reworked write-up of the Jamestown massacre with minor changes and to remove repeated dates. Looks like the name of that article moves around.
• Reverted statement that nobody was killed at Jordan's Journey to formally correct "no deaths were listed". There may have been deaths, but Jordan's Journey goes unmentioned. For example, Jordan's death is not listed anywhere. If he died after the attack and record keeping was good, he should be listed with the other casualties in Jordan's Journey, either in Kingbury's list of the dead from the massacre or in Hotton's List of the Dead Feb 1623/24, which lists the deaths up to a year after the attack. He's not listed in either. Jordan's death is inferred by Brown by the fact that the documents show that Cecily bonded Farrar during that time to execute Jordan's will.
• Deleted comments about the area being named Jordan's Journey when he patented the grant. The patent does not mention Jordan's Journey. There is also no evidence that Jordan named it himself. The first mention of Jordan's Journey, as documented in the article, is at the lists of the living and the dead.
• Deleted recently inserted Hutton reference. Page went to last page of aforementioned List of the Dead, which list those who died in the year following the massacre. The Kingsbury citation that was already there gives the list of those killed during the massacre, as far as the Virginia company could ascertain.
• Deleted unsourced statements about Jordan's role in defense and advance warning of attack. There is no historical evidence for either. (There's record according to John Smith that Pace's Pains was forewarned, but Jordan's journey is about 25 miles upstream from there.)
• Deleted unsourced comment about Jordan's son being killed in the massacre. There is no historical record or WP:RS source demonstrating that Jordan had any sons in Virginia at this time.
• Deleted mention that Jordan's Journey was next to Varina. As the crow flies, Varina is 6 miles from Jordan's Journey, but as the Jamestown boats use to go- following the curles- Varina was 17 miles upstream from Jordan's Journey. Wtfiv (talk) 05:15, 12 October 2021 (UTC)