37-528: Jordans may refer to: Communities [ edit ] Jordans, Buckinghamshire , a village in England Friendship, Wake County, North Carolina , an unincorporated community formerly known as Jordans Pipestem, West Virginia , an unincorporated community in Summers County also known as Jordans Chapel Other uses [ edit ] Air Jordan ,
74-474: A book on the history of the village: "Little is known of Jordans Farm before the seventeenth century.... It has been suggested that the name comes from some connection with a manorial family of Jourdemain... but a more probable origin is in an early owner or occupant called Jordan." Jordans Farm is known as Old Jordans today, and that building together with the Mayflower Barn date back to the 16th century. In
111-498: A brand of Nike shoes sponsored by American basketball player Michael Jordan Jordans' anomaly , a familial abnormality of white blood cell morphology Jordans Mine , on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England Jordanshöhe , a mountain in central Germany See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Jordans Jordan (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
148-504: A plan that would grab as much land as they could get and hired the three fastest runners in the colony to run out the purchase on a trail that had been cleared by other members of the colony beforehand. The pace was so intense that only one runner completed the "walk," covering an astonishing 70 miles (110 km). This netted the Penns 1,200,000 acres (4,900 km ) of land in what is now northeastern Pennsylvania , an area roughly equivalent to
185-737: A separate colony within the Pennsylvania Province, broke away during the American Revolution and was established as the Delaware State and also became one of the original thirteen states. The colony attracted English Quakers , Germans , and Scot-Irish frontiersmen. The Lenape Indian tribe promoted peace with the Quakers. However, after William Penn and Tamanend , who both supported peaceful coexistence, died, wars eventually broke out. The Quakers demonized Lenape mythology even though
222-551: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Jordans, Buckinghamshire Jordans is a village in Chalfont St Giles parish , Buckinghamshire , England, and the civil parish of Hedgerley . It is a centre for Quakerism , holds the burial place of William Penn , founder of the Province of Pennsylvania , and so is a popular place with American visitors. It also contains
259-604: Is served by Seer Green and Jordans railway station , 1.2 miles (1.9 km) away on the London–Birmingham Chiltern Main Line of Chiltern Railways . Jordans is served on Tuesday and Friday by a bus service from the village to the Tesco in Loudwater. (380, Red Eagle). Jordans has a "pop-up pub" named The Jolly Quaker , open on the first Friday of each month. Its monthly Cinema Club "Jordans Picture House" opens on
296-594: Is state-funded, for years 1, 2 and Reception (Ages 5–8) as a feeder for Seer Green School, Thorpe House School and Gayhurst School. It has about 60 pupils with a student/teacher ratio of 1:12. The head since 2015 has been Hannah Bancroft. The nursery is in the Village Hall behind the store in Green West Road. Jordans lies 5 miles (8.0 km) north-west of the intersection of the M25 and M40 motorways (Junction 16/1A). It
333-568: The American Revolutionary War , Philadelphia served as the nation's capital until 1800, when a new capital city in Washington, D.C. was constructed. The Province of Pennsylvania's colonial government was established in 1683, by William Penn 's Frame of Government . Penn was appointed governor and a 72-member Provincial Council and larger General Assembly were responsible for governing the province. The General Assembly, also known as
370-522: The French and Indian War concluded, an additional treaty was made in 1768, that abided by the limits of the Royal Proclamation of 1763 . This proclamation line was not intended to be a permanent boundary between the colonists and Native American lands, but rather a temporary boundary that could be extended further west in an orderly manner but only by the royal government and not private individuals such as
407-525: The Lenape Indian tribe through a number of treaties. Under Penn's direction, Philadelphia was planned and developed and served as the largest city and national capital until 1800 when it was surpassed in population by New York City and a new national capital was constructed in Washington, D.C. Despite having the land grant from King Charles II , Penn embarked on an effort to purchase the lands from Native Americans . The Lenape Indian tribe held much of
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#1732863307876444-514: The Mayflower Barn , made from ship timbers sometimes claimed to be from the Mayflower . Some 245 households and 700 residents are served by a nursery, primary school, youth hostel, village hall and community shop. Forty of the houses and cottages and 21 flats are owned by a non-profit society that manages the village and its amenities. Two of several suggested origins of the name Jordans appear in
481-659: The Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly , was the largest and most representative branch of government but had limited powers. Succeeding frames of government were produced in 1683, 1696, and 1701. The fourth frame, also known as the Charter of Privileges , remained in effect until the American Revolution . At the time, the Provincial Assembly was deemed too moderate by American revolutionaries, who rejected
518-543: The Royal Proclamation of 1763 banned colonization beyond the Appalachian Mountains to prevent settlers settling lands that Indians tribes were using. This proclamation impacted Pennsylvanians and Virginians the most, since they both had been racing towards the lands surrounding Fort Pitt in modern-day Pittsburgh . The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania , consisting of the Chief Justice and at least one other judge,
555-521: The Shackamaxon Treaty was "the only treaty between Indians and Christians that was never sworn to and that was never broken." The Quakers also refused to provide any assistance to New England 's Indian wars . In 1737, the Colony exchanged a great deal of its political goodwill with the native Lenape for more land. The colonial administrators claimed that they had a deed dating to the 1680s in which
592-403: The 17th century the village became a centre for Quakerism . It has one of the oldest Friends meeting houses in the country, whose cemetery is the burial place of William Penn , founder of the Province of Pennsylvania , Isaac Pennington , as well as other notable Quakers. Close by is Old Jordans, originally a farmhouse, then a hostel until March 2006 when it was sold by the Quakers. Old Jordans
629-592: The 18th century, additional treaties with the Native Americans were concluded. The colony's proprietors made treaties in 1718, 1732, 1737, 1749, 1754, and 1754 pushing the boundaries of the colony, which were still within the original royal grant, north and west. By the time the French and Indian War began in 1754, the Assembly had established the additional counties of Lancaster (1729), York (1749), Cumberland (1750), Berks (1752) and Northampton (1752). After
666-761: The General Assembly's authority and held the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia , which produced the Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 for the newly established commonwealth and created the new Pennsylvania General Assembly . Penn was an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, Quaker , founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, and an advocate of democracy and religious freedom known for fostering peaceful and positive relations with
703-634: The Lenape-Delaware had promised to sell a portion of land beginning between the junction of the Delaware River and Lehigh River in present-day Easton, Pennsylvania "as far west as a man could walk in a day and a half." The purchase became known as the Walking Purchase . Although the document was most likely a forgery, the Lenape did not realize that. Provincial Secretary James Logan set in motion
740-862: The Pennsylvania State House ordered a new bell which would become known as the Liberty Bell for the new bell tower being built in the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia. William Penn had mandated fair dealings with Native Americans in the United States . This led to significantly better relations with the local tribes, mainly the Lenape and Susquehanna , than most other colonies had. The Quakers had previously treated Indians with respect, bought land from them voluntarily, and had even representation of Indians and whites on juries. According to Voltaire ,
777-595: The Proprietors. This effectively altered the original royal land grant to Penn. The next acquisitions by Pennsylvania were to take place as an independent commonwealth or state and no longer as a colony. The Assembly established additional counties from the land before the War for American Independence . These counties were Bedford (1771), Northumberland (1772) and Westmoreland (1773). William Penn and his fellow Quakers heavily imprinted their religious beliefs and values on
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#1732863307876814-456: The Quakers were strong proponents of religious freedom . Philadelphia , the capital of the Province of Pennsylvania, emerged as a major port and commercial city and central location for the thinking, writings, and planning that ultimately inspired the American Revolution . In the 18th century, Philadelphia emerged as the second-largest city in the British Empire , after London . Following
851-524: The colony grew, colonists and British military forces came into confrontation with natives in the state's Western half. Britain fought for control of the neighboring Ohio Country with France during the French and Indian War . Following the British victory, the territory was formally ceded to them in 1763, and became part of the British Empire . With the French and Indian War over and Pontiac's War just beginning,
888-747: The completion of the Pacific highway from the Canadian boundary to Mexico, the arch also marked a century of peace between the United States and the UK. A plaque shows where the timber was taken from the Mayflower Barn. The Barn was a tourist attraction to visitors from all over the world, particularly the Americas, but is now privately owned and closed to the public. Jordans has a primary school, Jordans County First School, and Jordan's Village Nursery School. The school, in Puers Lane,
925-547: The early Pennsylvanian government. The Charter of Privileges extended religious freedom to all monotheists, and the government was initially open to all Christians. Until the French and Indian War , Pennsylvania had no military, few taxes, and no public debt. It also encouraged the rapid growth of Philadelphia into America's most important city and of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country hinterlands, where German (or "Deutsch") religions and political refugees prospered on
962-873: The fertile soil and spirit of cultural creativeness. Among the first groups were the Mennonites , who founded Germantown in 1683; and the Amish , who established the Northkill Amish Settlement in 1740. 1751 was an auspicious year for the colony. Pennsylvania Hospital , the first hospital in the British American colonies, and The Academy and College of Philadelphia , the predecessor to the private University of Pennsylvania , both opened. Benjamin Franklin founded both of these institutions and Philadelphia's Union Fire Company fifteen years earlier in 1736. Likewise in 1751,
999-507: The land near present-day Philadelphia , and they expected payment in exchange for a quitclaim to vacate the territory. Penn and his representatives ( Proprietors ) negotiated a series of treaties with the Delaware and other tribes that had an interest in the land in his royal grant. The initial treaties were conducted between 1682 and 1684, for tracts between New Jersey and the former Delaware Colony in present-day Delaware . The province
1036-538: The original 17th-century meeting room severely damaged. The interior of the original meeting room escaped relatively unscathed, but suffered some water and smoke damage. The extension was rebuilt, modernised. Within the grounds of Old Jordans is the Mayflower Barn on the edge of the Chiltern hills, about a third of the way between London and Oxford. The farm name seems to date back to the late Middle Ages. Its known history begins in 1618 when Thomas Russell bought it. Part of
1073-603: The present farmhouse was already there and Thomas Russell added to it in 1624, also building a substantial new barn with timbers from a ship. Despite suppositions, it cannot be shown that they came from the Mayflower , the ship that carried the Pilgrim Fathers from Plymouth to New England. A piece of the timber was taken from the Mayflower Barn, placed in the Peace Arch built by Sam Hill and opened in September 1921. Besides
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1147-469: The second Friday and sometimes on the second Sunday of the month from October to May. Both operate from the village hall in Green West Road behind the village store. Several annual events take place: a summer fair, usually in June; a sports day; an annual cricket match, and a village supper to commemorate the founding of the village on the nearest Saturday to its anniversary each February. The Jordans Tennis Club in
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1184-482: The size of the state of Rhode Island in the purchase. The area of the purchase covers all or part of what are now Pike , Monroe , Carbon , Schuylkill , Northampton , Lehigh , and Bucks counties. The Lenape tribe fought for the next 19 years to have the treaty annulled but to no avail. The Lenape-Delaware were forced into the Shamokin and Wyoming Valleys , which were overcrowded with other displaced tribes. As
1221-560: The tennis court. The allotments used to be located in Crutches Lane, and were moved to allow a development of four homes for the elderly, built in 2008. In birth order: Province of Pennsylvania The Province of Pennsylvania , also known as the Pennsylvania Colony , was a British North American colony founded by William Penn , who received the land through a grant from Charles II of England in 1681. The name Pennsylvania
1258-444: The village holds about seven roll-ups each year. In June 2019, the village marked its centenary with an event on the village green. Jordans Village Community Store opened in 1922. It sells the usual staples and some own-brand preserves, and includes a sub-post office. It is subsidized by a voluntary Shop Amenity Charge of £5 or £10 per month paid by about half the households in the village. Jordans has eight allotments, located next to
1295-533: Was derived from "Penn's Woods", referring to William Penn's father Admiral Sir William Penn . The Province of Pennsylvania was one of the two major Restoration colonies . The proprietary colony's charter remained in the Penn family until they were later ousted following the American Revolution and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was established as one of the original thirteen states . The lower counties on Delaware ,
1332-532: Was thus divided first into three counties, plus the three Lower counties on Delaware Bay . The easternmost, Bucks County , Philadelphia County and Chester County , the westernmost. The lower counties on Delaware, a separate colony within the province, constituted the same three counties that constitute the present State of Delaware : New Castle , the northernmost, Sussex , the southernmost, and Kent , which fell between New Castle and Sussex County. Their borders remain unchanged to this day. Several decades into
1369-512: Was used during World War I as a training centre for the Friends' Ambulance Unit . Jordans Friends Meeting House was built in 1688 shortly after the Declaration of Indulgence . The meeting room retains most of its original brick, including the bare brick floor, glass, panelling and benches. It suffered a serious fire on 10 March 2005, when the later extension was virtually destroyed and the roof of
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