Jakob Jordy

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Cultivator. He was described as “a plowman on the Raderhoff.”
• Religion: Amish Mennonite

Notes:

Lived on the Raderfoff at Dambach, Lower Alsace for the birth of their child, Christian, in 1809. They settled at Jaegerthal, adjacent to Windstein, Lower Alsace circa 1814. While they were there, two more children were registered at Windstein in 1815 and 1818.


“With the exception of the years 1814-1818, little is known of the lives of Jakob Jordi, son of Johannes Jordy and Barbara Esch. Birth records of his children tell us that he was married to Catherina Schantz. Her ancestry is uncertain, but she may have been a daughter of Christian Schantz and Anna Rubi of the Heiligenbrunerhof near Lembach. To date, no historic record of the marriage of Jakob and Catherina has been located. We also know that through this period, the couple lived at Jaegerthal, France. Jaegerthal is the site of an iron foundry (first built in 1602) and an adjacent estate. It could not even be called a “village”. It would more appropriately be referred to as a commune located approximately one mile south of the village of Windstein, France. It appears that Jakob Jordi began as a day laborer on the estate at Jaegerthal. He apparently worked in the agricultural endeavors at Jaegerthal (rather than the foundry) as he was described as a “cultivator” or farmer on Jacobina’s birth registry.

“From the historic records thus far identified, it appears that Jakob and Catharina resided somewhere other than the Jaegerthal/Windstein region prior to 1814. During this time, their son, Christian, and possibly a son, Jakob (father of Barbara Yordy Eigsti), were born. The historic record suggests they left Jaegerthal shortly after the birth of daughter, Jacobina, in 1818. According to their son, Peter Yordy, they moved to a location “about 20 miles south of Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Though the sight has not yet been located, Peter’s immigration record suggests it may have been near Starnberger See (Lake Starnberg). “ [probably Socking or Hanfeld]


Grünthal on August 18, 1874: With the return of the received letter from the royal District Office Hemau from the 4th of the month with the subject is reported as follows on the basis of the declaration of the farm owner Jakob Jordy from the Pentlhof:  1) From 1841 to 1853, the intended Jordy was 12 (?) years old as an economic tenant with Mr. Neuffert in Eichhofen. 2) His children born in Eichhofen are: a Maria Jordy b. on January 8, 1842 b) Elisabetha Jordy on September 15, 1844 c) Magdalena Jordy on September 25, 1847 d) Anna Jordy on February 16, 1849 e) Jakob Jordy on October 5th, 1852 f) Barbara Jordy on December 14, 1853 drawn to the most gracious awe Stadtamhof on August 20, 1874 Lehnert There is still to be researched when Jakob married Jordy and where he lives.

Birth:
Birth document of Peter says Jacob was 37.

Jakob married Catharina Schantz on 31 Jan 1803. Catharina (daughter of Johannes Schantz and Magdalena Stutz) was born before 1811. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
11 Pluviose XI

Jacob Jordi, 24,
Resident of Lauterbacher Hof
Parents Johannes Jordi and Barbara Eschin
 
Catharina Schantz
Parents Johannes Schantz and Magdalena Stutz
 
Witnesses Christian Hochstettler, 64, Isaac Hochstettler, 30, and Peter Hochstettler, 30, all of the Lauterbacher Hof..

1. Elisabetha Jordy was born on 22 Nov 1803 in Niedersteinbach, Bas-Rhin (Alsace), FR.
2. Katharina Jordy was born on 5 Jan 1806 in Windstein, Bas-Rhin, FR.
3. Christian Jordy (Yotty) was born on 7 Mar 1809 in Dambach, Bas-Rhin, FR; died on 7 Nov 1870 in Olio Twp., Woodford Co., IL; was buried in Roanoke Twp., Woodford Co., IL.
4. Jacob Jordy was born on 3 Jun 1811 in Dambach, Bas-Rhin, FR; died after 18 Aug 1874 in Zeitlarn, Bavaria, GR.
5. Peter Yordy was born on 26 Jul 1815 in Jaegerthal, Niederbronn-Les-Bains, FR; died on 2 Jul 1897 in Roanoke Twp., Woodford Co., IL; was buried in Jul 1897 in Roanoke, Woodford Co., IL.
6. Jacobina (Jacquée) (Philabena) Yordy was born on 29 Jun 1819 in Jaegerthal, Niederbronn-Les-Bains, FR; died on 16 Dec 1883 in Groveland, Tazewell Co., IL; was buried in Groveland Twp., Tazewell Co., IL.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Residence: Trippstadt, Palatinate, GR
• Residence: Bef 1803, Windstein, Wissembourg, Alsace, FR

Notes:

“The family moved from the Trippstadt, Germany area, to Windstein, Alsace, France, some 50 miles to the south. The timing of this move is uncertain. It is clear that their children were born on the Wilensteinerhof hear Trippstadt, and that the family was in Winstein, France before Johannes died in 1803.”

Birth:
Probably on Lichtenbrunnerhof near Kaiserslautern

Johannes + Barbara Esch (Oesch, Eschem). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ancestry unknown.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1752
• Residence: 1753, Kaiserslautern, Palatinate, GR
• Residence: 1765, Eselsfurth, Kaiserslautern, GR

Notes:

“In 1753 Johannes was on the Lichtenbrunnerhof near Kaiserslautern with a wife, two children and one farmhand. According to the census data, he had lived there for 18 years. By 1759 Johannes was a temporary tenant with Franz Dellmuth on the Bremerhof estate (on the south edge of Kaiserslautern). With him was his wife, Verena Lang, two sons (jean 8 1/2, and Jakob, 1 1/2, and two daughters Anne 12, and Verena 5. By 1765 Johannes and family had relocated to Eselsfurth on the northeast edge of Kaiserslautern where their fifth child, Magdalena was born.”

Residence:
administrative district of Hoheneken

Residence:
Lichtenbrunnerhof (Lichtenbergerhof?) Lived there 18 years.

Residence:
northeast edge of Kaiserslautern

Johannes + Verena Lang. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• EARL: Y
• Religion: Amish
• Residence: 1715, Belfort, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, FR

Notes:

The Jordi family shares nearly identical Y-DNA with the families Joder, Zimmerman, Martin, and Ernst. The DNA evidence implied that these five families share a common ancestor, born ca. 1000 AD. . . . The Jordi and Joders may have indirectly taken their names from Theodor of Graymont, the first bishop of Octodorum (now Martigny in Canton Valais).

Jakob Jordi did not initially go far from Ste. Marie-aux-Mines. In 1715, he is identified as a member of the Amish congregation in Belfort, France, some 75 miles south of Ste. Marie-aux-Mines. Jakob Jordi of Belfort and his wife (identity unknown) had at least three sons.

Residence:
Identified as member of the congregation there.