'''Samuel Jordan''' (died 1623) was an early settler and [[ancientAncient planterPlanter]] of colonial [[Jamestown, Virginia|Jamestown]]. He arrived in Virginia around 1610, and served as a [[House of Burgesses|Burgess]] in the [[Virginia General Assembly|first representative legislative session]] in North America. Jordan patented a plantation known as [[Jordan Point, Virginia|Jordan's Journey]] (a.k.a. 'Beggar's Bush'), which became a safe haven and stronghold for settlers during the [[Anglo-Powhatan Wars#Second Anglo-Powhatan War|Second Anglo-Powhatan War]] that ensued after the [[Indian massacre of 1622|Powhatan surprise attack of 1622]]. Jordan died in 1623. After his death, the control of Jordan's Journey was uncertain: his widow [[Cecily Jordan Farrar|Cecily Jordan]] became involved in the [[Cecily Jordan v. Greville Pooley dispute|first breach-of-promise dispute in North America]], the suit filed by Rev. Greville Pooley. Cecily Jordan won the case, then married [[William Farrar (settler)|William Farrar]]; her daughters with Jordan inherited Jordan's Journey.
