JORDAN, EDVARD BERENDT VON [SSNE 2755]
- Surname
- JORDAN
- First name
- EDVARD BERENDT VON
- Title/rank
- MAJOR
- Nationality
- SCOTO-SWEDE
- Social status
- OFFICER
Text source
Edvard Berendt von Jordan was the son of Edward Jordan [SSNE 2750] of Scottish descent. Edvard jr. also held land. He recruited a dragoon company and served with Gustaf Horn during king Charles X's Norwegian campaign of 1659-60. He was sent to Finland where his company was reduced in 1661. He was master of horse for the Abo cavalry in 1662. He became a major in 1679, but he left service the following year. He was naturalised, ennobled and introduced in 1680 and died in Stockholm that year. He was married to Anna Maria von Liebstorff and their children included Evert Joakim [SSNE 2756].Swedish Krigsarkiv, Muster Roll, 1660/4; 1663/9; 1679/3; Svenska Adelns Attartavlor, vol. 4; H. Marryat, One Year in Sweden, including a visit to the isle of Gotland (London, 1862), p.490; Otto Donner, A brief sketch of the Scottish families in Finland and Sweden (Helsinfors, 1884), p.30; J. Ramsay, Frälsesläkter i Finland intill stora ofreden (Helsingfors, 1909), p.213.
Service record
- SWEDEN, ABO AND BJORNEBORG CAVALRY, FINLAND
- Arrived 1660-01-01, as CAPT OF HORSE
- Departed 1679-12-31, as MAJOR
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY