Gravestones

Gravestone of Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Jordan

Prior to the Revolution, Nathaniel Jordan served in the French and Indian War, serving as an ensign in his father’s (Capt. Dominicus Jordan’s) snowshoe company in 1744, and in the same captain’s Training Company in 1757.

From July 6, 1779 to September 25, 1779, Jordan served as a Lt. Colonel in Jonathan Mitchell’s 

Cumberland County Regiment for the Penobscot Expedition (also known as the Bagaduce Expedition.) Paul Revere was in charge of the artillery for that expedition. Nathaniel later commanded the militia at Falmouth Neck. More about his service in the Revolutionary War can be found in “Soldiers’ Service Records” in the binder on the black pedestal. 

Nathaniel Jordan (1718-1795) was born to Maj. Dominicus Jordan and Joanna Deering on 24 December 1718 at Spurwink, now Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Nathaniel married Hannah Woodberry of Beverly, Massachusetts, on August 2, 1740 and had nine children.

Gravestone of Lieutenant Ezekiel Jordan

Ezekiel Jordan (1718-1795) was born in Cape Elizabeth in 1718. He served as a military Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War. More about his service in the Revolutionary War can be found in “Soldiers’ Service Records” in the binder on the black pedestal.

He is buried in a lot with four or five stones, one of which belongs to Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Jordan, though their relationship is unknown. His wife Mary is also buried there. This lot is located on private property in Cape Elizabeth. 

The current stones for both Nathaniel and Ezekiel are replacements, since the original stones were 

stolen or vandalized. The replacement stones were installed in the mid-1980s and appear to be VA 

issued stones.