re: Why is JORdan-Hare pronounced JURdan-Hare?

Squatch, I know what you are talking about. My ancestors came from England and Wales, as far as we can determine. They got off the boat some time before the Revolution. I heard many terms and sayings, when I was a kid, that were straight out of England. People in rural areas tended to keep customs and speech patterns for many generations, especially before radio and TV. I find these old words and terms very interesting.