Second Noah - Order of Adoption

Order of Adoption

According to various conversations throughout episodes, the order of the children's adoption is as follows:

In episode 9, "The Big Chief", when Jesse explained to her father why she and Noah had no biological children, she mentioned how, when on a romantic getaway in New Orleans they saw "a newspaper article about two twins whose mother had abandoned them", which means that both Ranny and Danny were the first to be adopted. In episode 7, "Ghost Story", Noah and Jesse reminisce on how they adopted Bethany at "two and a half years old", when they saw her "singing for her supper on the corner of Brighten and Broadway" in Tampa. Since Ranny and Danny are only two years older than Bethany, it is clear that Bethany was adopted second.

It is vague as to when they adopted Ricky and Hannah, because there is no direct quote explaining it. We know that Ricky fathered Ben at fourteen which was some while after he, himself was adopted. As far as Hannah is concerned, we know that she was adopted at least a year or two before her appearance in the pilot, because of her close relationship with Bethany.

After Ben was born, we were told in episode 19 ("Heart Matters") that Jesse and Noah picked him up from the adoption agency in Boston right after he was born. The reason he was born in Boston is because Kaylie was sent there to boarding school. She did not return for four years, namely the episode "Heart Matters." Luis and Roxanna were the last to be adopted. Luis was first, since in the pilot, Jesse and Noah were still trying to find Roxanna.

Therefore, the adoption order is as follows:

• 1. Ranny (Randolph Samson)
• 2. Danny (Daniel Samson) (as told in episode three, "Close Encounters")
• 3. Bethany
• 4. Ricky (or Hannah)
• 5. Hannah (or Ricky)
• 6. Ben
• 7. Luis
• 8. Roxanna