John Jessup

John Jessup

• b. circa 1606?, d. February 1637/38
• John Jessup|b. c 1606?\\nd. Feb 1637/
• Father Francis Jessop1 b. 12 November 1568
• Mother Frances White1 b. 1575, d. 1636

Biography

Updated 23 June 2023

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John Jessop arrived in Massachusetts by 1637[1][2][3].

"There is certainly space for a reasonable conjecture... that John Jessup... was in some way connected with those of their name in Yorkshire." NEHGR Vol. x, pages 357-358 notes..."that Rev. Richard Denton... had been a preacher at Halifax in Yorkshire, England and than another preacher was born in the same English county." Further quoting, "...while quite a number of the Stamford families besides those of Denton and Jessup bore well known Yorkshire names." Researchers will need to read the communications received from Rev. Augustus Jessopp, the well known antiquarian, respecting the English history of the family which begins at the bottom of page 21.[4]

John married Joanna _____, and their probable children include the following (all mostly likely born in England):[2][5]

1. John b. most likely in the 1620s, removed from Wethersfield to Stamford in 1641, and to Southampton, Long Island by 1653.
2. Edward b. probably in the 1620s, lived in Westchester County, New York[6]
3. a daughter who married John Burroughs b. say 1630
4. Mary b. perhaps early 1630s m. George Harris by 1660 probably at Southampton.

Concerning the daughter who married John Burroughs: Jacobus separately named this daughter Joanna,[7] but it is unknown what additional evidence, if any, allowed this determination. No primary source giving her forename is known. Concerning the daughter Mary, Harris’ argument has merit, but so far no other mention and no documentation of Mary Jessup has been found.

John removed to Wethersfield with the early settlers from Watertown in Massachusetts by December 1637.[1][2]

There is some disagreement about the timing of John's death. He was long considered to have died by February 1637/8. This is based on the following court abstract from that month:[8]

It is ordered that there shalbe a prticular Courte on the first Tuesday of M[ay] at Harteford, and that then Mr. Oldā businesses and John Jesopps are to be handled, therefore the several Creditors are then to come and make their claime.

Mr. Oldā was John Oldham, a trader who met his death at the hands of Native Americans in July of 1636. It is natural to suppose from this passage that both John Oldham and John Jessup had died in the months before. Harris called this into question, suggesting instead that John died in the early 1640s (see the research notes below).

Robert Charles Anderson in The Great Migration Newsletter (Vol 9, pg 4) discusses John Jessup as being among the founders of Hartford in 1640. Given the above court records and the remarriage of the widow by 1639, Anderson and likely R R Hinman in his work must be referring to John Jessup the son (Junior) although this is not explicitly stated by Anderson.[9] Indeed, Harris has called this identification into question.

In October of 1640, a John Jessup and twenty other men including Rev. Denton, purchased the area known as Stamford for the Connecticut Company, from the Indians.[10] Details in the book cited below by Hinman.[11]

In 1652, the widow Joanna Whitmore sold land in Stamford.[2] According to Steve Warling, citing Stamford Town records, v. 1-2, 1630-1806, in the 1652 land sale by the widow Whitmor, the land was sold by "attorney" John Burroughs as Mrs. Whitmor was then living in Masheag [Maspeth? i.e., Newtown].[12] This supports the claim that John of Newtown's first wife Joanna was a Jessup. The original town record should be consulted and linked, if possible.

In a court case in 1657, it was testified that "Edward Jessup and his mother widdow Whitmore went from Stamford to live elsewhere". [2]

John Jessup was born circa 1606? At Yorkshire, England. He was the son of Francis Jessop and Frances White.1 John Jessup married Joanna Kerrich, daughter of Thomas Kerrich of Saxsted and N. N. (?), before 1622.2

John Jessup was made supervisor of the will of his father-in-law, Thomas Kerrich, Yeoman of Saxsted in Suffolk on 6 January 1622.2 He witnessed the will of Thomas Kerrich of Saxsted on 6 January 1621/22 at Saxsted, Suffolk, England.2

John Jessup died in February 1637/38 at Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut.1

Married

1. Joanna Kerrich b. circa 1582, d. after 1648

Children include

1. Elizabeth Jessup+ b. 16281

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GEDCOM Note

Biography

Please note: This person may not have actually existed. Forinformation on various Jessup families in 17th-century England, Holland, and Connecticut, see Edward Jessup of West Farms, Westchester Co.,New York and his Descendants. The profile manager(s) are diligently researching this family to verify this person's place in this line of the Jessup family.

Update from https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Jessup-3
This person is documented to have existed so this notice has been removed.

Possibly the son of Jessop-5|Francis Jessop and White-432|Frances (White) Jessop, although this has not been substantiated. Some speculative documentation is given by William H. Whitmore in his "Gleanings" series in NEHGR.<ref>#Whitmore|Whitmore: NEHGR Vol. 26, Page 404</ref> John married Joanna _____, and Jacobus lists the following probably children:<ref name="FooF">Jacobus, vol. 1, pages 336-337 available through American Ancestors (subscription site) or for free through Family Search</ref>* John, removed from Wethersfield to Stamford in 1641, and to Southampton, Long Island by 1653

• Edward
• a daughter who married John BurroughsJacobus separately named this daughter Joanna,<ref>Jacobus (1943), Page 215</ref> but it is unknown what additional evidence, if any, allowed thisdetermination.

Research Notes

An earlier version of this profile listed John's birthplace as Leyden in April, 1602. John Jessup/Jessop came to Mass. by 1637, [The Great Migration Directory, by Robert Charles Anderson, page 184] removed to Wethersfield with first settlers, and apparently was dead by Feb. 1637/8, when the Connecticut General Court ordered creditors to present claims. His widow married John Whitmore, who was of Wethersfield by 1639. The Whitmores removed to Stamford in 1641 to Stamford. John was murdered by the Indians, Oct. 1648. In 1652, the widow Joanna Whitmore sold land in Stamford.

According to Steve Warling, citing Stamford Townrecords, v. 1-2, 1630-1806, in the 1652 land sale by the widow Whitmor, the land was sold by "attorney" John Burroughs as Mrs. Whitmor wasthen living in Masheag [Maspeth? i.e., Newtown].<ref name="Warling">Steve Warling, Descendants of John Burroughs, personal website,

archive copyThis supports the claim that John of Newtown's first wife Joanna was a Jessup. The original town record should be consulted and linked, if possible. In a court case in 1657, it was testified that "Edward Jessup and his mother widdow Whitmore went from Stamford to live elsewhere".

Sources

• Anderson, Robert Charles, F.A.S.G., The Great Migration Directory, (Boston, Massachusetts, NEHGS, 2015), "Concise entries for all immigrant families for the entirety of the Great Migration, from 1620 to 1640.", page 184 -- spelled "Jessop".
• Jacobus, Donald Lines. Space:History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield|History and Genealogy ofthe Families of Old Fairfield (Genealogical Publishing Company, 1930)
• Jacobus, Donald Lines. "Strickland Notes in Space:TAG|The American Genealogist 20 (1943) pp.207-215.
• Stiles, Henry. Space:The History of Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut|The History of Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut (Grafton Press, New York, 1904)
• Whitmore, William H. Gleanings, Space:NEHGR|The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1847-)
• Ancestry tree
• FamilySearch Family Tree entry
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Jessup-3
• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49867733.