James Howard Underhill1,2,3

M, #40131, b. 1849
  • Birth*: 1849; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1849 per 1861 Census.2
  • Census: 1851; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1851 Census: see Charles Underhill3
  • Census*: April 1861; Cramahe Twp., Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1861 Census: see Charles Underhill2

Citations

  1. James H. per 1851 Census. J. Howard per 1861 Census.
  2. [S10] Unknown author, 1861 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S11] Unknown author, 1851 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Sylvester Topper1,2

M, #40132, b. 1818
  • Birth*: 1818; Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; Date 1818 & location Penn. per 1850 Census.2
  • Marriage*: before March 1848; Indiana, U.S.A.; per 1850 Census.; Principal=Mary "Polly" Bennett2
  • Census*: 29 October 1850; Marion Twp., Allen Co., Indiana, U.S.A.; Age 32 at 1850 Census: Topper?, Sylvester, 32?, b. Penn., farmer, married; Mary, 38, b. Ohio, value of Real Estate 1200, married; George H., 11 months, b. Ind.; Dingman, Wm. H., 24, b. Ohio, lab., single; George, b. Ohio, 20;Amos, 18, b. Ind.; Return, 16, b. Ind.; Cyrus, 14, b.Ind.; Clacenda(f), 11, b. Ind.; Mary Ann, 10; Susan, 8 (ancestry.com)2

Family: Mary "Polly" Bennett b. 1812

Citations

  1. Sylvester ?Topper? per 1850 Census.
  2. [S21] US Census, online unknown url.

George H. Topper1

M, #40133, b. December 1849
  • Birth*: December 1849; Indiana, U.S.A.; Date Dec 1849 & location Indiana per 1850 Census.1
  • Census*: 29 October 1850; Marion Twp., Allen Co., New York, U.S.A.; Age 11 months at 1850 Census: see Sylvester Topper.1

Citations

  1. [S21] US Census, online unknown url.

Henry Dingman1

M, #40134, b. 1851
  • Birth*: 1851; Indiana, U.S.A.; Date 1851 & location Indiana per 1860 Census.1
  • Census*: 6 July 1860; Marion Twp., Allen Co., Indiana, U.S.A.; Age 9 at 1860 Census: see William Dingman1

Citations

  1. [S21] US Census, online unknown url.

Samuel Dingman1

M, #40135, b. 1854
  • Birth*: 1854; Indiana, U.S.A.; Date 1854 & location Indiana per 1860 Census.1
  • Census*: 6 July 1860; Marion Twp., Allen Co., Indiana, U.S.A.; Age 6 at 1860 Census: see William Dingman1

Citations

  1. [S21] US Census, online unknown url.

Isaac Dingman1

M, #40136, b. 1856
  • Birth*: 1856; Indiana, U.S.A.; Date 1856 & location Indiana per 1860 Census.1
  • Census*: 6 July 1860; Marion Twp., Allen Co., Indiana, U.S.A.; Age 4 at 1860 Census: see William Dingman1

Citations

  1. [S21] US Census, online unknown url.

Mary Dingman1

F, #40137, b. 1858
  • Birth*: 1858; Indiana, U.S.A.; Date 1858 & location Indiana per 1860 Census.1
  • Census*: 6 July 1860; Marion Twp., Allen Co., Indiana, U.S.A.; Age 2 at 1860 Census: see William Dingman1

Citations

  1. [S21] US Census, online unknown url.

John Hurd Covell1

M, #40138, b. 22 February 1773, d. 1848
  • Birth*: 22 February 1773; Cambridge, Washington Co., New York, U.S.A.; Date Feb 22 1773 & location Cambridge, NY per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.1
  • Marriage*: 24 October 1795; Cambridge, Washington Co., New York, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.; Principal=Mary Dickson
  • Death*: 1848; Canada West; Date 1848 & location Cda. per family tree of jknapp10 on ancestry.ca, Dec 26 2018.2
  • Residence*: 1777; Quebec; "Some had come in from Connecticut as land speculators, had got considerable tracts and had sold or leased their lands to men who mostly followed to the war their landlords, who were squires and justices of the peace. Such men were Ebenezer and Edward Jessup, Isaac Man and others, and they are spoken of as men of substance and influence in the records. Squire Ebenezer Jessup who collected a corps, as had also his brother Edward, brought them to Canada in 1777; we find them incorporated and doing duty at different posts, and in 1781 they were enlisted with men of other corps under Major Edward Jessup as the King's Loyal American Rangers with a distinctive uniform. The full regiment was not completed, but in 1784 the 2nd Battalion was located in Ernesttown Township, on the Bay of Quinté.
    Some had come in from Connecticut as land speculators, had got considerable tracts and had sold or leased their lands to men who mostly followed to the war their landlords, who were squires and justices of the peace. Such men were Ebenezer and Edward Jessup, Isaac Man and others, and they are spoken of as men of substance and influence in the records. Squire Ebenezer Jessup who collected a corps, as had also his brother Edward, brought them to Canada in 1777; we find them incorporated and doing duty at different posts, and in 1781 they were enlisted with men of other corps under Major Edward Jessup as the King's Loyal American Rangers with a distinctive uniform. The full regiment was not completed, but in 1784 the 2nd Battalion was located in Ernesttown Township, on the Bay of Quinté." from web page http://my.tbaytel.net/bmartin/quinte.htm

Family: Mary Dickson b. 1776

Citations

  1. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
  2. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

Mary Dickson1

F, #40139, b. 1776
  • Birth*: 1776; Cambridge, Washington Co., New York, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.1
  • Marriage*: 24 October 1795; Cambridge, Washington Co., New York, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.; Principal=John Hurd Covell
  • Married Name: 24 October 1795; Covell1

Family: John Hurd Covell b. 22 Feb 1773, d. 1848

Citations

  1. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.

William B. Covell1

M, #40140, b. 4 April 1797
  • Birth*: 4 April 1797; Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Ontario; Date Apr 4 1797 & location Kitley, Ont. per GEDCOM of Robert Snyder, Feb 15, 2005. Date 1796 & location Augusta, Grenville Co., Ont. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.
    Note: Augusta and Kitley were both townships in Grenville County.1
  • Marriage*: before 1822; Ontario; per Murray Census Records.; Principal=? ?
  • Census: 1826; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1826 Census: William Covel; no land; 1 male over 16; 3 males under 16; 1 female over 16; Total 5
    Note: William Covel is shown directly under John Nix who is on Conc B, Lot 33 - where we later see David Covell, William's brother and husband of Maria Nix.
  • Census*: 1827; Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1827 Census: Wm. Covell; 1 male over 16; 1 female over 16; 2 males over 16; Total 4
  • Census: 1827; Conc C Lor 34, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1827 Assessment: Wm. Covell; 1 acre uncult. - Conc C, part Lot 34
    Note: The location of Conc C, Lot 34, is the modern location of the Village of Gosport, a very early fishing village on Brighton Bay just south of Brighton Town.
  • Census: 1829; Conc C Lor 34, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; 1829 Assessment: William Covell; 1 acre cult. part C. P.??
    Note: The letters C. P. likely refer to Conc C, Lot 34, the modern location of the Village of Gosport. That's where William Covell is in the 1827 Assessment.

Family: ? ? b. c 1799

Citations

  1. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.

Capt. Simeon John Covell1,2

M, #40141, b. 1748, d. 12 April 1798
  • Birth*: 1748; White Creek, Washington Co., New York, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of George Spencer, Feb 15, 2005.2
  • Marriage*: before 1772; New York, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of George Spencer, Feb 15, 2005.; Principal=Susan Mosher
  • Death*: 12 April 1798; Augusta Twp., Prescott, Leeds & Grenville Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of George Spencer, Feb 15, 2005.2
  • Burial*: 14 April 1798; Sandy Hill Cemetery, Prescott, Leeds & Grenville Co., Upper Canada; FindaGrave: Name: Simeon John Covell; Birth: 1748, Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; Death: 12 Mar 1798 (aged 49–50), Augusta, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada; Burial: Sandy Hill Cemetery, Prescott, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada; Memorial ID: 196183493; Note: Father: Seth Simon COVELL b: BET 1698 AND 1721 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; Mother: Sarah HURD b: 24 AUG 1711 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts;
    Marriage 1 Susannah MOSHER b: BET 1740 AND 1752 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island; Married: 1755 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island; Children: Henry COVELL b: ABT 1770 in Cambridge, Washington Co, New York; John Hurd COVELL b: 22 FEB 1773 in Cambridge, Washington Co, New York; James Franklin COVELL b: 24 MAY 1774 in Cambridge, Washington Co, New York; Sarah Susannah COVELL b: 18 SEP 1775 in Cambridge, Washington, New York; Simeon COVELL b: SEP 1776 in Prescott, Upper Canada (Ontario); Henry COVELL b: ABT 1778 in Prescott, Upper Canada (Ontario); David COVELL b: ABT 1780 in Prescott, Upper Canada (Ontario)." (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196183493)3
  • Residence: 1748; White Creek, Washington Co., New York, U.S.A.; Washington County was named in 1784, replacing Charlotte County which had been named in 1772. White Creek is the township in the very south east corner of the current Washington County, bordered on the east by Vermont and the south by Rensselaer County.
  • Residence: 1777; Quebec; "Some had come in from Connecticut as land speculators, had got considerable tracts and had sold or leased their lands to men who mostly followed to the war their landlords, who were squires and justices of the peace. Such men were Ebenezer and Edward Jessup, Isaac Man and others, and they are spoken of as men of substance and influence in the records. Squire Ebenezer Jessup who collected a corps, as had also his brother Edward, brought them to Canada in 1777; we find them incorporated and doing duty at different posts, and in 1781 they were enlisted with men of other corps under Major Edward Jessup as the King's Loyal American Rangers with a distinctive uniform. The full regiment was not completed, but in 1784 the 2nd Battalion was located in Ernesttown Township, on the Bay of Quinté.
    from web page http://my.tbaytel.net/bmartin/quinte.htm
  • Residence: 1781; St. John's, Quebec; "The King's Loyal Americans, Commanded by Ebeneezer Jessup, and raised in 1776. The Jessups were a wealthy merchant family from the Grand Falls area, 45 miles north of Albany; other family members involved in the corps were Edward and Joseph. Jessup's Corps took part in the ill-fated Burgoyne Campaign in 1777; the survivors were condensed with McAlpin's Corps and Peters' Queens Loyal Rangers in 1781 at St. John's, Quebec. The unit was disbanded in 1784, with members settling in Grenville County, Ontario.
    Additional information extracted from R. Garret cited on the Canadian-Roots-L mailing list." from web site http://www.nyhistory.net/~drums/kingsmen.htm
  • Residence: 1784; Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Upper Canada; "The King's Loyal Americans Commanded by Ebeneezer Jessup, and raised in 1776. The Jessups were a wealthy merchant family from the Grand Falls area, 45 miles north of Albany; other family members involved in the corps were Edward and Joseph. Jessup's Corps took part in the ill-fated Burgoyne Campaign in 1777; the survivors were condensed with McAlpin's Corps and Peters' Queens Loyal Rangers in 1781 at St. John's, Quebec. The unit was disbanded in 1784, with members settling in Grenville County, Ontario.
    Additional information extracted from R. Garret cited on the Canadian-Roots-L mailing list." from web site http://www.nyhistory.net/~drums/kingsmen.htm
  • Residence*: circa 1790; Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Upper Canada; American Loyalists: Covell, Simon; Susannah, m. Edward Jessup, Jr., of Augusta. O.C. 29 June 1799; James of Montague. O.C. 4 Feb 1836 (Sons and Daughters of American Loyalists, Ontario Registers CD)4
  • Census*: 1796; Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Upper Canada; 1796 Census: Capt. Simeon Covell; 1 man; 1 male child; 1 female child; Total 3 (Ontario Registers CD)

Family: Susan Mosher b. 1740, d. 1780

  • Marriage*: before 1772; New York, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of George Spencer, Feb 15, 2005.; Principal=Susan Mosher

Citations

  1. Capt. per 1796 Census.
  2. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
  3. [S128] FindAGrave, online unknown url.
  4. [S29] Loyalist Lists.

Susan Mosher1

F, #40142, b. 1740, d. 1780
  • Birth*: 1740; Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island, U.S.A.; Date 1740 & location Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode Island per family tree of saski on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2020. per GEDCOM of George Spencer, Feb 15, 2005.1,2
  • Marriage*: before 1772; New York, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of George Spencer, Feb 15, 2005.; Principal=Capt. Simeon John Covell
  • Death*: 1780; White Creek, Washington Co., New York, U.S.A.; per family tree of saski on ancestry.ca, March 20 2020.2
  • Married Name: before 1772; Covell1

Family: Capt. Simeon John Covell b. 1748, d. 12 Apr 1798

Citations

  1. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
  2. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

David Covell1

M, #40143, b. 1780
  • Birth*: 1780; Quebec; per GEDCOM of George Spencer, Feb 15, 2005.1
  • Residence*: 1796; Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Upper Canada; 1796 Census: David Covell, Sr.; 1 man; 1 male child; Total 2 (Ontario Registers CD)

Citations

  1. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.

Seth Simon Covell1

M, #40144, b. 1709, d. 1811
  • Birth*: 1709; Chatham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.
    per GEDCOM of Bernard Bischof, Feb 15, 2005.1
  • Marriage*: 22 November 1733; Harwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Bernard Bischof, Feb 15, 2005.; Principal=Sarah Hurd
  • Death*: 1811; Chatham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.1

Family: Sarah Hurd b. 24 Aug 1711

Citations

  1. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
  2. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

Sarah Hurd1

F, #40145, b. 24 August 1711
  • Birth*: 24 August 1711; per GEDCOM of Bernard Bischof, Feb 15, 2005.1
  • Marriage*: 22 November 1733; Harwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Bernard Bischof, Feb 15, 2005.; Principal=Seth Simon Covell
  • Married Name: 22 November 1733; Covell1

Family: Seth Simon Covell b. 1709, d. 1811

Citations

  1. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
  2. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

David Covell1

M, #40146, b. 1747, d. May 1815
  • Birth*: 1747; Chatham, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.; Location Chatham per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.
    per GEDCOM of Bernard Bischof, Feb 15, 2005.1
  • Marriage*: circa 1775; per family tree of Jeff Gilbank on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2020.; Principal=Agnes Wooden2
  • Death*: May 1815; Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Upper Canada; Date May 1815 & location Augusta Twp. per family tree of Jeff Gilbank on ancestry.ca, Feb 5 2020.2
  • Residence*: 1796; Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Ontario; 1796 Census: David Covell, Sr.; 1 man; 1 male child; Total 2 (Ontario Registers CD)
    Note: David Covell, Jr. is also list: 1 man; 1 male child; 4 women; Total 6

Family: Agnes Wooden b. c 1750, d. c 1794

Citations

  1. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
  2. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

Susannah Covell1,2,3

F, #40147, b. 18 September 1775, d. 13 May 1846
  • Birth*: 18 September 1775; Cambridge, Washington Co., New York, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.2
  • Marriage*: 9 January 1799; Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Upper Canada; Marriage Register: Edward Jessup, Jr. & Susannah Covell, both of Augusta, 9 Jan 1799, by William Fraser, J. P. w: Grace Fraser, John Dulmage. (Marriage Register of The Johnstown District, Ontario Registers CD); Principal=Lieut. Edward Jessup2,4
  • Death*: 13 May 1846; Prescott, Leeds & Grenville Co., Canada West; Date May 13 1816 per FindaGrave. Date May 13 1846 per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.2,3
  • Burial*: 15 May 1846; Sandy Hill Cemetery, Prescott, Leeds & Grenville Co., Canada West; FindaGrave: Name: Susannah Covell Jessup; Birth: unknown; Death: 13 May 1816; Burial: Sandy Hill Cemetery, Prescott, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada; Memorial ID: 131407522 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131407522/susannah-jessup)3
  • Married Name: 9 January 1799; Jessup2
  • Residence*: 29 June 1799; Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Upper Canada; Loyalist List: O. C. Date Jun 29 1799 per Simeon Covell.5

Family: Lieut. Edward Jessup b. 16 May 1766, d. 4 Nov 1815

Citations

  1. Susannah Covel Jessup per FindaGrave.
  2. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
  3. [S128] FindAGrave, online unknown url.
  4. [S28] Unknown short register title: entry for unknown spouses' names unknown repository, unknown repository address.
  5. [S29] Loyalist Lists.

Lieut. Edward Jessup1,2,3

M, #40148, b. 16 May 1766, d. 4 November 1815
  • Birth*: 16 May 1766; Albany, Albany Co., New York, U.S.A.; Date May 16 1766 & location Albany, Albany Co., NY per FindaGrave. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.2,4
  • Marriage*: 9 January 1799; Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Upper Canada; Marriage Register: Edward Jessup, Jr. & Susannah Covell, both of Augusta, 9 Jan 1799, by William Fraser, J. P. w: Grace Fraser, John Dulmage. (Marriage Register of The Johnstown District, Ontario Registers CD); Principal=Susannah Covell2,5
  • Death*: 4 November 1815; Prescott, Grenville Co., Upper Canada; Date Nov 4 1815 & location Prescott per FindaGrave.4
  • Burial*: 6 November 1815; Sandy Hill Cemetery, Prescott, Leeds & Grenville Co., Upper Canada; FindaGrave: Name: Edward Jessup, II; Birth: 16 May 1766, Albany, Albany County, New York, USA; Death: 4 Nov 1815 (aged 49), Prescott, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada; Burial: Sandy Hill Cemetery, Prescott, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada; Memorial ID: 131407556 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131407556)4
  • Residence: 1776; Grand Falls, New York, U.S.A.; "The King's Loyal Americans
    Commanded by Ebeneezer Jessup, and raised in 1776. The Jessups were a wealthy merchant family from the Grand Falls area, 45 miles north of Albany; " from web site http://www.nyhistory.net/~drums/kingsmen.htm
    Note: Is this the town of Glens Falls, at the south end of Lake George??? It would still be in the modern Washington County.
  • Residence*: 1777; Quebec; "Some had come in from Connecticut as land speculators, had got considerable tracts and had sold or leased their lands to men who mostly followed to the war their landlords, who were squires and justices of the peace. Such men were Ebenezer and Edward Jessup, Isaac Man and others, and they are spoken of as men of substance and influence in the records. Squire Ebenezer Jessup who collected a corps, as had also his brother Edward, brought them to Canada in 1777; we find them incorporated and doing duty at different posts, and in 1781 they were enlisted with men of other corps under Major Edward Jessup as the King's Loyal American Rangers with a distinctive uniform. The full regiment was not completed, but in 1784 the 2nd Battalion was located in Ernesttown Township, on the Bay of Quinté.
    Some had come in from Connecticut as land speculators, had got considerable tracts and had sold or leased their lands to men who mostly followed to the war their landlords, who were squires and justices of the peace. Such men were Ebenezer and Edward Jessup, Isaac Man and others, and they are spoken of as men of substance and influence in the records. Squire Ebenezer Jessup who collected a corps, as had also his brother Edward, brought them to Canada in 1777; we find them incorporated and doing duty at different posts, and in 1781 they were enlisted with men of other corps under Major Edward Jessup as the King's Loyal American Rangers with a distinctive uniform. The full regiment was not completed, but in 1784 the 2nd Battalion was located in Ernesttown Township, on the Bay of Quinté." from web page http://my.tbaytel.net/bmartin/quinte.htm
  • Residence: 1784; Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Quebec; "The King's Loyal Americans
    Commanded by Ebeneezer Jessup, and raised in 1776. The Jessups were a wealthy merchant family from the Grand Falls area, 45 miles north of Albany; other family members involved in the corps were Edward and Joseph. Jessup's Corps took part in the ill-fated Burgoyne Campaign in 1777; the survivors were condensed with McAlpin's Corps and Peters' Queens Loyal Rangers in 1781 at St. John's, Quebec. The unit was disbanded in 1784, with members settling in Grenville County, Ontario.
    Additional information extracted from R. Garret cited on the Canadian-Roots-L mailing list." from web site http://www.nyhistory.net/~drums/kingsmen.htm
  • Note*: circa 1790; Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Quebec; Loyalist List: Jessup, Edward; E. District; S. G. Lieutenant Jessup's, son of Edwd. Jessup, Sr. (copy of old U.E List, Ontario Registers CD)6
  • Census*: 1796; Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Upper Canada; 1796 Census: Lieut. Edward Jessup; 1 man; Total 1 (Ontario Registers CD)

Family: Susannah Covell b. 18 Sep 1775, d. 13 May 1846

  • Marriage*: 9 January 1799; Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Upper Canada; Marriage Register: Edward Jessup, Jr. & Susannah Covell, both of Augusta, 9 Jan 1799, by William Fraser, J. P. w: Grace Fraser, John Dulmage. (Marriage Register of The Johnstown District, Ontario Registers CD); Principal=Susannah Covell2,5

Citations

  1. Edward Jessup Junior per marriage registre. Lieut. per 1796 Census.
  2. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
  3. [S83] Ancestry.ca, online unknown url.
  4. [S128] FindAGrave, online unknown url.
  5. [S28] Unknown short register title: entry for unknown spouses' names unknown repository, unknown repository address.
  6. [S29] Loyalist Lists.

John Covell Jessup1

M, #40149, b. 28 July 1804
  • Birth*: 28 July 1804; Augusta Twp., Prescott, Grenville Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.1

Citations

  1. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.

Major Edward Jessup1,2,3

M, #40150, b. 4 December 1735, d. 3 February 1816
  • Birth*: 4 December 1735; Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A.; Date Dec 4 or 24 1735 & location Stamford, Conn per BIO of Edward Jessup, Dict. of Cdn BIOS. Date Dec 4 1745 & location Stamford, Conn. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.2,4
  • Marriage*: 1760; Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.; Principal=Abigail Dibble
  • Death*: 3 February 1816; Augusta Twp., Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005. per BIO of Edward Jessup, Dict. of Cdn BIOS.2,4
  • Burial*: 5 February 1816; Sandy Hill Cemetery, Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.2
  • Note: 1759; New York, U.S.A.; "Edward Jessup raised a company and served as a captain in Jeffery Amherst*’s campaign of 1759 in the Lake Champlain region, and probably became aware at that time of the opportunities available in northern New York." per BIO of Edward Jessup, Dict. of Cdn BIOS.4
  • Residence: 1764; Jessup's Landing, New York, U.S.A.; "About 1764 Edward and his brother Ebenezer moved to Albany. There they formed a partnership, and over the next decade the two engaged in land speculation on a grand scale in the upper Hudson and Lake George areas. In their speculations they were no doubt aided by their close relationship with Sir William Johnson* and John Butler*. The brothers eventually established a community, with mills and a ferry, about ten miles above Glen Falls on the Hudson. This settlement, which became known as Jessup’s Landing, was a focus of loyalism in the years just before the revolution, and when Sir Guy CARLETON succeeded in driving the American forces out of the province of Quebec in the summer of 1776 the Jessups led a party of some 80 loyalists to join him at Crown Point (N.Y.)." per BIO of Edward Jessup, Dict. of Cdn BIOS.4
  • Residence: 7 June 1777; Grand Falls, New York, U.S.A.; "The Jessup party was first attached to Sir John Johnson*’s King’s Royal Regiment of New York, but on 7 June 1777 the King’s Loyal Americans corps was tentatively established with Ebenezer as lieutenant-colonel and Edward as captain. Although the corps was not fully formed, the Jessup brothers took part in John Burgoyne*’s
    campaign, with Edward as commander of the bateaux service on the Hudson. Both Edward and Ebenezer were taken prisoner in the Saratoga campaign but were paroled and allowed to make their way to Quebec." per BIO of Edward Jessup, Dict. of Cdn BIOS.
    "The King's Loyal Americans Commanded by Ebeneezer Jessup, and raised in 1776. The Jessups were a wealthy merchant family from the Grand Falls area, 45 miles north of Albany; " from web site http://www.nyhistory.net/~drums/kingsmen.htm4
  • Residence: 12 November 1781; St. John's, Quebec; "Since many members of the King’s Loyal Americans were dispersed during the Burgoyne fiasco, the unit never attained its established strength and remained for the next four years a semi-independent appendage of Johnson’s regiment, engaged mainly in building, repairing, and garrisoning fortifications around Montreal, Sorel, and lower Lake Champlain, although it also took part in several raids into New York. Edward went on such raids in October 1780 and again the following fall. It was probably these services, as well as his administrative capacities, that led Governor HALDIMAND to choose Edward over Ebenezer as major commandant of the new corps of Loyal
    Rangers, created 12 Nov. 1781 from a number of smaller military formations including the Loyal Americans. The new corps soon became known as Jessup’s Rangers. Until their disbandment on 24 Dec. 1783 the Rangers were employed in the same kind of duties that had previously engaged the Loyal Americans. They were usually stationed at Sorel or Verchères and provided garrisons for posts at Yamaska, Rivière-aux-Chiens, Île aux Noix, and Dutchman’s Point (near Alburg, Vt)." per BIO of Edward Jessup, Dict. of Cdn BIOS.
    "The King's Loyal Americans Commanded by Ebeneezer Jessup, and raised in 1776. The Jessups were a wealthy merchant family from the Grand Falls area, 45 miles north of Albany; other family members involved in the corps were Edward and Joseph. Jessup's Corps took part in the ill-fated Burgoyne Campaign in 1777; the survivors were condensed with McAlpin's Corps and Peters' Queens Loyal Rangers in 1781 at St. John's, Quebec. The unit was disbanded in 1784, with members settling in Grenville County, Ontario. Additional information extracted from R. Garret cited on the Canadian-Roots-L mailing list." from web site http://www.nyhistory.net/~drums/kingsmen.htm4
  • Residence*: 1784; Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Ontario; "With the war lost, Jessup began in the summer of 1783 to plan the resettlement of his corps and was one of those who proposed the Ottawa River and the upper St Lawrence for that purpose. Although his proposal for structured settlements based on military rank was rejected, Haldimand incorporated a number of his other ideas into the plan finally adopted. In that plan Jessup’s Rangers were allotted townships No.6 (Edwardsburg), No.7 (Augusta), and part of No.8 (Elizabethtown), all on the St Lawrence, as well as No.2 (Ernestown), west of Cataraqui (Kingston). Jessup spent the summer of 1784 supervising the settlement of his men on their new lands and in the
    fall of that year journeyed to London, England, to submit a claim for his losses during the revolution. He returned to Quebec by 1788 and took up his own land grant of 1,200 acres in Augusta Township, immediately opposite Fort Oswegatchie (Ogdensburg, N.Y.) on the St Lawrence and beside the lots granted to his son, Lieutenant Edward Jessup." per BIO of Edward Jessup, Dict. of Cdn BIOS.
    "The King's Loyal Americans Commanded by Ebeneezer Jessup, and raised in 1776. The Jessups were a wealthy merchant family from the Grand Falls area, 45 miles north of Albany; other family members involved in the corps were Edward and Joseph. Jessup's Corps took part in the ill-fated Burgoyne Campaign in 1777; the survivors were condensed with McAlpin's Corps and Peters' Queens Loyal Rangers in 1781 at St. John's, Quebec. The unit was disbanded in 1784, with members settling in Grenville County, Ontario. Additional information extracted from R. Garret cited on the Canadian-Roots-L mailing list." from web site http://www.nyhistory.net/~drums/kingsmen.htm4
  • Residence: 1785; Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Ontario; "Here Vermont and Connecticut loyalists led by Edward Jessup were settling three river-front townships in the region where Brockville and Prescott would soon be founded. Surveyor John Collins, who made the upriver voyage in 1785, reported that these loyalists appeared well satisfied, having "made much greater improvements than could be expected in so short a time. They have all comfortable houses and their cleared fields sown." Collins had to admin, however, that here where the maps showed neat rows of lot running twelve miles back from the river, settlement was still in reality no more than a strip of clearings along the shore." from pg. 236 of "The Loyalists: Revolution, Exile, Settlement" by Christopher Moore
  • Note*: circa 1790; Augusta Twp., Grenville Co., Ontario; Loyalist List: Jessup, Esq., Edward; Augusta; M. C. Commandant. (copy of old U.E. List, Ontario Registers CD)3
  • Residence: 1810; Augusta Twp., Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario; "In 1810 Jessup and his son laid out the town of Prescott, named after Governor Robert PRESCOTT, along the front of their St Lawrence River lands, but only two years later their own home sites were expropriated by the army for the construction of Fort Wellington. Jessup’s active career, however, was now over. By 1812 he was no longer able to conduct business for himself, and when he died in February 1816 he had been bedridden and “afflicted with the palsy” for several years and could not even sign his name." per BIO of Edward Jessup, Dict. of Cdn BIOS.4

Family: Abigail Dibble b. 31 Mar 1743, d. 29 Jun 1809

  • Marriage*: 1760; Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Feb 15, 2005.; Principal=Abigail Dibble

Citations

  1. M. C. Major Commandant - per Loyalist List.
  2. [S22] Rootsweb, online unknown url.
  3. [S29] Loyalist Lists.
  4. [S129] Dictionary Cdn BIOs, online unknown url.