Jessup History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

For many English families, the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. For such families, the shores of Ireland, Australia, and the New World beckoned. They left their homeland at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. Many arrived after the long voyage sick, starving, and without a penny. But even those were greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. Numerous English settlers who arrived in the United States and Canada at this time went on to make important contributions to the developing cultures of those countries. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Jessup were among those contributors:

Jessup Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• Walter Jessup, who settled in Salem Massachusetts in 1635
• Edward Jessup of Yorkshire settled in Fairfield, Conn. in 1639
• William Jessup, who arrived in Virginia in 1695 5

Jessup Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• G Jessup, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 5
• J Jessup, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 5
• R M Jessup, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 5
• C S Jessup, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 5
• E C Jessup, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 5

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jessup Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• Mr. Henry Jessup U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1784 6
• Mr. Joseph Jessup U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1784 6
• Esq. Edward Jessup U.E. who settled in Augusta, Ontario c. 1784 6

Jessup Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• William Nash Jessup, who arrived in Port Misery aboard the ship "Duchess of Northumberland" in 1839 7
• Mr. Charles Jessup, British Convict who was convicted in Beccles, East Suffolk, England for 10 years, transported aboard the "Dudbrook" on 17th November 1852, arriving in Western Australia 8

Jessup Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

• John Jessup, aged 28, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Bombay" in 1865 9
• Sarah Jessup, aged 28, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Bombay" in 1865 9

• Henry Harris Jessup (1832-1910), American Presbyterian missionary, author, and a founder of the American University of Beirut
• Ted Jessup (b. 1960), American television writer, producer, and performer, current writer for the Fox sitcom Family Guy
• Richard Jessup (1925-1982), American author and screenwriter who sometimes wrote under the name Richard Telfair
• Morris Ketchum Jessup (1900-1959), American researcher who uncovered "Philadelphia Experiment"
• Philip Caryl Jessup (1897-1986), American diplomat, scholar, and jurist from New York City
• Marion Jessup (b. 1897), American female tennis player
• Richard M. Jessup, American politician, Member of California State Assembly 5th District, 1857-58 10
• Philip Caryl Jessup (1897-1986), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to, 1949-53; Judge, International Court of Justice, Geneva, 1961-70 10
• Nelson Ritch Jessup, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Stamford, Connecticut, 1908-13 10
• John Jessup, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Tompkins County 1st District, 1848 10
• ... (Another 10 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

• John Kendig Barr by Mary Alice Burchfield.
• The Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary of Frank Pierson Jessup and Marie Barr Jessup by Mary Alice Burchfield.