Edward Jessup
| Edward Jessup | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 24, 1735 Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony, British America |
| Died | February 3, 1816 Prescott, Upper Canada |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of Great Britain
|
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1759-1788 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | King's Royal Regiment of New York, King's Loyal Americans, Jessup's Rangers |
| Battles/wars |
French and Indian War |
French and Indian War
American Revolutionary War
Edward Jessup (December 24, 1735 – February 3, 1816) together with his brother Ebenezer Jessup (July 1739–1818), was a large landowner in present-day New York State before the American Revolution, and later a soldier and political figure in Upper Canada, now the present-day Canadian province of Ontario, Canada.
Edward Jessup was born in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony, British North America, British Empire, on December 24, 1735 and moved with his family, to Dutchess County, New York, in 1744.
In 1759, during the French and Indian War, Edward Jessup served under the leadership of British nobleman, Jeffery Amherst in the Lake Champlain region. Following the war, in 1764, he moved with his brother, Ebenezer, to Albany, New York, where they established a community, known as Jessup's Landing, on the Hudson River. Jessup was a recipient of a large land grant, from the British Crown, in the Adirondacks, around 500,000 acres (2,000 km2). In addition, in 1771, the Jessup brothers purchased 1,150,000 acres (470,000 ha) in Hamilton County, New York from the Mohawk, the "Totten and Crossfield Purchase" for three pence an acre. The "Jessup River" and associated "Jessup River Wild Forest" in Hamilton County are named after the Jessup brothers.
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