1. John Jessee (Founding Father) was born about 1750 in Hyco Creek, Orange Co., NC, or Mecklenburg C. He died in 1815 in Reeds Valley, Russell Co., VA.
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John married Frances "Frankey" Lea (Founding Mother) about 1775 in , Orange Co., NC. Frances was born in 1752/1761 in Hyco Creek, Orange Co., NC, later Caswell Co. She died after 1830/1836 in Reeds Valley, Russell Co., VA.
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John and Frances had the following children:
+ 2 F i Rebecca Jessee was born on 20 Jul 1796. She died on 14 Jul 1860. + 3 M ii David Jessee Elder was born on 6 Mar 1783. He died on 8 Apr 1856. + 4 M iii George Lea Jessee Sr. was born in 1798. He died in 1882. + 5 F iv Boedicia "Dicy Jessee /Biddy" (Boadicea) was born on 22 May 1792. She died on 12 Feb 1843. + 6 M v William J Jessee was born on 9 Dec 1779. He died on 28 Jan 1841. + 7 M vi Martin Jessee was born on 27 Jan 1801. He died on 2 Apr 1879. + 8 F vii Frances Jessee was born about 1787/1789. She died after 1860. + 9 M viii John Jessee Jr. was born about 1775. He died in 1834. + 10 M ix Lea Jessee was born in 1781. He died about 1852/1853. + 11 F x Jane Jessee was born on 19 Apr 1796. She died before 1860. + 12 F xi Elizabeth Jessee was born on 20 Dec 1786/1791. She died before 1825. + 13 F xii Sarah "Sallie" Jessee was born about Aug 1790/1792. She died on 19 Nov 1851. + 14 M xiii Archer Jessee was born on 8 Aug 1776. He died on 2 Oct 1862. + 15 M xiv James Jessee was born in 1794. He died after 1850. + 16 F xv Mary "Polly" Jessee was born about 1787. She died in 1836.