John Jessee I b about 1750 Cobbs Hyco Creek, Orange Co., NC, or Mecklenburg Co. d Aug - Nov 1815 in Reeds Valley, Russell Co., VA. s/o Henry Jessee and Elizabeth Unknown. John Jessee m. about 1775 in Orange County, NC to Frances "Frankey" Lea b 1752 Cobbs Hyco Creek, Orange Co NC (later Caswell Co NC)  d/o William Lea (of Cobbs Creek) and Mary "Polly" Unknown. Children of John Jessee and Frances Frankey Lea;

I. John Jessee II b about 1775 Cobbs Creek, Caswell Co NC d 1834 in Reeds Valley, Russell Co., VA burial Ephraim Jessee G, Reeds Valley, Russell Co., VA Jessee Family graveyard near their home, m. 11 Jan 1800 Orange Co NC to Mary "Polly" Armstrong b 1780 Orange Co NC, d/o John Armstrong and Anna Whitted.

II. Archer Jessee b 8 Aug 1776 Cobbs Creek Russell Co VA d 2 Oct 1862 Reeds Valley Russell Co VA m. 27 Sept 1798 Russell Co VA to Nancy Browning b 27 Mar 1781 Russell Co VA d 15 Apr 1826 Russell Co VA d/o Francis A Browning and Elizabeth Vermillion. Archer Jessee m. 26 Sept 1826 Russell Co VA to 2nd Rachel Herndon b about 1790 d 1833 Russell Co VA d/o Larkin Herndon and Elizabeth Terrell. Archer Jessee m. 2 Apr 1835 Russell Co VA to 3rd Mary Jane "Polly" Wilson b 29 Oct 1803 d 17 Jan 1884.

III. William J Jessee b 9 Dec 1779 Cobbs Creek, Caswell Co NC d 28 Jan 1841 Lee Co VA m. 1803 to Mary Polly Vermillion b 8 Dec 1785 Caswell Co NC d 17 Jan 1879 Lee Co VA d/o William Wilson Vermillion and Nancy McNeil.

IV. Lea Jessee (male) b 1781 Cobbs Creek, Caswell Co NC d about 1852 Jackson Co MO m. about 1810 Russell Co VA to Barbara Gose b about 1796 Russell Co VA d about 1862 Jackson Co MO, d/o Stephen Gose and Maria Barbara Catron. Children;

VII. Mary Polly Jessee b about 1787 Cobbs Creek, Caswell Co NC d 1836 Reeds Valley Russell Co VA m. 8 Sept 1803 Russell Co VA to Abednigo Kiser b 1784 Clinch River Russell Co VA d 4 Oct 1814 Norfolk VA buried Cedar Grove Cemetery, Norfolk VA, s/o Joseph Kenton Kiser and Susannah Stacy. Mary Polly Jessee m. after 1815 to James Jimmy Chafin. Mary Polly Jessee m. after 1815 Russell Co VA to 2nd James "Jimmy" Chafin.

VIII. Frances Jessee b about 1787 Reeds Valley, Russell Co VA d after 1860 Sullivan Co MO m. about 1810 to William Stone b about 1784 Culpepper Co VA d about 1853 Sullivan Co MO, s/o Jeremiah Stone and Unknown.

IX. Sarah "Sallie" Jessee b about 1790 Reeds Valley, Russell Co VA d 19 Nov 1851 Reeds Valley Russell Co VA buried Vermillion Cemetery, Russell Co VA m. 25 Dec 1817 to Wilson Vermillion b 5 Nov 1789 Vermillion Co VA, s/o Jessee Vermillion and Mary "Polly" Scott.

X. Boedicia "Dicy Biddy" Jessee b 22 May 1792 Reeds Valley Russell Co VA d 12 Feb 1843 Jamestown Boone Co IN buried Porter Cemetery Jamestown IN m. about 1815 Russell Co VA To Stephen Gose Jr b about 1787 Wythe Co VA d 27 Dec 1832 Jamestown Boone Co IN buried Porter Cemetery Jamestown, Boone Co IN, s/o Stephen Gose and Maria Barbara Catron.

XI. James Jessee b 1794 Reeds Valley Russell Co VA d after 1850 Reeds Valley Russell Co VA m. about 1812 to Jane Burke b 1794 Reeds Valley Russell Co VA, d/o Fleming Burke and Rebecca Bush Miller.

XII. Rebecca Jessee b 20 Jul 1796 Reeds Valley Russell Co VA d 14 Jul 1860 Russell Co VA m. William Burke b 18 Nov 1797 Russell Co VA d Jul 1849 Russell Co VA, s/o Fleming Burke and Rebecca Bush Miller.

XIII. Jane Jessee b 19 Apr 1796 Reeds Valley Russell Co VA d before 1860 North Okaw Twp Coles Co IL m. 20 Jan 1814 to Henry Fuller b 3 Apr 1792 Russell Co VA d before 17 Jan 1872 North Okaw Twp Coles Co IL, s/o Abraham Fuller and Mary Sargent (Sergent).

XIV. George Lee Jessee Sr b 1798 Reeds Valley Russell Co VA d 1882 Reeds Valley Russell Co VA m. 4 Oct 1818 Russell Co VA to Elizabeth Betsy Counts b Oct 1799 Castlewood Russell Co VA d 11 Jul 1880 Castlewood Russell Co VA, d/o John "of Cleveland" Counts and Margaret Peggy Kelly.

XV. Martin Jessee b 27 Jan 1801 Reeds Valley Russell Co VA d 2 Apr 1879 Reeds Valley Russell Co VA m. about 1820 Russell Co VA to Virginia Jane Price b 1 Nov 1801 Reeds Valley Russell Co VA d 1 Aug 1853 Reeds Valley Russell Co VA buried Meade Cemetery, Castlewood, Russell Co VA, d/o David Price and Judith Judy Puckett.  Martin Jessee m 18 Nov 1856 Russell Co VA to Mary Jane Darnell b 2 Nov 1834 d 16 Dec 1907 Russell Co VA, d/o Darnell and Margaret Unknown.