Hannah (Pratt) Jessup (abt. 1754 - bef. 1808)

Born about 23 Mar 1754 in Guilford Co.,North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of Timothy Jessup — married 18 Sep 1768 in Core Sound Mm, Carteret, North Carolina

Descendants

Died before 17 Nov 1808 before about age 54 in Fairfield, Franklin County, Indiana, USA [uncertain]

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Biography

Hannah Pratt was possibly the daughter of William Pratt. She may have been the daughter of William's wife, Sarah Borden. She may have been born 23 Mar 1754 and died 17 Nov 1808^[1]. She was definitely the wife of Timothy Jessup.

On 18 Sep 1768, in North Carolina, at the Craven County Public Meeting of the Society of Friends, Hannah Pratt married Timothy Jessup.^[2] Timothy and Hannah were among the original members of the Westfield Monthly Meeting in Surry County, North Carolina which was formed in 1771.^[3] In the Westfield records, they are referred to as being of Stokes County.^[4]. On 11 Jun 1777, Timothy and Hannah were received on certificate to the New Garden Meeting. ^[5]

Hannah's children and their birthdates^[6] were recorded in the minutes of the New Garden Monthly Meeting. They were:

Hope, b 3/9/1770, m Jehu Jackson, ^[7]

Pratt Wilton, b 2/2/1772

Aris, b 9/29/1773

Hannah, b 10/15/1775, d 7/9/1776

Abigail, b 9/21/1777, married Joseph Sumner on 2 Nov 1790

Ann, b 12/20/1779, married Abijah Pinson on 7 Oct 1802

Timothy, b 2/23/1782, married Susannah Jackson on 30 Apr 1806

Sarah, b 2/17/1784

Elizabeth, b 2/27/1786

Hannah would have died prior to Timothy's 1808 marriage to Mary Russell.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ These dates were taken from a headstone in Indiana by someone, not listed at Findagrave as of 4/1/2019
2. ↑ Hinshaw, William Wade: Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. 1, pp. 272, 553.
3. ↑ Hinshaw, p. 953.
4. ↑ Hinshaw, p. 965.
5. ↑ Hinshaw, p. 272.
6. ↑ Hinshaw, p. 505.
7. ↑ Hinshaw, p. 964
8. ↑ Hinshaw, William Wade: Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. 1, p. 553

See Also:

• Ancestor Charts Compiled by Betty L. Cox Baker
• Hinshaw, William Wade: Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. 1, pp. 957, 964.