The Jess-Payzant Family

 1. Joseph JESS (b. ca. 1720-Belfast, Ulster, Ireland, d. bef. 17 Jul 1792-Lakelands, NS)

sp:   Martha HAXTON (b. ca. 1717-New England, m. 25 Jun 1744-North Kingstown, RI,

   d. ca. 1789-Falmouth, NS)

    2. Elizabeth JESS (b. ca. 1745-North Kingston, RI, d. 25 Jun 1825-Lakelands, NS)

sp:   John JEFFERS I (b. ca. 1740-Rhode Island, m. 1762-Falmouth, NS,

                                 d. bef. 13 May 1800-Rhode Island)

3. Sarah JEFFERS (b. 22 Feb 1762-Falmouth, NS, died young)

3. Hannah JEFFERS (1763-Falmouth, NS, m. 10 Apr 1783, d. ca. 1838-Gaspereau Mountain, NS

sp:        Rolen (Roland) ROGERS II (m. 10 Apr 1783-Horton, NS), family of seven

3. Mary (Polly) JEFFERS (b. 1766-Falmouth, NS, d. ca. 1836)

sp:        Abraham WEBSTER II (m. 28 Feb 1786-Cornwallis, NS), family of ten

3. John Jesse JEFFERS II (b. 1770-Falmouth, NS, d. ca. 1845-Lakelands, NS)

sp:        Elizabeth HENRY (m. 30 Dec 1792-Parrsboro Shore, NS), family of six

    2. Mary Elizabeth (b. North Kingstown, RI)

    2. George JESS, Sr. (b. ca. 1753-North Kingston, RI, d. 26 Feb 1823-Habitant, NS)

sp:   Louise Catherine ‘Lisette’ PAYZANT (b. 26 Dec 1756-Quebec City, QC, m. 1774-Falmouth, NS,

  d. Nov 1819-Habitant, NS)

            3. Joseph JESS (b. ca. 1775-Falmouth, NS, d. 22 Aug 1852-Walworth County, WI)

sp:        Sarah SWEET (b. 09 Apr 1777-Cornwallis, NS, m. 27 Nov 1797-Scott’s Bay, NS,

d. 04 Mar 1866, Sugar Creek, WI)           

4.    Sophia Henrietta JESS (b. 26 Aug 1798-Scott’s Bay, NS, d. 04 Mar 1866-Sugar Creek, WI)

sp:        Jonathan LOOMER, Jr. (b. 26 Mar 1795-Cornwallis, NS, m. 13 Oct 1816-Newport, NS,

d. 16 Mar 1881-Sugar Creek, WI), family of ten

4.    Eunice JESS (b. 28 Sep 1800-Scots Bay, NS, d. 07 Jun 1878, Oswego, KS

sp:        Benjamin LOOMER (b. 02 Aug 1787-Upper Pereau, NS, m. 20 Nov 1817-

                Cornwallis, NS, d. 06 Feb 1848, Millard, WI), family of five

4. Jane JESS (b. 29 Nov 1802-Scott’s Bay, NS, d. Sep 1845-Cornwallis, NS)

sp:        Benjamin KILLAM (b. 17 Jan 1796-Sackville, NB, m. 12 Apr 1819-Cornwallis, NS,

         d. 12 May 1883-Berwick, NS), family of five

            3. David JESS (b. 1777-Falmouth, NS, d. 17 Mar 1867-Berwick, NS)

sp:        Martha HICKS (b. 31 Dec 1784-Annapolis County, NS, m. 19 Mar 1812,

                                 d. 01 Jun 1843-Berwick, NS)

4. Joseph B. JESS (b. 01 Apr 1816-Falmouth, NS, d. 24 Jan 1827-Falmouth, NS)

            3. Sarah JESS (b. ca. 1779-Falmouth, NS)

sp:        William CHASE (b. ca. 1777-Cornwallis, NS, m. 14 Sep 1802-Cornwallis, NS)

4. Eliza CHASE (b. 22 Jun 1803)

sp:        Rev. Joseph Churchill SKINNER (b. 14 Feb 1800-Saint John, NB, m. 28 Mar 1821-

                                             Cornwallis, NS), family of six

                    4. William CHASE (b. 06 Feb 1805)

                    4. Rev. David I. CHASE (b. 04 Nov 1806-Cornwallis, NS, d. 24 Mar 1844)

sp: Jane Harding MORSE (b. 05 Mar 1802-Scott’s Bay, NS, m. 06 May 1832,

d. 22 May 1844), family of three

                    4. Sarah Olivia CHASE (b. 29 Jun 1809, d. 10 Apr 1893)

sp:    George L. WOODWARD (m. 11 Mar 1833), family of four

                    4. George Lewis CHASE (b. 23 Mar 1811)

                    4. Martha CHASE (b. 23 Nov 1812)

sp:    Mr. BALZER (b. New Brunswick)

                    4. John Payzant CHASE (b. 22 Feb 1815-Cornwallis, NS, d. 19 Apr 1854-Cornwallis, NS)

sp:    Sarah Young PAYZANT (b. 13 Jan 1825-Falmouth, NS, m. 19 Jun 1849-

    Bass Creek, NS, d. 20 Oct 1904-Sheffield Mills, NS), no issue

                    4. Mary Alice CHASE (b. 21 Dec 1818)

                    4. Hannah CHASE (b. 27 Dec 1821-Welsford, NS, d. 20 Apr 1867-Somerset, NS)

sp:        Leverett R. MORSE (b. 10 Jan 1815-Nictaux, NS, m. 10 Jan 1815, d. 07 Sep 1891),

                                                          family of five

                    4. Elias CHASE (b. 07 Nov 1823-Cornwallis, NS)

            3. Ann JESS (b. ca. 1781-Falmouth, NS)

sp:   Job CHASE (b. 21 Jun 1782-Cornwallis, NS, m. 07 Jan 1810-Cornwallis, NS)

4. Job CHASE (b. 23 Jan 1811-Cornwallis, NS, d. 08 Mar 1812-Cornwallis, NS)

4. Mary Ann CHASE (b. 30 Aug 1814-Cornwallis, NS)

4.    James Stewart CHASE (b. 20 Jan 1816-Cornwallis, NS,

d. 07 May 1891-Upper Gagetown, NB)

sp:        Sarah (b. ca. 1824, d. 09 Oct 1886-Upper Gagetown, NB)

4.    Ruth Augusta CHASE (b. 18 Aug 1817-Cornwallis, NS)

4.    Rachael CHASE (b. 19 Dec-Cornwallis, NS)

4. Job Stephen Whitfield CHASE (b. 06 Jul 1823-Cornwallis, NS)

    sp:    Betsy Parsons MEREEN (m. 1846), family of five

            3. Martha JESS (b. 05 Jan 1783-Falmouth, NS, d. 17 Dec 1819-Kingsport, NS)

sp:        Benjamin WEAVER (b. 30 Jun 1777-Cornwallis, NS, m. 27 Jan 1801-Cornwallis, NS,

    d. 20 Feb 1852-Kingsport, NS)

4.    Henry Allen WEAVER (b. 22 May 1802-Cornwallis, NS, d. 06 Jul 1838-Pereau, NS)

sp:  Ann COX (b. 02 Apr 1803, m. 13 May 1829), family of five

4.    Elizabeth WEAVER (b. 05 Jul 1804-Cornwallis, NS, d. 18 Jun 1819)

4.    Sarah Alice WEAVER (b. 18 May 1806-Cornwallis, NS, d. 1896)

sp:        James BROWN (b. 1792-Halifax, NS, m. 04 Dec 1845-Westmoreland County, NB,

  d. 1873), family of eight

4.    Cynthia Ann WEAVER (b. 19 Mar 1808)

sp:        Gideon PALMETER, no issue

4.    Martha Jane WEAVER (b. 28 Oct 1809-Cornwallis, NS, d. 22 Dec 1867-Kingsport, NS)

sp:        David BIGELOW (b. 11 Sep 1812-Canning, NS, m. 05 Dec 1833-Kingsport, NS,

   d. 19 May1867-Kingsport, NS), family of seven

4.    Benjamin ‘Philip’ WEAVER (b. 24 Sep 1814-Cornwallis, NS, d. 23 May 1895)

sp:        Tabitha Sophia BORDEN (b. 1817, d. 28 Jun 1860), family of nine

sp:        Amelia Rachael CROWE (b. 1846, m. 27 Dec 1863-Medford, NS,

d. 26 Apr 1930-Dorchester, NB), family of four

4.    George William WEAVER (b. 04 Aug 1817, d. 1860)

            3. George JESS, Jr. (b. 1785-Falmouth, NS, d. 02 Feb 1851-Scott’s Bay, NS)

sp:        Charlotte HUNTLEY (b. bef. 07 Jun 1803-Cornwallis, NS, m. 02 Jan 1820-Habitant, NS,

 d. 03 Sep 1878-Scott’s Bay, NS)

4.    William Henry JESS (02 Jan 1822-Habitant, NS; d. 04 Oct 1912-Scott’s Bay, NS)

sp:        Lavinia (Vinnie) PINEO (b. 26 Jun 1816-New Brunswick, m. ca. 1842-Scott’s Bay, NS

                 (div), d. ca. 1911-Scott’s Bay, NS), family of one

sp:        Elizabeth PINEO (b. 1827-Cornwallis, NS, m. 03 Jun 1849-Scott’s Bay, NS,

                 d. 25 Feb 1896), family of eight

4. Daniel (Dan) JESS (22 Dec 1825-Habitant, NS, d. 1913-Scott’s Bay, NS)

sp:        Charlotte RODRICK (b. Pleasant Valley, NS, m. 13 May 1856-Cornwallis, NS), no issue

sp:        Bathsheba SHAW (b. ca. 1826, m. ca. 1845), raised a family of one

4.    Elizabeth JESS (19 Jul 1828-Habitant, NS, d. 30 Dec 1863-Scott’s Bay, NS)

    sp:    James ‘Edward’ LOVELESS (b. 23 Feb 1825- Scott’s Bay, NS, m. 29 Mar 1849,

  d. 14 Feb 1864-Scott’s Bay, NS), family of three

4.    George Louis JESS (b. 13 Jun 1831-Scott’s Bay, NS, d. 03 Jul 1887-Scott’s Bay, NS)

    sp:    Mary Eliza LOCKHART (b. 19 Aug 1836, m. 11 Apr 1855-Scott’s Bay, NS,

   d. 06 Apr 1866- Scott’s Bay, NS), no issue

    sp:    Mary Etta ELLS (b. 29 Jan 1846, m. 21 Nov 1866-Scott’s Bay, NS,

d. 26 Feb 1913-Scott’s Bay, NS), family of five

4.    Joseph JESS (b. 1834-Scott’s Bay, NS, d. 1913-Burlington, MA)

    sp:    Sarah E. HUNTLEY (b. 18 Jul 1838-Maine, m., d. 1926_Woburn, MA), family of eight

4.    Sarah Charlotte JESS    (b. 16 Jul 1835-Scott’s Bay, NS, d. 1917-Scott’s Bay, NS)

    sp:    George Edward ‘DeLacy’ CORKUM (b. 16 Feb 1841-Chester, NS, m. 1869 (div),

 d. 28 Oct 1913-Billerica, MA), family of five

 

4.    David JESS (b. 07 Aug 1839-Scott’s Bay, NS, d. 01 Mar 1923-Scott’s Bay, NS)

    sp:    Mary E. BROWN (b. 04 Dec 1839-Walton, NS, m. 04 Jan 1861-Scott’s Bay, NS,

  d. 30 Sep 1918-Scott’s Bay, NS), family of seven

4. John ‘Leander’ JESS (25 Mar 1839-Scott’s Bay, NS, d. 20 Feb 1920-Scott’s Bay, NS)

    sp:    Eveline BENNETT (b. 24 Oct 1844-Arlington, NS, m. 25 Dec 1867,

                 d. 24 Apr 1889-Scott’s Bay, NS), family of seven

    sp:    Prudence LOVELESS (m. 07 Jul 1890-Pereau, NS), no issue

4.  Charlotte Ann (Annie) JESS (b. 24 May 1845-Scott’s Bay, NS,

d. 04 Mar 1929-Sheffield Mills, NS)

sp:        Samuel ‘Duncan’ MACCUISH (b. 14 Aug 1838-North Uist, Hebrides, Scotland,

        m. 09 Apr 1864-Woodside. NS, d. 11 Jan 1923-Sheffield Mills, NS), family of six  

            3. John Louis Payzant JESS (b. 1786-Falmouth, NS, d. Nov 1878-Randolph, WI)

        sp:        Unity PARKER (b. 1795, m. ca. 1816, d. 1865)

4. Job JESS (b. 1817-Halifax, NS, d. 1878-Randolph, WI)

sp:        Eliza GOODWIN (m. 08 Jun 1872-Columbus, WI), family of one

4.    George JESS (b. 1819, d. 1903)

4. John JESS (b. 1821, d. 1894)

    sp:    Emma THRUSH (b. 1848-England, m. 1872-Randolph, WI), family of four

4. Elizabeth (Lizzie) JESS (b. 1823)

4. M. A. (Archibald ‘Arch’) JESS (b. 1828-Wisconsin)

4. W. A. (Allen) JESS (b. 1828-Wisconsin)

    sp:    Mary (b. 1850-Wisconsin), family of two

4. Jonathan (Johnathan) JESS (b.1834-Maine)

4.    Henry (Hank) Jess (b. 1836) 

 

Courtesy of Acknowledgement

 Please credit the Kings County Museum and Allen Jess as your sources of any information received from us and that such information cannot be entered into an Internet site…without written permission from Kings County Museum and Allen Jess.

My main source is the Payzant-Jess-Juhan book, compiled by Marion M. Payzant.  1970.
Information prepared by Allen L. Jess  2004-02-16
New Notes:
Name: Allen Jess
E-Mail: < aljess@shaw.ca >
Date: 2004-04-12 

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