Edward Jessup (December 24, 1735 – February 3, 1816) was a soldier, judge and political figure in Upper Canada.
He was born in Stamford, Connecticut in 1735 and moved with his family to Dutchess County, New York in 1744. In 1759, he served with Jeffery Amherst in the Lake Champlain region. 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. He was a recipient of a large land grant from the Crown in the Adirondacks of about 500,000 acres (2,000 km2).
Read more about Edward Jessup: American Revolution, Life in Canada
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