Jesse History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Searching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Jesse or a variant listed above:

Jesse Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Carl Jesse, aged 3, who landed in America, in 1892
• Hermann Jesse, aged 17, who immigrated to the United States, in 1892

Jesse Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Curt Jesse, aged 24, who settled in America from Berlin, Germany, in 1909
• Edward Jesse, aged 6, who landed in America from Ostrowck, Russia, in 1912
• Berta Jesse, aged 32, who settled in America from Ostrowck, Russia, in 1912
• Ferdinand Jesse, aged 23, who landed in America, in 1921
• Ferdinand Jesse, aged 23, who settled in America, in 1921
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jesse Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

• Edith M. Jesse, aged 27, who settled in Victoria, Canada, in 1911
• Emil Jesse, aged 20, who immigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, in 1913
• Ernestina Jesse, aged 24, who settled in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, in 1913
• Albert Jesse, aged 29, who settled in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, in 1913

• Richard Henry Jesse (1853-1921), American educator, 8th President of the University of Missouri (1891-1908)
• John John Jesse (b. 1969), American illustrative painter
• Virginia Jesse, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 2008 4
• Heinrich Jesse, American politician, U.S. Consular Agent in Amapala, 1916 4
• Harold C. Jesse, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940 4
• George N. Jesse, American Republican politician, Member of New York State Assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1920-23; Defeated, 1923; Candidate for New York State Senate 20th District, 1926 4
• Francis Jesse, American politician, Prohibition Candidate for Michigan State Auditor General, 1930 4
• John Heneage Jesse (1815-1874), English historical writer, son of Edward Jesse [q. v.] 5
• Edward Jesse (1780-1868), English writer on natural history, born at Hutton-Cranswick, near Driffield, Yorkshire, on 14 Jan. 1780, third son of the Rev. William Jesse, vicar of Hutton-Cranswick who was descended from a branch of the Languedoc Barons de Jessé Lévas, who emigrated to England after the revocation of the edict of Nantes 5
• Fryniwyd Tennyson Jesse (1888-1958), English criminologist, journalist and author, great-niece of the poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson