NameWilliam Hunting Jessup
Birth29 Jan 1830, Montrose, Susquehanna, PA
Death16 Jan 1902, Scranton, Pa
Burialin Montrose beside wife’s grave per wife’s obit
OccupationLawyer
FatherWilliam Jessup (1797-1868)
MotherAmanda Harris (1798-1883)
Misc. Notes
All per Mary Frost Jessup’s History of the Jessup Family in Montrose, Pennsylvania:
-graduated from Yale college in 1849
-admitted to the bar in 1851
-delegate to Republican National Convention of 1864 which nominated Lincoln to a 2nd term
-1863 appointed by Lincoln Assessor of the Internal revenue of the 12th District
-President Judge of the 34th Judicial District aug 1877- jan 1879

Obituary The Scranton Republican Friday January 17, 1902 pg 3 col 2, 3 &4
“Judge Jessup Dead”:
“... Judge Jessup is survived by his wife and daughters, Miss Louise, Mrs. AC Leisenring, of Upper Lehigh; Mrs WH Woodin, of New York city; and one son Attorney WH Jessup jr, of this city: also two brother, Dr Henry Jessup and Dr Samuel Jessup, Presbyterian missionaries in Syria; also one sister, Miss Fanny Jessup of Montrose. Mr Isaac Post, cashier of the First National Bank is a nephew... services... First Prestbyterian Church...interment in Montrose...
....Hon. William Hunting Jessup was born in Montrose, Susquehanna county, Jan 29, 1830, and was a dcescendant of the Jessup family which immigrated from England to Rhode Island about the middle of the seventeenth century. He was the eldest of five sons of Hon. William Jessup, LL D, who came to Northeastern Pennsylvania from Southampton, Long Island in 1818 and made his home in Montrose for the remainder of his life. The elder Judge Jessup was president judge of the district composed of the counties of Luzerne, Wayne, Pike, Monroe and Susquehanna for many years. The two brothers of Judge Jessup next younger than himself are Rev Henry H Jessup D D and Rev Samuel Jessup D D who have been for 33 and 26 years respectively and still are missionaries un der the care of the Presbyterian Board of Foriegn Missions at Beirut, Syria. The only other survivor of the brothers and sisters is Miss Fanny M Jessup of Montrose....
....In 1846 at the age of 16 he entered the sophomore class of Yale college, from which he graduated in 1849 at the age of 19.... was admitted to the bar in November 1851, at the last term of court held by his father, with whom he immediately entered into partnership in the practice of law... In 1877 he was appointed president judge of the 34th district.... he served... until 1879.... About 1889 he removed to Scranton...
... In politics Judge Jessup was an ardent Republican, having assisted in organizing the Republican partyin his native town in November 1854....He personally represented his district in the convention which nominated Abraham Lincoln for his second term, his father having been a mamber of the convention which first nominated Lincoln.He was a delegate to the convention which nominated Gen Grant to the presidency of 1868, and was one of the delegates at large from Pennsylvania to the convention which names Mr Blaine in 1884. Though prevented form enlisting during the war of the Rebellion by his large business responsibilities and the necessary care of an ages and infirm father, he was unceasingly active in the support of the government, giving largely of time and money, and during the invasions of Pennsylvania in 1862-63 he was in active sevice as major of the Twenty-eighth regiment of Pennsylvanis Volunteer militia. In 1863 he was appointed by president Lincoln assessor fin ternal revenue for the Twelfth Collection ditrict of Pennsylvanis, one of the richest districts of the state. In 1871, he was commissioned by the govenor John W Geary, majorgeneral of the Tenth Division of the National Guard of Pennsylvania...
...In October 1853 he married Miss Sarah W Jay of Belvedere, NJ by whom he has had 2 sons and 4 daughters, of whom there survive him his son William H Jessup, jr, his partner in business at the time of his death; Mrs Albert Leisenring of Upper Lehigh, Pa.; Mrs William Woodin of Berwick, Pa, and Miss Louise Jessup of Montrose.”

GenealogyBank.com
-Date: 1902-01-17; Paper: The Philadelphia Inquirer. ExJudge Jessup Dead

1850FCI Wm Jessup Sr & fam; Pennsylvania > Susquehanna > Montrose, image 1 of 23 @ancestry.com; Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Montrose, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_829; Page: 178A; Image: 358
Name: William Jessup; Age: 53; Estimated birth year: abt 1797; Birth place: New York; Gender: Male; Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Montrose, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Page: 178; Roll: M432_829
Household:
Amanda age 52
William H age 20 student at law
Henry H age 18
Samuel age 16
Fanny M age 14
George H age 12
Phebe Ann age 10
Hunting C age 7
& 3 servants

Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1854 Luzerne; image 34 of 50 @ancestry.com; Source Citation: Pennsylvania State Archives; Reel Number: 671; Source Information: Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1854 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Name: Wm Hunting Jessup; Gender: Male
Spouse: Sarah Wilson Jay; Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 5 Oct 1853; Marriage Place: Scranton
Registration County: Luzerne
Birth Place: Montrose
Residence Place: Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
Father Name: William Jessup; Mother Name: Amanda Jessup
Spouse Father Name: Nelson Jay, Spouse Mother Name: Jidney Jay

Not sure if this is Wm the father or WmH the son who was a lawyer and later judge - “honorable”
U.S., African American Newspapers, 1829-1947 Frederick Douglass´ Paper 1859 July; image 4 of 4 @ancestry.com;
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., African American Newspapers, 1829-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.
Original data: Negro Newspapers for the American Council of Learned Studies. Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress.
Name: Honorable William Jessup
Other Event Date: 4 Sep 1858
Other Event Location: Montrose, Pennsylvania
Event Type: Other
Publication Title: Frederick Douglass' Paper
Publication Date: 8 Jul 1859
Column Number: 4
“Call for a National Convention”
At a Convention held at Montrose PA Sept 4 1858 the following Resolutions were adopted:
Resolved 1st. That the improvement and elevation of the colored race is an object that should interest every philanthropist and particularly of the colored people of these US
2nd That in promoting this great object releace must be placed mainly on the colored people themselves
3rd That we fully believe that education intellectual and moral id the lever by which their elevation is to be accomplished; that while industry, economy and temperence are immensely important, still education is the great instrument that will render effectual all other means.
4th That as union is power, we would recommend a general convention to be held as soon as the way can be prepared
5th That this committee would invite the cooperation of all denominations of Christians to unite with them in calling a National Convention to meet on the first day of August1859, at Harrisburgh PA and join in a general celebration of West India Emancipation
6th That an executive committee of seven be appointed, with power of enlarging their number as they may deem expedient, and to make such arrangements in relation to the conventionas their discretion may direct
7th That a circular be sent by this committee to all churches and communities where colored people are located, requesting them to call meetings as soon as convenient to appoint delegates to this convention, who shall present us with statistics of the the populations, Sabbath and day schools, and of the general prosperity and progress of the colored people in their vicinity.
8th That all free colored persona inthe US and all others friendly to the object, be invited to this convention to confer on all the best methodsto promote the best interests of the colored race, and to adopt such means as will accomplish these ends
On motion, RESOLVED, The following named gentlemen compose the executive committee: Revs Thomas James, John ANderson, Wm Sanford, Burr Baldwin, BB Emery, Hon Wm Jessup BS Bentley, esq
IN accordance with the above resolutions, a National Convention will be held at the time and place stated. A celebration worthy of the day is expected; and we trust that a Convention will be held which will do much for the redemption and elevation of our crushed people.
All journals friendly to the cause, are earnestly requested to copy this call.

1860FCI WmJessup Jr & Sr fam; Pennsylvania > Susquehanna > Montrose; image 24 of 32 @ancesttyr.com; Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Montrose, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1186; Page: 527; Image: 57; Family History Library Film: 805186
William Jessup; home Montrose, Susquehanna, PA; age 63; b abt 1796; New York; Male; Post Office: Montrose; Roll: M653_1186; Page: 527; Year: 1860; HOH: William Jessup
HOusehold:
Amanda Jessup, age 61, b abt 1798 in New York
Saml Jessup, age 26, b abt 1833 in Pennsylvania
Faney Jessup, age 24, b abt 1835 in Pennsylvania
George Jessup, age 22; b abt 1837
Anna Jessup, age 19; b abt 1840 in Pennsylvania
Hunting Jessup, age17, b abt 1842 in Pennsylvania
Next Household:
W H Jessup, age 30, b abt 1829 in Pennsylvania
Sarah Jessup, age 26, b abt 1833 in New Jersey
Lillie Jessup, age 5, b abt 1854 in Pennsylvania
William Jessup, age 2, b abt 1857 in Pennsylvania
Mary C Jessup, (b abt 1860) age 3.12,in Pennsylvania
and 2 servants

CWDR U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 Pennsylvania 12th Vol 1 of 4; image 670 of 739 @ancestry.com;Source Citation: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); NAI: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 1 of 4
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Name: William H Jessup
Birth Year: abt 1830; Place of Birth: Pennsylvania
Age on 1 July 1863: 33
Race: White; Marital Status: Married
Residence: Pennsylvania; Congressional District: 12th; Class: 1
Occupation: Lawyer
on same page
George A Jessup age 25, white, clerk, single, b in PA
Hunting C Jessup age 20, white, student, single, b in PA

News1863 MajorWmHJessup
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg General Advertiser (Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania)
04 Jul 1863, Sat
Page 3
Capt Alex J Frick has declined the appointment of Deputy Provost Marshal of Montour County, which was kindly tendered to him by Capt MANVILLE the Provost Marshal of this District
Regimental Roster 28th PA V Militia
Colonel - Jas. Chamberlain, Lewisburg
Lieut Col - John M’Cleery, Milton
Major - Wm H Jessup, MOntrose
Surgeon - George Lotz, New Berlin
Adjutant - Jacob d Mellick, Lycoming Co
Serg Maj - Alb E Barnes, Lewisburg
Quartermaster - TG Evans, Lewisburg
Com Serg - JT Schlepey, Luzerne
Postmaster -Jos M Housel, Lewisburg

U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959; 1863 Volume 1; image 60 of 852 @ancestry.com;
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of the Census. Official Register of the United States, Containing a List of the Officers and Employees in the Civil, Military, and Naval Service. Digitized books (77 volumes). Oregon State Library, Salem, Oregon.
Name: William H. Jessup
Residence Date: 30 Sep 1863
Station or Residence Place: Montrose, Susquehanna county., Pennsylvania, USA
Year: 1863
Title: Register of Officers and Agents, Civil, Military, and Naval in the Service of the United States
Volume: Volume 1

News1864 Wm and WHJessupLand
The Luzerne Union (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)
13 Jan 1864, Wed
Page 2
TO WH Jessup for several tracts of land in Carbondale township, sold as the property of William Jessup. Consideration $1500.

1870FCI Wm H Jessup & Family; United States Federal Census > Pennsylvania > Susquehanna > Montrose; image 37 of 37 @ancestry.com; Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Montrose, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1454; Page: 170A; Image: 170; Family History Library Film: 552953
listed:
Father William Jessup, lawyer, age 40
wife Sarah, 36
Lillian, 15
William, 11
Mary, 9
George, 8
Sarah, 6
Annie, 3
and 7 other unrelated people

News1878 JudgeJessup
Tunkhannock Republican (Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania)
05 Apr 1878, Fri
Page 3
-Judge Jessup of Montrose recently presided at court in Bradford countu, and the following from the Reporter shows what the people up there think about him. “The entire bar of this county unite in pronouncing Judge Jessup on of the very best Judges who has ever occupied the bench in this place. His manner of dispatching business is not only dignified and courteous, but is attended with unusual rapidity; while his decisions are are able and given in language which carries conviction that he has given the question careful study and has arrived at logical conclusions”

1880FCI William Hunting Jessup and family; Pennsylvania > Susquehanna > Montrose > District 132; image 31 of 35 @ancestry.com; Census Place: Montrose, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T9_1196; Family History Film: 1255196; Page: 312C; Enumeration District: 132; Image: 0617.
Household:
 William H. JESSUP   Self   M   Male  50   PA   Attorney At Law   NY/NY 
 Sarah JESSUP   Wife   M   Female   46   NJ   Keeping House   NJ/NJ 
 Lillian J. JESSUP   Dau   S   Female   25   PA   At Home   PA/NJ 
 William H. JESSUP   Son   S   Male   20   PA   At College   PA/NJ 
 Mary C. JESSUP   Dau   S   Female   18   PA   At Home   PA/NJ 
 George JESSUP   Son   S   Male   17   PA   At School   PA/NJ 
 Louise JESSUP   Dau   S   Female   16   PA   At School   PA/NJ 
 Annie JESSUP   Dau   S   Female   13   PA   At School   PA/NJ 
 Fanny M. JONEKS   SisterLaw   M   Female   32   NJ   Sojourner   NJ/NJ 
 Edwin JONEKS   Nephew   S   Male   12   PA   At School   ---   NJ 
 Sidney JONEKS   Nephew   S   Male   8   PA   At School   ---   NJ 
 Jennie LEWIS   servant   S   Female   W   31   IRE   House Work   IRE   IRE 
next door:
Amanda Jessup 82
Fanny Jessup 45
Mary Ann Kane 18 servant

1890 Veterans Schedules Pennsylvania Susquehanna Montrose; image 7 of 8 @ancestry.com
Source Citation: Year: 1890; Census Place: Montrose, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: 84; Enumeration District: 24
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1890 Veterans Schedules [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Veteran's Name: William H Jessup
Home in 1890 (Township, County, State): Montrose, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
Year enlisted: 1863
Year discharged: 1863
Rank: Major

1900FCI William Hunting Jessup and family; United States Federal Census > Pennsylvania > Susquehanna > Montrose > District 77; image 38 of 38 @ancestry.com; Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Montrose, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1488; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 77
Wm Jessup jan 1830 age 70
Sarah W may 1834 age 66
Sarah L feb 1864 age 36
+2 servant

Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999 William Huntington Jessup; Susquehanna > J > Je > Jes > 2; image 2 of 3 @ancestry.com; Source Citation: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Archive Collection Number: Series 1-6; Folder Number: 229.
Name: William Huntington Jessup
Birth Date: 1830
Death Date: 16 Jan 1903
Age: 73
Military Branch: Army
Veteran of Which War: U.S. Civil War
Cemetery Name: Montrose Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Montrose; Susq Co, Pennsylvania

OBIT WilliamHJessup1902 and OBIT WilliamHJessup1902zoom
The Scranton Republican (Scranton, Pennsylvania)
17 Jan 1902, Fri
Page 3

OBIT2 WilliamHJessup1902
Wilkes-Barre Semi-Weekly Record (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)
21 Jan 1902, Tue
Page 3

ObitAP WmHJessup1902
Harrisburg Daily Independent (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
16 Jan 1902, Thu
Page 1
Lawyer Dies Suddenly
By Associated Press
Scranton Jan 16 - Ex Judge WH Jessup a prominent lawyer formerly of the Susquehanna
county courts died suddenly at his home here today of heart failure. Judge Jessup
appeared in both the common pleas and superior courts yesterday to argue cases and was
to have been in the latter today. He was 72 years old.

OBIT The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, January 17, 1902, Page 3, Image 3; Image provided by Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA
Persistent link: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026355/1902-01-17/ed-1/seq-3/
“SUDDEN DEATH OF HON WH JESSUP
(3rd column)
“Ex-judge WHJessup died suddenly of heart disease yesterday mornign in his apartments at the home of Miss Mary Mattes 119 Jefferson Ave. It was entirely unexpected and came as a shock to not only his family and friends but to this entire community in which he had come to be regarded as one of the most dittinguished men Scranton has ever been honored with.
“Wednesday he was actively engaged in his law office and about the courts and yesterday he was to have appreaded in an argument before the Superior court.
“With his daughter Miss Louise Jessup he attended the lecture on Alaska given by Rev VH Lukens at the 1st Presbyterian church Wednesday evening and retired about 10 oclock without making any complaint of illness. It was his custom to sleep with a window of his bed room open and to rise upon waking to close it, that the room might be warmed before it wa time to get up and dress. Yesterday moring he awoke about 330 oclock and closed the window. On his way back to bed he began to cough so violently that his wife was awakened. As the coughing continued Mrs Jessup became alarmed and lighting the gas called her daughter. The judge sat on the side of the bed and continued to cough more violently. At first he said in answer to his wife’s queries that there was nothing the matter but after a time he said he thought his heart was affected.
“SANK BACK AND DIED
“Five minutes after he sat down on the bed he suddenly sank backwards and in a short time expired. Dr JE Obrien and DR HV Logan who were summoned the moment the first alarm was felt responded with all haste, but did not arrive until after death had ensued.
“The news of his death was recieved with expressions of the deepest sorrow in all circles. While it is true he had passed by 2 years the allotteed 3 score years and ten, he was yet a vigorous man physically and as to mentality it might be said he was never more vigorous. His erect carriage ruddy cheeks clear complexion and bright eye bespoke for him many more years of activity. Consequently it was all the more shocking to hear that his end had come.
“It seemed as if the news caused a pall to hang over the court house all day long. No one who was an habitue of the courthouse but came to have the highest regard and admiration for Judge Jessup. He was always affable and thoroughly sincere and was ever the true American gentleman.
“The Lackawanna Bar association will meet at 11 oclock this morning in special session to take action on Judge Jessups’s death. The local courts will adjourn for the meeting and the Superior court as a mark of its sorrow will adjourn during the same period.
“The funeral will take place Saturday at 12 oclock noon from the Mattes home on Jefferson Ave. Services will be conducted at the house by Rev James McLeod pastor of the 1st Presbyterian church and interment will be made in Montrose.
“SKETCH OF DECEASED”
“Hon William Huntting Jessup has long been known as one of the most able and distinguised lawyers of Pennsylvania. He was born in Montrose, Susquehanna county, Jan 20 1830. He was a descendant of the Jessup family which immigrated from Englan to Rhode Island about the middle of the 17th century. He was the eldest of five sons of Hon Will Jessup LL D who came to Northeastern Pennsylvania from South Hampton Long Island in 1818 and made his home in Montrose for the reaminder of his life. The elder Judge Jessup was president judge of the district composed of the counties of Luzerne, Wayne, Pike, Monroe and Susquehanna for many years. The 2 brothers of Judge Jessup next younger than himself are the Rev Henry H Jessup DD, and Rev Samuel Jessup DD who have been for 33 and 26 years respectively and still are missionaries under the care of the Presbyterian Board of Foriegn Missions at Beirut, Syria. The only other survivor of the brothers and sisters is Miss Fanny M Jessup of Montrose
“Judge Jessup’s early education was obtained at the Cortland Academy Homer NY at one time under the charge of Samuel D Woolwarth DD. In 1846 at the age of 16 he entered the sophomore class of Yale college, from which he graduated in 1849 at the age of 19. Among his college classmates were Timothy Dwight DD LL D until recently the president of Yale college; Judge Francis M Fitch of the NY Court of Appeals and many other men dis-
(4th column)
“tinguised in professional and business life.
“BEGAN STUDY OF LAW
“Immediately after his graduation he commenced the study of law and was admitted to the bar in November 1851 at the last term of court held by his fahter with whom he immediately entered into partnership inthe practice of law and has activiely pursued it ever since, having at te very outset a very wide and important clientale in all the northeastern part of Pennsylvania. He entered the practice of law as he did everything else in life, with the greatest zeal, earnestness and thoroughness, and soon became and always continued to be one of the most prominent and successful lawyers in this part of the state in the state courts and those of the US and he has been everywhere known as an accurate thorough and able lawyer.
“In 1877 he was appointed president judge of the 34th district to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Street. He served upon th ebench of that district until 1879 his administration of the office being distinguished for the clearness of his decisions and the rapid dispatch of the business of the various courts. As a jusge he was remarkable for his ready comprehension and quick recognition of the essential points in cases brought before him, for his thorough knowledge of all the branches of the law relating to the same, and for his absolute and unswerving impartiality in hos administration. On retiring from the bench he resumed the practice of law with his residence at Montrose but his practice widely extended over the state.
“REMOVED TO THIS CITY
“About 1889 he roved to Scranton and entered into partnership with Isaac J Post taking the place in the firm of Hon Alfred Rand who had been recently elevated to the bench. He has ever since had his principal office in Scranton having as partners successively Mr Post, Horace E Hand esp. and his son William H Jessup jr esq, with whol he was still associated a the time of his death under the firm name of Jessup & Jessup. The business of his later years was largely corporation practice, and he was one of the most active lawyers and advocates in this part of the state up to the very time of his death. Only last October he was leading counsel for the defendant in one of th most important and longest cases ever tried before the circuit court of the US here that of the Russell heirs against the Delaware and Hudson company the outcome of the case being a complete victory for his clients. His practice in the appellate courts was always large and his breadth of grasp of leagl principles, his accurate knowledge of the development of the common law, the decisions of the state and US courts, and the statutes made him one of the most powerful members of the bar in all cases involving accturate knowledge and exhaustive research.
“His frankness of manner, his sincerity, his clearness of statement, his rich full voice and attractive personal presence made him always a powerful advocate before court and jury. He was remarkable for nothing so much during his entire professional career to the very day of his death as for his intense energy and tireless industry. At a period of life when most men seek release from the burdens of business, he was devoting often from 12 to 16 hours a day to the most thorough and exhausting labors.
“WAS A REPUBLICAN
“In politics, Jusge Jessup was an ardent republican, having assisted in the organizing of the Republican party in his native town in November 1854 and in every campaign since that time he has taken the stump for the maintenance of his principles and is known througout the state as one of the most eloquent and popular political orators, He personally represented his district in the convention which nomi-nated
(5th column)
“nated Abraham Lincoln for his 2nd term, his father havong been a member of the convention which first nominated Lincoln. He was a delegate to the convention which nominated General Grant to the presidency in 1868, and was one of the delegates at large from Pennsylvania to the convention which named Mr Blaine in 1884. Though prevented from enlisting during the war of the Rebellion by his large business responsibilities and the necessary care of an aged and infirm father, he was unceasingly active in the support of the governemnt, giving largely of time and money, and during the invasion of Pennsylvania in 1862-63 he was active in service as major of the 28th regiment of PA volunteer militia. In 1863 he was appointed by President Lincoln assessor of the internal revenue for the 12th collection district of PA, one of the richest districts of the state. In 1871 he was commisioned by the governor John W Geary major general of the 10th division of the Natioanl Guard of PA. He was never and office seeker, but was always ready to serve his neighborhood, his state, or his country in any capacity however humble or howeer dignified to the full extant of hiw power and ability. He was active in all public enterprises one of his latest engagements being a masterly address delivered before a public meeting called by the Citizen’s Alliance in Scranton about 2 weeks ago, in whih the laws giverning the relations between labor and capitoal were most fully and thoroughly expounded.
“HIS PRIVATE CHARACTER
“All Judge Jessup’s personal and professional qualities and achievements seem at this time of small moment compared to the beauty and purity of his private character. In early life he became a professing Christian, joining the Presbyterian church in Montrose of which he has been an active elder for over 40 years. He has constantly appeared in the eccliastical courts of his church fromt he lowest to the highest, and has taken an active interest in every enterprise of the church at home and abroad. He was for over 25 years the Superintendant of the Sunday school of the Montrose church, resigning only because of the removal of his residence and within a few weeks of his death he accepted the appointment as teacher of a Bible class in the 1st Presbyterian church in Scranton. His personal life bith at home, in his business and in all the relations of life, was marked by the utmost simplicity, purity, frankness and transparency. No breath of suspicion of anything inconsistent with his character as a professed believer in the Gospel of Jesus Christ has ever been uttered, and he leaves behind a memory for purity and usefulness and helpfullness to his fellow-men which will ong survive him. In all these respects he followed with singular completeness the example of his illustrious father.
“In October 1853 he married Miss Sarah W Jay of Belvedere NJ by whom he has had 2 sons and 4 daughters, of whom there survive him his son William H Jessup jr his partner in business at the time of his death; Mrs Albert Leisenring of Upper Lehigh PA; Mrs William Woodin of Berwick PA, and Miss Louise Jessup of MOntrose.”

The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, January 20, 1902, Page 3, Image 3;
Image provided by Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA
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“REMAINS OF JUDGE JESSUP INTERRED AT MONTROSE”

Find A Grave Memorial# 106890372
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&a...372&ref=acom
William Huntington Jessup
Birth: Jan. 4, 1830
Death: Jan. 16, 1902
Provided by Wendy McIntosh:
Pennsylvania Veteran Burial Card
Name: William Huntington Jessup
Birth Date: 4 Jan 1830
Death Date: 16 Jan 1902
Age: 73
Military Branch: Army
Veteran of Which War: U.S. Civil War
Cemetery Name: Montrose Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Montrose; Susq Co, Pennsylvania
Family links:
Spouse:
Sarah Jay Jessup (1834 - 1905)
Children:
Annie Jay Jessup Woodin (1867 - 1941)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial: Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA
Created by: Elizabeth; Record added: Mar 18, 2013

U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 Massachusetts Boston Transcript 1900-1930: Gab-Oyama; image 425 of 1010 @ancestry.com; Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.
Original data: Newspapers and Periodicals. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Name: William Hunting Jessup
Event: Death Death Date: Abt 1902
Newspaper: Boston Transcript
Publication Date: 21 Jan 1902
Publication Place: Massachusetts, USA
Call Number: 486701
on same page:
Jessup Rev Samuel d-- (T july 17, 1912)
Jessup Mrs Theodosia DL d Dec 18 1907 (T Dec 24)
Jessup William Hunting d-- (T Jan 21 1902)

Annie Jessup of Montrose 
Author: Philip Jessup
Date: 25 Feb 2001 6:43 AM GMT
In Reply to: jessup  by:  James Rouse
I think I found your Annie, 1867-1941, married William Hartman Woodin, 1868-1934, they were married in Montrose PA in 1889. Her parents were William Hunting Jessup, 1830-1902, and Sarah Wilson Jay, 1834-1905, they were married Oct. 5, 1853 in Scranton, PA. Annie's siblings were Lillian Jay, William Henry, Mary Chandler, George Scranton, and Sarah Louise. William Hunting Jessup's parents were the honorable William Jessup, 1979-1868...he was born in Southhampton, LI and died in Montrose...and Amanda Harris (they were married Jul 14, 1820 in North Sea, LI.) Their other children were Jane Rose, Mary Sophia, Harriet Amanda, Henry Harris, Samuel, Fanny Mulford, George A., Phebe Ann and Hunting Cooper. This line goes back to the immigrant John of England, the first of our Jessup ancestors to come to America. Hope this helps...and that I'm talking about the right Annie!
Phil

The Susquehanna County Historical Society presents
One Hundred Years Ago in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
collected from local newspapers of 100 years ago
January 24 (1902/2002)
Montrose - The distinguished life and service of the late Judge William H. Jessup was fittingly recognized in open court this week. Judge Jessup died Jan. 16. He was born Jan. 30, 1830, in Montrose, and graduated from Yale in 1849 at the age of 19. He lived in Montrose until 1889 when he moved to Scranton and was in practice with his son.

DAR Member: Annie Jessup Woodin Nat'l #: 4480 Ancestor #: A016729
1. William H Jessep born on 29 - Jan - 1830, died on 6 - Jan - 1902
and his ( 1st ) wife Sarah Filson Jay born on 16 - May - 1831
married on 5 - Oct - 1853
2. The Said William H Jessep was the child of
William Jessep LLD born
and his ( 1st ) wife Amanda Harris born on 9 - Aug - 1798 died on 13 - Jun - 1883

3. The Said Amanda Harris was the child of
Henry Harris born on 1764
and his ( 1st ) wife Phile Bugg born on 1765
4. The Said Phile Bugg was the child of
Joseph Bugg born on (c) 1720
and his ( 2nd ) wife Deborah Hudson
and
1. William Jessup born on 29 - Jan - 1830, died on 16 - Jan - 1902
and his ( 1st ) wife Sarah Wilson Jay born on 16 - May - 1834
married on 5 - Oct - 1853
2. The Said William Jessup was the child of
William Jessup born on 24 - Mar - 1797
and his ( 1st ) wife Amanda Harris born on 7 - May - 1800
married on 4 - Jul - 1820

3. The Said William Jessup was the child of
Zebulon Jessup
and his ( 1st ) wife Zerviah Huntting born on 5 - Jan - 1757, died on 25 - May - 1835
married on 6 - Dec - 1780
Spouses
Birth16 May 1834, NJ
Death26 Jun 1905
Burialin Montrose beside husband’s grave per obit
FatherNelson Jay (~1794-1868)
MotherSidney Hiles (~1805-1873)
Marriage5 Oct 1853
ChildrenLillian (~1854-)
 William H (1858-)
 Mary C (~1860-)
 George C (~1862-)
 Sarah Louise (1864-)
 Annie (1867-1941)
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