Jacob was born on February 14th, 1754 in Guilford Co., NC. Jacob's father is Thomas Jessop and his mother is Sarah Small. He had a brother named Thomas. He was the younger of the two children. He had a half-sister named Ester. He died at the age of 92 in 1846 in Wayne Co., IN.
Jacob and Rachel were married in a religious ceremony on October 11th, 1775. They had four sons and a daughter, named Joseph, Abraham, Isaac, Jonathan and Mary.