Prescott in Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Col. Edward Jessup

1735-1816

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 8, 2014

1. Col. Edward Jessup Marker

Inscription. Born in Stamford, Connecticut, he forfeited 500,000 acres near Albany, New York, by taking up arms for the King on the outbreak of the American Revolution. He raised the Loyal (Jessup’s) Rangers and served under Burgoyne. This corps was disbanded at the end of the war, its members settling in the present Leeds and Grenville Counties, and on the Bay of Quinte. In return for his services, Jessup received extensive lands from the Crown. In 1810 a townsite was surveyed on this grant which he named after Robert Prescott, Governor-in-Chief of Canada, 1797-1807.

Erected by Ontario Archaeological and Historical Sites Board.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.

Location. 44° 42.728′ N, 75° 30.543′ W. Marker is in Prescott, Ontario, in Leeds and Grenville United Counties. It is on King Street East (County Route 2) close to Vankoughnet Street, on the left. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 310 King Street East, Prescott ON K0E, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Ontario

and specifically in Southeastern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Prescott War Memorial (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Bytown and Prescott Railway Company 1850

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(about 90 meters away); Fort Wellington (about 150 meters away); Major James Morrow Walsh 1840-1905 (about 240 meters away); Fort Wellington Hospital (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Prescott Barracks and Hospital (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Lighthouse Restoration Project (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Lieutenant William Frederick Nelson Sharpe (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prescott.

Also see . . . Edward Jessup - Dictionary of Canadian Biography. With the war lost, Jessup began in the summer of 1783 to plan the resettlement of his corps and was one of those who proposed the Ottawa River and the upper St Lawrence for that purpose. Although his proposal for structured settlements based on military rank was rejected, Haldimand incorporated a number of his other ideas into the plan finally adopted. In that plan Jessup’s Rangers were allotted townships No.6 (Edwardsburg), No.7 (Augusta), and part of No.8 (Elizabethtown), all on the St Lawrence, as well as No.2 (Ernestown), west of Cataraqui (Kingston). (Submitted on May 19, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 8, 2014

2. Col. Edward Jessup Marker

Fort Wellington in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 632 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.