Master Mason of St. John's Lodge # 1, North Carolina. A memorial tablet is at Seaside Cemetary #2 in Blue Hill, Maine.
Descendants of Jesse claim that his mother was Mary Dodge and the father was Robert Means. Because Robert Means was listed as having 17 or more children by various family histories, it is quite probable that he was married more than once and therefore could have had both Mary Dodge and Mary Ray as wives. That leaves the question of which children had which mother. If the child "Ray" (or Rae) was the last of the children of Mary Ray, then Mary Dodge could very well be the mother for Jesse, Dorcas, Thomas, and perhaps Sarah. nd the father was Robert Means. Because Robert Means was listed as having 17 or more children by various family histories, it is quite probable that he was married more than once and therefore could have had both Mary Dodge and Mary Ray as wives. That leaves the question of which children had which mother. If the child "Ray" (or Rae) was the last of the children of Mary Ray, then Mary Dodge could very well be the mother for Jesse, Dorcas, Thomas, and perhaps Sarah.
James Means fought in the Revolutionary War and is listed as "a war hero".