Jessa Seewald Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
Jessa Seewald Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
Jessa Seewald is an American author and TV personality best known as part of TLC reality-TV shows 19 Kids and Counting, between September 2008 and May 2015, and Counting On, starting in 2015. Both shows featured her large family of devout Baptists that lived a lifestyle according to their religion. Jessa and her sisters, Jana, Jill, and Jinger, also wrote a book together, Growing Up Duggar: It’s All About Relationships, and released it in 2014.
Born Name
Jessa Lauren Duggar
Nick Name
Jessa
Jessa Seewald in an Instagram selfie as seen in August 2016 (Jessa Seewald / Instagram)Sun Sign
Scorpio
Born Place
Tontitown, Arkansas, United States
Nationality
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Education
Like all of her siblings, she was homeschooled.
Occupation
TV Personality, Author
Family
- Father –
- Mother – (née Ruark)
- Siblings – (Older Brother) (TV Personality), (Older Sister), (Older Brother), (Older Sister), (Younger Sister) (TV Personality, Actress), (Younger Sister), (Younger Brother), (Younger Brother), (Younger Brother), (Younger Brother), (Younger Brother), James Andrew Duggar (Younger Brother), (Younger Brother), Jackson Duggar (Younger Brother), (Younger Sister), (Younger Sister), (Younger Sister), Josie Brooklyn Duggar (Younger Sister)
- Others – Gideon Martyn Forsyth (Nephew), Mary Duggar (Grandmother), Mackynzie Renee (Niece), Meredith Grace (Niece), Michael James (Nephew), Marcus Anthony (Nephew), Mason Garrett (Nephew), Israel David Dillard (Nephew), Samuel Scott Dillard (Nephew), Felicity Nicole Vuolo (Niece), Jeremy Vuolo (Brother-in-Law), Austin Forsyth (Brother-in-Law), Kendra Caldwell (Sister-in-Law), Lauren Swanson (Sister-in-Law), Abbie Burnett (Sister-in-Law)
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 5 in or 165 cm
Weight
56 kg or 123.5 lbs
Jessa Seewald with her family, as seen in January 2019 (Jessa Seewald / Instagram)Boyfriend / Spouse
Jessa Seewald has dated –
- Benjamin “Ben” Michael Seewald (2013-Present) – They began courting in accordance with their Baptist beliefs in September 2013 and got engaged 11 months later. On November 4, 2014, the pair got married. They have 2 sons named Spurgeon Elliot (b. November 5, 2015) and Henry Wilberforce (b. February 6, 2017). On May 26, 2019, they welcomed their 3rd child, a daughter named Ivy Jane, at an unexpected place – their family couch. Their 4th child, a baby girl named Fern Elliana was born in July 2026. In February 2026, Jessa revealed that she suffered a miscarriage in the past and later underwent a life-saving abortion procedure. In September 2026, it was revealed that they were expecting their 5th child together. On December 19, 2026, they were blessed with a baby boy named George Augustine Seewald.
Race / Ethnicity
White
Hair Color
Light Brown
Eye Color
Green
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Strong cheekbones
Jessa Seewald and Benjamin Seewald as seen in May 2019 (Jessa Seewald / Instagram)Religion
Evangelical Christianity (Baptism)
Jessa Seewald’s Favorite Things
- Bible Verse – Acts 4:13
- Bible Character – Paul
- Song – Come Thou Fount
- Food – Fajitas, Fresh Salsa, Guacamole, White Queso, Pickles
- Past-Time Activity – Working Out
- Family Trip – Her European Honeymoon
- Quote – “Faith is not believing that God will do this or that. It’s believing that whatever He does is right and good – and resting and trusting that.”
Source – DuggarFamily.com
Jessa Seewald in a selfie as seen in May 2019 (Jessa Seewald / Instagram)Jessa Seewald Facts
- She is the 5th child of her parents and the 3rd daughter.
- Her parents deliberately gave her and all of her siblings a name that starts with “J”.
- She is her family’s barber.
- Jessa had the longest courtship out of all of her siblings.
- Her parents have a guardianship of , who was born on February 10, 2008, which means they technically have 20 kids. Tyler’s mom is her mom’s niece, Rachel Hutchins.
- Jessa was the heaviest baby among all of her siblings at birth.
- In May 2015, 19 Kids and Counting stopped airing because of s*xual abuse allegations against her oldest brother, Josh Duggar. Jessa identified herself as one of the victims but stated that the fondling happened while she was sleeping and fully clothed, and that it was blown way out of proportion.
- Jessa and her husband found inspiration for their children’s names in historical figures such as William Wilberforce, Lady Jane Grey, Matthew Henry, Charles Spurgeon, and Jim Elliot, a missionary who was killed in 1956.
- In the early days of her marriage, Jessa expressed her desire to adopt kids.
- All of her 3 kids inherited Ben’s blue eye color, and none of them inherited her green eyes.
- When she and Ben got married, Ben forgot to bring the ring. Her dad went to fetch it and replaced it with a common key ring as a prank instead.
Featured Image by Jessa Seewald / Instagram
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