Jessa Duggar Seewald

Jessa Lauren Seewald (née Duggar; born November 4, 1992) is an American television personality. She is known for being part of the cast of TLC's reality shows "19 Kids and Counting" (2008-2015) and "Counting On" (2015-). She also co-authored a book with her sisters Jana, Jill and Jinger titled "Growing Up Duggar: It's All About Relationships".
Early life.
Jessa was born in Tontitown, Arkansas, on November 4, 1992 as the fifth child and the third daughter of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar's 19 children. She was her parents’ heaviest baby at birth and was born at the hospital. She was homeschooled and she can play piano, violin and harp.
Career.
Book.
With three of her sisters, Jessa co-wrote "Growing up Duggar", a book published by Howard Books, in 2014. The book describes growing up in the Duggar home, social relationships, and their religious beliefs.
Television.
Jessa began her public life as a member of the family featured in the documentary "14 Children and Pregnant Again" (2004), which talks about daily life of the family from the "time they wake up" to the "time they go to sleep". The documentary aired on the Discovery Health Channel. Another documentary, "Raising 16 Children" was produced on the same channel in 2006, when her sister Johannah was born. This was followed by another feature, "On the Road with 16 Children" about a family cross-country trip.
On September 29, 2008, "19 Kids and Counting" (formerly "18 Kids and Counting" and "17 Kids and Counting") began as a regular series based on the Duggar family. The show's final episode aired May 19, 2015 and was formally cancelled on July 16, 2015 due to her brother Josh's scandals. Another series, "", starring Seewald and her sister Jill, premiered on December 13, 2015.
Personal life.
Marriage and family.
In September 2013, it was announced that Benjamin “Ben” Michael Seewald started courting Jessa. They were engaged eleven months later (the longest courtship of all of her siblings). They got married on November 1, 2014.
Together, the couple have three children: Spurgeon Elliot (born November 5, 2015), Henry Wilberforce (born February 6, 2017) and Ivy Jane (born May 26, 2019). On February 18, 2021, they announced they were expecting their fourth child due summer 2021, and that she had had a miscarriage in 2020. 
Sexual abuse.
In a June 2015 interview on "The Kelly File", Seewald identified herself as one of the girls sexually abused by her oldest brother, Josh Duggar, when he was a teenager. She described the abuse as “mild inappropriate touching,” saying it occurred while she was sleeping and fully clothed. Seewald further stated she became aware of the abuse after her parents told her what had occurred following her brother's confession. While Seewald described the abuse as “very wrong,” she decried those referring to her brother as a "child molester" or a "pedophile" or a "rapist", saying, “that is so overboard, and a lie, really.” Regarding the police reports describing the abuse while she was a minor being released to the media, Seewald said, “the system that was set up to protect kids...it's greatly failed.” 