When Bathsheba Jess was born on 18 December 1747, in Mount Holly, Lumberton Township, Burlington, New Jersey, United States, her father, David Jess, was 33 and her mother, Ruth Silver, was 25. She married Stephan Morris on 11 October 1770, in Burlington, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 14 May 1834, in Burlington, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States.