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 show 19 Kids and Counting and Jill & Jessa: Counting On. She co-authored Growing Up Duggar: It's All About Relationships with her sisters Jana, Jill, and Jinger.
Seewald was born in Tontitown, Arkansas, the fifth child of Jim Bob and Michelle (Ruark) Duggar. She has 4 older siblings and 14 younger siblings. She was homeschooled as a child.
Seewald 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 Seewald's sister Johannah was born. This was followed by another feature, On the Road with 16 Children about a family cross-country trip.