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I found one source on it...

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Withycombe's Oxford name dictionary lists Jesmond as a form of the feminine name Ismen(i)a. Here is the entry:

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"Ismen(i)a (f.): this name is found from the 12th C in various forms. Ismenia occurs in Ireland as late as 1800. There are some signs that this and the possibly related Ismay (q.v.) may be of Irish provenance and possibly of Celtic origin. It is unlikely that they have anything to do with the Greek Ismene, the d. of Oedipus, although Antigone occurs as a christian name in the 13th C. In the 17th and 18th C Emony, Emeny are found as men's names, possibly a use of the surnames derived from this christian name. The gipsy family of Heron use Emmanaia as a woman's name.
The name Jesmond which was common in North Lancashire in the 16th-18th C may be the same name. Other forms of it are Jessimond, Jesmaine, Jismond, Gismon."

There is a suburb of Gateshead, in Tyne and Wear, England, called Jesmond, I think. There's certainly a public park called Jesmond Dene. Perhaps a search of geographical names would give you reliable results.

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Sorry to rain on your parade, but I'm not convinced by the Desmond/Jesse theory ... unless there's actual evidence somewhere.

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Where did you find this word used as a name? It can be very useful to know that.

I would guess that Jesmond is a combination of Jesse and Desmond. Jesse means gift. Mond or Mund in names like Raymond and Edmund means protector. So "gift protector"?
Very nice name. I like it.