RTree - Person Sheet
NameThomas Jr. BESSON 
Birth1617, St. Andrew’s, Plymouth, Devon, England
Death15 Oct 1677, South River, Anne Arundel, MD
FatherThomas BESSON (~1570-)
Misc. Notes
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Immigration: 1649 with his wife Ann, children and Edward Cox, his servant
Event: Fact Thomas Besson received his commision during the Indian Wars in Virginia in the early 1600's. He was a member of "Ye Trained Band" living in Jamestown, Virginia.
Married widow Hester Caplin.
All the information about this family comes from a book "Colonial Families of Ann Arundel County Maryland."
Following copied from “British Roots of Maryland Families” by Robert W. Barnes:
HIS WILL:
Ine the name of God Amen the 15th day of Octobr 1677 in the 46th yeare of the dominion of Caecilius x--. I thomas Besson the Elder of South River in Ann Arrundell County being sick and weake in body but of sound and perfect memory praise be given to god the same and knowing the uncertainty of this life on earth and being desirous to settle things in order doe make this my last will and testament in manner and forme following. That is to say first and principally I commend my soule to Almighty God my creator hopeing for full pardon and remission of all my sinns and be saved by the pretiious blood death and merritts of Jesus Christ my saviour and redeemer and my body to the earth from whence it was taken to be buried in such decent and Christian manner as my Ex hereafter named shall be thought and convenient and as touching such worldly estates as the Lord in mercy hath sent me my will and meaning is the same shall be imployed and bestowed as hereafter by this my will is expressed and first I doe renounce fully and make voyde all wills by me formerly made and declare and appointe this my last will and testament.
I give and bequeath unto my Sonne John Besson to his and his heires for ever that parcell of lande adjoyning to my sonne Nicholas Gassaway but if my said sonne dye before he comes to age then the said land to go to the next heir. Item I give and bequeath unto my sonne William Besson to him and his heires for ever that parcell of land betwixt my sonne John Besson and the Little Necke, but if my said sonne dye before he comes to age the said land to goe to the next heire. item I give and besqueath unto my sonne
Thomas Besson the younger son to him and his heires forever allo the lande between David Stewart line and the branch of the Little Necke, but if in case he the said sonne Thomas Besson dye before he come of age then the said land to goe to the next heire.
Item I give and besqueath unto my daughter Martha to her and her heires forever the young mare Nobsye Coult with all her increase but if in case the heifer eareling which was the came in the yeare 1676 with all her increase but if in case she my said daughter dyes befoe she comes to age to fall to the next heir. item my will is that my loving wife Hester Besson shall have the use of the plantacon I now live on either to build and cleare what she shall have occasion for during her life. Item all my rest of my estate my just debts being first satisfyed I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Hester Besson and my children above menconded to be sequally devided between them. Item my will is that every and each of my children aforesaid shall have an equally benefitt share and priviledge in the orchard which is on the plant. I now live on and the fruite which shall yearly produce for five yeares after they come to full age provided they see that their be a sufficient fence keepe about athe said orchard during the said time.
Item i constitute and appointe by loving wife Hester Besson to be the sole and whole Ex of this my last will and testament my loving sonne Thomas Besson the Elder overseer of my sole estate in witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the day and yeare first above written. Signed sealed in the Presence of Edward Burges Robert (X) Ward John Greene MD wills 10:42-45, FHL microfilm 0,012,843
april 29 1679 this day came before me Edward Burgess robert Ward John Greene the witnesses of the foregoing will and oath did make that they did see the aforesaid will by the testator signed sealed and delivered and declared to be his last Will and Testament.
www.coffey.ws/FamilyTree/Docs/BESSONThomasJr(C).htm
http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ronbo55&id=I1104
Immigration: 1649 with his wife Ann, children and Edward Cox, his servant
Event: Fact Thomas Besson received his commision during the Indian Wars in Virginia in the early 1600's. He was a member of "Ye Trained Band" living in Jamestown, Virginia.
Married widow Hester Caplin.
All the information about this family comes from a book "Colonial Families of Ann Arundel County Maryland."
Following copied from “British Roots of Maryland Families” by Robert W. Barnes:
HIS WILL:
Ine the name of God Amen the 15th day of Octobr 1677 in the 46th yeare of the dominion of Caecilius x--. I thomas Besson the Elder of South River in Ann Arrundell County being sick and weake in body but of sound and perfect memory praise be given to god the same and knowing the uncertainty of this life on earth and being desirous to settle things in order doe make this my last will and testament in manner and forme following. That is to say first and principally I commend my soule to Almighty God my creator hopeing for full pardon and remission of all my sinns and be saved by the pretiious blood death and merritts of Jesus Christ my saviour and redeemer and my body to the earth from whence it was taken to be buried in such decent and Christian manner as my Ex hereafter named shall be thought and convenient and as touching such worldly estates as the Lord in mercy hath sent me my will and meaning is the same shall be imployed and bestowed as hereafter by this my will is expressed and first I doe renounce fully and make voyde all wills by me formerly made and declare and appointe this my last will and testament.
I give and bequeath unto my Sonne John Besson to his and his heires for ever that parcell of lande adjoyning to my sonne Nicholas Gassaway but if my said sonne dye before he comes to age then the said land to go to the next heir. Item I give and bequeath unto my sonne William Besson to him and his heires for ever that parcell of land betwixt my sonne John Besson and the Little Necke, but if my said sonne dye before he comes to age the said land to goe to the next heire. item I give and besqueath unto my sonne
Thomas Besson the younger son to him and his heires forever allo the lande between David Stewart line and the branch of the Little Necke, but if in case he the said sonne Thomas Besson dye before he come of age then the said land to goe to the next heire.
Item I give and besqueath unto my daughter Martha to her and her heires forever the young mare Nobsye Coult with all her increase but if in case the heifer eareling which was the came in the yeare 1676 with all her increase but if in case she my said daughter dyes befoe she comes to age to fall to the next heir. item my will is that my loving wife Hester Besson shall have the use of the plantacon I now live on either to build and cleare what she shall have occasion for during her life. Item all my rest of my estate my just debts being first satisfyed I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Hester Besson and my children above menconded to be sequally devided between them. Item my will is that every and each of my children aforesaid shall have an equally benefitt share and priviledge in the orchard which is on the plant. I now live on and the fruite which shall yearly produce for five yeares after they come to full age provided they see that their be a sufficient fence keepe about athe said orchard during the said time.
Item i constitute and appointe by loving wife Hester Besson to be the sole and whole Ex of this my last will and testament my loving sonne Thomas Besson the Elder overseer of my sole estate in witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the day and yeare first above written. Signed sealed in the Presence of Edward Burges Robert (X) Ward John Greene MD wills 10:42-45, FHL microfilm 0,012,843
april 29 1679 this day came before me Edward Burgess robert Ward John Greene the witnesses of the foregoing will and oath did make that they did see the aforesaid will by the testator signed sealed and delivered and declared to be his last Will and Testament.