Twelfth Generation

2378. Anthony* BESSEY^{1170,1396,2516,2517,2518,2519,2520} was born about 1609 in , , England. He signed a will on 10 Feb 1656/57.²⁵²¹ It mentioned his wife Jane, sons Nehemiah and David, and daughters Dorcas, Ann, Mary, and Elizabeth. The inventory of Anthony's estate was taken on 21 May 1657. One provision of the will stated that if his mother sent anything over from England as she had formerly done, it was to be divided among all. He died in 1657 in Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA?.²⁵²² Passenger on the James which left England in Jul 1635, arriving in Boston Sept, that year. He was listed as age 16. Lived first at Lynn and then a first settler at Sandwich 1637. "Anthony Besse is mentioned several times in the records of Sandwich. He received one acre of meadow land in the land division of 16 April 1640. He was one of the 19 signers of the petition to their pastor, Mr. Leveridge, in 1655. [Petition given on p. 100: "Loving Brother--It is the ernest desier of our friends with ourselves, all whose names are under wrighten, to incurrage by a cleare call to continue and imploy the spiritual gift and tallant which God of his goodness and mercy hath bestoed uppon you hopping
yt if it please ye Lord to incline your hart to answere as in our desiers wee will not bee---to recompence your labor of love."] Anthony pledged 10 shillings on 29 May 1655 toward the building of the meeting house. He was on a list dated 23 March 1654/55 of those who made payments to the town, paying three shillings." from Ellis. Many years a preacher to the Indians.
Anthony* BESSEY and Jane* ANNABLE were married about 1627 in Lynn, Essex Co., MA.

2379. Jane* ANNABLE died in 1693 in , Barnstable Co., MA.²⁵²³ Children were:

	i.	Anne BESSEY2524 was born about 1641. She died after 1693.
1189	ii.	Dorcas* BESSEY.
	iii.	Nehemiah BESSEY2524 was born about 1643 in Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA.2524 He died after 1702/3. "Nehemiah's name appears frequently in the town records of Sandwich. The town contracted with him and another man on 21 May 1674 to build a pound (cattle enclosure) 'with a sofishent gate unto it, and to hange the gat.' The price was 15 pounds, and the work was to be finished by the time of the June court. Nehemiah was listed as a freeman in 1678. He was owed one shilling six pence by the town on 11 July 1678. He was owed one pound five shillings for grand jury duty in 1680. The town approved on 18 August 1681 a payment to Nehemiah Besse of 10 shillings for grand jury duty. He was included on a list dated 24 March 1702/03 of men entitled to share lands at Sandwich." from Holberg
	iv.	Mary BESSEY2524 was born in 1645. She died after 1662.
	v.	David BESSEY2524 was born on 23 May 1649.2525 He died on 26 Mar 1676 in King Philip's War, MA.2524 Rehobeth battle
	vi.	Elizabeth BESSEY1396 was born in 1651/52.2524 Joined the Barnstable church on 16 Jul 1689, and baptised that day.
	vii.	Jane BESSEY was born in 1655.
	viii.	Rebecca BESSEY2524 was born in 1656/57. She died after 1693.