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Bessie, David

Male 1649 - 1676  (26 years)


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  • Name Bessie, David  
    Birth 23 May 1649  Sandwich,Barnstable,MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 26 Mar 1676  Bristol Co.,MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • BIRTH: Caroline Lewis Kardell and Russell A. Lovell, Jr, eds, VITAL RECORDS OF SANDWICH, 3 vols. (Boston, 1996), 1:4 (FHL #974.492/S1 V2k). Entry is from Plymouth Colony records. The birth rec does not identify parents, but David is identified in the will of his father, Anthony Bessie of Sandwich, 10 Feb 1656, proved 3 Jun 1657, Plymouth Colony Probate, 2:1:51 (FHL #567794).
      DEATH: David was killed by the Indians during King Philip's War. For the official account of the battle and the casualty list, see George Madison Bodge, SOLDIERS IN KING PHILIP'S WAR (Boston, 1906; repr Baltimore, 1991), 347-50 (FHL #974 M2b). Bodge records the name as Daniel Bessey of Sandwich, but admits that the paper was much worn and mutilated. This was no doubt David, who was mentioned in his father's will in 1657 but not his mother's will in 1693.

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    Person ID I11926  Our Generations Ancestors
    Last Modified 31 Dec 1999 

    Father Bessie, Anthony,   b. Abt 1609, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. (inv) 21 May 1657, Sandwich,Barnstable,MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Mother Jane,   b. Abt 1621, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1693, Sandwich,Barnstable,MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1639 
    Family ID F3210  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart