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John Bessent
1685 -
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. John Bessent was born 1685, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA (son of John St. Bessent and Lydia Edwards). John married Mary Simpson Apr 1736, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA. Mary was born Abt 1710, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:- Jacob Basnight was born Abt 1741, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA; died 1800, Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA.
2. John St. Bessent was born , Barbados (son of Thomas Beasant and Mary Castell); died Abt 1700, North Carolina, USA. John married Lydia Edwards. Lydia (daughter of William Edwards) was born Abt 1655, Landeg, Barbados; died , North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet]
3. Lydia Edwards was born Abt 1655, Landeg, Barbados (daughter of William Edwards); died , North Carolina, USA. Children:
- 1. John Bessent was born 1685, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA.
Generation: 3
4. Thomas Beasant was born 8 Apr 1621, Wiltshire, England (son of Gilbert Beasant and Joane Loveday); died , Barbados. Thomas married Mary Castell 28 Jul 1656, St. Michael Parish, Barbados. Mary was born Abt 1628; died , Barbados. [Group Sheet]
5. Mary Castell was born Abt 1628; died , Barbados. Children:
- 2. John St. Bessent was born , Barbados; died Abt 1700, North Carolina, USA.
6. William Edwards was born Abt 1628, St. Peters, Barbados (son of John Edwards and Ann Meredith). Children:
- 3. Lydia Edwards was born Abt 1655, Landeg, Barbados; died , North Carolina, USA.
Generation: 4
8. Gilbert Beasant was born 1579, Wiltshire, England; died , Wiltshire, England. Gilbert married Joane Loveday 26 Jul 1613, All Cannings, Wiltshire, England. Joane was born Abt 1600, Wiltshire, England; died 1629, Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet]
9. Joane Loveday was born Abt 1600, Wiltshire, England; died 1629, Wiltshire, England. Children:
- 4. Thomas Beasant was born 8 Apr 1621, Wiltshire, England; died , Barbados.
12. John Edwards was born Abt 1600. John married Ann Meredith Abt 1625. [Group Sheet]
13. Ann Meredith Children:
- 6. William Edwards was born Abt 1628, St. Peters, Barbados.