| ![Show Contents]() Gessel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Gessel familyThe surname Gessel was first found in Baden, where the name was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. They declared allegiances to many nobles and princes of early history, lending their influence in struggles for power and status within the region. They branched into many houses, and their contributions were sought by many leaders in their search for power. Early History of the Gessel familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gessel research. Another 104 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1657, 1693, 1697, 1700, 1705, 1710, 1727, 1752 and 1817 are included under the topic Early Gessel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gessel Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Guss, Güss, Gusser, Gussich, Gus, Gusner, Gess, Gessel, Cuss and many more. Early Notables of the Gessel familyNotables with the surname Gessel during this period were Johann Sigismund Cousser or Kusser , son of a musician at Presburg; born there 1657, died in Dublin 1727. He studied six years in Paris under Lulli, and on his return to Germany was appointed chapel-master at Wolfenbüttel, and at Stuttgart. He lived at Hamburg from 1693 to 1697, conducting the performances at the opera, and is...
Another 66 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Gessel Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Gessel familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Elizabeth Guss, who was on reocrd in Virginia in 1704; Jon Jacob Guss, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732; Adam Guss, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Gessel (post 1700) | + |
- Van C. Gessel (b. 1950), American academic, former Dean of the BYU College of Humanities at Brigham Young University
- Jack Gessel, American politician, Mayor of St. Albans, West Virginia, 1999 1
- Sander Branko van Gessel (b. 1976), Dutch footballer
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