Bessaies History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Bessaies familyThe surname Bessaies was first found in Forez, a former province of France, now part of the modern Loire département, the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements, where the family held a family seat from very early times. Early History of the Bessaies familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bessaies research. Another 289 words (21 lines of text) covering the years 1447, 1470, 1520, 1549, 1600, 1609, 1612, 1639, 1645, 1657, 1673, 1675, 1690, 1715, 1746 and 1759 are included under the topic Early Bessaies History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bessaies Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Besset, Bessez, Besser, Bessey, Bessé, Bessée, Bezet, Bezez, Bezer, Bezé, Bezée, Bessait, Bessais, Bessaie, Bessaies, Bezait, Bezais, Bezaie, Bezaies, Du Besset, Du Bessez, Du Besser, Du Bessé, Du Bezet, Du Bezez, Du Bezer, Du Bezé, Du Bessait, Du Bessais, Du Bessaie, Du Bessaies, Du Bezait, Du Bezais, Du Bezaie, Du Bezaies, De Besseto, Bessette and many more. Early Notables of the Bessaies familyNotable amongst the family name at this time was Claude Du Besset, Lord of Besset during the 1600's; François Byssot de la Rivière (1612-1673), French settler to New France before 1639, he constructed... Migration of the Bessaies familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Bendeck Besser settled in Philadelphia in 1739; Christopher Besser settled in Philadelphia in 1732; Edward Besser settled in Philadelphia in 1856; Anthony Bessey, aged 26.
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