Byssot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Byssot family

Early History of the Byssot family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Byssot 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 Byssot History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Byssot Spelling Variations

Spelling 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 Byssot family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

• François Byssot de la Rivière (1612-1673), French settler to New France before 1639, he constructed the first tannery in what is now known as Labrador

Migration of the Byssot family

Some 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.