Anne (Unknown) Besson (abt. 1620 - bef. 1658)

Born about 26 Mar 1620 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England

Wife of Thomas Besson — married 3 Aug 1642 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England

Descendants

Died before 1658 before about age 37 in Bessenten, Anne Arundel, Maryland [uncertain]

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Biography

Thomas Besson immigrated to Anne Arundel County, Maryland (from Virginia) in 1649 with Anne, his wife, Thomas & Anne, his children, & Edward Cox, his servant.^[1]

Maryland Land Patent Based Upon Anne's Transport: On 2 July 1649, Thomas Beeson was granted a Maryland Land Patent for 450 acres on Beeson's Branch of the South River, Chesapeake Bay in Anne Arundel County, Province of Maryland based upon "Thomas Beeson hath transported himself, Anne his wife, Thomas & Anne his children & Edward Cox his servant" into the Province "bearing at date att London ye Second day of July in ye of Our Lord God 1649 & remayning in uppon record in Our Province".^[2]

Siblings Thomas Jr, and Anne would have both been children in 1649. Wife Anne apparently died at some unknown time after the family had moved to their Anne Arundel plantation, Bessenten. Thomas married the widow Hester Caplin in 1658. They both needed each other in that new country.

Research Notes

This Anne was not Anne Swanton. Thomas "Beeson" marriage to Ann Swanton 3 August 1642 at Lavenham
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BT-HQF7-7

There are also: Ann, daughter of Thomas "Beston" baptized 10 February 1642/3 at Lavenham https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BT-HQ6G-P

Ann, daughter of Thomas "Besen" buried 31 May 1646 at Lavenham https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BT-HQ6L-G

Thomas, son of Thomas Besson, baptized 12 January 1646/7 at Lavenham https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BT-HQ6P-5

John, son of Thomas "Beeson" baptized 19 October 1650 at Lavenham https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BT-HQ6P-Q

In 1658 Thomas Besson claimed land in Maryland for transporting his family in 1649. Unless in claiming land he gave the wrong year and John died before the transportation, he would not be the Thomas of Lavenham. Also, if he is the Thomas in Virginia in 1638, he would have had to have gone back to England and married and had children born there to be the Thomas at Lavenham.

This Anne was also not Anne Pecke Note that while there is a marriage for a Thomas Besson and Anne Pecke on 5 November 1635 at St. Mary de Castro, Leicester, Leicestershire, England.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP4W-H2SL

There are also baptisms at the same church for: Presela Besson, daughter of Thomas, on 17 July 1650 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP4M-35V8

and Joseph Beson, son of Thomas on 13 June 1652 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPW1-CXRS

There is also a burial for a Thomas Beson there on 8 July 1668 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP4Q-8TGK

Priscilla Beeston married there on 1 November 1679 to Thomas Smith https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP4W-C6T3

Sources

1. ↑ 'The Original Lists of Persons of quality: Emigrants; Religious Exiles; Political Rebels; -Children Stolen; Maidens Pressed; and others who went from Great Britain to the American Plantation 1600-1700' edited by John Camden Hotten"
2. ↑ Original Maryland Patent Records, 1657-1658, p. 58 Available at the Maryland State Archives

• http://fzsaunders.com/besson.html==Genealogy of Besson Family of Anne Arundel County, Maryland (See sources p. 2)
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152949283/ann-besson