John BESSON

Birth:
17 Apr 1750
Hunterdon, New Jersey
Death:
24 Jul 1842
Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Marriage:
1772
Hunterdon, New Jersey
Sources:
Internet Database - Ancestry World Tree, (Apr)
Opdyke Genealogy, by Charles Opdyke, 1889
Internet IGI 2006, (Apr)
1840 Census, Pensioners, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Marriage Records of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 1795-1875
Margaret OPDYKE
Birth:
2 Feb 1752
Headquarters, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Death:
3 Mar 1820
Flemington, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Notes:
                   NAME:
    OPDYKE aka OPDYCKE
Children
Marriage
1
John BESSON
Birth:
2 Feb 1773
Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey
Death:
2 Feb 1838
Hunterdon, New Jersey
Rachel TROUT 
Marr:
10 Aug 1795
Hunterdon, New Jersey 
2
Thomas BESSON
Birth:
31 Dec 1774
Hunterdon, New Jersey
Death:
Bef 1825
Ohio
Sophia E.  
Marr:
Abt 1808
of Hunterdon, New Jersey 
3
Francis BESSON
Birth:
6 Dec 1776
Hunterdon, New Jersey
Death:
Elizabeth Lewis THATCHER 
Marr:
22 Aug 1799
Hunterdon, New Jersey 
4
Samuel BESSON
Birth:
13 Jun 1779
Hunterdon, New Jersey
Death:
 
Marr:
 
5
William BESSON
Birth:
1 Oct 1781
Hunterdon, New Jersey
Death:
 
Marr:
 
6
Anne BESSON
Birth:
10 Sep 1783
Hunterdon, New Jersey
Death:
George TROUT 
Marr:
Abt 1820
of Hunterdon, New Jersey 
7
Margarett BESSON
Birth:
27 Apr 1787
Hunterdon, New Jersey
Death:
John HUGHES 
Marr:
Abt 1810
of Hunterdon, New Jersey 
8
Agesilaus BESSON
Birth:
18 Mar 1790
Hunterdon, New Jersey
Death:
Elizabeth HUMMER 
Marr:
19 Oct 1815
Hunterdon, New Jersey 
9
Mary BESSON
Birth:
6 Jul 1793
Hunterdon, New Jersey
Death:
Andrew BEARDER 
Marr:
Abt 1815
Hunterdon, New Jersey 
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John Besson - Margaret Opdyke

John Besson was born at Hunterdon, New Jersey 17 Apr 1750. His parents were Francis Besson and Elizabeth Hummer.

He married Margaret Opdyke 1772 at Hunterdon, New Jersey . Margaret Opdyke was born at Headquarters, Hunterdon, New Jersey 2 Feb 1752 daughter of John Opdyke and Margaret Green .

They were the parents of 9 children:
John Besson born 2 Feb 1773.
Thomas Besson born 31 Dec 1774.
Francis Besson born 6 Dec 1776.
Samuel Besson born 13 Jun 1779.
William Besson born 1 Oct 1781.
Anne Besson born 10 Sep 1783.
Margarett Besson born 27 Apr 1787.
Agesilaus Besson born 18 Mar 1790.
Mary Besson born 6 Jul 1793.

John Besson died 24 Jul 1842 at Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey .

Margaret Opdyke died 3 Mar 1820 at Flemington, Hunterdon, New Jersey .