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- John Bessent was born in 1765, in All Saint's Parish, Georgetown District, South Carolina. After the Revolutionary War, John Bessent lived in Horry County, South Carolina where his wife, Ann, apparently died in 1805. He moved to Georgia in 1816; lived one year in St Marys, and then moved to Nassau County, Territory of Florida where he lived until his death. John Bessent applied for a Revolutionary Soldier Pension under the Act of 1832, which was approved on April 15, 1833, and he was paid $27.33 annually. Around this time, his name is found attached to a petition from the Citizens of Nassau County, Florida to organize a municipality.
- When he was seventy-nine years old, John Bessent died in Nassau County, Florida on March 12, 1844, but his remains were brought to St. Marys and he was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in St. Marys. John and Ann had two sons: James who was not married and John who married Maria Osborne Howell, born May 28, 1813, in St. Marys, GA, daughter of Charles Howell RS. John and Maria Bessent are buried in marked graves in Oak Grove Cemetery
- John Bessent entered military service when he was sixteen years old on June 8, 1781. His pension application states: ?I was summoned in the service as a private by Abraham Bessent (his brother), the First Sergeant of Captain Daniel Morrell?s company.? Both men served in the unit of the First Regiment of the South Carolina Militia, commanded by Colonel Francis Marion. John Bessant served for five to eight weeks of duty at least four times during 1781 and 1782. The other times he served in Captain Luke Prior?s company, commanded by Colonel Archibald McDonald, and in Captain Samuel Price?s company, commanded by Colonel Peter Horry. He said, ?I never had a regular discharge ?but I received a certificate of debt due me for £12.18.?
- Married - Ann (unknown surname) died in 1805, Horry County, South Carolina
- John Bessent was born in 1765, in All Saint's Parish, Georgetown District, South Carolina. After the Revolutionary War, John Bessent lived in Horry County, South Carolina where his wife, Ann, apparently died in 1805. He moved to Georgia in 1816; lived one year in St Marys, and then moved to Nassau County, Territory of Florida where he lived until his death. John Bessent applied for a Revolutionary Soldier Pension under the Act of 1832, which was approved on April 15, 1833, and he was paid $27.33 annually. Around this time, his name is found attached to a petition from the Citizens of Nassau County, Florida to organize a municipality.
When he was seventy-nine years old, John Bessent died in Nassau County, Florida on March 12, 1844, but his remains were brought to St. Marys and he was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in St. Marys. John and Ann had two sons: James who was not married and John who married Maria Osborne Howell, born May 28, 1813, in St. Marys, GA, daughter of Charles Howell RS. John and Maria Bessent are buried in marked graves in Oak Grove Cemetery
SOURCES:
1?Copies of Folks Huxford Notes- Proof of Biographical Data
b) James Bessent, b. Abt. 1780, All Saint's Parish, Georgetown District, SC d. Abt. 1829, Horry Co., SC; unmarried ? not sure where he died.
b)-- John Bessant, Jr., born in NC Feb 6, 1799, son of Patriot John Bessent; married Maria Osborne Howell; and died March 17, 1883. Maria Osborne Howell was born May 28, 1813, in St. Marys. GA, daughter of Charles Howell RS and died in St. Marys Jan 10, 1903. They had seven children. This same information is listed in Kay Westberry book, ?Oak Grove cemetery. John Bessent Jr., was a merchant, wharf owner, operator of billiards room and bar in St. Marys
- SOURCES:
1 - Copies of Folks Huxford Notes
2 - Oak Grove Cemetery, --Kay Westberry page 119
3 - DAR Patriot Index: Vol 1 & page # 220; - GRS Ancestor# A009700
4 - Excerpts from pension application of John Bessent, R. S., in Nassau County, Fla. 10-8-1832.
- DAR #A009700
- Grave marked by Marshes of Glynn Chapter SAR 12 Sep 2015
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1765 - 1844 (79 years)
