Besse Family - Ourfolk

- Joseph was born on 3 APR 1651 in Sandwich, Mass. Show Family

- Benjamin was born on 20 JUL 1683 and died on 1760 Show Family

married Elizabeth BESSEY in 1674 - 12 children.
Resided on Bursley's Lane in West Barnstable.

When he was eighteen, Plymouth had been settled fifty years but ravenous
animals abounded in the Colony. In 1654, nineteen wolves were killed.
Joseph could set a trap as cunningly as the oldest Indians. Wolf Neck,
so named because it was the resort of these animals, was about 1/2 mile
from Joseph's home, and there he set his traps. Once he narrowly
escaped losing his life. Seeing a large wolf in his trap, he approached
with a rotten pile pole in his hand. He struck, the pole broke,
and the caged beast sprang at him with the trap and chain attached to his
leg. Mr. Bodfish escaped, but the trap is preserved as a family heirloom.

It is said that the last wolf killed in Barnstable was killed by
Joseph BODFISH

- Sylvanus was born on 2 SEP 1710 in Barnstable, Mass. Show Family

- Hannah was born on 12 FEB 1712 in Barnstable, Mass. Show Family

- Thankful was born on 1714 in Barnstable, Mass. Show Family

- Solomon was born on 20 MAR 1716 Show Family

- Joseph was born on 16 APR 1718 in Barnstable, Mass. Show Family

- Benjamin, Jr. was born on 16 MAR 1720 in Barnstable, Mass. Show Family

- Lydia was born on 9 JUN 1723 in Barnstable, Mass. Show Family

- Rachel was born on Jan 1725-Jan 1726 in Barnstable, Mass. Show Family

- Jonathan was born on 10 AUG 1727 in Barnstable, Mass. Show Family