+———John Besse (1603 Otterey, Devonshire, England – )                          |                      +———Richard Bess (1637 Otterey, Devonshire, England – )                      |   |                          |   +———Johan Unknown (1607 Otterey, Devonshire, England – 2 Feb 1670 Otterey, Devonshire, England)                      |                  +———Edward Bess (bap. 8 Jan 1672 Otterey, Devonshire, England – )                  |   |                      |   +———Edith Unknown (1641 Otterey, Devonshire, England – 13 Jan 1694 Otterey, Devonshire, England)                  |              +———Richard Bess (bap. 3 Mar 1714 Otterey, Devonshire, England – )              |   |                  |   +———Joane Unknown (1678 Otterey, Devonshire, England – )              |          +———John Bess (28 Feb 1751 Otterey, Devonshire, England – 30 Nov 1828 Otterey, Devonshire, England)          |   |              |   +———Anne Anning (1725 Otterey, Devonshire, England – )          |      +———Richard Bess (21 Sep 1779 Otterey, Devonshire, England – )      |   |          |   +———Mary Solamon (1756 Otterey, Devonshire, England – 23 Nov 1814 Otterey, Devonshire, England)      |  +———George Richard Bess (1819 Aylesbeare, Devonshire, England – 5 Sep 1859)  |   |          |   |   +———William Gale (1753 – )  |   |   |  |   +———Bridgett Gale (1779 Otterey, Devonshire, England – )  |      Lydia Bess (1849 Aylesbeare, Devonshire, England – )  |          |   +———Henry Spurway (1781 Newton, Devonshire, England – )  |   |  +———Hannah Spurway (1819 Aylesbeare, Devonshire, England – )      |          +———Hannah Carter (1789 Hartford, Devonshire, England – )