This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BESS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/iVB.2ACI/2372.1.1.1 Message Board Post: My 4th Great Grandfather - PETER BESS (b. 22 Feb 1820 and d. 8 Nov 1899) donated the land where the church cemetery is. I would also be interested in the early church history and membership.