Besom vessels
From Jerripedia
The 1915 book, Old Marblehead Sea Captains and the ships in which they sailed, lists the vessels of two of the Bessom family
Joseph W Bessom
Barque Abbie Bacon
Philip Bessom
Selectman in 1806-1807, 1808-1809, 1810-1814
| 1790 Schooner Peacock | 1814 Brigantine Doris, a captured prize |
| 1792 Schooner Patty | 1815 Brigantine Legal Tender, a captured prize |
| 1795 Ship Betsy | 1816 Ship Elizabeth |
| 1798 Schooner Hannah | 1818 Brigantine Dido |
| 1811 Brigantine Comet | 1822 Brigantine Plant |
| 1812 Ship Catherine | 1826 Brigantine Perseverance |
| 1812 Private Brigantine Alfred and Schooner Tomahawk | 1828 Schooner Ploughboy |
