Jacob Besseling was born 22 January 1736 in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Gerardus Besseling (1694-c1756) and Anna Kraemets (c1700-1759) and died 21 May 1800 Wognum, North Holland, Netherlands of unspecified causes. He married Trijntje Veldhuizen (1750-) 24 January 1768 in Wognum, North Holland, Netherlands.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Gerrit Besseling (-) | |||
| Anna Besseling (-) | |||
| Itske Besseling (-) | |||
| Maartje Besseling (1775-1840) | 1 January 1775 Wognum, North Holland, Netherlands | 13 March 1840 Hoogkarspel, North Holland, Netherlands | Gerrit Appelman (1774-1853) |
| Reyndert Besseling (-) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Hendrick Besseling (1724-1785) | |||
| Anna Besseling (1726-) | |||
| Henricus Besseling (1730-1730) | |||
| Catharina Besseling (1730-1730) | |||
| Willem Besseling (1731-bef1733) | |||
| Willem Besseling (1733-1789) | 6 April 1733 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands | 1 December 1789 Zwaag, North Holland, Netherlands | Grietje Jans (-1775) |
| Jacob Besseling (1736-1800) | 22 January 1736 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands | 21 May 1800 Wognum, North Holland, Netherlands | Trijntje Veldhuizen (1750-) |
Residences
Footnotes (including sources)
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