Pétur Bessason, b: 1726 - Karlskáli, Iceland

^{1776 America declares independence}
^{1789 Geo. Washington 1st USA president}
^{1789 French Revolution begins}
^{1798 Irish revolt against English rule}
^{1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor}

^{1707 Union Act unites England/Scotland}
^{1712 Religious warfare in Switzerland}
^{1740 War of Austrian Succession begins}
^{1762 Catherine II becomes Czarina/Russia}
^{1770 Cook discovers New South Wales}

^{1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain}
^{1665 Great plague of London}
^{1666 Great Fire of London}
^{1696 Peter the Great becomes Czar}
^{1700 Britain's american colonies prosper}


			^{Magnús Finnbogason}^b.1660 d.

		^{Bessi Magnússon}^b.1690 d.	^{Ţuríđur Guđbrandsdóttir}^b.1662 d.

	^{Pétur Bessason}^{b.1726 Karlskáli, Iceland d.1787 Svínaskáli, Iceland}		^{Kolbeinn Guđmundsson}^{b.1673 Áreyjar, Iceland d.}

^{Pétur Pétursson}^{b.1763 Svínaskáli, Iceland d.1816}		^{Margrét Kolbeinsdóttir}^{b.1701 Áreyjar, Iceland d.}	^{Ţorbjörg Ţórólfsdóttir}^{b.1670 Áreyjar, Iceland d.}

^{Magnús Pétursson}^{b.1764 Svínaskáli, Iceland d.}

^{Kolbeinn Pétursson}^{b.1768 Svínaskáli, Iceland d.1831 Krossanes, Iceland}		^Einar ??^{b.1696 Hólmar í Reyđarfjarđarh d.}

	^{Sólveig Einarsdóttir}^{b.1728 Sigmundarhús, Iceland d.}

		^Not known^{b.1700 of, Iceland d.}