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KeyArts Piano of Houston
Yamaha Pianos ~ Kawai Pianos ~ Hardman-Peck
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Heritage
The family name "Pessarra" has been traced back for over 900 years, where it
begins in Italy and Spain, moving into Belgium and the Germanic states as the
centuries go by, and from there to America in the mid 1800's.
The surname Pessarra in its many iterations, is connected with and related to
among others, Francisco Pizarro, the conqueror of Peru, as well as Camille
Pissarro, the great French artist, and the Passara family, of the old Patrician
nobility from Cattaro, Italy, In addition more than 30% of the village population of
Oria, Salerno Province, Italy, have the surname Passaro.
In Belgium and Germany, there were many forebears working in the diverse
enterprises of human-kind. Current distant relatives are kapelmeisters and
organists, business owners, and vintners, with a "Pesara" wine made and
marketed in Germany.
In the mid 1800's, my great grandfather emigrated to this country. His son
became a harbor pilot and a grocery market owner. His sons became Lawyers
and Accountants and were graduates of Baylor University.
The musical genetic heritage of the Germanic and English influences combined
through the alembic of my parents, once again as it has in the past, arose and
blossomed forth through me. It resides with my sister and her lineage, perhaps to
awaken again in future generations in the full flower of musical expression.
The American family consists of computer engineers, amateur and professional
musicians, actresses, business owners and financial officers.
Three generations of children are graduates of Baylor where a public portion of
the Pessarra legacy may be found in the
Sam & Helen Pessarra Law Computer Research Center
Baylor University, Waco, Texas
Special Credits: Joseph Pessarra, Archivist & Research Genealogist , "Pessarra Family in Europe & America"
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