Hi Jennifer, all what i know is... the last name Bess appears origin from DUTCH yes indeed and FRANCE :)
so I think the tradition of the first names Victor is rather fun :P and a nice idea...
but It seems to be that one of your ancestors has been lived in France or Dutch got there his last name and went to New York ;0
I don`t know i just guess. but, yes to be hispanic ( from your mothers side)is something... you can be really proud of. ( according to my UWS experiences)... is always hard to figure out "who" we really are or where our ancestors are from. i mean for a longer time ago. i hope the last name research has helped a bit.

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good time