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Bridget Best 1592–1634 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1592

Birth Location: Halifax, , Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1634

Death Location: Dedham,Norfolk,Massachusetts,USA

Father: Henry Best

Mother: Grace Boithes

Spouse(s): Abraham Shaw

Children(s): Mary Shaw

Bridget Best was born in 1592 in Halifax, , Yorkshire, England, the child of Henry Best And Grace Boithes. Bridget Best married Abraham Shaw, and had children including Mary Shaw. Bridget Best passed away in 1634 in Dedham,Norfolk,Massachusetts,USA.

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Biography

  • Bridget Best was born in 1592 in Halifax, , Yorkshire, England, the child of Henry Best And Grace Boithes.
  • Bridget Best married Abraham Shaw, and had children including Mary Shaw.
  • Bridget Best passed away in 1634 in Dedham,Norfolk,Massachusetts,USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Best
1552–1622
Birth Location: Halifax,,Yorkshire,England
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Grace Boithes
1557–1628
Birth Location: Halifax,,Yorkshire,England
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Spouses(s)

Abraham Shaw
1585–1638
Birth Location: Northowram,Halifax Parrish,Yorkshire,England
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Children(s)

Mary Shaw
1626–1658
Birth Location: Northowram,Halifax,Yorkshire,England
MS

Bridget Best's Ancestors

Self
Bridget Best
1592–1634
Birth Place: Halifax, , Yorkshire, England
Parents
Henry Best
1552–1622
Halifax,,Yorkshire,England
Grace Boithes
1557–1628
Halifax,,Yorkshire,England
Grandparents
Henry Best
1527–1572
Harley,,Yorkshire,England
Margarita Maud
1531–1572
Halifax,,Yorkshire,England
John Boithes
1525–1568
Halifax,,Yorkshire,England
Isabella Swift
1531–1557
Halifax,,Yorkshire,England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Best
1501–1551
Johanna Best
1505–1544
John Maud
1502–1529
John Maud
1506–
George Boothes
1499–1569
Agnes Waterhouse
1503–
Margaret Redenbaugh
1511–
Richard Swift
1502–1582
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Best
1475–1544
Johanna
–1544
John Moody
1829–1909
Boithes
1475–
John
1470–1545
Agnes Rishford
1474–1542
Alexander Swift
1478–
Margaret Ingle
1480–

Bridget Best's Descendants

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Bridget Best (Apr 1592–1634) m. Abraham Shaw (1585-11-14–1638-10-10)
  1. 1. Mary Shaw 1626–1658 m. John Bicknell 1624–1678
    1. 1. Naomi (*) Bicknell 1657–1719 m. John (*) Vining 1662–1737
      1. 1. Mary Vining 1690–1718
      2. 2. John Vining 1687–1746 m. Elizabeth Richards 1690–1746
        1. 1. Richard Vining 1715–
        2. 2. John (*) Vining 1713–1795 m. Sarah Beal 1717–1764

Bridget Best's Timeline

4 Records

1592
1592-04-09
Birth of Bridget Best in Ovenden,,Yorkshire,England
Ovenden,,Yorkshire,England
1592
Apr 1592
Birth of Bridget Best in Halifax, , Yorkshire, England
Halifax, , Yorkshire, England
1634
1634
Age 42
Death of Bridget Best
None
1636
1636
Age 44
Death of Bridget Best in Dedham,Norfolk,Massachusetts,USA
Dedham,Norfolk,Massachusetts,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1592-04-09
    Event Place: Ovenden,,Yorkshire,England
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 207.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: FSD.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1592
    Event Place: Halifax, , Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Dedham,Norfolk,Massachusetts,USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1634
    Record Source: OneWorldTree
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