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Bridget Elizabeth Best 1592–1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 APR 1592

Birth Location: Arendon, Halifax, York, England

Death Date: 1636

Death Location: Dedham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts

Father: Henry Best

Mother: Grace Boythes

Spouse(s): Abraham Shawe

Children(s): John Shaw

In 1592, Bridget Elizabeth Best entered the world in Arendon, Halifax, York, England, born to Henry Best And Grace Elizabeth Boythes. Bridget Elizabeth Best married Abraham Shawe, and had children including John Shaw. Bridget Elizabeth Best passed away in 1636 in Dedham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1592, Bridget Elizabeth Best entered the world in Arendon, Halifax, York, England, born to Henry Best And Grace Elizabeth Boythes.
  • Bridget Elizabeth Best married Abraham Shawe, and had children including John Shaw.
  • Bridget Elizabeth Best passed away in 1636 in Dedham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Best
1552–
Birth Location: Ovenden, Yorkshire, England
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Grace Boythes
1557–
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

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

John Shaw
1630–1694
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Bridget Best's Ancestors

Self
Bridget Best
1592–1636
Birth Place: Arendon, Halifax, York, England
Parents
Henry Best
1552–
Ovenden, Yorkshire, England
Grace (Elizabeth) Boythes
1557–
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Henry Best
1527–1572
Warley, Yorks, England
Margarita Maud
1531–
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
John Boythes
1525–
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Isabella Swift
1531–
Great-Grandparents
Richard Best
1501–1551
Johanna
1505–1544
John Maud
1502–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Best
1475–

Bridget Best's Descendants

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Bridget (Elizabeth) Best (9 APR 1592–1636) m. Abraham Shawe (15 NOV 1585–2 NOV 1638)
  1. 1. John Shaw 1630–1694 m. Alice 1630–1655
    1. 1. Jonathan Shaw 1645–1701 m. Persis Dunham 1628–1701 m. Phebe Watson 1645–1672
      1. 1. Jonathon Shaw 1663–1729 m. Mehitable Pratt 1667–1712
        1. 1. Priscilla Shaw 1702– m. David Bosworth 1699–1746

Bridget Best's Timeline

2 Records

1592
9 APR 1592
Birth of Bridget Elizabeth Best in Arendon, Halifax, York, England
Arendon, Halifax, York, England
1636
1636
Age 44
Death of Bridget Elizabeth Best in Dedham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts
Dedham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 APR 1592
    Event Place: Arendon, Halifax, York, England
    Record Source: GEDCOM file. Imported on 15 June 2022.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts
    Record Source: GEDCOM file. Imported on 15 June 2022.
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