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Bridget Best 1592–1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1592

Birth Location: Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1636

Death Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Henry Best

Mother: Grace Boithes

Spouse(s): Abraham Shaw

Children(s): John Shaw, Susannah Shaw, Grace Shaw, Thomas Shaw, Mary Shaw, John Shaw

Bridget Best was born in 1592 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England, the child of Henry Best And Grace Boithes. Bridget Best married Abraham Shaw, and had children including Grace Shaw, John Shaw, Mary Shaw, Susannah Shaw, Thomas Shaw. Bridget Best passed away in 1636 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Bridget Best was born in 1592 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England, the child of Henry Best And Grace Boithes.
  • Bridget Best married Abraham Shaw, and had children including Grace Shaw, John Shaw, Mary Shaw, Susannah Shaw, Thomas Shaw.
  • Bridget Best passed away in 1636 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Bridget Best's Ancestors

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Bridget Best
1592–1636
Birth Place: Ovenden, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Henry Best
1552–1622
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Grace Boithes
1557–1628
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bridget Best's Descendants

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Bridget Best (9 Apr 1592–1636) m. Abraham Shaw (14 Nov 1585–10 Oct 1638)
  1. 1. John Shaw 1600–1694
  2. 2. Susannah Shaw 1617–1698
  3. 3. Grace Shaw 1621–1682
  4. 4. Thomas Shaw 1622–1707
  5. 5. Mary Shaw 1626–1658
  6. 6. John Shaw 1630–1704 m. Alice Phillips 1632–1672
    1. 1. Joseph Shaw 1664–1718 m. Judith Whitmarsh 1669–1760
      1. 1. Judith SHAW 1687–1716
      2. 2. Mary SHAW 1691–1724
      3. 3. Joseph Shaw 1691–1742
      4. 4. Benjamin SHAW 1693–1752
      5. 5. Abigail Shaw 1695–1755
      6. 6. Ruth Shaw 1698–1736
      7. 7. Sarah SHAW 1702–1730
      8. 8. Hannah Shaw 1704–1762
      9. 9. Ebenezer Shaw 1706–1776
      10. 10. John Shaw 1708–1791
      11. 11. Zachariah Shaw 1711–1790
      12. 12. John Shaw 1689–1722 m. Sarah Burrell 1702–
        1. 1. Deliverance Shaw 1712–1740 m. Ezekiel Weeks 1704–1740
    2. 2. John Shaw 1653–1718
    3. 3. Elizabeth Shaw 1656–1748
    4. 4. Elizabeth Shaw 1656–1723
    5. 5. Abraham SHAW 1657–1756
    6. 6. Mary Shaw 1658–1704
    7. 7. Mary Shaw 1660–1722
    8. 8. Nicholas Shaw 1662–1717
    9. 9. Alice Shaw 1666–1735
    10. 10. Hannah Shaw 1668–1730
    11. 11. Benjamin SHAW 1670–1728
    12. 12. Abigail Shaw 1672–1694
    13. 13. Ebeneezer SHAW 1674–1706

Bridget Best's Timeline

2 Records

1592
9 Apr 1592
Birth of Bridget Best in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England
Ovenden, Yorkshire, England
1636
1636
Age 44
Death of Bridget Best in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1592
    Event Place: Ovenden, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23974.003; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 3; Submitter Code: .
    [2] 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: Death
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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