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Bridget BEST 1592 – 1638 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 APR 1592

Birth Location: Ovenden, Yorks, England

Death Date: BEF 1638

Death Location: Dedham, Yorks, MA

Father: Henry BEST

Mother: Grace BROITHES

Spouse(s): Abraham SHAW

Children(s): Susannah SHAW, Joesph SHAW, Grace SHAW, Martha SHAW, Mary SHAW, John SHAW, John SHAW, Martha SHAW, Martha SHAW, John SHAW, John SHAW, Martha SHAW

In 1592, Bridget BEST entered the world in Ovenden, Yorks, England, born to Henry BEST and Grace Boithes BROITHES. Bridget BEST married Abraham SHAW, and had children including Susannah SHAW, Joesph SHAW, Grace SHAW, Martha SHAW, Mary SHAW, John SHAW, John SHAW, Martha SHAW, Martha SHAW, John SHAW, John SHAW, Martha SHAW. Bridget BEST passed away in 1638 in Dedham, Yorks, MA.

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Biography

  • In 1592, Bridget BEST entered the world in Ovenden, Yorks, England, born to Henry BEST and Grace Boithes BROITHES.
  • Bridget BEST married Abraham SHAW, and had children including Susannah SHAW, Joesph SHAW, Grace SHAW, Martha SHAW, Mary SHAW, John SHAW, John SHAW, Martha SHAW, Martha SHAW, John SHAW, John SHAW, Martha SHAW.
  • Bridget BEST passed away in 1638 in Dedham, Yorks, MA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry BEST
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Grace BROITHES
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Spouses(s)

Abraham SHAW
1585 – 1638
Birth Location: Northowram, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Susannah SHAW
– 1698
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Joesph SHAW
Birth Location: –
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Grace SHAW
Birth Location: –
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Martha SHAW
– 1635
Birth Location: –
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Mary SHAW
– 1658
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John SHAW
– 1629
Birth Location: –
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John SHAW
– 1704
Birth Location: –
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Martha SHAW
Birth Location: –
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Martha SHAW
– 1635
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John SHAW
– 1629
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John SHAW
– 1704
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Martha SHAW
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Bridget BEST's Ancestors

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Bridget BEST
1592 – 1638
Birth Place: Ovenden, Yorks, England
Parents
Henry BEST
Grace (Boithes) BROITHES
Grandparents
John (Jouis Boithes) BROITHES
– 1568
Isabella SWIFT
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bridget BEST's Descendants

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Bridget BEST (9 APR 1592 – BEF 1638) m. Abraham SHAW (14 NOV 1585 – 2 NOV 1638)
  1. 1. Susannah SHAW ( – 21 AUG 1698) m. Nicholas BYRAM (ABT 1610 – 13 APR 1688)
    1. 1. Captain (Nicholas II) BYRAM (11 MAR 1640 – 20 SEP 1727) m. Mary EDSON ( – SEP 1727)
      1. 1. Bethea BYRAM (27 OCT 1678 – 20 NOV 1685)
      2. 2. Margaret BYRAM (26 FEB 1680 – 20 NOV 1685)
      3. 3. Mehitable BYRAM (28 SEP 1683 – )
      4. 4. Infant BYRAM (18 JAN 1685 – 19 MAR 1686)
      5. 5. Nicholas (III) BYRAM (11 MAR 1687 – )
      6. 6. Mary BYRAM (10 MAR 1690 – 11 JAN 1767)
      7. 7. Ebenezer BYRAM (2 OCT 1692 – 9 OCT 1753) m. Hannah HAYWARD (25 SEP 1691 – 11 JAN 1761)
        1. 1. Ebenezer (II) BYRAM (17 SEP 1716 – 14 SEP 1762) m. Abigail ALDEN (27 DEC 1721 – 17 OCT 1762)
        2. 2. Eliab BYRAM (4 DEC 1718 – APR 1754)
        3. 3. Japhet BYRAM (21 MAY 1721 – 9 JUN 1801)
        4. 4. Naphthali BYRAM (9 JUL 1724 – 28 JAN 1747)
        5. 5. Hannah BYRAM (1 SEP 1725 – BEF 1750)
        6. 6. Mary BYRAM (14 APR 1728 – )
        7. 7. Abigail BYRAM (23 APR 1730 – )
        8. 8. Jephthah BYRAM (14 AUG 1732 – 24 JUN 1801)
      8. 8. Susanna BYRAM (15 JAN 1695 – 19 SEP 1783)
      9. 9. Josiah BYRAM (3 MAY 1698 – )
      10. 10. Joseph BYRAM (18 JAN 1701 – BEF 1750)
    2. 2. Deliverance BYRAM ( – 30 SEP 1720) m. John PORTER
    3. 3. Abigail BYRAM m. Thomas WHITMAN
    4. 4. Experience BYRAM m. John WILLIS
    5. 5. Susanna BYRAM m. Samuel EDSON
    6. 6. Mary BYRAM m. Samuel LEACH
  2. 2. Joesph SHAW m. Mary
    1. 1. Joseph SHAW
    2. 2. John SHAW
    3. 3. Fearnot SHAW
  3. 3. Grace SHAW m. William RICHARDS
    1. 1. John RICHARDS
    2. 2. Joesph RICHARDS
    3. 3. James RICHARDS
    4. 4. William RICHARDS
    5. 5. Benjamin RICHARDS
  4. 4. Martha SHAW ( – 31 MAR 1635)
  5. 5. Mary SHAW ( – 25 MAR 1658) m. John BICKNELL
    1. 1. Sarah BICKNELL
    2. 2. John BICKNELL
    3. 3. Mary BICKNELL
    4. 4. Naomi BICKNELL
  6. 6. John SHAW ( – 12 APR 1629)
  7. 7. John SHAW ( – 16 SEP 1704) m. Alice PHILLIPS
  8. 8. Martha SHAW m. Thomas VINSON
  9. 9. Martha SHAW ( – 31 MAR 1635)
  10. 10. John SHAW ( – 12 APR 1629)
  11. 11. John SHAW ( – 16 SEP 1704) m. Alice PHILLIPS
  12. 12. Martha SHAW m. Thomas VINSON

Bridget BEST's Timeline

2 Records

1592
9 APR 1592
Birth of Bridget BEST in Ovenden, Yorks, England
Ovenden, Yorks, England
1638
BEF 1638
Age 46
Death of Bridget BEST in Dedham, Yorks, MA
Dedham, Yorks, MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 APR 1592
    Event Place: Ovenden, Yorks, England
    Record Source: Doug1.ged

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 1638
    Event Place: Dedham, Yorks, MA
    Record Source: Doug1.ged
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