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Bridget Best 1592–1638 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: BEF 9 Apr 1592

Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: BEF 1638

Death Location: Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: Henry Best

Mother: Grace Boithes

Spouse(s): Abraham Shaw

Children(s): John Shaw, Susan Shaw, Joseph Shaw, Grace Shaw, Martha Shaw, Maria Shaw, John Shaw, Martha Shaw

The story of Bridget Best began in 1592 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. Bridget Best married Abraham Shaw, and had children including Grace Shaw, John Shaw, Joseph Shaw, Maria Shaw, Martha Shaw, Susan Shaw. Bridget Best passed away in 1638 in Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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Biography

  • The story of Bridget Best began in 1592 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
  • Bridget Best married Abraham Shaw, and had children including Grace Shaw, John Shaw, Joseph Shaw, Maria Shaw, Martha Shaw, Susan Shaw.
  • Bridget Best passed away in 1638 in Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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Bridget Best's Ancestors

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Bridget Best
1592–1638
Birth Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Henry Best
1553–1627
Warley, Yorkshire, England
Grace Boithes
1557–1627
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Henrici Best
1533–1563
Harley, Yorkshire, England
Margarita Mawd
1531–
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
John Boithes
1525–1568
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Isabella Swift
1530–1557
England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bridget Best's Descendants

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Bridget Best (BEF 9 Apr 1592–BEF 1638) m. Abraham Shaw (2 Jan 1590–BEF 25 Mar 1639)
  1. 1. John Shaw 1630–1704 m. Alice Phillips 1637–1704
    1. 1. Ebenezer Shaw 1674–1706 m. Hannah Pratt 1674– m. Susannah UNKNOWN –1698
      1. 1. Mary Shaw 1700– m. Benjamin Aldrich 1694–1763
        1. 1. Mary Aldridge 1725–1774 m. Jeremiah Day 1725–1752
        2. 2. Caleb Aldrich 1728–1802 m. Deborah Niles 1736–1806
        3. 3. Elizabeth Aldrich 1732– m. Thomas Marble 1732–1789
        4. 4. George Aldrich 1738–1815 m. Azuba Howe 1745–1787
        5. 5. Ebenezer Aldrich 1750– m. Deborah Pierce 1752–
        6. 6. Sarah (Shaw) Aldrich 1748–1831 m. William Temple 1746–1825
    2. 2. John Shaw 1653–1718 m. Hannah Whitmarsh 1661–1735
    3. 3. Elizabeth Shaw 1655–1723 m. Joseph Poole 1656–1706 m. Peter Holbrook 1655–1712 m. Robert Ware 1653–1724
    4. 4. Abraham Shaw 1657–1706
    5. 5. Mary Shaw 1660–1722 m. Hezekiah King 1658–1706
    6. 6. Nicholas Shaw 1662–1717 m. Deborah Whitmarsh 1659–
    7. 7. Joseph Shaw 1664–1718 m. Judith Whitmarsh 1669–1760
    8. 8. Alice Shaw 1666–1735 m. John Andrews 1662–1742
    9. 9. Hannah Shaw 1668–1730 m. Gideon Tirrell 1664–1730
    10. 10. Benjamin Shaw 1670–1723 m. Hannah Bicknell 1675–1724
    11. 11. Abigail Shaw 1672–1707 m. Richard Davenport 1670–1761
  2. 2. Susan Shaw 1617–1700 m. Nicholas Byram 1610–1688
  3. 3. Joseph Shaw 1619–1653 m. Mary Souther 1625–1694
  4. 4. Grace Shaw 1621–1682 m. William Richards 1619–1682
  5. 5. Martha Shaw 1623–1625
  6. 6. Maria Shaw 1626– m. John Bicknell 1624–1679
  7. 7. John Shaw 1628–1629
  8. 8. Martha Shaw 1632– m. Thomas Vinson 1629–

Bridget Best's Timeline

2 Records

1592
BEF 9 Apr 1592
Birth of Bridget Best in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1638
BEF 1638
Age 46
Death of Bridget Best in Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: BEF 9 Apr 1592
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 1638
    Event Place: Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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