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Bridget Best 1592–1638 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1592

Birth Location: Ovenden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 Nov 1638

Death Location: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: William Jr

Mother: Grace BOITHES

Spouse(s): Abraham Shawe

Children(s): Joseph Shaw, Grace Shaw, John Shaw, John Shaw, Mary Bicknell, Susannah II, Martha Shaw

Bridget Best was born in 1592 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Henry Best Dna Jr And Grace Boithes. Bridget Best married Abraham 10Ggf Dobsone Or Shawe, and had children including Grace Shaw, John Shaw, Joseph Abraham Shaw, Martha Iii Shaw, Mary Maria Shaw Bicknell, Susannah Martha Shaw Byram Ii. Bridget Best passed away in 1638 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bridget Best was born in 1592 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Henry Best Dna Jr And Grace Boithes.
  • Bridget Best married Abraham 10Ggf Dobsone Or Shawe, and had children including Grace Shaw, John Shaw, Joseph Abraham Shaw, Martha Iii Shaw, Mary Maria Shaw Bicknell, Susannah Martha Shaw Byram Ii.
  • Bridget Best passed away in 1638 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bridget Best's Ancestors

Self
Bridget Best
1592–1638
Birth Place: Ovenden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Henry BEST, (DNA) Jr
1552–1628
Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grace BOITHES
1557–1628
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Grandparents
Henricus (BESTE\BEST) (DNA)
1528–1572
Harley, Yorkshire, , England, UK
Margarita (“Maud” Mawd) (DNA)
1531–1572
Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK
John (Boithes Bothe Booth) Boothes
1525–1569
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Isabella) Swift
1531–1562
West Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
George Boothes
1499–1569
Lady Witchcraft)
1503–1566
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Bentley
1449–1513
Joane Trafford
1462–1553
Sir Waterhouse*
1476–1533
Lady Hall
1474–1542

Bridget Best's Descendants

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Bridget Best (9 Apr 1592–2 Nov 1638) m. Abraham (10GGF Dobsone Or) Shawe (14 Nov 1585–25 Mar 1639)
  1. 1. Joseph (Abraham) Shaw 1618–1653 m. Mary Souther 1625–1653
    1. 1. Fearnot Shaw 1640–1698 m. Bethia Leager 1651–1697
      1. 1. Bethia Shaw 1690–1780
      2. 2. Jacob Shaw 1672–1761
      3. 3. John Shaw 1678–
      4. 4. William Shaw 1684–
  2. 2. Grace Shaw 1621–1698
  3. 3. John Shaw 1630–1704
  4. 4. John Shaw 1628–1629
  5. 5. Mary (Maria Shaw) Bicknell 1626–1658
  6. 6. Susannah (Martha Shaw Byram) II 1617–1700
  7. 7. Martha (III) Shaw 1623–1625

Bridget Best's Timeline

2 Records

1592
9 Apr 1592
Birth of Bridget Best in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ovenden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1638
2 Nov 1638
Age 46
Death of Bridget Best in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1592
    Event Place: Ovenden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1638
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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