YourRoots by Genomelink
banner

Sign up to explore more

Create a free account to navigate family trees, view ancestors, and discover connections.

Bridget Elizabeth Best 1592–1638 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 April 1592

Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 10 October 1638

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

Father: Henry Best

Mother: Grace Shaw

Spouse(s): Abraha Shawe

Children(s): William Shaw, Grace Shaw, Susannah (Byram), John Shaw, Martha Shaw, Maria Shaw

In 1592, Bridget Elizabeth Best entered the world in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to Henry Best And Grace Boithes Shaw. Bridget Elizabeth Best married Abraha Shawe, and had children including Grace Shaw, John Shaw, Joseph Shaw, Maria Shaw, Martha Shaw, Susannah Shaw Byram, William Shaw. Bridget Elizabeth Best passed away in 1638 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Find more search results for Bridget Best
BB

Reliability Score

This score reflects the reliability of the source family tree. A high rating indicates a trustworthy source with strong data consistency.

Reliability Score:
A
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criteria (Insufficient)

This tree's reliability score:

  • Record available
  • Descendant's record available
  • Star tree owner

Biography

  • In 1592, Bridget Elizabeth Best entered the world in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to Henry Best And Grace Boithes Shaw.
  • Bridget Elizabeth Best married Abraha Shawe, and had children including Grace Shaw, John Shaw, Joseph Shaw, Maria Shaw, Martha Shaw, Susannah Shaw Byram, William Shaw.
  • Bridget Elizabeth Best passed away in 1638 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Best
1553–1622
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
HB
Grace Shaw
1557–1628
Birth Location: EN
GS

Spouses(s)

Abraha Shawe
1590–1638
Birth Location: Northowram, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
AS

Children(s)

William Shaw
1635–1726
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
WS
Grace Shaw
1621–1698
Birth Location: West Yorkshire, England
GS
Susannah (Byram)
1617–1700
Birth Location: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
S(
John Shaw
1630–1704
Birth Location: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
JS
Martha Shaw
–1625
Birth Location: –
MS
Maria Shaw
1626–1658
Birth Location: Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
MS

Bridget Best's Ancestors

Self
Bridget Best
1592–1638
Birth Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Henry Best
1553–1622
Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grace (Boithes) Shaw
1557–1628
EN
Grandparents
Henry Best
1527–1572
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Margarita (Maud \) Mawd
1531–1566
Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK
John Boithes
1525–1569
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Isabella Swift
1531–1562
West Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Lord Best
1501–1551
Johannes Mawd
1502–1559
AGNES MM16
1511–1542
George Boothes
1499–1569
Lady Witchcraft)
1503–1566
Richard Swift
1502–1582
Margaretha Redenbaugh
1511–1531
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard OVDEN
1475–1544
Johanna Ovendon
1480–1544
Richard Meade
1485–1540
Margaret Crowther
1485–1541
John Waterhouse
1460–1533
Mary Rushworth
1474–1542
Richard Redenbaugh-Wheelock
1480–1572

Bridget Best's Descendants

1.
BB
Bridget (Elizabeth) Best (9 April 1592–10 October 1638) m. Abraha Shawe (2 January 1590–2 November 1638)
  1. 1. William Shaw 1635–1726 m. Elizabeth (Frayle) (Fraile) 1641–1692
    1. 1. Elizabeth Shaw 1681–1747 m. William (Stockwell) Jr 1686–1747
      1. 1. Elizabeth Stockwell 1706–1767 m. Daniel (KENNEY \ Kinne \ Kinney) II 1705–1780
        1. 1. Israel (Kinney \ Kenney) Sr 1739–1791 m. Susanna Hood 1745–1812
        2. 2. Daniel (KENNEY \ Kinne \ Kinney) II 1705–1780 m. Elizabeth Stockwell 1706–1767
        3. 3. Eunice Kinney 1745–
        4. 4. Lois (Kinney \ Kenney) (Sherman) 1741–
        5. 5. Jethro Kenney 1736–1737
        6. 6. Hannah Kenney 1748–
        7. 7. Elizabeth (Kenney \) Kinney 1734–1770 m. David Gale 1733–1814
        8. 8. Nathan (Kinne) Kenney 1750–1798
        9. 9. Daniel (Kenney) III 1728–1758 m. Abigail Davis 1726–1814
  2. 2. Grace Shaw 1621–1698 m. William Richards 1619–1682
    1. 1. Joseph (Richards) Jr 1653–1695 m. Susan Richards 1654–1727
      1. 1. Mary Richards 1684–1766 m. Daniel (Kinne \ Kinney \) Kenney 1683–1766
    2. 2. Mary (Margarita Richards) RICORO 1651–1701
    3. 3. William Richards 1658–1683
    4. 4. Benjamin Richards 1660–1683
    5. 5. Deliverance Richards 1638–1720
    6. 6. Thomas Gates 1646–1726
    7. 7. John Richards 1650–1695 m. Sarah Richards 1650–1727
      1. 1. Lydia Vinson 1691–1766 m. Nicholas Shaw 1689–1756
        1. 1. Lydia Richards 1720–1738 m. John (Shaw) IV 1717–1793
        2. 2. John Shaw 1731–1811
        3. 3. Deborah Shaw 1717–1736
        4. 4. Sarah Shaw 1726–1803
        5. 5. William Shaw 1735–1735
        6. 6. Meriam Shaw –1810
        7. 7. Bathsheba Shaw 1722–1820
        8. 8. Nicholas Shaw 1712–1780
      2. 2. Richards –1736
      3. 3. Ephriam Richards 1687–
    8. 8. James ([twin]) Richards 1658–1711
  3. 3. Susannah (Shaw) (Byram) 1617–1700 m. Nicholas Byram 1610–1688
    1. 1. Mehitable Byram 1683–1736
    2. 2. Mary Byram 1633–1650
    3. 3. Bass Byram 1649–1744
    4. 4. Abigail Byram 1636–1712 m. Thomas Whitman 1629–1712
    5. 5. Josiah Byram 1644–1690
    6. 6. Ebenezer ((Capt)) Byram 1642–1753
    7. 7. Joseph Byram 1646–1647
    8. 8. Nicholas Byram 1640–1727
    9. 9. Naomi Byram 1646–
    10. 10. Experience Byram 1644–1712
    11. 11. Deliverance (Byram) (Porter) 1644–1720
    12. 12. Mary Byram 1658–1687
    13. 13. Susanna Byram 1648–1742
  4. 4. John Shaw 1630–1704 m. Alice Phillips 1645–1704
    1. 1. Alice (Shaw) Androse 1666–1735
    2. 2. Abigail Shaw 1672–1694
    3. 3. Hannah (Shaw) Tirrell 1668–
    4. 4. John (Shawe) (Shaw) 1653–1718
    5. 5. Nicholas Shaw 1662–1717
    6. 6. Abraham Shaw 1657–1756
    7. 7. Joseph Shaw 1664–1718 m. Judith Whitmarsh 1669–1760
      1. 1. Abigail Shaw 1695–1755 m. Daniel (B) Alden 1689–1767
        1. 1. Mary Alden 1737–1738
        2. 2. Zephaniah Alden 1724–1801
        3. 3. Joseph Alden 1718–1765 m. Susanna Packard 1723–1806
        4. 4. Hannah Alden 1727–1794
        5. 5. Daniel Alden 1720–1790
        6. 6. Ebenezer Alden 1734–1755
        7. 7. Abigail Alden 1721–1762
        8. 8. Barnabas Alden 1732–1792
        9. 9. Abigail Alden 1722–1814
        10. 10. John Alden 1717–1717
        11. 11. Mehitable Alden 1729–1729
        12. 12. Hannah Alden 1726–1726
      2. 2. Elizabeth Shaw 1687–
      3. 3. John Shaw 1708–
      4. 4. Joseph Shaw 1691–1744
      5. 5. Judith Shaw 1693–
      6. 6. Ruth Shaw 1698–
      7. 7. Ebenezer Shaw 1706–
      8. 8. Hannah Shaw 1704–
      9. 9. Martha Shaw 1700–
      10. 10. Sarah Shaw 1702–
      11. 11. Zacharias Shaw 1711–
    8. 8. Elizabeth Shaw 1656–1748
    9. 9. Mary (Shaw) King 1660–1722
    10. 10. Elizabeth Shaw 1655–1723
    11. 11. Benjamin Shaw 1670–1728
    12. 12. Ebeneezer Shaw 1674–1706
  5. 5. Martha Shaw –1625
  6. 6. Maria Shaw 1626–1658

Bridget Best's Timeline

5 Records

1592
9 April 1592
Birth of Bridget Elizabeth Best in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ovenden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1592
9 April 1592
Birth of Bridget Elizabeth Best in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax, Yorkshire, England, Nova Scotia, Canada
1592
9 Apr 1592
Bridget Elizabeth Best was baptized in Halifax,York,England
Halifax,York,England
1638
10 October 1638
Age 46
Death of Bridget Elizabeth Best in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1649
9 April 1649
Age 57
Death of Bridget Elizabeth Best in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 April 1592
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 277.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JVG
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Damon family : listing some of the Ohio descendants of Amos Damon of Chesterfield, Mass , and t
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1592
    Event Place: Halifax,York,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 April 1649
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 October 1638
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Find more search results for Bridget Best

About YourRoots

Family Tree Map

Explore your family tree geographically

Import your GEDCOM file to transform your family tree into an interactive global map. See your roots laid out visually and understand your true geographic heritage.

Powerful tools like "Trace Back To Me" instantly map your family's migration paths from a chosen ancestor all the way back to you.

LEARN MORE
AI Genealogy Research

Discover ancestors beyond "end-of-line" automatically

Import your family tree and let AI expand it for you. AI Ancestor Finder scans "end-of-line" ancestors to uncover their parents across hundreds of family lines at once. AI Deep Research analyzes selected ancestors and family clusters, suggesting relevant records and next steps.

Turn on Auto Research Mode to get new discoveries daily or weekly, so your tree keeps growing even while you're away.

LEARN MORE
DNA Match

Find more DNA matches across all DNA tests

Combine your DNA data with your family tree to unlock the full power of YourRoots DNA Match. Connect with relatives across major testing services — Ancestry, 23andMe, MyHeritage, and more.

View your matches' maps and trees to identify shared ancestors, and soon you'll be able to add them directly to your own tree and map.

LEARN MORE
Ancestry Reports

Ancestry DNA analysis that goes deeper than others

Unlock exclusive reports that reveal your deeper origins.

  • Deep Ancestry Report — Analyze 130+ ethnicities, sub-regions, and 1,800+ communities in one detailed view.
  • Global & Native American Reports — Developed with Stanford researchers to uncover hidden ancestries across all 22 chromosomes.
  • Ancient DNA Series — Compare your DNA with 1,000+ ancient genomes from Viking, Celtic, and early American civilizations.
LEARN MORE