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Elizabeth Best 1544–1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1544

Birth Location: Hartlebury, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 20 Aug 1603

Death Location: Canterbury, Kent, England

Father: John Best

Mother: Joanne Hopkin

Spouse(s): John Clent

Children(s): Jane Clynt, Agnes Clent, Isabell Clent, James Clent, John Clent, Margery Clent, Thomas Clent

The story of Elizabeth Best began in 1544 in Hartlebury, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom. Elizabeth Best married John Clent, and had children including Agnes Clent, Anne Clent, Frauncis Clent, Isabell Clent, James Clent, Jane Clynton Clynt, John Clent, Margery Clent, Thomas Clent. Elizabeth Best passed away in 1603 in Canterbury, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Best began in 1544 in Hartlebury, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom.
  • Elizabeth Best married John Clent, and had children including Agnes Clent, Anne Clent, Frauncis Clent, Isabell Clent, James Clent, Jane Clynton Clynt, John Clent, Margery Clent, Thomas Clent.
  • Elizabeth Best passed away in 1603 in Canterbury, Kent, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Best's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Best
1544–1603
Birth Place: Hartlebury, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Best
1517–1548
Hartlebury, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Joanne Hopkin
1522–
Hartlebury, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Mary (Ann) Haigh
1505–1545
Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Best's Descendants

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Elizabeth Best (19 Apr 1544–20 Aug 1603) m. John Clent (1 November 1547–1616)
  1. 1. Jane (Clynton) Clynt 1569–1625
    1. 1. Thomas Ellisse\Ellison 1600–1666
      1. 1. Catherine Ellison –1691 m. Richard Lennington 1620–1692
        1. 1. Winnifred Lennington 1636–1713 m. William Thorne 1632–1688
  2. 2. Agnes Clent 1571–
  3. 3. Isabell Clent 1565–1575
  4. 4. James Clent 1574–1640
  5. 5. John Clent 1582–
  6. 6. Margery Clent 1571–
  7. 7. Thomas Clent 1579–

Elizabeth Best's Timeline

4 Records

1544
19 Apr 1544
Birth of Elizabeth Best in Hartlebury, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Hartlebury, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
1544
9 Apr 1544
Elizabeth Best was baptized in Hartlebury,Worcester,England
Hartlebury,Worcester,England
1602
August 1602
Age 58
Death of Elizabeth Best in All Hollows, London, London, England
All Hollows, London, London, England
1603
20 Aug 1603
Age 59
Burial of Elizabeth Best in Canterbury, Kent, England
Canterbury, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1544
    Event Place: Hartlebury, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1544
    Event Place: Hartlebury,Worcester,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: August 1602
    Event Place: All Hollows, London, London, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1603
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England

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