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Elizabeth Bridget (Briggit) Best 1592–1638 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1592

Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 2 Nov 1638

Death Location: Wessaguscus, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America

Father: Henry Jr

Mother: Grace Boithes

Spouse(s): Abraham Shaw

Children(s): John Shaw

In 1592, Elizabeth Bridget (Briggit) Best entered the world in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, born to Henry Best Jr And Grace Elizabeth Boithes. Elizabeth Bridget (Briggit) Best married Abraham Shaw, and had children including John Anthony Shaw. Elizabeth Bridget (Briggit) Best passed away in 1638 in Wessaguscus, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1592, Elizabeth Bridget (Briggit) Best entered the world in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, born to Henry Best Jr And Grace Elizabeth Boithes.
  • Elizabeth Bridget (Briggit) Best married Abraham Shaw, and had children including John Anthony Shaw.
  • Elizabeth Bridget (Briggit) Best passed away in 1638 in Wessaguscus, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Best's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Best
1592–1638
Birth Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Henry Best Jr
1552–1628
Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grace (Elizabeth) Boithes
1557–1628
Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry (Best) I
1527–1572
Warley Town, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Margareta (Maude) Best
1531–1572
Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK
Great-Grandparents
John Maude
1502–1559
Genet FIRTH
1506–1558
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Mead*
1486–1541
Margaret m1499
1484–1539

Elizabeth Best's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Bridget (Briggit)) Best (9 Apr 1592–2 Nov 1638) m. Abraham Shaw (Abt. 1590–10 Oct 1638)
  1. 1. John (Anthony) Shaw 1630–1704 m. Alice Phillips 1633–1704
    1. 1. Nicholas Shaw 1662–1717 m. Deborah Whitmarsh 1659–1717
      1. 1. Benjamin Shaw 1706–1732 m. Hannah Tirrell 1709–1749
        1. 1. Hannah (D Shaw) Whitmarsh 1732–1808 m. Captain (David Spear) Sr 1725–1800

Elizabeth Best's Timeline

3 Records

1592
9 Apr 1592
Birth of Elizabeth Bridget (Briggit) Best in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1632
24 July 1632
Age 40
Elizabeth Bridget (Briggit) Best was married in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Almondbury, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1638
2 Nov 1638
Age 46
Death of Elizabeth Bridget (Briggit) Best in Wessaguscus, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Wessaguscus, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1592
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 July 1632
    Event Place: Almondbury, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1638
    Event Place: Wessaguscus, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America

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