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Elizabeth Best 1607 – 1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1607

Birth Location: Halifax, West Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 27 February 1661

Death Location: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: John Best

Mother: Jane Robinsonne

Spouse(s): William Hunt

Children(s): Hannah Hunt

Elizabeth Best was born in 1607 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, the child of John Best and Jane Robinsonne. Elizabeth Best married William Hunt, and had children including Hannah Hunt. Elizabeth Best passed away in 1661 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Best was born in 1607 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, the child of John Best and Jane Robinsonne.
  • Elizabeth Best married William Hunt, and had children including Hannah Hunt.
  • Elizabeth Best passed away in 1661 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Best
1587 – 1607
Birth Location: –
JB
Jane Robinsonne
1587 – 1607
Birth Location: –
JR

Spouses(s)

William Hunt
1604 – 1667
Birth Location: England
WH

Children(s)

Hannah Hunt
1640 – 1721
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
HH

Elizabeth Best's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Best
1607 – 1661
Birth Place: Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Best
1587 – 1607
Jane Robinsonne
1587 – 1607
Grandparents
Henry Best
1552 – 1622
Grace Boithes
1557 – 1628
Thomas Robinsonne
1562 – 1635
Martha Blackburn
1562 – 1621
Great-Grandparents
Henry Best
1527 – 1572
Margarita Maud
1531 – 1572
John Boithes
1525 – 1568
Isabella Swift
1531 – 1557
Richard Robinsonne
1540 – 1617
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Best
1501 – 1551
Johanna Haigh
1505 – 1544
John Maud
1502 – 1529
Agnes
1506 – 1535
George Boithes
1499 – 1569
Agnes Waterhouse
1503 –
Richard Swift
1502 – 1582
Margaret Redenbaugh
1511 – 1531

Elizabeth Best's Descendants

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Elizabeth Best (1607 – 27 February 1661) m. William Hunt (27 January 1604 – October 1667)
  1. 1. Hannah Hunt (12 Feb 1640 – 25 May 1721) m. John Brundage (1635 – 02 Oct 1697)
    1. 1. Joseph Brundage (1667 – 1727)
    2. 2. John Brundage (24 May 1667 – 1719) m. Hannah Brundage (1665 – )
      1. 1. John Brundage (1709 – 26 May 1779) m. Elizabeth Greene (26 May 1719 – )
        1. 1. John Brundage (28 Feb 1733 – 09 Feb 1796) m. Martha Ogden (10 Dec 1738 – 28 Dec 1799)
    3. 3. Joseph (John) Brundage (1677 – 1771) m. Mary Lane (1677 – )
      1. 1. David Brundage (1700 – ) m. Mary Galpin
        1. 1. Benjamin (James) Brundage (17 MAY 1732 – 1819) m. Phoebe Seaman (1733 – )

Elizabeth Best's Timeline

3 Records

1606
1 Jan 1606
Elizabeth Best was baptized in Keighley, Yorkshire, England
Keighley, Yorkshire, England
1607
1607
Birth of Elizabeth Best in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
1661
27 February 1661
Age 54
Death of Elizabeth Best in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1607
    Event Place: Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8704.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: HDG
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2556.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DH1
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1606
    Event Place: Keighley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 February 1661
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Massachusetts, Town Death Records, 1620-1850
    [4] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Concord
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town Death Records, 1620-1850
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