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Henry Best 1552–1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Dec 1552

Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, , England

Death Date: 1623

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: Henry Best

Mother: Margarita Maud

Spouse(s): Grace Boithes\Boythes

Children(s): John Best

The story of Henry Best began in 1552 in Halifax, Yorkshire, , England. Henry Best married Grace Elizabeth Boithes Boythes, and had children including John Best. Henry Best passed away in 1623 in Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Best began in 1552 in Halifax, Yorkshire, , England.
  • Henry Best married Grace Elizabeth Boithes Boythes, and had children including John Best.
  • Henry Best passed away in 1623 in Yorkshire, England.

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Henry Best's Ancestors

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Henry Best
1552–1623
Birth Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
Parents
Henry Best
1528–1572
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Margarita Maud
1531–1572
Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
Grandparents
John Maud
1502–1529
Halifax,,Yorkshire,England
Agnes Maud
1506–1535
Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Mawde
1485–1541
Margaret Crowther
1485–1541
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Best's Descendants

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Henry Best (2 Dec 1552–1623) m. Grace (Elizabeth) Boithes\Boythes (16 Jul 1557–1628)
  1. 1. John Best 1587–1661 m. Jane Robinsonne 1587–1607
    1. 1. Elizabeth Best 1607–1661 m. William (Enos) Hunt 1604–1667
      1. 1. William Hunt 1660–1694 m. Margaret (Ann) Pearson 1670–1728
        1. 1. William Hunt 1690–1745 m. Mary Woolman 1692–1745 m. Tabitha Endlow 1690–
        2. 2. Robert Hunt 1680–1716
        3. 3. John Hunt 1711–1729
        4. 4. Elizabeth Hunt 1713–
        5. 5. Samuel Hunt 1715–
        6. 6. Grace Hunt 1683–1728
      2. 2. Samuel Hunt 1633– m. Elizabeth Redding 1634–
      3. 3. Ann Wood 1637–1714
    2. 2. Thomas Best 1602–1658
    3. 3. Robert Best 1607–1655

Henry Best's Timeline

2 Records

1552
2 Dec 1552
Birth of Henry Best in Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
1623
1623
Age 71
Death of Henry Best in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1552
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1623
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Yorkshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

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