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Henry Best 1553–1622 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 December 1553

Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1622

Death Location: Holdsworth, Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Henry Best

Mother: Margarita Mawd

Spouse(s): Grace Shaw

Children(s): Michael Best, Judith Best, Henry Best, John Best, Mary Best, Bridget Best

In 1553, Henry Best entered the world in Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Henry Best And Margarita Maud Mawd. Henry Best married Grace Boithes Shaw, and had children including Bridget Elizabeth Best, Henry Best, John Best, Judith Best, Mary Best, Michael Best. Henry Best passed away in 1622 in Holdsworth, Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1553, Henry Best entered the world in Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Henry Best And Margarita Maud Mawd.
  • Henry Best married Grace Boithes Shaw, and had children including Bridget Elizabeth Best, Henry Best, John Best, Judith Best, Mary Best, Michael Best.
  • Henry Best passed away in 1622 in Holdsworth, Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Best
1527–1572
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Margarita Mawd
1531–1566
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK
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Spouses(s)

Grace Shaw
1557–1628
Birth Location: EN
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Children(s)

Michael Best
1578–
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Judith Best
1580–
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
JB
Henry Best
1594–
Birth Location: Middelton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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John Best
1584–1654
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Best
1586–1615
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Bridget Best
1592–1638
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England, Nova Scotia, Canada
BB

Henry Best's Ancestors

Self
Henry Best
1553–1622
Birth Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Henry Best
1527–1572
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Margarita (Maud \) Mawd
1531–1566
Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK
Grandparents
Lord (Richard) Best
1501–1551
Ovenden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Johannes (Maud \) Mawd
1502–1559
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
AGNES (MEADE) MM16
1511–1542
Halifax, Yorkshire, England, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Richard OVDEN
1475–1544
Johanna Ovendon
1480–1544
Richard Meade
1485–1540
Margaret Crowther
1485–1541
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Best's Descendants

1.
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Henry Best (13 December 1553–1622) m. Grace (Boithes) Shaw (1557–1628)
  1. 1. Michael Best 1578–
  2. 2. Judith Best 1580–
  3. 3. Henry Best 1594–
  4. 4. John Best 1584–1654
  5. 5. Mary Best 1586–1615
  6. 6. Bridget (Elizabeth) Best 1592–1638 m. Abraha Shawe 1590–1638
    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
    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
        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
        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

Henry Best's Timeline

4 Records

1553
1553
Birth of Henry Best in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax, Yorkshire, England, Nova Scotia, Canada
1553
13 December 1553
Birth of Henry Best in Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1622
1622
Age 69
Death of Henry Best in Holdsworth, Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Holdsworth, Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1628
1628
Age 75
Death of Henry Best in 52, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
52, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 221.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: FSD
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 December 1553
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 221.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: FSD
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1628
    Event Place: 52, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1622
    Event Place: Holdsworth, Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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