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Henry Best 1553 – 1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Dec 1553

Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Aug 1628

Death Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Father: Henricus Beste\Best

Mother: Margarita\Mawde (Beste\Best)

Spouse(s): Grace (Best)

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

In 1553, Henry Best * entered the world in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, born to Henricus Beste\Best and Margarita\Mawde ? (Beste\Best). Henry Best * married Grace E Boithes (Best), and had children including Michael Henry Best, Judith Best, Mary Best, John Best, Bridget Elizabeth Best (Shaw). Henry Best * passed away in 1628 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1553, Henry Best * entered the world in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, born to Henricus Beste\Best and Margarita\Mawde ? (Beste\Best).
  • Henry Best * married Grace E Boithes (Best), and had children including Michael Henry Best, Judith Best, Mary Best, John Best, Bridget Elizabeth Best (Shaw).
  • Henry Best * passed away in 1628 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henricus Beste\Best
1528 – 1572
Birth Location: Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
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Margarita\Mawde (Beste\Best)
1531 – 1573
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Grace (Best)
1557 – 1628
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Michael Best
1578 – 1580
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Judith Best
1580 –
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Mary Best
1586 – 1615
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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John Best
1587 – 1627
Birth Location: Halifax Yorkshire, England
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Bridget (Shaw)
1592 – 1638
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Henry Best's Ancestors

Self
Henry Best
1553 – 1628
Birth Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Henricus Beste\Best
1528 – 1572
Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Margarita\Mawde (?) (Beste\Best)
1531 – 1573
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Richard (Henry Best, Lord of) Brereton
1501 – 1551
Ovenden, Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Johanna (Haught ?) (Best)
1505 – 1545
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Best's Descendants

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Henry Best (2 Dec 1553 – Aug 1628) m. Grace (E Boithes) (Best) (16 Jul 1557 – 1628)
  1. 1. Michael (Henry) Best (Bef. 14 Aug 1578 – 1580)
  2. 2. Judith Best (Bef. 12 Feb 1580 – )
  3. 3. Mary Best (14 Aug 1586 – 1615)
  4. 4. John Best (10 Mar 1587 – Bef. Mar 1627)
  5. 5. Bridget (Elizabeth Best) (Shaw) (9 Apr 1592 – 10 Oct 1638) m. Abraham Shaw (2 Jan 1590 – 2 Nov 1638)
    1. 1. Susannah (Shaw) (Byram) (24 Mar 1617 – 28 Nov 1700) m. Nicholas Byram (1610 – 13 Apr 1688)
      1. 1. Abigail (Byram) (Whitman) (Abt. 1637 – 13 Nov 1712) m. Thomas Whitman (Abt. 1629 – Abt. 17 Nov 1712)
      2. 2. Nicholas Byram\Byrom\Birum (11 Mar 1640 – 20 Sep 1727) m. Mary (Edson) (Byram) (27 Oct 1678 – Oct 1727)
        1. 1. Bithia Byram (27 Oct 1678 – 20 Nov 1685)
        2. 2. Mehitabel (Byram) (Allen) (28 Sep 1683 – 16 Aug 1736) m. Elisha Allen (8 Feb 1678 – 1731)
        3. 3. Jennery\Infant (son) Byram (18 Jan 1685 – 19 Mar 1686)
        4. 4. Margaret ((newborn)) Byram (20 Nov 1685 – 20 Nov 1685)
        5. 5. Nicholas Byram (11 Mar 1687 – 6 Mar 1738) m. Anna (Snell) (Byram) (24 Feb 1685 – 1757)
        6. 6. Mary (Byram) (Howard) (10 Mar 1690 – 11 Jan 1767) m. Edward Howard (1687 – 14 Jul 1771)
        7. 7. Maj (Ebenezer) Byram (1 Oct 1692 – 9 Aug 1753) m. Hannah (Hayward (Byram)) * (25 Sep 1691 – 11 Jan 1761)
        8. 8. Susanna (Byram) (Bass) (15 Jan 1694 – 19 Sep 1783)
        9. 9. Josiah Byram (3 May 1698 – Jan 1760) m. Hannah (Rickard) (Byram) (25 Sep 1693 – 17 Oct 1771)
        10. 10. Joseph Byram (18 Jan 1701 – 4 Mar 1744) m. Martha (Perkins) (Byram) (30 Nov 1704 – 7 Jun 1779)
      3. 3. Experience (Byram) (Willis) (1644 – 1712) m. John Willis ( – 1712)
      4. 4. Deliverance (Byram) (Porter) (Abt. 1646 – 30 Sep 1720)
      5. 5. Susanna (Byram (Edson) II) (14 Jan 1689 – 12 Mar 1742) m. Samuel Edson (1645 – 1719)
        1. 1. Susanna (Edson (Hayward)) (Brett) (13 Sep 1679 – 12 Mar 1743) m. John Hayward (April 20, 1667 – 14 Apr 1705) m. Elihu Brett (Abt. 1675 – 29 Apr 1745)
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Edson) (Packard) (29 Aug 1684 – 19 Jun 1716) m. Samuel Packard (1680 – 22 Dec 1749)
        3. 3. Samuel Edson (14 Jan 1690 – Dec 1771) m. Mary (Dean (Edson) III) (15 Jun 1687 – 7 Feb 1770)
      6. 6. Mary (Byram) (Leach) (1650 – ) m. Samuel Leach
    2. 2. Joseph Shaw (14 Mar 1618 – 13 Dec 1653)
    3. 3. Grace (Shaw) (Richards) (15 Aug 1621 – 1698)
    4. 4. Martha ((infant)) Shaw (1 Dec 1623 – 31 Mar 1625)
    5. 5. Mary\Maria (Shaw) (Bicknell) (18 Jun 1626 – 25 Mar 1658)
    6. 6. John ((infant)) Shaw (16 Feb 1628 – 12 Apr 1629)
    7. 7. John Shaw (23 May 1630 – 16 Sep 1704)
    8. 8. Martha (Shaw) (Vinson) (6 Jan 1632 – )

Henry Best's Timeline

3 Records

1553
2 Dec 1553
Birth of Henry Best * in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1553
2 Dec 1553
Henry Best * was baptized in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1628
Aug 1628
Age 75
Death of Henry Best * in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1553
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1553
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oviden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Genealogy and history of representative citizens of the commonwealth of Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1628
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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