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Henry Best Jr 1553–1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Dec 1553

Birth Location: Ovendon, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 6 Sep 1623

Death Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Father: Henry I

Mother: Marageta Mawd

Spouse(s): Grace Boithes, Elizabeth Clyffe

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

Henry Best Jr was born in 1553 in Ovendon, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, the child of Henry Best I And Marageta Mawd. Henry Best Jr married Elizabeth Clyffe, Grace Boithes, and had children including Bridget Best, Henry Best, John Best, Judith Best, Mary Ann Best, Michael Best, Peter Best, William Rufus Best. Henry Best Jr passed away in 1623 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Henry Best Jr was born in 1553 in Ovendon, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, the child of Henry Best I And Marageta Mawd.
  • Henry Best Jr married Elizabeth Clyffe, Grace Boithes, and had children including Bridget Best, Henry Best, John Best, Judith Best, Mary Ann Best, Michael Best, Peter Best, William Rufus Best.
  • Henry Best Jr passed away in 1623 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry I
1527–1572
Birth Location: Warley Town, Hlifax, West Yorkshire, England
HI
Marageta Mawd
1531–1572
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
MM

Spouses(s)

Grace Boithes
1557–1628
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
GB
Elizabeth Clyffe
1545–1577
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
EC

Children(s)

Judith Best
1578–1578
Birth Location: Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
JB
Henry Best
1594–1595
Birth Location: Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
HB
Michael Best
1578–1580
Birth Location: Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
MB
John Best
1587–1654
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
JB
Mary Best
1586–1615
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
MB
Bridget Best
1592–1638
Birth Location: Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
BB
Michael Best
1584–1607
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
MB
Peter Best
1583–1658
Birth Location: Mainz Bingen, Rhineland, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
PB
William Best
1587–1607
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
WB

Henry Jr's Ancestors

Self
Henry Jr
1553–1623
Birth Place: Ovendon, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Henry Best I
1527–1572
Warley Town, Hlifax, West Yorkshire, England
Marageta Mawd
1531–1572
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Best
1502–1551
Ovenden, Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Madame Jennet
1505–1544
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Johannes\John (Walter) Mawd\Maud
1502–1559
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Agnes Meade
1506–1554
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Meade
1485–1540
Margaret Crowther
1485–1541
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Jr's Descendants

1.
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Henry (Best) Jr (02 Dec 1553–6 Sep 1623) m. Grace Boithes (16 Jul 1557–09 Mar 1628) m. Elizabeth Clyffe (1545–1577)
  1. 1. Judith Best 1578–1578
  2. 2. Henry Best 1594–1595
  3. 3. Michael Best 1578–1580
  4. 4. John Best 1587–1654
  5. 5. Mary (Ann) Best 1586–1615
  6. 6. Bridget Best 1592–1638 m. Abraham Shaw 1589–1638
    1. 1. Susannah Shaw 1617–1689
    2. 2. Joseph Shaw 1618–1653
    3. 3. Grace Shaw 1621–1682
    4. 4. Martha Shaw 1623–1625
    5. 5. Mary Shaw 1626–1658
    6. 6. John Shaw 1628–1629
    7. 7. Martha Shaw 1631–1704
    8. 8. Abraham Shaw 1616–1641
    9. 9. Anthony SHAW 1628–1705
    10. 10. Thomas Shaw 1622–1707
    11. 11. Elizabeth Shaw 1600–1661
    12. 12. Abigail Shaw 1624–1694
    13. 13. Susanna Shaw 1622–1687
    14. 14. John Shaw 1600–1694
    15. 15. John ("Weaver") Shaw 1630–1704 m. Alice Phillips 1606–1672
      1. 1. Abigail Shaw 1672–1694
      2. 2. Abraham Shaw 1657–1756
      3. 3. Hannah Shaw 1668–1763
      4. 4. Margery Shawe 1640–
      5. 5. Abigail Shaw 1649–1654
      6. 6. Elizabeth Shaw 1656–1748 m. Joseph Poole 1656–1706 m. Edward Bates 1655–1725
        1. 1. Samuel Pool 1686–1785
        2. 2. Mary Poole 1727–1766
        3. 3. Benjamin Poole 1682–1748
        4. 4. Elizabeth Poole 1674–1717
        5. 5. Susanna Poole 1679–1779
        6. 6. Margaret Poole 1688–1711
        7. 7. Hannah Poole 1694–
        8. 8. Mary Poole 1681–1766
        9. 9. Abigail Poole 1690–1790
        10. 10. Joseph Poole 1677–1746
        11. 11. Isaac Poole 1690–1759 m. Mary Mercy 1703–1733 m. Bethia Beal 1702–1766
      7. 7. Nicholas Shaw 1662–1717
      8. 8. Alice Shaw 1666–1735
      9. 9. Mary Shaw 1660–1706
      10. 10. Ebenezer Shaw 1674–1706
      11. 11. Benjamin Shaw 1670–1723
      12. 12. Lt. (Deacon John) Shaw 1653–1718 m. Hannah Whitmarsh 1661–1760
        1. 1. Hannah Shaw 1676–1676
        2. 2. Joseph Shaw 1682–1780
        3. 3. John Shaw 1679–1680
        4. 4. Deacon 1684–1745 m. Amy (Anna) Phillips 1687–1780
      13. 13. Joseph SHAW 1664–1718 m. Judith WHITMARSH 1669–1760
        1. 1. Hannah Shaw 1704–1742 m. Samuel Bates 1687– m. JOHN HINDS 1682–1741
        2. 2. Zacharius Shaw 1711–1792 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Packard 1714–1792
        3. 3. Ruth (Shaw) Snow 1698–1736
        4. 4. Martha (Shaw) Alden 1700–1769
        5. 5. Ebenezer Shaw 1706–1776 m. Mary Reed 1706–1758
        6. 6. John Shaw 1708–1791
        7. 7. Elizabeth Shaw 1687–1740
        8. 8. Joseph (Shaw) Jr. 1691–1742
        9. 9. Sarah Shaw 1702–1730
        10. 10. Abigail Shaw 1695–1755
  7. 7. Michael Best 1584–1607
  8. 8. Peter Best 1583–1658
  9. 9. William (Rufus) Best 1587–1607

Henry Jr's Timeline

3 Records

1553
02 Dec 1553
Birth of Henry Best Jr in Ovendon, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Ovendon, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1553
3 Dec 1553
Henry Best Jr was baptized in Halifax,York,England
Halifax,York,England
1623
6 Sep 1623
Age 70
Death of Henry Best Jr in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Dec 1553
    Event Place: Ovendon, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1553
    Event Place: Halifax,York,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1623
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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