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James Best 1720–1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Eshwary, Killevy, Armagh,barony of Orior Upper, Ulster (Newry) Ireland

Death Date: 29 Jan 1782

Death Location: Kent, England

Father: Mawdistly Best

Mother: Elizabeth Fearne

Spouse(s): Frances Shelley

Children(s): David Best

The story of James Best began in 1720 in Eshwary, Killevy, Armagh,barony of Orior Upper, Ulster (Newry) Ireland. James Best married Frances Shelley, and had children including David Best. James Best passed away in 1782 in Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Best began in 1720 in Eshwary, Killevy, Armagh,barony of Orior Upper, Ulster (Newry) Ireland.
  • James Best married Frances Shelley, and had children including David Best.
  • James Best passed away in 1782 in Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mawdistly Best
1688–1744
Birth Location: Park House, Boxley, Kent, England
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Elizabeth Fearne
1690–1742
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Frances Shelley
1732–1808
Birth Location: Clapham, Sussex, England
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Children(s)

David Best
1769–1857
Birth Location: Mullaghbrack, Mullaghbrack, Armagh, barony of Fews Lower, Ulster (Armagh) Ireland
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James Best's Ancestors

Self
James Best
1720–1782
Birth Place: Eshwary, Killevy, Armagh,barony of Orior Upper, Ulster (Newry) Ireland
Parents
Mawdistly Best
1688–1744
Park House, Boxley, Kent, England
Elizabeth Fearne
1690–1742
England
Grandparents
Thomas (Mawdistly) Best
1657–1710
Chatham Kent England
Elizabeth
1657–1702
Boxley, Kent, England
Thomas Fearn
1670–1740
Lenham, Kent, England
Margaret Harman
1674–1759
Warminster, Wiltshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Best's Descendants

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James Best (1720–29 Jan 1782) m. Frances Shelley (15 Aug 1732–30 Oct 1808)
  1. 1. David Best 1769–1857 m. Elizabeth (Agnes) Henry 1770–1838
    1. 1. Susannah Best 1806–1878 m. James Moore 1797–1849
      1. 1. James (Daniel Best) Moore 1837–1905 m. Sarah (Jane) Scutt 1846–1916
        1. 1. John Moore 1871–
        2. 2. John (Wainman) Moore 1871–1936 m. Elizabeth ((Eliza) Potts) Moore 1872–1948
        3. 3. William (Albert) Moore 1867–1937
        4. 4. Lewis (Oliver) Moore 1869–1944
      2. 2. Mary (Ann Moore) Blezard 1832–1906
      3. 3. William Moore 1846–1914
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Jane) Moore 1843–1868
      5. 5. Hamilton (Thompson) Moore 1838–1916
      6. 6. Susannah Moore 1832–1870
      7. 7. Jemima Moore 1824–1860
      8. 8. Rachel Moore 1841–1926
      9. 9. David Moore 1830–1885
      10. 10. Henry Moore 1827–1900
      11. 11. Sarah (Margaret) Moore 1826–1904
      12. 12. Mary Moore 1835–1911
    2. 2. Mary (Bell) Best 1841–
    3. 3. Jemima Best 1809–1882
    4. 4. James Best 1797–1844
    5. 5. Hamilton (Thompson) Best 1815–1894
    6. 6. William (Henry (Harry)) Best 1803–1866
    7. 7. Mary Best 1800–

James Best's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of James Best in Eshwary, Killevy, Armagh,barony of Orior Upper, Ulster (Newry) Ireland
Eshwary, Killevy, Armagh,barony of Orior Upper, Ulster (Newry) Ireland
1782
29 Jan 1782
Age 62
Death of James Best in Kent, England
Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Eshwary, Killevy, Armagh,barony of Orior Upper, Ulster (Newry) Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1782
    Event Place: Kent, England
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