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Johanna Best 1521–1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: Witheridge, Devon, England

Death Date: 1574

Death Location: Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Father: Richard Brereton

Mother: Joanna Haigh

Spouse(s): Thomas Mortymer

Children(s): William Mortimer, Anna Mortimer, Richard Mortimore, George MORTIMER, Thomas Mortimer, John MORTIMER, Elizabeth Mortimer

In 1521, Johanna Best entered the world in Witheridge, Devon, England, born to Richard Best Lord Of Brereton And Joanna Haigh. Johanna Best married Thomas Mortymer, and had children including Anna Jane Tryphosa Mortimer, Elizabeth Mortimer, George Mortimer, John Mortimer, Richard Mortimore, Thomas Mortimer, William Mortimer. Johanna Best passed away in 1574 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1521, Johanna Best entered the world in Witheridge, Devon, England, born to Richard Best Lord Of Brereton And Joanna Haigh.
  • Johanna Best married Thomas Mortymer, and had children including Anna Jane Tryphosa Mortimer, Elizabeth Mortimer, George Mortimer, John Mortimer, Richard Mortimore, Thomas Mortimer, William Mortimer.
  • Johanna Best passed away in 1574 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England.

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Johanna Best's Ancestors

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Johanna Best
1521–1574
Birth Place: Witheridge, Devon, England
Parents
Richard Best, Lord of Brereton
1501–1551
Ovendon (Ovenden), Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Joanna Haigh
1505–1545
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Richard (Best (de) Ovenden)
1475–1544
Ovendon, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Johanna Overton
1480–1544
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johanna Best's Descendants

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Johanna Best (1521–1574) m. Thomas Mortymer (1515–1572)
  1. 1. William Mortimer 1550–1633 m. Elizabeth Mortimer 1550–1629
    1. 1. William Mortimer 1583–1633 m. Rosamund (Hastings) Mortimer 1590–1634
      1. 1. William Mortimer 1609–1676 m. Helen Rayner 1609–1670
        1. 1. Christopher Mortimer 1641–1711 m. Sarah Wilby 1655–1729
        2. 2. John Mortimer 1648–
        3. 3. James Mortimer 1635–1683
        4. 4. THOMAS MORTIMER 1634–1709
        5. 5. William Mortimar 1632–1683
        6. 6. ESTER MORTIMER 1643–
        7. 7. William Mortimer 1650–1683
      2. 2. Thomas Mortimer 1612–1631
      3. 3. BEATRICE MORTIMER 1616–
      4. 4. JULIUS MORTIMER 1618–
      5. 5. Alice Mortimer 1620–1630
      6. 6. Ruth Mortimer 1621–
      7. 7. Richard Mortimer 1613–
  2. 2. Anna (Jane Tryphosa) Mortimer 1540–1624
  3. 3. Richard Mortimore 1548–1590
  4. 4. George MORTIMER 1546–1615
  5. 5. Thomas Mortimer 1548–1589
  6. 6. John MORTIMER 1550–1592
  7. 7. Elizabeth Mortimer 1546–

Johanna Best's Timeline

2 Records

1521
1521
Birth of Johanna Best in Witheridge, Devon, England
Witheridge, Devon, England
1574
1574
Age 53
Death of Johanna Best in Birstall, Yorkshire, England
Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Witheridge, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Yorkshire: Halifax - Registers of Marriages and Burials, 1538-1593

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: Birstall, Yorkshire, England

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