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John Best 1587–1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1587

Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, , England

Death Date: Feb, 1661

Death Location: Massachusetts, United States

Father: Henry Best

Mother: Grace Boithes\Boythes

Spouse(s): Jane Robinsonne

Children(s): Elizabeth Best, Thomas Best, Robert Best

John Best was born in 1587 in Halifax, Yorkshire, , England, the child of Henry Best And Grace Elizabeth Boithes Boythes. John Best married Jane Robinsonne, and had children including Elizabeth Best, Robert Best, Thomas Best. John Best passed away in 1661 in Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • John Best was born in 1587 in Halifax, Yorkshire, , England, the child of Henry Best And Grace Elizabeth Boithes Boythes.
  • John Best married Jane Robinsonne, and had children including Elizabeth Best, Robert Best, Thomas Best.
  • John Best passed away in 1661 in Massachusetts, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Best's Ancestors

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John Best
1587–1661
Birth Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
Parents
Henry Best
1552–1623
Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
Grace (Elizabeth) Boithes\Boythes
1557–1628
Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
Grandparents
Henry Best
1528–1572
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Margarita Maud
1531–1572
Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
John Boithes
1525–1568
Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
Isabella Swift
1531–1557
Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
John Maud
1502–1529
Agnes Maud
1506–1535
Richard Swift
1502–1582
Margaret Redenbaugh
1511–1531
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Mawde
1485–1541
Margaret Crowther
1485–1541

John Best's Descendants

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John Best (10 Mar 1587–Feb, 1661) m. Jane Robinsonne (1587–1607)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Best 1607–1661 m. William (Enos) Hunt 1604–1667
    1. 1. William Hunt 1660–1694 m. Margaret (Ann) Pearson 1670–1728
      1. 1. William Hunt 1690–1745 m. Mary Woolman 1692–1745 m. Tabitha Endlow 1690–
        1. 1. William Hunt 1733–1772 m. Sarah Mills 1734–1778
        2. 2. Thomas Hunt 1723–1763
        3. 3. Catherine Hunt 1714–1784
        4. 4. John Hunt 1790–1796
        5. 5. Hannah Hunt 1730–1764
        6. 6. Eleazar Hunt 1726–1781
        7. 7. Rachel Hunt 1731–1732
        8. 8. Margaret Beals 1721–1796 m. John Beals 1717–1796
      2. 2. Robert Hunt 1680–1716
      3. 3. John Hunt 1711–1729
      4. 4. Elizabeth Hunt 1713–
      5. 5. Samuel Hunt 1715–
      6. 6. Grace Hunt 1683–1728
    2. 2. Samuel Hunt 1633– m. Elizabeth Redding 1634–
    3. 3. Ann Wood 1637–1714
  2. 2. Thomas Best 1602–1658
  3. 3. Robert Best 1607–1655

John Best's Timeline

4 Records

1587
10 Mar 1587
Birth of John Best in Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
1587
10 Mar 1587
John Best was baptized
None
1588
10 Mar 1588
Age 1
John Best was baptized in Halifax,York,England
Halifax,York,England
1661
Feb, 1661
Age 74
Death of John Best in Massachusetts, United States
Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1587
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1587
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1588
    Event Place: Halifax,York,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb, 1661
    Event Place: Massachusetts, United States

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