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Nicholas Best 1554 – 1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Mar 1554

Birth Location: Aldersted, Surrey, England

Death Date: 21 Jul 1628

Death Location: Holy Trinity, Clapham, Surrey, England

Father: Sir (Bkse)

Mother: Ann Bowman

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Pragle

Children(s): *Patience Best

The story of Nicholas Best began in 1554 in Aldersted, Surrey, England. Nicholas Best married Elizabeth Pragle, and had children including *Patience Best. Nicholas Best passed away in 1628 in Holy Trinity, Clapham, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Nicholas Best began in 1554 in Aldersted, Surrey, England.
  • Nicholas Best married Elizabeth Pragle, and had children including *Patience Best.
  • Nicholas Best passed away in 1628 in Holy Trinity, Clapham, Surrey, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir (Bkse)
1528 – 1600
Birth Location: Aldersted, Merstham, Surrey, England
S(
Ann Bowman
1528 – 1600
Birth Location: Merstham, Surrey, England
AB

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Pragle
1558 – 1624
Birth Location: Aldersted, Surrey, England
EP

Children(s)

*Patience Best
1582 – 1625
Birth Location: Merstham, Surrey, England
*B

Nicholas Best's Ancestors

Self
Nicholas Best
1554 – 1628
Birth Place: Aldersted, Surrey, England
Parents
Sir Robert Beste\Best (Bkse)
1528 – 1600
Aldersted, Merstham, Surrey, England
Ann (Agnetis Beyman \) Bowman
1528 – 1600
Merstham, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Sir (Chrystopher\Christopher\Cristofer Ben) Bott\Bot-Ben-Beste\Best-Plantagenet,
1500 – 1547
Alderstead, Merstham, Surrey, England
Alice Bott
1510 – 1547
Surrey, England
Thomas Bowman
1500 – 1583
Surrey, England
Margaritt Haswell
1500 – 1592
Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Beste\Best
1480 – 1571
Lady Wintor-Beste\Best-Plantagenet
1480 – 1563
Thomas GGF
Robert Haswell
1480 – 1530
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nicholas Best's Descendants

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Nicholas Best (9 Mar 1554 – 21 Jul 1628) m. Elizabeth Pragle (1558 – 28 Jan 1624)
  1. 1. *Patience Best (12 Feb 1582 – On or Bef. 24 Nov 1625 (Bur.)) m. Thomas (Gawton-Oxford) Alumni (Bef. 11 Oct 1573 – 18 Nov 1627)
    1. 1. Lady (Joane Elizabeth Jane Gawton) Drake (17 Nov 1602 – 26 Jun 1656) m. Thomas (Frank) Hunt (1596 – 29 Jan 1655) m. Sir (Robert Drake (1st immigrant in) line) (4 July 1591 – 29 Mar 1641)
      1. 1. Edmond (Bibby (Frances) Bybee) (Hunt) (1643 – 30 Mar 1692) m. Nathaniel (Vosse) Wilkins (1641 – 16 Jun 1713)
        1. 1. Capt. (William) Wilkins (1675 – 02 Nov 1750) m. Frances (Anne) Jones (1680 – 1726)

Nicholas Best's Timeline

2 Records

1554
9 Mar 1554
Birth of Nicholas Best in Aldersted, Surrey, England
Aldersted, Surrey, England
1628
21 Jul 1628
Age 74
Death of Nicholas Best in Holy Trinity, Clapham, Surrey, England
Holy Trinity, Clapham, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1554
    Event Place: Aldersted, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1628
    Event Place: Holy Trinity, Clapham, Surrey, England
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