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Patience Best 1582–1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1582

Birth Location: Merstham, Surrey, England

Death Date: 24 Nov 1624

Death Location: Mustham, Surrey, England

Father: Nicholas Best

Mother: Elizabeth Pragle

Spouse(s): Thomas Gawton

Children(s): Joane Gawton, Thomas Gawton, Agnes Gawton, Alice Gawton, William Gawton

The story of Patience Best began in 1582 in Merstham, Surrey, England. Patience Best married Thomas Gawton, and had children including Agnes Gawton, Alice Gawton, Joane Gawton, Thomas Gawton, William Gawton. Patience Best passed away in 1624 in Mustham, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Patience Best began in 1582 in Merstham, Surrey, England.
  • Patience Best married Thomas Gawton, and had children including Agnes Gawton, Alice Gawton, Joane Gawton, Thomas Gawton, William Gawton.
  • Patience Best passed away in 1624 in Mustham, Surrey, England.

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Patience Best's Ancestors

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Patience Best
1582–1624
Birth Place: Merstham, Surrey, England
Parents
Nicholas Best
1554–1628
Aldersted, Surrey, England
Elizabeth Pragle
1558–1627
Aldersted, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Patience Best's Descendants

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Patience Best (12 Feb 1582–24 Nov 1624) m. Thomas Gawton (1577–18 Nov 1627)
  1. 1. Joane Gawton 1602–1652 m. Thomas Hunt 1600–1655 m. Robert Drake 1591–1641
    1. 1. Frances Hunt 1636–1692 m. Edmund (I Bibby) Sr. 1636–1660 m. Edmond Bybee 1636–1700
      1. 1. Edmund Bibbe 1658–1696 m. Ester Floyd 1660–1697
        1. 1. Edmund Bibbe 1682–1740 m. Mary Burris 1685– m. Mary Burris 1685–
        2. 2. John Bibby 1680–1720
        3. 3. Frances Bibby 1688–
        4. 4. Ester Bibby 1690–
        5. 5. Mary Bibbe 1694–1757
        6. 6. Nathaniel Bibby 1696–1762
      2. 2. Elizabeth Bibby 1655–1660
      3. 3. Sarah Bibby 1660–
      4. 4. William Bybee 1664–
      5. 5. Ester Bybee 1666–
      6. 6. Francis Bybee 1668–
      7. 7. Thomas Bybee 1689–1729
      8. 8. Elizabeth Bybee 1655–1725
      9. 9. John Bybee 1660–1750
    2. 2. Thomas Hunt 1645–1701
    3. 3. Frances Hunt 1656–1692
    4. 4. Robert Drake 1623–1652
    5. 5. Patience Drake 1624–1628
    6. 6. Jane Drake 1626–1653
  2. 2. Thomas Gawton 1605–1660
  3. 3. Agnes Gawton 1609–1610
  4. 4. Alice Gawton 1614–1617
  5. 5. William Gawton 1622–1650

Patience Best's Timeline

3 Records

1582
12 Feb 1582
Birth of Patience Best in Merstham, Surrey, England
Merstham, Surrey, England
1597
21 Jan 1597
Age 15
Patience Best was married in Surrey, England
Surrey, England
1624
24 Nov 1624
Age 42
Death of Patience Best in Mustham, Surrey, England
Mustham, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1582
    Event Place: Merstham, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1597
    Event Place: Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Surrey, England, Extracted Parish Records
    [2] Surrey, England, Extracted Parish Records
    [3] Surrey, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1624
    Event Place: Mustham, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
    [2] Surrey, England, Extracted Parish Records

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