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Richard Best 1571–1637 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 June 1571

Birth Location: Blisland, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1637

Death Location: Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Father: Jyles Best

Mother: Peternell Smith

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In 1571, Richard Best entered the world in Blisland, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, born to Jyles Best And Peternell Smith. Richard Best passed away in 1637 in Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1571, Richard Best entered the world in Blisland, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, born to Jyles Best And Peternell Smith.
  • Richard Best passed away in 1637 in Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

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Richard Best's Ancestors

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Richard Best
1571–1637
Birth Place: Blisland, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Jyles Best
1550–1591
Cornwall, England
Peternell Smith
1550–1640
Parish of St Just, England
Grandparents
Richard ("Richardus") Best
1525–1609
Ovendon, Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, UK
Johanna (Elliott) Bentley
1522–1572
Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK
Francis Smith
1530–1582
Anne (Ireland) Gauwnt
1531–1582
Ringwould, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Richard Lord
1501–1551
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard OVDEN
1475–1544
Johanna Ovendon
1480–1544

Richard Best's Timeline

2 Records

1571
11 June 1571
Birth of Richard Best in Blisland, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Blisland, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1637
1637
Age 66
Death of Richard Best in Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 June 1571
    Event Place: Blisland, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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