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Samuel Taylor Best 1772–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1772

Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia

Death Date: 1848

Death Location: Washington County, Kentucky

Father: John Best

Mother: Drucilla Banks

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Samuel Taylor Best was born in 1772 in Bedford County, Virginia, the child of John Best And Drucilla Banks. Samuel Taylor Best passed away in 1848 in Washington County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Samuel Taylor Best was born in 1772 in Bedford County, Virginia, the child of John Best And Drucilla Banks.
  • Samuel Taylor Best passed away in 1848 in Washington County, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Best
1740–
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia
JB
Drucilla Banks
1750–1815
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Samuel Best's Ancestors

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Samuel Best
1772–1848
Birth Place: Bedford County, Virginia
Parents
John Best
1740–
Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia
Drucilla Banks
1750–1815
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Best's Timeline

2 Records

1772
1772
Birth of Samuel Taylor Best in Bedford County, Virginia
Bedford County, Virginia
1848
1848
Age 76
Death of Samuel Taylor Best in Washington County, Kentucky
Washington County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1772
    Event Place: Bedford County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Washington County, Kentucky
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