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Thomas Henry BEST 1705–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1705

Birth Location: Tyrrel, Davie, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1789

Death Location: Tyrrel, Dobbs, North Carolina, USA

Father: Benjamin Best

Mother: Mary Hood

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Thomas III

Thomas Henry BEST was born in 1705 in Tyrrel, Davie, North Carolina, USA, the child of Benjamin Best And Mary Hannah Hood. Thomas Henry BEST married Malinda Euphrenia Bradley, and had children including Thomas Best Iii. Thomas Henry BEST passed away in 1789 in Tyrrel, Dobbs, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Henry BEST was born in 1705 in Tyrrel, Davie, North Carolina, USA, the child of Benjamin Best And Mary Hannah Hood.
  • Thomas Henry BEST married Malinda Euphrenia Bradley, and had children including Thomas Best Iii.
  • Thomas Henry BEST passed away in 1789 in Tyrrel, Dobbs, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Best
1670–1713
Birth Location: Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Hood
1672–
Birth Location: Tyrrel, Dobbs, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas III
1731–1791
Birth Location: Tyrell, North Carolina, United States
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Thomas BEST's Ancestors

Self
Thomas BEST
1705–1789
Birth Place: Tyrrel, Davie, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Benjamin Best
1670–1713
Tyrrell, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Hannah) Hood
1672–
Tyrrel, Dobbs, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas BEST's Descendants

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Thomas (Henry) BEST (1705–1789)
  1. 1. Thomas (BEST) III 1731–1791 m. Mary (Ann) Jones 1734–1796 m. Mary (Ann) Jones 1746–
    1. 1. Henry Best 1760–1825
    2. 2. Martha BEST 1762–
    3. 3. Rebecca BEST 1765–
    4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Best 1760–1834 m. Joseph (Taylor) Jr 1751–1818
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) TAYLOR 1783–1852
      2. 2. Amy Taylor 1785–1839
      3. 3. Seraphy (Temperance [TEMPTY]) Taylor 1793–
      4. 4. Deliliah Taylor 1786–1853
      5. 5. William (Warren Taylor) Sr 1787–1839 m. Elizabeth Patrick 1793–1880
        1. 1. Pleasant (Green) Taylor 1827–1917 m. Jane (Narcissus) Shurtliff 1840–1924 m. Mary (Eliza) Shurtliff 1830–1914 m. Sarah Taylor 1834–1927 m. Mary (Eliza) SHURTLIFF 1932–1914 m. Lydia (Amanda) Shurtliff 1838–1922 m. Clarissa (Clara) Lake 1828–1900
        2. 2. James (Caldwell) Taylor 1837–1907
        3. 3. Hannah Taylor 1835–
        4. 4. Amanda (Melvina) Taylor 1835–1845
        5. 5. Nancy (Jane) Taylor 1833–1990
        6. 6. Levi Taylor 1830–1909
        7. 7. William (Warren) Taylor 1828–1892
        8. 8. Isaac Allred 1813–1859
        9. 9. Joseph Taylor 1825–1900
        10. 10. Elizabeth (Ann) Taylor 1821–1906
        11. 11. Louisa Taylor 1819–1853
        12. 12. Julia (Ann) Taylor 1815–1898
        13. 13. Allen Taylor 1814–1891
        14. 14. Joseph Taylor 1813–1896
        15. 15. Joseph Taylor 1794–1848
        16. 16. Sarah (Kendrick Best) Taylor 1823–1909
        17. 17. Nancy (Jane) Taylor 1833–1900
        18. 18. Mary (Ann) Taylor 1818–1842
        19. 19. John Taylor 1812–1896
        20. 20. Mary (Ann) Taylor 1791–1852
        21. 21. Joseph Taylor 1825–1900
      6. 6. Mary (Ann TAYLOR) Cherry 1783–1852
      7. 7. Frances TAYLOR 1783–1852
      8. 8. Amy (Temperence) Taylor 1785–1839
      9. 9. Allen TAYLOR 1789–1878
      10. 10. John Taylor 1791–
      11. 11. Sarah (Best) Taylor 1800–1837
      12. 12. Joseph (Best) Taylor 1801–1864
      13. 13. Temple Taylor 1803–1864
      14. 14. Elizabeth (Ann) TAYLOR 1803–1861
      15. 15. Charlotte TAYLOR 1805–1867
      16. 16. Delilah Taylor 1806–1879
      17. 17. Nancy Taylor 1812–1812
      18. 18. William (Warren) Taylor 1793–1861
      19. 19. Seraphy (Temprence) Taylor 1793–1852
      20. 20. Nancy Taylor 1797–1809
      21. 21. Amy (Temperance) Taylor 1795–1865
      22. 22. Samuel Taylor 1796–1839

Thomas BEST's Timeline

3 Records

1705
1705
Birth of Thomas Henry BEST in Tyrrel, Davie, North Carolina, USA
Tyrrel, Davie, North Carolina, USA
1730
1730
Age 25
Thomas Henry BEST was married in Tyrell, North Carolina Colony
Tyrell, North Carolina Colony
1789
1789
Age 84
Death of Thomas Henry BEST in Tyrrel, Dobbs, North Carolina, USA
Tyrrel, Dobbs, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: Tyrrel, Davie, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Tyrell, North Carolina Colony
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Tyrrell Co, NC, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Tyrrel, Dobbs, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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