Person:Henry Best (13)

Possible Confusion

It is possible that this Henry Best was the husband of Grace Boithes, as claimed by Pitman in 1952 (possibly based on an earlier assertion, since he provides no evidence in this article). However, there is better evidence for Grace's husband being Henry Best, the son of Henry Best of Holdsworth (see notes on his page).

1. ↑ Crossley, E. W., trans. The Parish Registers of Halifax, Co. York. (Yorkshire, England: Yorkshire Parish Register Society, 1910)
   1:33.

   Baptisms, 1544, April:
   'It[em]. Henricus fil. Rici Best de Ovend. vicesio die [on the twentieth day]'

2.   Pitman, H. Minot. Abraham Shaw of Dedham, in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society)
   106(1952):51.

   The author claimed (without providing evidence, but this might have been asserted previously) that Henry Best, father of Bridget Best 'was the son of Richard Best of Ovenden, probably the Richard who was buried 8 Nov. 1551 and whose mother probably was Johanna "nuper relic of Richard" Best who was buried 6 June 1544.'