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William BEST

William BEST[1]

Male 1806 - 1848  (42 years)

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  • Name William BEST 
    Born 21 Jan 1806  Chester, Chester Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 25450285478846448937DD901695421D8103 
    Died Oct 1840-1848  Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Ross, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11670  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2012 

    Father Thomas BEST,   b. Abt 1760, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1837, London Grove Twp., Chester, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Henrietta HUTTON,   b. 1771, London Grove Twp., Chester, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1826, Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 1792 
    Family ID F5879  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Pamelia SCOTT,   b. 28 Dec 1803-1804, East Fallowfield, Chester, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1882, Parkesburg, Highland Twp., Chester, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 5 May 1828  Highland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Conflicting Information: Marriage date 14 May 1828, Parkesburg,Chester,PA. AFN:QZG6-4P
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Jane BEST,   b. 8 Dec 1830, Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1904, Parkesburg, Highland Twp., Chester, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     2. William Melville (Marcela) BEST,   b. 5 Feb 1841, Parkesburg, Highland Twp., Chester, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1862, Hilton Head, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F5898  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • CONFLICT: Birth Place Oxford Township,Chester,PA or Chester,Chester,PA CONFLICT: Death Place East Fallowfield,Chester,PA. Both sources agree that he was buried in Ross,Ohio so he probably died in Ross, Ohio not PA. dl

  • Sources 
    1. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.