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William BEST

William BEST

Male 1806 - 1848  (42 years)


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  • Name William BEST 
    Birth 21 Jan 1806  Chester, Chester Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 25450285478846448937DD901695421D8103 
    Death Oct 1840-1848  Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Ross, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11670  Carney Wehofer July 2025
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2012 

    Father Thomas BEST,   b. Abt 1760, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 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 locationd. 21 Aug 1826, Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Marriage 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 locationd. 14 Oct 1882, Parkesburg, Highland Twp., Chester, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 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 locationd. 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 locationd. 19 Nov 1862, Hilton Head, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years)
    Family ID F5898  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 

  • 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