John Michael BEST 1797–1870 – Our Family Lineage

John Michael BEST , 1797–1870 (aged 73 years)

Name John Michael BEST

Name: John Michael /BEST/
Given names: John Michael
Surname: BEST

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Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 1758 33 24 — Stanley, Gaston, North Carolina, United States Marriage: February 17, 1796 — Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States Death: 1845 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Ancestral file number: 9BT8-6P Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Betsy HEYL (HOYLE) John Michael BEST Samuel BEST Rachael BEST Susan BEST Emmanuel BEST Jacob BEST John C BEST Caleb BEST Martin BEST Anne BEST Christian Christy BEST (BESS) 1758–1845 Birth: 1758 33 24 — Stanley, Gaston, North Carolina, United States Death: 1845 — Blount, Tennessee, United States
mother	Links Birth: about 1758 20 12 — Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States Marriage: February 17, 1796 — Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States Death: October 27, 1837 — Jenkins Mill, Gaston, North Carolina, United States Burial: Best Cemetery, North Carolina, United States Ancestral file number: 9BVC-D8 Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Christian Christy BEST (BESS) John Michael BEST Samuel BEST Rachael BEST Susan BEST Emmanuel BEST Jacob BEST John C BEST Caleb BEST Martin BEST Anne BEST Elizabeth Betsy HEYL (HOYLE) 1758–1837 Birth: about 1758 20 12 — Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States Death: October 27, 1837 — Jenkins Mill, Gaston, North Carolina, United States
Marriage	Marriage — February 17, 1796 — Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States
13 months himself	Links Birth: March 8, 1797 39 39 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Marriage: March 2, 1818 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Property: Description: Death: August 16, 1870 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Ancestral file number: 3MG2-04 Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Francis Margaret Fanny COSTNER John Caleb BEST Christopher Christian, Cristy BEST Elizabeth Betsy BEST Rev John Michael BEST Jr Mary Louise BEST Fanny Jane BEST Andrew Jackson BEST Infant Daughter BEST John Michael BEST 1797–1870 Birth: March 8, 1797 39 39 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death: August 16, 1870 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: August 28, 1799 41 41 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death: June 10, 1891 — Gaston, North Carolina, United States Burial: Best Cemetery, Gaston, North Carolina, United States Ancestral file number: 3MG2-19 Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Samuel BEST 1799–1891 Birth: August 28, 1799 41 41 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death: June 10, 1891 — Gaston, North Carolina, United States
4 years younger sister	Links Birth: 1803 45 45 — North Carolina, United States Death: Ancestral file number: 3MG2-2G Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Rachael BEST 1803–… Birth: 1803 45 45 — North Carolina, United States Death:
4 years younger sister	Links Birth: 1806 48 48 — North Carolina, United States Death: Ancestral file number: 3MG2-3M Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Susan BEST 1806–… Birth: 1806 48 48 — North Carolina, United States Death:
2 years younger brother	Links Birth: February 14, 1808 50 50 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 11, 1843 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Ancestral file number: 3MG2-4S Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Susannah TAYLOR Mary Louise BEST Luticia Hannah BEST Emmanuel BEST 1808–1843 Birth: February 14, 1808 50 50 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 11, 1843 — Blount, Tennessee, United States
8 years younger brother	Links Birth: February 28, 1816 58 58 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Marriage: February 13, 1840 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: April 5, 1866 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Ancestral file number: 3MG0-9D Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Nancy TAYLOR Susan E BEST Rebecca BEST Reuben BEST Sarah C BEST Margaret L BEST Samuel J BEST Martha Tennessee BEST Laura Canser Loria BEST Martin Luther BEST Jacob BEST 1816–1866 Birth: February 28, 1816 58 58 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death: April 5, 1866 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
16 months younger brother	Links Birth: June 27, 1817 59 59 — Lincoln, Gaston, North Carolina, United States Marriage: April 5, 1838 Death: October 17, 1907 Burial: Tellico Baptist Church Cemetery, Madisonville, Monroe, Tennessee, United States Ancestral file number: 3MG2-7B Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Katherine MCGAUGHTY Mary BEST Polly Ann BEST John BEST Beatrice BEST Jacob C BEST Samuel Houston BEST Frederic Boston BEST Sarah Jane BEST William Lane BEST Family with spouse Bettie STRUTTEN John C BEST 1817–1907 Birth: June 27, 1817 59 59 — Lincoln, Gaston, North Carolina, United States Death: October 17, 1907
7 months younger brother	Links Birth: January 26, 1818 60 60 — North Carolina, United States Death: August 21, 1866 Ancestral file number: 3MG2-50 Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Caleb BEST 1818–1866 Birth: January 26, 1818 60 60 — North Carolina, United States Death: August 21, 1866
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: November 22, 1820 62 62 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death: March 11, 1865 Ancestral file number: 3MG2-65 Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Martin BEST 1820–1865 Birth: November 22, 1820 62 62 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death: March 11, 1865
4 years younger sister	Links Birth: about 1824 66 66 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death: Ancestral file number: 3MG2-8H Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Anne BEST 1824–… Birth: about 1824 66 66 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death:

Family with Francis Margaret Fanny COSTNER
himself	Links Birth: March 8, 1797 39 39 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Marriage: March 2, 1818 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Property: Description: Death: August 16, 1870 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Ancestral file number: 3MG2-04 Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Francis Margaret Fanny COSTNER John Caleb BEST Christopher Christian, Cristy BEST Elizabeth Betsy BEST Rev John Michael BEST Jr Mary Louise BEST Fanny Jane BEST Andrew Jackson BEST Infant Daughter BEST John Michael BEST 1797–1870 Birth: March 8, 1797 39 39 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death: August 16, 1870 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
wife	Links Birth: August 24, 1800 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Marriage: March 2, 1818 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death: January 24, 1891 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Ancestral file number: C9T6-TP Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse John Michael BEST John Caleb BEST Christopher Christian, Cristy BEST Elizabeth Betsy BEST Rev John Michael BEST Jr Mary Louise BEST Fanny Jane BEST Andrew Jackson BEST Infant Daughter BEST Francis Margaret Fanny COSTNER 1800–1891 Birth: August 24, 1800 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death: January 24, 1891 — Blount, Tennessee, United States
Marriage	Marriage — March 2, 1818 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
23 months son	Links Birth: January 26, 1820 22 19 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Marriage: April 7, 1842 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Marriage: June 8, 1865 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: August 21, 1866 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Ancestral file number: 1W2H-5S0 Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth H SCRUGGS Sarah E BEST Family with spouse Mary A MARTIN Martin Christian MC BEST Mary L BEST William D BEST Caleb BEST Isaac A BEST Sara E BEST John Caleb BEST 1820–1866 Birth: January 26, 1820 22 19 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death: August 21, 1866 — Blount, Tennessee, United States
3 years son	Links Birth: December 22, 1822 25 22 — North Carolina, United States Marriage: Death: December 28, 1905 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Ancestral file number: 1W2H-5VD Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Mary Louise BEST Jacob Spencer Jake BEST Christopher Christian, Cristy BEST 1822–1905 Birth: December 22, 1822 25 22 — North Carolina, United States Death: December 28, 1905 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
4 years daughter	Links Birth: about 1826 28 25 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death: Ancestral file number: 1W2H-5T6 Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Elizabeth Betsy BEST 1826–… Birth: about 1826 28 25 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death:
18 months son	Links Birth: June 23, 1827 30 26 — North Carolina, United States Marriage: October 3, 1850 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: November 18, 1894 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Burial: Tellico Baptist Church Cemetery, Madisonville, Monroe, Tennessee, United States Ancestral file number: 1W2H-606 Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Martha Jane SLOAN Margaret BEST Frances L Jane BEST Robert M BEST William M BEST Serena Elizabeth Rena Kate BEST Henry BEST Mary Ellen BEST Rev John Michael BEST Jr 1827–1894 Birth: June 23, 1827 30 26 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 18, 1894 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
10 years daughter	Links Birth: December 9, 1836 39 36 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: March 27, 1851 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Ancestral file number: 1W2H-5XS Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Mary Louise BEST 1836–1851 Birth: December 9, 1836 39 36 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: March 27, 1851 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
2 years daughter	Links Birth: December 9, 1838 41 38 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death: Ancestral file number: 1W2H-5WL Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Fanny Jane BEST 1838–… Birth: December 9, 1838 41 38 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death:
10 months son	Links Birth: October 2, 1839 42 39 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Marriage: November 12, 1897 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: May 25, 1913 Burial: Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Ancestral file number: 1W2H-5Z1 Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Adalina SCOTT William Riley BEST Laura Lula May BEST Charles Lafayette BEST Mary A BEST Andrew Jackson BEST 1839–1913 Birth: October 2, 1839 42 39 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death: May 25, 1913
59 years daughter	Links Birth: February 8, 1898 100 97 Death: February 8, 1898 Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Infant Daughter BEST 1898–1898 Birth: February 8, 1898 100 97 Death: February 8, 1898

Descendants of John Michael BEST

Generation 1
1. John Michael BEST, son of Christian Christy BEST (BESS) and Elizabeth Betsy HEYL (HOYLE), was born on March 8, 1797 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States and died on August 16, 1870 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 73 years.
  He married Francis Margaret Fanny COSTNER on March 2, 1818 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States. She was born on August 24, 1800 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States and died on January 24, 1891 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 90 years.
  Children of John Michael BEST and Francis Margaret Fanny COSTNER:
  1. John Caleb BEST (1820–1866) - follow 2.1
  2. Christopher Christian, Cristy BEST (1822–1905) - follow 2.2
  3. Elizabeth Betsy BEST (1826–…)
  4. Rev John Michael BEST Jr (1827–1894) - follow 2.3
  5. Mary Louise BEST (1836–1851)
  6. Fanny Jane BEST (1838–…)
  7. Andrew Jackson BEST (1839–1913) - follow 2.4
  8. Infant Daughter BEST (1898–1898)
Generation 2 back to top
1. John Caleb BEST, son of John Michael BEST and Francis Margaret Fanny COSTNER, was born on January 26, 1820 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States and died on August 21, 1866 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 46 years.
  He married 2 times. The first time he married Elizabeth H SCRUGGS, daughter of James SCRUGGS and Nancy Jane TEDFORD, on June 8, 1865 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States. She was born on November 19, 1821 in North Carolina, United States and died on March 26, 1900 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 78 years.
  The second time he married Mary A MARTIN on April 7, 1842 in Blount, Tennessee, United States. She was born on November 22, 1820 in North Carolina, United States and died on March 11, 1865 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 44 years.
  Children of John Caleb BEST and Elizabeth H SCRUGGS:
  1. Sarah E BEST (1861–…)
  Children of John Caleb BEST and Mary A MARTIN:
  1. Martin Christian MC BEST (1843–1893) - follow 3.1
  2. Mary L BEST (1858–1897) - follow 3.2
  3. William D BEST (1849–1908) - follow 3.3
  4. Caleb BEST (1852–1926) - follow 3.4
  5. Isaac A BEST (1855–1864)
  6. Sara E BEST (1860–1944)
2. Christopher Christian, Cristy BEST, son of John Michael BEST and Francis Margaret Fanny COSTNER, was born on December 22, 1822 in North Carolina, United States and died on December 28, 1905 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 83 years.
  He married Mary Louise BEST, daughter of Emmanuel BEST and Susannah TAYLOR,. She was born on October 18, 1835 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on May 18, 1896 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 60 years.
  Children of Christopher Christian, Cristy BEST and Mary Louise BEST:
  1. Jacob Spencer Jake BEST (1862–1938) - follow 3.5
3. Rev John Michael BEST Jr, son of John Michael BEST and Francis Margaret Fanny COSTNER, was born on June 23, 1827 in North Carolina, United States and died on November 18, 1894 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States at the age of 67 years.
  He married Martha Jane SLOAN on October 3, 1850 in Blount, Tennessee, United States. She was born on December 30, 1832 in Tennessee, United States and died on March 31, 1908 in Monroe, Tennessee, United States at the age of 75 years.
  Children of Rev John Michael BEST Jr and Martha Jane SLOAN:
  1. Margaret BEST (1851–1936)
  2. Frances L Jane BEST (1853–1880)
  3. Robert M BEST (1857–1886)
  4. William M BEST (1859–1937)
  5. Serena Elizabeth Rena Kate BEST (1868–1912)
  6. Henry BEST (1872–1935) - follow 3.6
  7. Mary Ellen BEST (1874–1947) - follow 3.7
4. Andrew Jackson BEST, son of John Michael BEST and Francis Margaret Fanny COSTNER, was born on October 2, 1839 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States and died on May 25, 1913 at the age of 73 years.
  He married Sarah Adalina SCOTT on November 12, 1897 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States. She was born on January 18, 1842 and died on January 23, 1923 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 81 years.
  Children of Andrew Jackson BEST and Sarah Adalina SCOTT:
  1. William Riley BEST (1859–1863)
  2. Laura Lula May BEST (1879–1962) - follow 3.8
  3. Charles Lafayette BEST (1870–…) - follow 3.9
  4. Mary A BEST (1861–1863)
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1. Martin Christian MC BEST, son of John Caleb BEST and Mary A MARTIN, was born on March 20, 1843 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on May 13, 1893 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 50 years.
  He married Luticia Hannah BEST, daughter of Emmanuel BEST and Susannah TAYLOR,. She was born on March 18, 1839 and died in 1907 at the age of 67 years.
2. Mary L BEST, daughter of John Caleb BEST and Mary A MARTIN, was born on April 19, 1858 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on January 9, 1897 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 38 years.
3. William D BEST, son of John Caleb BEST and Mary A MARTIN, was born on May 29, 1849 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on June 16, 1908 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 59 years.
  He married Nancy E TAYLOR on May 25, 1870 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States. She was born on April 16, 1851 and died on May 17, 1930 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 79 years.
  Children of William D BEST and Nancy E TAYLOR:
  1. Hubert BEST (1887–1904)
  2. Leonard BEST (1889–1905)
4. Caleb BEST, son of John Caleb BEST and Mary A MARTIN, was born on May 23, 1852 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on June 7, 1926 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 74 years.
  He married Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER, daughter of Thomas Dickenson Dick, TD CARPENTER and Martha Jane SCRUGGS, on December 24, 1878 in Blount, Tennessee, United States. She was born on May 4, 1861 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on January 7, 1931 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 69 years.
  Children of Caleb BEST and Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER:
  1. Warren Dickerson BEST (1879–1962) - follow 4.1
  2. Coy Oscar BEST (1882–1959) - follow 4.2
  3. Earnest BEST (1884–1885)
  4. Etta Jane BEST (1886–1949) - follow 4.3
  5. Anna BEST (1888–1890)
  6. Ralph Truman BEST (1891–1973) - follow 4.4
  7. Inez Doris Ina BEST (1894–1983) - follow 4.5
  8. Blanche Mertis BEST (1896–1994) - follow 4.6
  9. Eva Elsie BEST (1900–1980) - follow 4.7
  10. Deva Delsie BEST (1900–1995) - follow 4.8
  11. Otto Martin BEST (1904–1968) - follow 4.9
5. Jacob Spencer Jake BEST, son of Christopher Christian, Cristy BEST and Mary Louise BEST, was born on February 16, 1862 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on January 9, 1938 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 75 years.
  Children of Jacob Spencer Jake BEST and Sarah Luvenia KAGLEY:
  1. Roy Ruble BEST (1890–1975) - follow 4.10
  2. Grace Lucile BEST (1892–1975)
  3. Ray A BEST (1896–1906)
  4. Infant BEST (1898–1898)
  5. Lena A BEST (1899–1913)
  6. Gertrude BEST (1903–1906)
  7. Ralph J BEST (1905–1975)
  8. Velma Louise BEST (1908–1911)
  9. Roe Sanders BEST (1912–1994) - follow 4.11
6. Henry BEST, son of Rev John Michael BEST Jr and Martha Jane SLOAN, was born on July 11, 1872 in Monroe, Tennessee, United States and died on July 10, 1935 in Monroe, Tennessee, United States at the age of 62 years.
  Children of Henry BEST and Margaret Lucy Jane GILES:
  1. Infant BEST (1903–1903)
  2. Sina Mae BEST (1905–1998) - follow 4.12
  3. Gladys BEST (1907–1909)
  4. Margaret Leola BEST (1910–1958) - follow 4.13
  5. Kate Lorene BEST (1922–1969) - follow 4.14
7. Mary Ellen BEST, daughter of Rev John Michael BEST Jr and Martha Jane SLOAN, was born on December 20, 1874 in Monroe, Tennessee, United States and died on September 23, 1947 in Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, United States at the age of 72 years.
  She married James Madison HARRISON on November 16, 1898 in Monroe, Tennessee, United States. He was born on January 1, 1876 and died on November 18, 1954 in Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, United States at the age of 78 years.
  Children of Mary Ellen BEST and James Madison HARRISON:
  1. Georgia HARRISON (1900–1980)
  2. Martha Beatrice HARRISON (1901–1989)
  3. Irene HARRISON (1903–1989)
  4. Boyce HARRISON (1905–1987)
  5. Issie Mae HARRISON (1907–…)
  6. Paul HARRISON (1909–1985)
  7. Mary Ada HARRISON (1912–1984)
  8. Margaret Sue HARRISON (1916–2004)
8. Laura Lula May BEST, daughter of Andrew Jackson BEST and Sarah Adalina SCOTT, was born on May 27, 1879 and died on October 11, 1962 at the age of 83 years.
  She married William R RODDY on May 19, 1904 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States. He was born on March 3, 1876 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on September 13, 1945 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 69 years.
  Children of Laura Lula May BEST and William R RODDY:
  1. Frank Grayson RODDY (1905–1984)
  2. Fred Mason RODDY (1905–1969)
  3. Frances Lucille RODDY (1908–…) - follow 4.15
9. Charles Lafayette BEST, son of Andrew Jackson BEST and Sarah Adalina SCOTT, was born in March 1870.
  He married Amanda Jane TUCK, daughter of Moses Robert TUCK and Malinda Jane HINTON, on August 2, 1892. She was born in April 1872.
  Children of Charles Lafayette BEST and Amanda Jane TUCK:
  1. Guy C BEST (1893–…)

Generation 1
1. John Michael BEST, son of Christian Christy BEST (BESS) and Elizabeth Betsy HEYL (HOYLE), was born on March 8, 1797 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States and died on August 16, 1870 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 73 years.
Generation 2 back to top
1. Christian Christy BEST (BESS), son of Jerg Sebastian Boston BEST (BESS) and Katrina HEYL (HOYLE), was born in 1758 in Stanley, Gaston, North Carolina, United States and died in 1845 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 87 years.
2. Elizabeth Betsy HEYL (HOYLE), daughter of Michael HEYL (HOYLE) and Margaret DELLINGER, was born about 1758 in Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States and died on October 27, 1837 in Jenkins Mill, Gaston, North Carolina, United States.
Generation 3 back to top
1. Jerg Sebastian Boston BEST (BESS), son of Wilhelm BAEST and Anna MICHAEL, was born on March 8, 1724 in Blankenloch, Baden, Germany and died on March 1, 1809 in Catawba, North Carolina, United States at the age of 84 years.
2. Katrina HEYL (HOYLE), daughter of Johannes Peter Pieter HEYL (HOYLE) and Susanna Catharina DALES, was born on January 4, 1733 in Hundsbach, Lincoln, Germany and died in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States.
3. Michael HEYL (HOYLE), son of Johannes Peter Pieter HEYL (HOYLE) and Susanna Catharina DALES, was born in 1738 in Weisbaden, Hessen-Nassau, Preussen, Germany and died on March 12, 1793 in Gaston, North Carolina, United States at the age of 55 years.
4. Margaret DELLINGER was born on April 27, 1745 and died on May 25, 1827 in Gaston, North Carolina, United States at the age of 82 years.

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father Parents Jerg Sebastian Boston BEST (BESS) Katrina HEYL (HOYLE)	Christian Christy BEST (BESS) 1758–1845
mother Parents Michael HEYL (HOYLE) Margaret DELLINGER	Elizabeth Betsy HEYL (HOYLE) 1758–1837
himself	John Michael BEST 1797–1870
younger brother	Samuel BEST 1799–1891
younger sister	Rachael BEST 1803–…
younger sister	Susan BEST 1806–…
younger brother Family Susannah TAYLOR Mary Louise BEST Luticia Hannah BEST	Emmanuel BEST 1808–1843
younger brother Family Nancy TAYLOR Susan E BEST Rebecca BEST Reuben BEST Sarah C BEST Margaret L BEST Samuel J BEST Martha Tennessee BEST Laura Canser Loria BEST Martin Luther BEST	Jacob BEST 1816–1866
younger brother Family Katherine MCGAUGHTY Mary BEST Polly Ann BEST John BEST Beatrice BEST Jacob C BEST Samuel Houston BEST Frederic Boston BEST Sarah Jane BEST William Lane BEST Family Bettie STRUTTEN	John C BEST 1817–1907
younger brother	Caleb BEST 1818–1866
younger brother	Martin BEST 1820–1865
younger sister	Anne BEST 1824–…

Family with Francis Margaret Fanny COSTNER
himself	John Michael BEST 1797–1870
wife	Francis Margaret Fanny COSTNER 1800–1891
son Family Elizabeth H SCRUGGS Sarah E BEST Family Mary A MARTIN Martin Christian MC BEST Mary L BEST William D BEST Caleb BEST Isaac A BEST Sara E BEST	John Caleb BEST 1820–1866
son Family Mary Louise BEST Jacob Spencer Jake BEST	Christopher Christian, Cristy BEST 1822–1905
daughter	Elizabeth Betsy BEST 1826–…
son Family Martha Jane SLOAN Margaret BEST Frances L Jane BEST Robert M BEST William M BEST Serena Elizabeth Rena Kate BEST Henry BEST Mary Ellen BEST	Rev John Michael BEST Jr 1827–1894
daughter	Mary Louise BEST 1836–1851
daughter	Fanny Jane BEST 1838–…
son Family Sarah Adalina SCOTT William Riley BEST Laura Lula May BEST Charles Lafayette BEST Mary A BEST	Andrew Jackson BEST 1839–1913
daughter	Infant Daughter BEST 1898–1898

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John Michael BEST , 1797–1870 (aged 73 years)

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