Best Genealogy & History
Best is an occupational/descriptive English name also found in Holland and France. Derived from Old English "beste" from Latin "bestia" meaning beast, it could refer to a cattle herdsman or to someone powerful, perhaps brutally so. In Best family history, there was a family seat (feudal manor) in Kent. William Best (1767-1845), the first Baron Wynford, was Lord Chief Justice; fittingly the family motto "libertas in legibus" means liberty in the law. The earliest Best coat of arms is a black shield with gold crosses and cinquefoil, which signifies strength, power, honor and loyalty. In America, Best genealogy traces back to Jamestown, Virginia, in the 1620s.
Best Birth Records
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Location |
| A Elinor Best | -- --, 1927 | February 8,1994 | PA |
| Bacil Best | -- --, 1890 | January ,1985 | CA |
| C Fred Best | -- --, 1929 | April 4,2000 | PA |
| Daisy Best | -- --, 1914 | May 14,2002 | NY |
Best Death Records
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Location |
| E Lucille Best | -- --, 1913 | April 21,2008 | Sidney,MT |
| Fairy Best | -- --, 1912 | August 15,2001 | Canfield,OH |
| G Carlton Best | -- --, 1928 | November 27,2005 | Wooster,OH |
| H Gordon Best | -- --, 1919 | September ,1985 | Flushing,NY |
Best Marriage Records
| Name | Spouse | Marriage Date | Location |
| Benjamin Best | Barbara Buffaloe | November 23,1972 | Wake, NC |
| Coleece Best | Nelma Denning | April 25,1954 | Wake, NC |
| Dennis Best | Judith Driver | December 27,1969 | Wake, NC |
| Emmitt Best | Mary Edgerton | May 27,1962 | Wake, NC |
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