Betty (Draper) Best (1724 - 1793)

Born 1724 in Hemington, Somerset, England

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Died 23 Dec 1793 at about age 69 in Somerset, England

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BAPTISM 2 FEB 1724. Haselbury Plucknet. ^[1] Parents William Draper and Joan

DIED23 DEC 1793. SomersetAge: 69y. Note: ref MI.

Memorial Note: Small Oval, Top - South Wall. IN MEMORY OF THOMAS BEST GENT, WHO DIED OCT 31, 1771 AGED 38. OF BETTY HIS WIFE, WHO DIED DEC 23, 1793 AGED 69. AND OF JOHN THEIR SON WHO DIED JULY 7, 1803 AGED 383 Large Memorial Beneath. SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF. MARTHA, THE BELOVED WIFE OF THOMAS BEST ESQ. OF THIS PARISH, WHO DIED 1st DECEMBEr 1834, AGED 75 YEARS - ALSO THEIR CHILDREN ELIZABETH, WHO DIED 12th MAY 1794, AGED 6 - WILLIAM DRAPER, AN INFANT - SAMUEL, WHO DIED 28th SEPT 1812, AGED 19 YEARS - MARTHA, WIFE OF THE REVD JAMES HOOPER OF YEOVIL, WHERE SHE WAS INTERRED WHO DIED 27 MARCH 1827, AGED 33 YEARS. - MARY ANNE, WHO DIED 6th FEBRUARY 1829, AGED 32 YEARS - ALSO TO THE ABOVE NAMED THOMAS BEST ESQ., WHO DIED AT BATH NOV 16th 1843, AGED 82 YEARS. 3 THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY AN AFFECTIONATE SON AND BROTHER. 3

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1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2BX-87W : 20 March 2020), Betty Draper, 1724.

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