Peerage Record – 14102

     John Best is the son of Richard Best and Dorothy Barrow.¹ He married, firstly, Anne Knatchbull, daughter of Reginald Knatchbull.¹ He married, secondly, Anne Rooke, daughter of Lawrence Rooke and unknown Scott, in 1598.¹
     He lived at Wellcourt, Cosmusbleane, Kent, England^G.¹ He lived at St. Lawrence, Kent, England^G.¹ He lived at Allington Castle, Kent, England^G.¹ In 1610 he bought the estate at Wellcourt, Cosmusbleane.¹

     Anne Knatchbull is the daughter of Reginald Knatchbull.¹ She married John Best, son of Richard Best and Dorothy Barrow.¹
     Her married name became Best.¹

     Reginald Knatchbull lived at Saltwood Castle, Saltwood, Kent, England^G.¹

     Anne Rooke is the daughter of Lawrence Rooke and unknown Scott.¹ She married John Best, son of Richard Best and Dorothy Barrow, in 1598.¹
     From 1598, her married name became Best.¹

     Lawrence Rooke lived at Christchurch, Kent, England^G.¹ He lived at Horton Monachorum, England^G.¹

     unknown Scott is the daughter of Sir Reginald Scott.¹

     Sir Reginald Scott lived at Scott’s Hall, Kent, England^G.¹

     Richard Best was born in 1597.¹ He was the son of John Best and Anne Knatchbull.¹ He married Elizabeth Hughes, daughter of Andrew Hughes.¹ He died in 1633.²
     He lived in 1625 at Wringleton, Winsborough, Kent, England^G.¹ He lived in 1633 at St. Lawrence, Kent, England^G.¹
     He also had seven daughters.²

     Elizabeth Hughes was the daughter of Andrew Hughes.¹ She married Richard Best, son of John Best and Anne Knatchbull.¹ She died in October 1662.¹
     Her married name became Best.¹

     Andrew Hughes lived at Wringleton, Winsborough, Kent, England^G.¹