Husband: Michael Best    
            Born: May  2 1764          in prob New Jersey  1
          Father:
          Mother:
Notes 
            Wife: Anna __________     
            Born: Feb 27 1757           1
          Father:
          Mother:
       F Child 1: Jane Best      
            Born: Jul  2 1785           1
     + M Child 2: James Best      
            Born: Jul  6 1789          in prob Lebanon, Hunterdon Co., NJ  2
        Baptized: Aug  9 1789          in DRC, Lebanon, Hunterdon Co., NJ  
            Died: Oct  6 1846          in prob Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada  3
          Buried:                      in Fingal Cem., Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada  4
            Wife: Amy Bodine  b. Oct 15 1786  d. Nov 10 1855  
         Married: Sep 29 1809          in Pennsylvania  5
Notes 
       F Child 3: Mary Best      
            Born: Dec  2 1790           1
         Husband: John Robbin  
       M Child 4: Henry Best      
            Born: Jan 15 1793           1

Sources:
(1) James & Amy Best Family Bible (1836) - date. This Bible is still in the hands of the Best family in Elgin Co., Ontario. 
(2) James & Amy Best Family Bible (1836) - date. This Bible is still in the hands of the Best family in Elgin Co., Ontario. 
Michael Best says both parents born PA. 
(3) Date is from tombstone (Fingal Cemetery, Southwold Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario). 
(4) Joan Best has visited this cemetery. 
(5) James & Amy Best Family Bible (1836) - date. This Bible is still in the hands of the Best family in Elgin Co., Ontario. 
The location comes from the obituary of Amy Force Best. 

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