Jeremiah Best b.1694, Germany. Settled in Northampton, Co. PA. Our line begins with his son Jacob.** is used to denote direct line.
CHILDREN OF JEREMIAH BEST
John b. 1713
**Jacob b. 1717 d. Mar. 9 1909
Jacob married CATHERINE LEFEVER? B. 1720.
CHILDREN OF JACOB AND CATHERINE ARE:
John b. 1743
**Conrad b. Nov. 25 1745 d. Sept. 25 1826; Nazareth twsp., Northampton Co.,PA. m. HANNAH (JOHANNA) WEIGANT b. 1750 d.1826, in 1768.
Ann b. abt. 1747
Christina b. 1750,married Jacob Deck.
CHILDREN OF CONRAD AND HANNAH ARE:
**Jacob b. 1769 d. Sept 4 1850.m. Catherine Seip
John b. Nov. 27,1769 m Catherine Fink. They had one son John b. Aug 17 1799
Catherine b. abt 1772 m. Philip Hoffman
Maria Chirstine b. Dec 19 1774
Maria Susannna b. Sept. 18 1776
Peter b. Dec. 28 1778 m. Maria Hauer
Conrad b. Nov. 28 1780
George b. Oct. 16 1782
Susanna b. Nov. 9 1784
Margret b. Aug. 27 1788
Elizabeth b. abt 1790
Henry b. abt1792
Hannah b. abt 1794
CHILDREN OF JACOB AND CATHERINE SEIP
Joseph b. 1769
**Conrad b. Oct. 1 1799 Northampton, Co. Pa
Jacob b. 1800
Peter b. 1802
Mary "Polly" Magdalene b. May 18 1803 m.Berthier Thompson
Charles b. 1806
Susannah b. 1806 m
Sarah b. 1808 m. Andrew Melick
Catherine b. 1810 m. John Begtel
Rebecca b. 1812 m. Peter Melick
Elizabeth b. 1814 m. Joseph Snyder
CHILDREN OF CONRAD AND SUSAN KRATZER
**Joseph Forest b. Mar 8 1833 m. Euta Diemer
Charles Henry b. Mar 20 1835
Rebecca Jane b. May 20 1837
Robert Brigley b. March 9 1839
Elizabeth A. b. June 29 1841
William Jacob b. Nov. 11 1843
James (Jim) Wallace b. May 18 1846
John Franklin b. Sept. 18 1848
Reuben Hrvey b. Mar. 26 1851
Hiram Cown b. Mar. 21 1853
Clara Belle b. Mar. 18 1860
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH and EUTA DIEMER
Alemda Verdilla "Allie" b. Nov. 3 1861 m.William Henry Moore
Orrin Stanton "Orrie" b. Apr. 6 1863 m. Anna Linn.
Jenetta Duella "Nettie" b. Dec. 21 1864 m. Levi Lewis Moore
Orpha Jane "Jennie" b. Jan 20 1938 m. Franklin Mayne
**Oscar Mehlen b. Sept 25 1868 m. (1)Flora Bird,(2)Sarah Brown
Edgar Eugene b. May 22 1873 m.Emma Mae Long
Walter Henry b. June 3 1875 m.Sarah Simpson
Delbert Diemer b. Aug 18 1878 m. (1)Angie Stewart,(2)Stella Pollock,(3)Elvina "Vina" Lydia (Nelson) Arentson.
CHILDREN OF OSCAR and FLORA BIRD
Glen Forest b. Apr. 8 1896 m. Phyllis Ellen Bamford
** Ira Allen b. dec. 30 1897 m. Stella Carter.
Russell Leroy b. July 19 1899 m. Sylvia Louise Baker
CHILDREN OF OSCAR and SARHA BROWN
Lela Orpha b. Mar 8 1904. m. Carl E. Silkey
Willard Grant b. Oct 5 1909 m. Dorothy Belle Tatman
Ralph Waldron b. Nov. 1914
CHILDREN OF IRA ALLEN and STELLA CARTER
**Warren Douglas b. Aug 20 1923 m. Evelyn Arlene Ebright
Earl Clifford b.abt 1930 m. Sylvia Akrum
CHIDREN OF WARREN and EVELYN EBRIGHT
**Donald Douglas b. Sept 4 1949 m.(1) JoAnn Nanneman,(2) Sandy ?,(3,4) Brenda Price,(5) Kathleen (Dickerson) Pickle
Mary Helen b. Nov 1951 m. Bernard James Hess
Jerry Lee b. abt 1953 m. Sheila Faye Kreimeyer
CHILDREN OF DONALD and JOANN NANNEMAN
**Donivan Douglas b. June 20 1971 m.Kelley Reed.
Dawnna Denise b. June 20 1971 m. Jonathan Morris. She has a stepson.
Terry Warren b. Jan 25 1973
CHILDREN OF MARY AND JAMES HESS
Cindy Marie b. abt 1975. She has a son Michael Scott b. 1996
Michael Warren b. abt 1978
CHILDREN OF JERRY and SHELIA KREIMEYER
Suzanne Marie
Stephen Allen m. Jennifer Davis. They have 2 sons Dalton and Jacob Scott.
Samuel Loren
CHILDREN OF DONIVAN and KELLEY
Philip Scott
Rebekah Marie
OTHER INFORMATION OF INTREST
Possible parents of Jeremiah are Wilhem (b 1680) and ANNA MICHEAL (b.1682) of Palantinate, Germany. According to research there are 6 other children.
Jeremiah,and his brother Wilhem came to America in the early 1700's.
There is mention of two ships that some of the Best's came over on, one is the St. Anthony, with Wilhem and his friend, arriving in Philadelphia abt. 1738. The other is the ship Winter Galley.
Jeremiah could have another son named Nicholas.
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