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Alfred Erasmus Drydens Sir 1553–1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 December 1553

Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 22 May 1632

Death Location: Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: John Driden

Mother: Elizabeth Cope

Spouse(s): Lady Hodnell

Children(s): Susanna Dryden, Mary (9GGM), Dorothy (10GAunt), William Dryden, Elizabeth Ashby, Sir 1668, Rev. Dryden, Frances Dryden

The story of Alfred Erasmus Drydens Sir began in 1553 in Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England. Alfred Erasmus Drydens Sir married Lady Frances Wilkes Of Hodnell, and had children including Dorothy Dryden 10Gaunt, Elizabeth Dryden Of Canons Ashby, Frances Elizabeth Ellinor Dryden, Mary Dryden 9Ggm, Rev Erasmus Dryden, Sir John Fs Dryden Of Canons Ashby The Poet English Poet Literary Critic Translator And Playwright Who Was Made Poet Laureate In 1668, Susanna Dryden, William Dryden. Alfred Erasmus Drydens Sir passed away in 1632 in Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Alfred Erasmus Drydens Sir began in 1553 in Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.
  • Alfred Erasmus Drydens Sir married Lady Frances Wilkes Of Hodnell, and had children including Dorothy Dryden 10Gaunt, Elizabeth Dryden Of Canons Ashby, Frances Elizabeth Ellinor Dryden, Mary Dryden 9Ggm, Rev Erasmus Dryden, Sir John Fs Dryden Of Canons Ashby The Poet English Poet Literary Critic Translator And Playwright Who Was Made Poet Laureate In 1668, Susanna Dryden, William Dryden.
  • Alfred Erasmus Drydens Sir passed away in 1632 in Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Driden
1525–1584
Birth Location: Canons Ashby (Northampton), Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
JD
Elizabeth Cope
1529–1584
Birth Location: Canons Ashby (Northampton), Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
EC

Spouses(s)

Lady Hodnell
1557–1630
Birth Location: Hodnell, Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England
LH

Children(s)

Susanna Dryden
1576–1661
Birth Location: Canon's Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
SD
Mary (9GGM)
1590–1661
Birth Location: Canons Ashby House, Canons Ashby, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
M(
Dorothy (10GAunt)
1605–
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
D(
William Dryden
1585–1660
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, , England
WD
Elizabeth Ashby
1597–1658
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
EA
Sir 1668
1607–1658
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
S1
Rev. Dryden
1588–1654
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
RD
Frances Dryden
1597–1658
Birth Location: Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
FD

Alfred Sir's Ancestors

Self
Alfred Sir
1553–1632
Birth Place: Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
John of Canons Ashby Dryden Driden
1525–1584
Canons Ashby (Northampton), Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Cope
1529–1584
Canons Ashby (Northampton), Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (David Charles) Dryden
1500–1558
Staffle Hill, Walton, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Isabel Isabella) Nicholson
1504–1536
Staffe Hill, Walton, Cumberland, England
Sir (John (Sheriff of Northamptonshire)) Cope
1504–1558
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Bridget) Raleigh
1506–1558
Farnborough, Warwickshire, Eng
Great-Grandparents
William Walton
1470–1512
Margaret Knocks
1477–1542
William Nicholson
1495–1595
Isabel Herbert
1482–1504
Cofferer William
1448–1513
Jane Spencer
1468–1525
Edward Raleight
1473–
Anne Chamberlain
1486–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alfred Sir's Descendants

1.
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Alfred (Erasmus Drydens) Sir (20 December 1553–22 May 1632) m. Lady (Frances Wilkes of) Hodnell (1557–16 Feb 1630)
  1. 1. Susanna Dryden 1576–1661 m. Sir (John Clarke-Pickering 1st Baronet, Sir Knight, Freedom of the City of) London 1564–1627
    1. 1. Mary Pickering 1598–1676 m. John ('the Tailor') Knight 1595–1674
      1. 1. Samuel Knight 1626–1696
      2. 2. Rachel Knight 1632–1667
      3. 3. Michael Knight 1634–1657
      4. 4. John (Knight Jr) Jr 1630–1714
      5. 5. Judith ((Hugh March) Knight - English) IMMIGRANT 1628–1675
      6. 6. Joseph Knight 1624–1649 m. Hannah Lamb 1633–1695
        1. 1. Joseph Knight 1650–1723 m. Martha Gibson 1671–1733
        2. 2. John Knight 1656–1735 m. Abigail Craggin 1662–1707
        3. 3. Edward Knight 1677–1762
        4. 4. Sarah Knight 1651–1691 m. Thomas Lepingwell 1649–
        5. 5. Mary Knight 1672–1673
        6. 6. Isaac Knight 1680–1680
        7. 7. James Knight 1681–1681
        8. 8. Hannah Knight 1654–1691
        9. 9. Samuel KNIGHT 1652–1653
        10. 10. Ruth Knight 1682–1718
        11. 11. Amos Knight 1687–1758
        12. 12. Ebenezer Knight 1684–1750
        13. 13. Elizabeth Knight 1658–1694 m. Thomas Kinne 1656–1687
        14. 14. Mary Knight 1660–1673
        15. 15. Dinah Knight 1661–
    2. 2. Edward Pickering 1589–1622
    3. 3. Sir (Gilbert) Pickering 1613–1668
    4. 4. Sarah (Blake Hall) Worcester 1600–1650
    5. 5. Francis Pickering 1589–
  2. 2. Mary (Dryden) (9GGM) 1590–1661
  3. 3. Dorothy (DRYDEN) (10GAunt) 1605–
  4. 4. William Dryden 1585–1660 m. Janet Hog 1609–
    1. 1. William Dryden 1635–1686
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Dryden of Canons) Ashby 1597–1658
  6. 6. Sir (John *FS* Dryden of Canons Ashby "The Poet" English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made Poet Laureate in) 1668 1607–1658
  7. 7. Rev. (Erasmus) Dryden 1588–1654
  8. 8. Frances (Elizabeth Ellinor) Dryden 1597–1658 m. Thomas Swift 1595–1658
    1. 1. Godwin Swift 1627–1695
    2. 2. Jonathan Swift 1640–1667
    3. 3. William PHILLIPS 1640–1725 m. Christiana Phillips 1658–
      1. 1. Elizabeth Phillips 1680–1786
      2. 2. 11 (Susannah) Phillips 1692–1769
      3. 3. 11 (William) Phillips 1688–1739
      4. 4. Catherine Phillips 1705–1770
      5. 5. David Phillips 1700–
      6. 6. John Phillips 1690–
      7. 7. Leonard Phillips 1690–
      8. 8. Nicholas Phillips 1670–1715
      9. 9. Susannah Phillips 1684–1742 m. Capt (John Peter) Rucker 1680–1742

Alfred Sir's Timeline

6 Records

1549
1549
Birth of Alfred Erasmus Drydens Sir in Hanwell, Oxfordshire, England
Hanwell, Oxfordshire, England
1553
20 December 1553
Birth of Alfred Erasmus Drydens Sir in Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
1615
23 Jul 1615
Age 62
Death of Alfred Erasmus Drydens Sir in Hanwell, Oxfordshire, England
Hanwell, Oxfordshire, England
1632
02 Oct 1632
Age 79
Alfred Erasmus Drydens Sir was married
None
1632
22 May 1632
Age 79
Death of Alfred Erasmus Drydens Sir in Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England
Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England
1792
23 Oct 1792
Age 239
Alfred Erasmus Drydens Sir was baptized in Middlesex, England
Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Hanwell, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 December 1553
    Event Place: Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1792
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P89MRY1009

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 02 Oct 1632

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Shropshire: Wroxeter, Hodnet, Weston under Red Castle - Parish Registers, Lichfield Diocese

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1615
    Event Place: Hanwell, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1632
    Event Place: Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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