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Erasmus Dryden 1553–1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12/20/1553

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

Death Date: 5/22/1632

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

Father: John Dryden

Mother: Elizabeth Cope

Spouse(s): Frances Wilkes

Children(s): William Dredden, Susanna Pickering, Erasmus Dryden, John Dryden

The story of Erasmus Dryden began in 1553 in Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England. Erasmus Dryden married Frances Wilkes, and had children including Erasmus Dryden, John Dryden, Susanna Pickering, William Dredden. Erasmus Dryden passed away in 1632 in Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Erasmus Dryden began in 1553 in Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.
  • Erasmus Dryden married Frances Wilkes, and had children including Erasmus Dryden, John Dryden, Susanna Pickering, William Dredden.
  • Erasmus Dryden passed away in 1632 in Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Dryden
1524–1584
Birth Location: Staffe Hill, Cumberland, England (United Kingdom)
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Elizabeth Cope
1529–1584
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Frances Wilkes
1557–1630
Birth Location: Hodnell, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

William Dredden
1605–1660
Birth Location: Edmonston, Scotland
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Susanna Pickering
–1628
Birth Location: –
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Erasmus Dryden
1588–1654
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
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John Dryden
1580–1658
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
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Erasmus Dryden's Ancestors

Self
Erasmus Dryden
1553–1632
Birth Place: Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
John Dryden
1524–1584
Staffe Hill, Cumberland, England (United Kingdom)
Elizabeth Cope
1529–1584
Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
David Dryden
1500–1540
EN
Isabel Nicholson
1504–1536
Staffe Hill, Walton, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
Bridget Raleigh
1506–1558
Farnborough, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Dryden
1470–1503
Isabel Nicholson
1474–1542
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Drayton Dryden
1455–

Erasmus Dryden's Descendants

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Erasmus Dryden (12/20/1553–5/22/1632) m. Frances Wilkes (1557–16 February 1630)
  1. 1. William Dredden 1605–1660 m. Janet Joy 1609–1685
    1. 1. William Dryden 1638–1686 m. Agnes Crynes 1640–1686
      1. 1. John Dreaden 1665–1725 m. Lydia Wheelock 1682–1748
        1. 1. David (Dryden) (Dreddin) 1705–1773 m. Dorothy McCLURE 1711–1771
  2. 2. Susanna Pickering –1628
  3. 3. Erasmus Dryden 1588–1654
  4. 4. John Dryden 1580–1658

Erasmus Dryden's Timeline

2 Records

1553
12/20/1553
Birth of Erasmus Dryden in Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
1632
5/22/1632
Age 79
Death of Erasmus Dryden in Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England
Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12201553
    Event Place: Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5221632
    Event Place: Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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