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John Dryden 1524–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: Staffe Hill, Cumberland, England (United Kingdom)

Death Date: September 03, 1584

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

Father: David Dryden

Mother: Isabel Nicholson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cope

Children(s): Erasmus Dryden

In 1524, John Dryden entered the world in Staffe Hill, Cumberland, England (United Kingdom), born to David Dryden And Isabel Nicholson. John Dryden married Elizabeth Cope, and had children including Erasmus Dryden. John Dryden passed away in 1584 in Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1524, John Dryden entered the world in Staffe Hill, Cumberland, England (United Kingdom), born to David Dryden And Isabel Nicholson.
  • John Dryden married Elizabeth Cope, and had children including Erasmus Dryden.
  • John Dryden passed away in 1584 in Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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John Dryden's Ancestors

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John Dryden
1524–1584
Birth Place: Staffe Hill, Cumberland, England (United Kingdom)
Parents
David Dryden
1500–1540
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Isabel Nicholson
1504–1536
Staffe Hill, Walton, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Dryden
1470–1503
Walton, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Isabel Nicholson
1474–1542
Cumberlande, England (United Kingdom)
Great-Grandparents
Drayton Dryden
1455–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Dryden
1425–
Grace
1392–

John Dryden's Descendants

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John Dryden (1524–September 03, 1584) m. Elizabeth Cope (2 August 1529–30 September 1584)
  1. 1. Erasmus Dryden 1553–1632 m. Frances Wilkes 1557–1630
    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
    2. 2. Susanna Pickering –1628
    3. 3. Erasmus Dryden 1588–1654
    4. 4. John Dryden 1580–1658

John Dryden's Timeline

2 Records

1524
1524
Birth of John Dryden in Staffe Hill, Cumberland, England (United Kingdom)
Staffe Hill, Cumberland, England (United Kingdom)
1584
September 03, 1584
Age 60
Death of John Dryden in Nottinghamshire, England
Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Staffe Hill, Cumberland, England (United Kingdom)
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 03, 1584
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, 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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