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John Dryden 1525 – 1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 30 Sep 1584

Death Location: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England

Father: David Dryden

Mother: Isabel Nicholson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cope

Children(s): Anthony Dryden, Erasmus Dryden, Mary Dryden, Edward Dryden, George Dryden, John Dryden, Elizabeth DRYDEN, Bridget Dryden, Thomas Dryden, Stephen Dryden, Emma Dryden, Nicholas Dryden

In 1525, John Dryden entered the world in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, born to David Dryden and Isabel Nicholson. John Dryden married Elizabeth Cope, and had children including Anthony Dryden, Erasmus Dryden, Mary Dryden, Edward Dryden, George Dryden, John Dryden, Elizabeth DRYDEN, Bridget Dryden, Thomas Dryden, Stephen Dryden, Emma Dryden, Nicholas Dryden. John Dryden passed away in 1584 in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1525, John Dryden entered the world in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, born to David Dryden and Isabel Nicholson.
  • John Dryden married Elizabeth Cope, and had children including Anthony Dryden, Erasmus Dryden, Mary Dryden, Edward Dryden, George Dryden, John Dryden, Elizabeth DRYDEN, Bridget Dryden, Thomas Dryden, Stephen Dryden, Emma Dryden, Nicholas Dryden.
  • John Dryden passed away in 1584 in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Dryden
1500 – 1540
Birth Location: Staffe Hill, Cumberland, England
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Isabel Nicholson
1504 – 1560
Birth Location: Cumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Cope
1529 – 1584
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
EC

Children(s)

Anthony Dryden
1551 – 1574
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
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Erasmus Dryden
1553 – 1632
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
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Mary Dryden
1555 – 1617
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
MD
Edward Dryden
1556 –
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
ED
George Dryden
1557 – 1591
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
GD
John Dryden
1559 – 1591
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
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Elizabeth DRYDEN
1561 –
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northampton, North Carolina, United States
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Bridget Dryden
1563 – 1645
Birth Location: Canons Asbhy, Northamptonshire, England
BD
Thomas Dryden
1563 – 1620
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
TD
Stephen Dryden
1567 – 1637
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
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Emma Dryden
1569 – 1602
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
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Nicholas Dryden
1571 – 1608
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
ND

John Dryden's Ancestors

Self
John Dryden
1525 – 1584
Birth Place: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
David Dryden
1500 – 1540
Staffe Hill, Cumberland, England
Isabel Nicholson
1504 – 1560
Cumberland, England
Grandparents
William Dryden
1475 – 1503
Cumberland, England
Margaret Knocks
1477 – 1542
Inverugie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
William Nicholson
1483 – 1550
Stafle Hill, Cumberland, England
Isobel Herbert
1482 – 1504
Cumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Drayton Dryden
1447 –
Grace
1450 –
Sir Berwickshire
1435 –
Elizabeth Ogstoun
1420 –
John Nicholson
1460 – 1520
Elizabeth Hayward
1465 – 1495
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Drayton
1395 – 1465
Grace Strixton
1400 – 1465
Jane Abernathy
William Nicholson
1430 –
Anne Guest
1430 – 1523
William Hayward
1445 – 1515
Agnes Bailey
1445 – 1489

John Dryden's Descendants

1.
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John Dryden (1525 – 30 Sep 1584) m. Elizabeth Cope (2 Aug 1529 – 30 Sep 1584)
  1. 1. Anthony Dryden (1551 – Bet 11 Jan 1574 and 31 Dec 1583) m. Anne Wilkes (Abt 1561 – Bef 1630)
  2. 2. Erasmus Dryden (20 Dec 1553 – 22 May 1632) m. Frances Wilkes (1557 – 16 Feb 1630)
  3. 3. Mary Dryden (1555 – 7 Dec 1617) m. Francis Foxley (1551 – 7 Dec 1617)
  4. 4. Edward Dryden (1556 – )
  5. 5. George Dryden (1557 – 1591) m. Katherine Throckmorton (1534 – 1610)
  6. 6. John Dryden (1559 – 1591)
  7. 7. Elizabeth DRYDEN (1561 – )
  8. 8. Bridget Dryden (1563 – 2 Apr 1645) m. Francis Marbury (1555 – 11 Feb 1611) m. Thomas Newman (1560 – Aft 1645)
    1. 1. Mary Marbury (Abt 1588 – 18 Apr 1643) m. Bartholomew Layton (Abt 1580 – 7 Sep 1614) m. Joseph Skynner (Abt 1587 – 18 Apr 1643)
    2. 2. John Marbury ( – 16 Feb 1589)
    3. 3. Anne Marbury (20 Jul 1591 – 20 Aug 1643) m. William Hutchinson (14 Aug 1586 – 20 Feb 1642)
      1. 1. Edward Hutchinson (28 May 1613 – 19 Aug 1675) m. Catherine Hamby (1615 – 1650) m. Abigail Fermayes (1616 – 10 Aug 1689)
      2. 2. Susanna Hutchinson (1614 – Sep 1630)
      3. 3. Richard Hutchinson
      4. 4. Faith Hutchinson (Aug 1617 – 20 Feb 1651) m. Thomas Savage (1607 – 14 Feb 1681)
      5. 5. Bridget Hutchinson (Jan 1619 – 18 Aug 1698) m. John Sanford (1608 – 22 Jun 1653) m. William Phillips (1607 – Sep 1683)
      6. 6. Francis Hutchinson (Dec 1620 – 20 Aug 1643)
      7. 7. Elizabeth Hutchinson (Feb 1622 – 4 Oct 1630)
      8. 8. William Hutchinson (Jun 1623 – 1623)
      9. 9. William (Thomas) Hutchison (1624 – 1702) m. Gheertie (Jiles) Fonda (1643 – )
      10. 10. Samuel Hutchinson (Dec 1624 – 20 Aug 1643)
      11. 11. Anne Hutchinson (May 1626 – 20 Aug 1643) m. William Collins (1622 – 1705)
      12. 12. Mary Hutchinson (Feb 1627 – 20 Aug 1643)
      13. 13. Katherine Hutchinson (1630 – 20 Aug 1643)
      14. 14. William Hutchinson (Sep 1631 – 20 Aug 1643)
      15. 15. Susanna Hutchinson (Nov 1633 – 14 Dec 1713) m. John Cole (1626 – 9 Dec 1707)
        1. 1. Samuel Cole (24 Mar 1656 – 1718) m. Lydia Messinger (22 Nov 1656 – 1734)
        2. 2. John Cole (23 Jan 1658 – 22 Jan 1660)
        3. 3. Mary Cole (6 Oct 1658 – 1720)
        4. 4. Ann Cole (7 Mar 1661 – 31 May 1704) m. Henry Bull (26 Sep 1659 – 1691)
        5. 5. Francis Cole (1663 – 1687) m. Sarah (1667 – )
        6. 6. Elizabeth Cole (4 Mar 1664 – 1744) m. Robert Potter (5 Mar 1665 – 4 Apr 1758) m. Robert Potter (1667 – 14 Jul 1745)
        7. 7. John Cole (17 Jan 1666 – 1688)
        8. 8. Hannah Cole (17 Dec 1668 – 20 Nov 1734) m. Thomas Place (1 Jan 1663 – )
        9. 9. William Cole (13 Jul 1671 – 17 Sep 1734) m. Ann Pinder (13 Jul 1675 – 17 Sep 1734)
        10. 10. Elisha Cole (1676 – 23 Dec 1764) m. Elizabeth Dexter (1 Nov 1683 – 14 Oct 1756)
      16. 16. Zuriel Hutchinson (15 Mar 1636 – 20 Aug 1643)
      17. 17. Hutchinson (Apr 1638 – 1638)
    4. 4. Bridget Marbury (May 1593 – Oct 1598)
    5. 5. Francis Marbury (Oct 1594 – ) m. Judith Marbury (Abt 1598 – ) m. Elizabeth Burton (Abt 1609 – )
    6. 6. Emma Marbury (Dec 1595 – ) m. John Saunders (1592 – )
    7. 7. Erasmus Marbury (Feb 1597 – 1627)
    8. 8. Anthony Marbury (Sep 1598 – Apr 1601)
    9. 9. Bridget Marbury (1599 – ) m. Master Child (Abt 1589 – Bet 1616 and 1688)
    10. 10. Jeremiah Marbury ( – 1623)
    11. 11. Daniel Marbury (Sep 1602 – Sep 1611)
    12. 12. Elizabeth Marbury (Jan 1605 – Mar 1614)
    13. 13. Thomas Marbury (1606 – 1656)
    14. 14. Anthony Marbury (1608 – 1645) m. Anthony Marbury (Abt 1600 – )
    15. 15. Katherine Marbury (19 Aug 1610 – 2 May 1687) m. Richard Scott (Bef 9 Sep 1605 – 1 Jul 1679)
  9. 9. Thomas Dryden (1563 – Aft 1620)
  10. 10. Stephen Dryden (Abt 1567 – Feb 1637) m. Ellen Neale (Abt 1575 – Deceased)
  11. 11. Emma Dryden (1569 – 1602) m. William Bury (Abt 1567 – 1617)
  12. 12. Nicholas Dryden (Abt 1571 – 12 Jan 1608) m. Mary Emeley (Abt 1573 – 16 Feb 1630)

John Dryden's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of John Dryden in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
1584
30 Sep 1584
Age 59
Death of John Dryden in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1584
    Event Place: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
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