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John Dryden 1559–1631 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1559

Birth Location: Canons Ashby (Northampton) England

Death Date: 4 December 1631

Death Location: Somme, Somme, Picardie, France

Father: John Ashby)

Mother: Mary Cope

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Dryden

In 1559, John Dryden entered the world in Canons Ashby (Northampton) England, born to John Dryden Esquire Of Canons Ashby And Mary Elizabeth Cope. John Dryden married Elizabeth Cope, Mary Pickering, Priscilla Quarles, and had children including John Dryden. John Dryden passed away in 1631 in Somme, Somme, Picardie, France.

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Biography

  • In 1559, John Dryden entered the world in Canons Ashby (Northampton) England, born to John Dryden Esquire Of Canons Ashby And Mary Elizabeth Cope.
  • John Dryden married Elizabeth Cope, Mary Pickering, Priscilla Quarles, and had children including John Dryden.
  • John Dryden passed away in 1631 in Somme, Somme, Picardie, France.

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John Dryden's Ancestors

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John Dryden
1559–1631
Birth Place: Canons Ashby (Northampton) England
Parents
John Dryden (Esquire of Canons Ashby)
1525–1584
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Elizabeth) Cope
1529–1584
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (David Charles) Dryden
1500–1558
Staffle Hill, Walton, Cumberland, England
Lady (Isabel Isabella) Nicholson
1504–1536
Staffe Hill, Walton, Cumberland, England
Sir (Knight John Cope, MP, Sheriff of Northamptonshire of Canons) Ashby
1504–1558
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
Bridget Raleigh
1506–1558
Farneborough, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Dryden
1470–1503
Margaret Hepburn
1477–1542
William Nicholson
1495–1595
Isabel Nicholson
1482–1504
Sir Cope
1450–1513
Jane Spencer
1458–1526
Edward Raleigh
1473–1508
Anne Chamberlayne
1478–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Dryden's Descendants

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John Dryden (Abt 1559–4 December 1631)
  1. 1. John Dryden 1631–1700

John Dryden's Timeline

2 Records

1559
Abt 1559
Birth of John Dryden in Canons Ashby (Northampton) England
Canons Ashby (Northampton) England
1631
4 December 1631
Age 72
Death of John Dryden in Somme, Somme, Picardie, France
Somme, Somme, Picardie, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1559
    Event Place: Canons Ashby (Northampton) England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 6821.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: HDG
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Canons Ashby
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 December 1631
    Event Place: Somme, Somme, Picardie, France
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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