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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: Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Hill

Mother: Elizabeth Cope🧩

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In 1559, John Dryden entered the world in Canons Ashby (Northampton) England, born to Sir Knight John Dryden 1525 Esquire Of Stafford Hill And Elizabeth Cope. John Dryden passed away in 1631 in Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1559, John Dryden entered the world in Canons Ashby (Northampton) England, born to Sir Knight John Dryden 1525 Esquire Of Stafford Hill And Elizabeth Cope.
  • John Dryden passed away in 1631 in Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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John Dryden's Ancestors

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John Dryden
1559–1631
Birth Place: Canons Ashby (Northampton) England
Parents
Sir Knight John Dryden, 1525, Esquire, of Stafford Hill
1525–1584
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth Cope🧩
1529–1584
Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
David Dryden🧩
1500–1558
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
Isabel Nicholson🧩
1504–1536
Staffe Hill, Walton, Cumberland, England
Sir (John Cope sheriff of) nottingham
1504–1557
Canons Ashby, 1672127, Northamptonshire, England
Bridgett Raleigh🧩
1506–1558
Canons Ashby, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Walton
1470–1512
Margaret Keith
1477–1542
William Nicholson
1495–1595
Ann Dryden
1482–1504
Sir VII)
1470–1513
Jane Spencer
1465–1526
Sir Raleigh🧩
1470–1508
Anne Chamberlain
1478–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Castle
1455–1513
Lady Harcourt
1450–1526
Lord Knight
1428–1488
Margaret Knolles
1432–1488
Sir Leicester
1441–1509
Margaret Verney
1441–1509
Richard Chamberlain
1436–1496
Sybil “Sibilla”
1448–1525

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
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1559
    Event Place: Canons Ashby (Northampton) England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 December 1631
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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

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