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Lady Elizabeth Cope 1529–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 August 1529

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

Death Date: 30 September 1584

Death Location: Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: John Northamptonshire

Mother: Bridget Raleigh

Spouse(s): Sir Esq

Children(s): Nathaniel Bates, Elisabeth Dryden, Thomas DRYDEN, George Dryden, John Dryden, John Dryden, Mary Ashby, Thomas Dryden, Emma Dryden, Stephen Dryden, Anthony Dryden, Bridget Dryden, Edward Dryden, Nicholas Dryden, Mary Dryden, Nicholas Dryden, Alfred Sir

Lady Elizabeth Cope was born in 1529 in Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, the child of John Cope Sheriff Of Northamptonshire And Bridget Raleigh. Lady Elizabeth Cope married Sir John Dryden Of Staffle Hill Esq, and had children including Alfred Erasmus Drydens Sir, Anthony Dryden, Bridget Elizabeth Dryden, Edward Dryden, Elisabeth Dryden, Emma Dryden, George Dryden, John Dryden, Mary Dryden, Mary Dryden Of Canons Ashby, Nathaniel Bates, Nicholas Dryden, Stephen Dryden, Thomas Dryden. Lady Elizabeth Cope passed away in 1584 in Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Elizabeth Cope was born in 1529 in Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, the child of John Cope Sheriff Of Northamptonshire And Bridget Raleigh.
  • Lady Elizabeth Cope married Sir John Dryden Of Staffle Hill Esq, and had children including Alfred Erasmus Drydens Sir, Anthony Dryden, Bridget Elizabeth Dryden, Edward Dryden, Elisabeth Dryden, Emma Dryden, George Dryden, John Dryden, Mary Dryden, Mary Dryden Of Canons Ashby, Nathaniel Bates, Nicholas Dryden, Stephen Dryden, Thomas Dryden.
  • Lady Elizabeth Cope passed away in 1584 in Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Northamptonshire
1504–1558
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
JN
Bridget Raleigh
1506–1558
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northampton, England
BR

Spouses(s)

Sir Esq
1525–1584
Birth Location: Staffle Hill, Cumberland, England
SE

Children(s)

Nathaniel Bates
1873–
Birth Location: Missouri
NB
Elisabeth Dryden
1561–1768
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northampton, North Carolina, United States
ED
Thomas DRYDEN
1559–1574
Birth Location: Northamptonshire, England
TD
George Dryden
1557–1591
Birth Location: Canons Ashby (Northampton) England
GD
John Dryden
1556–1560
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northampton, North Carolina, United States
JD
John Dryden
1559–1631
Birth Location: Canons Ashby (Northampton) England
JD
Mary Ashby
1555–1617
Birth Location: Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
MA
Thomas Dryden
1563–1620
Birth Location: Canons Ashby (Northampton) England
TD
Emma Dryden
1569–1602
Birth Location: Canons Ashby (Northampton) England
ED
Stephen Dryden
1567–1591
Birth Location: Canons Ashby (Northampton) England
SD
Anthony Dryden
1551–1574
Birth Location: Canons Ashby (Northampton) England
AD
Bridget Dryden
1563–1645
Birth Location: Canons Ashby (Northampton) England
BD
Edward Dryden
1556–1557
Birth Location: Canons Ashby (Northampton) England
ED
Nicholas Dryden
1571–1608
Birth Location: Canons Ashby (Northampton) England
ND
Mary Dryden
1585–1638
Birth Location: Surrey, England
MD
Nicholas Dryden
1550–
Birth Location: –
ND
Alfred Sir
1553–1632
Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
AS

Lady Cope's Ancestors

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Lady Cope
1529–1584
Birth Place: Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
John Cope Sheriff of Northamptonshire
1504–1558
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
Bridget Raleigh
1506–1558
Canons Ashby, Northampton, England
Grandparents
Cofferer (To King Henry VII Cope Sir) William
1448–1513
Grimsbury, Hanwell, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane (Lady Baroness Saunders Baroness Cope) Spencer
1468–1525
Hodnel, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Cope's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Elizabeth) Cope (2 August 1529–30 September 1584) m. Sir (John Dryden of Staffle HIll) Esq (1525–Sep 30, 1584)
  1. 1. Nathaniel Bates 1873–
  2. 2. Elisabeth Dryden 1561–1768
  3. 3. Thomas DRYDEN 1559–1574
  4. 4. George Dryden 1557–1591
  5. 5. John Dryden 1556–1560
  6. 6. John Dryden 1559–1631
  7. 7. Mary (Dryden of Canons) Ashby 1555–1617
  8. 8. Thomas Dryden 1563–1620
  9. 9. Emma Dryden 1569–1602
  10. 10. Stephen Dryden 1567–1591
  11. 11. Anthony Dryden 1551–1574
  12. 12. Bridget (Elizabeth) Dryden 1563–1645
  13. 13. Edward Dryden 1556–1557
  14. 14. Nicholas Dryden 1571–1608
  15. 15. Mary Dryden 1585–1638
  16. 16. Nicholas Dryden 1550–
  17. 17. Alfred (Erasmus Drydens) Sir 1553–1632 m. Lady (Frances Wilkes of) Hodnell 1557–1630
    1. 1. Susanna Dryden 1576–1661 m. Sir (John Clarke-Pickering 1st Baronet, Sir Knight, Freedom of the City of) London 1564–1627
      1. 1. Mary Pickering 1598–1676 m. John ('the Tailor') Knight 1595–1674
        1. 1. Samuel Knight 1626–1696
        2. 2. Rachel Knight 1632–1667
        3. 3. Michael Knight 1634–1657
        4. 4. John (Knight Jr) Jr 1630–1714
        5. 5. Judith ((Hugh March) Knight - English) IMMIGRANT 1628–1675
        6. 6. Joseph Knight 1624–1649 m. Hannah Lamb 1633–1695
      2. 2. Edward Pickering 1589–1622
      3. 3. Sir (Gilbert) Pickering 1613–1668
      4. 4. Sarah (Blake Hall) Worcester 1600–1650
      5. 5. Francis Pickering 1589–
    2. 2. Mary (Dryden) (9GGM) 1590–1661
    3. 3. Dorothy (DRYDEN) (10GAunt) 1605–
    4. 4. William Dryden 1585–1660 m. Janet Hog 1609–
      1. 1. William Dryden 1635–1686
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Dryden of Canons) Ashby 1597–1658
    6. 6. Sir (John *FS* Dryden of Canons Ashby "The Poet" English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made Poet Laureate in) 1668 1607–1658
    7. 7. Rev. (Erasmus) Dryden 1588–1654
    8. 8. Frances (Elizabeth Ellinor) Dryden 1597–1658 m. Thomas Swift 1595–1658
      1. 1. Godwin Swift 1627–1695
      2. 2. Jonathan Swift 1640–1667
      3. 3. William PHILLIPS 1640–1725 m. Christiana Phillips 1658–
        1. 1. Elizabeth Phillips 1680–1786
        2. 2. 11 (Susannah) Phillips 1692–1769
        3. 3. 11 (William) Phillips 1688–1739
        4. 4. Catherine Phillips 1705–1770
        5. 5. David Phillips 1700–
        6. 6. John Phillips 1690–
        7. 7. Leonard Phillips 1690–
        8. 8. Nicholas Phillips 1670–1715
        9. 9. Susannah Phillips 1684–1742 m. Capt (John Peter) Rucker 1680–1742

Lady Cope's Timeline

2 Records

1529
2 August 1529
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Cope in Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
1584
30 September 1584
Age 55
Death of Lady Elizabeth Cope in Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 August 1529
    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: 30 September 1584
    Event Place: Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    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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