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Sir David Charles Dryden 1500–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Staffle Hill, Walton, Cumberland, England

Death Date: 22 JAN 1558

Death Location: Staffe Hill, Walton, Cumberland, England

Father: William Walton

Mother: Margaret Keith

Spouse(s): Lady Nicholson

Children(s): MaryAnne(Countess Cope, Richard Dryden, John Ashby)

Sir David Charles Dryden was born in 1500 in Staffle Hill, Walton, Cumberland, England, the child of William Dryden Of Walton And Margaret Keith. Sir David Charles Dryden married Lady Isabel Nicholson, and had children including John Dryden Esquire Of Canons Ashby, Maryanne Countess Dowager Cope, Richard Dryden. Sir David Charles Dryden passed away in 1558 in Staffe Hill, Walton, Cumberland, England.

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Biography

  • Sir David Charles Dryden was born in 1500 in Staffle Hill, Walton, Cumberland, England, the child of William Dryden Of Walton And Margaret Keith.
  • Sir David Charles Dryden married Lady Isabel Nicholson, and had children including John Dryden Esquire Of Canons Ashby, Maryanne Countess Dowager Cope, Richard Dryden.
  • Sir David Charles Dryden passed away in 1558 in Staffe Hill, Walton, Cumberland, England.

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Sir Dryden's Ancestors

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Sir Dryden
1500–1558
Birth Place: Staffle Hill, Walton, Cumberland, England
Parents
William Dryden of Walton
1470–1512
Staffe Hill, Walton, Cumberland, England
Margaret Keith
1477–1542
Inverugie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Sir Dryden's Descendants

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Sir (David Charles) Dryden (1500–22 JAN 1558) m. Lady (Isabel) Nicholson (1504–1536)
  1. 1. MaryAnne(Countess (Dowager)) Cope 1519–1571
  2. 2. Richard Dryden 1520–
  3. 3. John (Dryden (Esquire of Canons) Ashby) 1525–1584 m. Elizabeth Cope 1529–1584
    1. 1. Bridget Dryden 1563–1645
    2. 2. Anthony Dryden 1551–1574
    3. 3. John Dryden 1559–1631
    4. 4. George Dryden 1557–1591
    5. 5. Edward Dryden 1556–
    6. 6. Elisabeth Dryden 1561–
    7. 7. Sir (Erasmus) Dryden 1553–1632 m. Lady (Frances% of Hodnell and Canons Ashby (Baroness Dryden of Canons Ashby) Wilkes) Dryden 1557–1630
      1. 1. William Dryden 1591–1660
      2. 2. John Dryden 1607–1667
      3. 3. Erasmus Dryden 1588–1654
      4. 4. Susan(nah) Dryden 1576–1661
      5. 5. Mary Dryden 1570–1690
      6. 6. Elizabeth Dryden 1597–1658 m. Rev. (Thomas) Cottrell 1595–1658 m. Thomas Swift 1595–1658 m. Richard Phillips 1594–1648
        1. 1. Adam Swift 1641–1704 m. Margery (Ann) Cottrell 1641–1675
        2. 2. Margery (Ann) Cottrell 1641–1675 m. Adam Swift 1641–1704

Sir Dryden's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir David Charles Dryden in Staffle Hill, Walton, Cumberland, England
Staffle Hill, Walton, Cumberland, England
1558
22 JAN 1558
Age 58
Death of Sir David Charles Dryden in Staffe Hill, Walton, Cumberland, England
Staffe Hill, Walton, Cumberland, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Staffle Hill, Walton, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 JAN 1558
    Event Place: Staffe Hill, Walton, Cumberland, England

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