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Sir Erasmus Lord Dryden 1553–1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 December 1553

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

Death Date: 22 May 1632

Death Location: Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Hill

Mother: Elizabeth Waugh

Spouse(s): Frances Dryden, Frances Dryden

Children(s): William Dryden, Mary Dryden, John Dryden, William Dryden, William Dryden, Erasmus Dryden

The story of Sir Erasmus Lord Dryden began in 1553 in Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom. Sir Erasmus Lord Dryden married Frances Wilkes Dryden, Frances Wilkes Of Hodnell Dryden, and had children including Erasmus Dryden, John Dryden, Mary Dryden, William Dryden, William Erasmus Dryden. Sir Erasmus Lord Dryden passed away in 1632 in Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Erasmus Lord Dryden began in 1553 in Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Sir Erasmus Lord Dryden married Frances Wilkes Dryden, Frances Wilkes Of Hodnell Dryden, and had children including Erasmus Dryden, John Dryden, Mary Dryden, William Dryden, William Erasmus Dryden.
  • Sir Erasmus Lord Dryden passed away in 1632 in Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Sir Dryden's Ancestors

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Sir Dryden
1553–1632
Birth Place: Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Knight John Dryden, 1525, Esquire, of Stafford Hill
1525–1584
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Dryden Cope OR) Waugh
1529–1584
Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (David Charles) Dryden
1500–1558
Staffle Hill, Walton, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Isabel Isabella) Nicholson
1504–1536
Staffe Hill, Walton, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Sir (John Sheriff of Northamptonshire) Cope
1504–1559
Canons Ashby (Northampton) England
Bridget (Raleigh) Cope
1506–1558
Farneborough, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Cope
1450–1513
Jane Spencer
1458–1526
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Dryden's Descendants

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Sir (Erasmus Lord) Dryden (20 December 1553–22 May 1632) m. Frances (Wilkes of Hodnell) Dryden (1557–16 February 1630) m. Frances (Wilkes) Dryden (1557–16 February 1630)
  1. 1. William Dryden 1605–1660 m. Janet Joy 1609–1685
    1. 1. William Dryden 1638–1686 m. Agnes (Crynes Morice) (Dryden) 1641–1686
      1. 1. david Dryden 1669–1745
        1. 1. William (Henry) Dryden 1698–
  2. 2. Mary Dryden 1585–1661 m. Edward (Lord Hartopp van) Freathbie 1570–1652
    1. 1. Anna Hartopp 1600–
  3. 3. John Dryden 1607–1667 m. Honor (Bevill) Dryden 1609–1664
  4. 4. William Dryden 1592–1660 m. Janet Hog 1609–
    1. 1. William Dryden 1635–1686
  5. 5. William (Erasmus) Dryden 1588–1654 m. Mary Pickering 1609–1676
    1. 1. William Dryden 1638–1686
  6. 6. Erasmus Dryden 1588–1654

Sir Dryden's Timeline

2 Records

1553
20 December 1553
Birth of Sir Erasmus Lord Dryden in Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1632
22 May 1632
Age 79
Death of Sir Erasmus Lord Dryden in Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 December 1553
    Event Place: Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1632
    Event Place: Warwick, Warwick District, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees 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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