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Sir Knight John Dryden, 1525, Esquire, of Stafford Hill 1525–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 30 Sep 1584

Death Location: Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Dryden

Mother: Lady Nicholson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cope

Children(s): Bridget Dryden

Sir Knight John Dryden, 1525, Esquire, of Stafford Hill was born in 1525 in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir David Charles Dryden And Lady Isabel Isabella Nicholson. Sir Knight John Dryden, 1525, Esquire, of Stafford Hill married Elizabeth Cope, and had children including Bridget Elizabeth Dryden. Sir Knight John Dryden, 1525, Esquire, of Stafford Hill passed away in 1584 in Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Knight John Dryden, 1525, Esquire, of Stafford Hill was born in 1525 in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir David Charles Dryden And Lady Isabel Isabella Nicholson.
  • Sir Knight John Dryden, 1525, Esquire, of Stafford Hill married Elizabeth Cope, and had children including Bridget Elizabeth Dryden.
  • Sir Knight John Dryden, 1525, Esquire, of Stafford Hill passed away in 1584 in Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Sir Hill's Ancestors

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Sir Hill
1525–1584
Birth Place: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
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
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Sir Hill's Descendants

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Sir (Knight John Dryden, 1525, Esquire, of Stafford) Hill (1525–30 Sep 1584) m. Elizabeth Cope (2 August 1529–30 September 1584)
  1. 1. Bridget (Elizabeth) Dryden 1563–1645 m. Francis (Edward) Marbury 1555–1611
    1. 1. Catherine (Katherine) Marbury 1610–1687 m. Richard Scott 1605–1679
      1. 1. John (Scott) Sr 1640–1677 m. Rebecca Browne 1640–1700
        1. 1. Sarah Scott 1662–1723 m. Robert Westgate 1647–1717

Sir Hill's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Sir Knight John Dryden, 1525, Esquire, of Stafford Hill in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
1584
30 Sep 1584
Age 59
Death of Sir Knight John Dryden, 1525, Esquire, of Stafford Hill in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1584
    Event Place: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

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