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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, United Kingdom

Death Date: 30 September 1584

Death Location: Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Dryden

Mother: Lady Nicholson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Waugh

Children(s): Sir Dryden, Bridget Dryden, Emme Dryden

Sir Knight John Dryden, 1525, Esquire, of Stafford Hill was born in 1525 in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir David Charles Dryden And Lady Isabel Isabella Nicholson. Sir Knight John Dryden, 1525, Esquire, of Stafford Hill married Elizabeth Dryden Cope Or Waugh, and had children including Bridget Newman Dryden, Emme Dryden, Sir Erasmus Lord 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, United Kingdom, the child of Sir David Charles Dryden And Lady Isabel Isabella Nicholson.
  • Sir Knight John Dryden, 1525, Esquire, of Stafford Hill married Elizabeth Dryden Cope Or Waugh, and had children including Bridget Newman Dryden, Emme Dryden, Sir Erasmus Lord 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, United Kingdom
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 September 1584) m. Elizabeth (Dryden Cope OR) Waugh (2 August 1529–30 September 1584)
  1. 1. Sir (Erasmus Lord) Dryden 1553–1632 m. Frances (Wilkes of Hodnell) Dryden 1557–1630 m. Frances (Wilkes) Dryden 1557–1630
    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
    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
  2. 2. Bridget (Newman) Dryden 1563–1645 m. Francis Marbury 1555–1611
    1. 1. Katheryne Merburye 1610–1687 m. Richard Scott 1605–1679
      1. 1. John (Scott) Sr 1640–1677
      2. 2. Deliverance (Scott) Richardson 1650–1676
      3. 3. Edward Scott 1638–
      4. 4. Hannah (Scott) Clarke 1642–1681
      5. 5. John Scott 1632–1703
      6. 6. Joseph Scott 1633–1634
      7. 7. Mary Scott 1640–1665
      8. 8. Patience Scott 1648–1707
      9. 9. Richard Scott 1652–
      10. 10. William Scott 1647–
  3. 3. Emme Dryden 1569–1602

Sir Hill's Timeline

3 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Sir Knight John Dryden, 1525, Esquire, of Stafford Hill in Hertfordshire, England
Hertfordshire, England
1525
1525
Birth of Sir Knight John Dryden, 1525, Esquire, of Stafford Hill in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1584
30 September 1584
Age 59
Death of Sir Knight John Dryden, 1525, Esquire, of Stafford Hill in Canons Ashby, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Canons Ashby, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 September 1584
    Event Place: Canons Ashby, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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