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William Dryden 1585–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1585

Birth Location: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, , England

Death Date: 24 December 1660

Death Location: East Farndon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Alfred Sir

Mother: Lady Hodnell

Spouse(s): Janet Hog

Children(s): William Dryden

In 1585, William Dryden entered the world in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, , England, born to Alfred Erasmus Drydens Sir And Lady Frances Wilkes Of Hodnell. William Dryden married Janet Hog, and had children including William Dryden. William Dryden passed away in 1660 in East Farndon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1585, William Dryden entered the world in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, , England, born to Alfred Erasmus Drydens Sir And Lady Frances Wilkes Of Hodnell.
  • William Dryden married Janet Hog, and had children including William Dryden.
  • William Dryden passed away in 1660 in East Farndon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Dryden's Ancestors

Self
William Dryden
1585–1660
Birth Place: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, , England
Parents
Alfred Erasmus Drydens Sir
1553–1632
Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Frances Wilkes of) Hodnell
1557–1630
Hodnell, Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
John (of Canons Ashby Dryden) Driden
1525–1584
Canons Ashby (Northampton), Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Cope
1529–1584
Canons Ashby (Northampton), Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
William (Henry II) Wilkes
1529–1557
Hodnell, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Sarah (Elizabeth) Wilkes
1535–1605
Hodnell, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Dryden
1500–1558
Lady Nicholson
1504–1536
Sir Cope
1504–1558
Lady Raleigh
1506–1558
Sir Wylkes
1504–1554
Lady Kytley
1510–1560
Thomas Empire
1503–1545
Margaret Henderson
1507–1597
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Walton
1470–1512
Margaret Knocks
1477–1542
William Nicholson
1495–1595
Isabel Herbert
1482–1504
Cofferer William
1448–1513
Jane Spencer
1468–1525
Edward Raleight
1473–
Anne Chamberlain
1486–
Lord Wylkes
1468–1524
Katherine Walshall
1475–1508
Eustace Kytley
1475–1545
Mrs Kytley
1480–
John Ireland
1483–1525
Lady Ireland
1481–1518
Richard Bould
1462–1528
Margaret Boteler
1486–

William Dryden's Descendants

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William Dryden (1585–24 December 1660) m. Janet Hog (1609–)
  1. 1. William Dryden 1635–1686

William Dryden's Timeline

2 Records

1585
1585
Birth of William Dryden in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, , England
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, , England
1660
24 December 1660
Age 75
Death of William Dryden in East Farndon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
East Farndon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 December 1660
    Event Place: East Farndon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

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