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William Erasmus Dryden 1588–1654 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1588

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

Death Date: 15 June 1654

Death Location: Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Dryden

Mother: Frances Dryden

Spouse(s): Mary Pickering

Children(s): William Dryden

William Erasmus Dryden was born in 1588 in Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir Erasmus Lord Dryden And Frances Wilkes Dryden. William Erasmus Dryden married Mary Pickering, and had children including William Dryden. William Erasmus Dryden passed away in 1654 in Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Erasmus Dryden was born in 1588 in Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir Erasmus Lord Dryden And Frances Wilkes Dryden.
  • William Erasmus Dryden married Mary Pickering, and had children including William Dryden.
  • William Erasmus Dryden passed away in 1654 in Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Children(s)

William Dryden's Ancestors

Self
William Dryden
1588–1654
Birth Place: Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir Erasmus Lord Dryden
1553–1632
Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Frances (Wilkes) Dryden
1557–1630
Hodnell, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
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
William (Henry II) Wilkes
1529–1557
Hodnell, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Elizabeth (Ellen of Bewsey) Wilkes
1535–1556
Hodnell, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Dryden
1500–1558
Lady Nicholson
1504–1536
Sir Cope
1504–1559
Bridget Cope
1506–1558
Sir (12GGF)
1504–1555
Lady Wilkes
1510–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cope
1450–1513
Jane Spencer
1458–1526
Eustace Kytley
1475–1545
Eustace Kytley
1480–

William Dryden's Descendants

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William (Erasmus) Dryden (1588–15 June 1654) m. Mary Pickering (23 July 1609–14 June 1676)
  1. 1. William Dryden 1638–1686

William Dryden's Timeline

2 Records

1588
1588
Birth of William Erasmus Dryden in Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
1654
15 June 1654
Age 66
Death of William Erasmus Dryden in Titchmarsh, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Titchmarsh, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1588
    Event Place: Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 June 1654
    Event Place: Titchmarsh, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Canons Ashby, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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