Stephen Dryden (abt. 1567 - bef. 1636)

Born about 1567 in Northamptonshire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Ellen (Neale) Dryden — married about 1595 in England

Descendants

Died before 17 Dec 1636 before about age 69 in Northamptonshire, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Rev. Stephen Dryden, Gent., was the seventh son of John Dryden, Gent., of Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, and Elizabeth Cope.^[1] His date and place of birth are unknown and are estimated.

He was a legatee in the 1584 will of his father.^[1] He was admitted to Middle Temple on 20 February 1589/90.^[2] On 14 August 1615, he was installed as the Rector of Bulwick in Northamptonshire.^[1][3]

Marriage

He married Ellen Neale, daughter of John Neale and Grace Butler.^[1][4] The date and place of their marriage are unknown and are estimated. They had one son and three daughters:

• Stephen Dryden^[1]
• a daughter who married ______ Warren^[1]
• Grace Dryden, married 1624 Rev. Kenelm Cheseldyne, Gent.^[1]
• Mary Dryden, married Thomas Harper^[1]

Death

Stephen was buried at Bulwick, Northamptonshire in 17 December 1636.^[5] (his wife Ellen had been buried there 21 November 1632).^[1] Stephen left a nuncupative will on 12 December 1636 that was proved 19 January 1636/7^[1] and names his son "Chiseldyn", his son Harper, his daughter Warren and her children, Mrs. Elizabeth Dryden of Ashley Cannons, his cousin Giddins and her children, his sister Margett, his maid Dorothea 40 shillings and Elizabeth Greene, the wife of Thomas Greene of Bulwick. His sons Kenelm Cheseldine and Thomas Harper were named executors.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), volume I, page 436 CHESELDINE 16, Stephen Dryden
2. ↑ Register of Admissions to the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, Volume I, from the 15th century to 1781, p. 60, PDF: Stephen Driden 20 Feb 1589/90
3. ↑ Parish (Church): Bulwick, County: Northamptonshire, Diocese (Jurisdiction & Geographic): Peterborough. Stephen Dryden apptd rector 1615
4. ↑ W. Harvey, A. Vincent, W.C. Metcalfe. The Visitations of Northamptonshire made in 1564 and 1618-19. London: Mitchell & Hughes, 1887. Online at HathiTrust, page 118: Neale of Wolloston and Hanging Houghton.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. "Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812" [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Ref # 54P/1. Ancestry Record 9198 #9160430.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858" [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 173. LINK.

• Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011. See also WikiTree's source page for Magna Carta Ancestry.
• Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013. See also WikiTree's source page for Royal Ancestry.

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This profile was reviewed and approved for the Magna Carta Project on 14 Jan 2021 by [[[Thiessen-117|Thiessen-117]].

Stephen Dryden appears in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail from Gateway Ancestor Kenelm Cheseldine to Magna Carta Surety Barons Hugh le Bigod and Roger le Bigod (vol. I, pages 433-437 CHESELDINE) that was badged by the Magna Carta Project on 14 Jan 2021. See the trail in the Magna Carta Trails section on the Gateway's profile.

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