John Dryden Esq
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John Dryden Esq (1525 - 1584)

John "of Canons Ashby" Dryden Esq aka Driden
Born in Cumberland, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married about 1553 in Englandmap [uncertain]
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 59 in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, Englandmap
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Contents

Biography

John Dryden (or Driden), esq. of Canons Ashby, co. Northants.[1][2]

Origins

According to Thrush & Ferris (2010), John Dryden migrated from Cumberland and settled at Canons Ashby."[2]

Marriage

Dryden married Elizabeth Cope, dau. of Sir John Cope.[1][2] [3][4][5][6]

They are the parents of:

m. (in or bef. 1580) Frances (d. 16 Feb. 1631; bur. Canons Ashby), younger dau. of William Wilkes of Hodnell, co. Warws. & co-h. of her bros. Robert of Hodnell.[2]

Death

John Dryden left a will dated 15 August 1584, proved 10 September 1584. In it, among other provisions, he:[3][7]

  • requested burial at Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire
  • named:
    • his children Erasmus (his oldest son), George (his second son), Elizabeth, John, Thomas, Bridget, Emma, Nicholas, Stephen and Mary (giving her married name Foxley)
    • his nephews David[?] Dryden and Christopher Dryden
    • his son Erasmus's children son John and daughters Frances and Elizabeth
    • his "cozen" William Dryden
    • his sister Elizabeth Marwell
  • appointed his son Erasmus executor, with his son George as fallback executor

Editor Notes

Second-hand sources for later investigation

  • Collins (1720) The genealogy in here may not be the last word, but it does quote the will.

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cokayne, G.E.C. (1900). "Dryden or Driden," in Complete Baronetage 1611-1625, I, pp. 128-9. Exeter: W. Pollard. Archive.org. eBook.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Thrush & Ferris, J.P. (2010). Dryden, Sir Erasmus, 1st Bt. (1553-1632), of Canons Ashby, Northants. HOP. Web.
  3. 3.0 3.1 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, pages 433-436 CHESELDINE 15, Elizabeth Cope
  4. Weis, Frederick Lewis. The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Descent from Gilbert de Clare. Line 34-16. Pg 45. $ Free Ancestry Image
  5. William Harvey, Walter C, Metcalfe, and Augustine Vincent. The visitations of Northamptonshire made in 1564 and 1618-19: with Northamptonshire pedigrees from various Harleian mss. London : Mitchell & Hughes. 1887. pg 15, Cope of Cope's Ashby
  6. Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), Volume II, pages 145-147, CHESELDINE 20 iii, entry for Elizabeth Cope.
  7. The National Archives Kew, ref. PROB-11-67-298, Will of John Dryden. Available for viewing with free account

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Hi

It looks like the children of John Dryden & Elizabeth Cope each have 2 profiles, since the IDs at the top of the page are different from the IDs in the links they have under the Marriage section.

here's the different ID's, with the links from the top of the page 1st, and the links under Marriage 2nd

Anthony Dryden: Dryden-34 Dryden-92.

Sir Erasmus Dryden: Dryden-7 Dryden-86.

Mary Dryden: Dryden-36 Dryden-89.

Edward Dryden: Dryden-37 Dryden-93.

George Dryden: Dryden-38 Dryden-95.

John Dryden: Dryden-39 Dryden-84.

Elizabeth Dryden: Dryden-40 Dryden-90.

Thomas Dryden: Dryden-41 Dryden-91.

Bridget Dryden: Dryden-32 Dryden-88.

Stephen Dryden: Dryden-42 Dryden-94.

Emma Dryden: Dryden-43 Dryden-87.

Nicholas Dryden: Dryden-44 Dryden-83.

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