Elizabeth (Cope) Dryden (abt. 1529 - bef. 1584)

Born about 1529 in England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of John Dryden Esq — married about 1553 in England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 15 Aug 1584 before about age 55 in England [uncertain]

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Biography

Elizabeth (Cope) Dryden was born in England.

Birth

Elizabeth Cope was the daughter of John Cope (or Coope), Knt., of Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, and Bridget Raleigh.^[1][2][3] Elizabeth's date and place of birth are unknown and are estimated.

Marriage

Elizabeth Cope married John Dryden, Gent.,^[2][3] of Canons Ashby, son of David Dryden, Esq. and Isabel Nicholson.^[1][4] The date and place of their marriage are unknown. They had eight sons and four daughters:^[4]

• Anthony Dryden^[1]
• Erasmus Dryden, Knt.^[1]
• Edward Dryden^[1]
• George Dryden, Gent.^[1]
• John Dryden^[1]
• Thomas Dryden, Gent.^[1]
• Rev. Stephen Dryden, Gent., 7th son, buried February 1636/7, married Ellen Neale and had issue^[1]
• Nicholas Dryden, Gent.^[1]
• Mary Dryden, wife of Francis Foxley, Esq.^[1]
• Elizabeth Dryden^[1]
• Bridget Dryden, died before April 1645, wife of Rev. Francis Merbury and Rev. Thomas Newman^[1]
• Emma Dryden, wife of William Bury, Gent.^[1]

Death

John Dryden left a will dated 15 August 1584, proved 10 September 1584.^[1][5] No credible sources have been found that substantiate Elizabeth's death date. However, it is highly probable that she died before her husband since only children are mentioned in the will of John Dryden. She probably died in Northamptonshire.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14} 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
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 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
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 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
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} 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, entry for Elizabeth Cope.
5. ↑ The National Archives Kew. (accessed 8 Aug 2020). Will of John Dryden. Available for viewing with free account

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

This profile was reviewed and approved for the Magna Carta Project 8 August 2020 by Thiessen-117.

Elizabeth (Cope) Dryden also appears in project-approved/badged trails (reviewed in 2014/2015 and re-reviewed/updated in Sep 2020 by a Magna Carta Project member) from the Marbury Gateway Ancestors (Anne and Katherine) and their cousin, Kenelm Cheseldine, through surety barons Saher de Quincy, Robert de Vere, Richard de Clare, Gilbert de Clare, and John de Lacy. This profile also appears in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail from the Marbury/Cheseldine Gateway Ancestors to Magna Carta Surety Barons Roger le Bigod and Hugh le Bigod (vol. I:433-436, CHESELDINE) that was developed by member A Pendleton and badged 12 Jan 2021 by Thiessen-117. Each of these trails is set out in the Magna Carta Trails sections on the profiles of Bridget Dryden and Kenelm Cheseldine.

See Base Camp for more information about identified Magna Carta trails and their status. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".