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Female Aft 1563 - Aft 1644  (> 80 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Bridget Dryden was born after 1563 in of Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England (daughter of John Dryden and Elizabeth Cope); died after 12 Feb 1644.

    Bridget married Rev. Francis Marbury in 1587. Francis (son of William Marbury and Agnes Lenton) was born before 27 Aug 1555; was christened on 27 Aug 1555 in St. Pancras, London, England; died before 14 Feb 1610. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Mrs. Ann Marbury Hutchinson was born before 20 Jul 1591; was christened on 20 Jul 1591 in Alford, Lincolnshire, England; died about Aug 1643 in New Netherland, in what is now the Bronx.
    2. Katherine Marbury was born about 1610; died on 2 May 1687 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Dryden was born in of Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England (son of David Dryden and Isabel Nicholson); died on 30 Sep 1584; was buried in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England.

    Notes:

    His will of 15 Aug 1584 directed his burial in Ashby Church, "near unto the place where John Cope, knight, is buried," adding "And although I doe not allow of pomp in burials, yet for some reasonable considerations I will that the stone that I have already prepared shall be layede upon my grave, and my arms and my wyve's graven in brasse thereupon."

    John married Elizabeth Cope in 1551. Elizabeth (daughter of John Cope and Bridget Raleigh) died after 15 Aug 1584. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Cope (daughter of John Cope and Bridget Raleigh); died after 15 Aug 1584.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: Aft 30 Sep 1584

    Children:
    1. Erasmus Dryden died on 22 May 1632.
    2. Nicholas Dryden
    3. 1. Bridget Dryden was born after 1563 in of Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England; died after 12 Feb 1644.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  David Dryden was born in of Staffle Hill, Walton, Cumberland, England (son of William Dryden); died after 1540.

    David married Isabel Nicholson. Isabel (daughter of William Nicholson) was born about 1504 in of Staffle Hill, Walton, Cumberland, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Isabel Nicholson was born about 1504 in of Staffle Hill, Walton, Cumberland, England (daughter of William Nicholson).
    Children:
    1. 2. John Dryden was born in of Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England; died on 30 Sep 1584; was buried in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England.

  3. 6.  John Cope was born in of Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England (son of William Cope and Jane Spencer); died on 21 Jan 1558.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: 22 Jan 1558

    Notes:

    Or Coope. Sheriff of Northamptonshire 1545-6. Knight of the shire for Northamptonshire, 1547. Knighted May 1549 or Mar 1550 (accounts differ). In 1538 he purchased Canons Ashby from Sir Francis Bryan and became a grazier and wool producer. His History of Parliament entry is here.

    John Cope and Bridget Raleigh were:

    Great-great grandparents of John Dryden (1631-1700) poet, critic, playwright, and Poet Laureate of England.

    Great-great-great grandparents of Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), satirist, poet, and author of Gulliver's Travels.

    Grandparents of Elizabeth Boyle (d. 1622), who married, as his second wife, Edmund Spenser (d. 1599), author of The Faerie Queene.

    And great-great grandparents of Anne Marbury (Anne Hutchinson), (1591-1643), religious visionary and central figure in the Antinomianism controversy that rocked the early Massachusetts Bay Colony.

    John married Bridget Raleigh. Bridget (daughter of Edward Raleigh and Anne Chamberlain) died before Jun 1542. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Bridget Raleigh (daughter of Edward Raleigh and Anne Chamberlain); died before Jun 1542.
    Children:
    1. 3. Elizabeth Cope died after 15 Aug 1584.
    2. Joan Cope
    3. Anthony Cope was born in of Adstone, Northamptonshire, England; died between 6 Jun 1558 and 20 Dec 1558.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William Dryden was born in of Walton, Cumberland, England.
    Children:
    1. 4. David Dryden was born in of Staffle Hill, Walton, Cumberland, England; died after 1540.

  2. 10.  William Nicholson was born in of Staffle Hill, Walton, Cumberland, England.
    Children:
    1. 5. Isabel Nicholson was born about 1504 in of Staffle Hill, Walton, Cumberland, England.

  3. 12.  William Cope was born about 1440 in of Banbury, Oxfordshire, England (son of Alexander Cope); died on 7 Apr 1513 in Hanwell Manor, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England; was buried in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: Abt 1450, of Banbury, Oxfordshire, England

    Notes:

    Cofferer of the household of Henry VII. Serjeant of Catery, and later of the Poultry. Steward of Worpledon and Witeby, 1510. Constable of Porchester Castle, 1511. Lieutenant of Southbere Forest. Steward and Bailiff of Bedhampton. Secretary to the Duchess of Savoy, 1513.

    Alleged in some online sources to have fought at Bosworth, a claim we have been unable to confirm.

    Royal Ancestry (vol. III, p. 242) has him as cofferer to Henry VIII rather than VII, but we assume that to be a typographical error.

    Cofferer of the household of Henry VII. Serjeant of Catery, and later of the Poultry. Steward of Worpledon and Witeby, 1510. Constable of Porchester Castle, 1511. Lieutenant of Southbere Forest. Steward and Bailiff of Bedhampton. Secretary to the Duchess of Savoy, 1513.

    Burgess to Parliament from Ludgershall, Wiltshire, 1491-92.

    Alleged in some online sources to have fought at Bosworth, a claim we have been unable to confirm.

    Royal Ancestry (vol. III, p. 242) has him as cofferer to Henry VIII rather than VII, but we assume that to be a typographical error.

    William married Jane Spencer before 15 Sep 1496. Jane (daughter of John Spencer and Anne Empson) was born about 1462; died on 12 Feb 1526 in Hanwell Manor, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England; was buried in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 13.  Jane Spencer was born about 1462 (daughter of John Spencer and Anne Empson); died on 12 Feb 1526 in Hanwell Manor, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England; was buried in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: 12 Feb 1525

    Notes:

    Also called Joan. She was William Cope's third wife.

    Children:
    1. 6. John Cope was born in of Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England; died on 21 Jan 1558.

  5. 14.  Edward Raleigh was born about 1470 in of Farnborough, Warwickshire, England (son of Edward Raleigh and Margaret Verney); died after 25 Aug 1508.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: Between 25 Aug 1507 and 1508

    Edward married Anne Chamberlain between 1496 and 1505. Anne (daughter of Richard Chamberlain and Sybil Fowler) died after 1529. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 15.  Anne Chamberlain (daughter of Richard Chamberlain and Sybil Fowler); died after 1529.
    Children:
    1. 7. Bridget Raleigh died before Jun 1542.
    2. Mary Raleigh died before 1523.


Generation: 5

  1. 24.  Alexander Cope was born in of Bramshill, Hampshire, England (son of William Cope and (Unknown daughter of William Gossage)).
    Children:
    1. 12. William Cope was born about 1440 in of Banbury, Oxfordshire, England; died on 7 Apr 1513 in Hanwell Manor, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England; was buried in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England.

  2. 26.  John Spencer was born about 1438 in of Hodnell, Warwickshire, England (son of Henry Spencer and Isabel); died on 4 Jan 1497 in Hodnell, Warwickshire, England.

    John married Anne Empson. Anne (daughter of Peter Empson and Elizabeth Joseph) died before 1483. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 27.  Anne Empson (daughter of Peter Empson and Elizabeth Joseph); died before 1483.
    Children:
    1. 13. Jane Spencer was born about 1462; died on 12 Feb 1526 in Hanwell Manor, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England; was buried in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England.

  4. 28.  Edward Raleigh was born on 20 Jan 1441 in of Farnborough, Warwickshire, England (son of William Raleigh and Elizabeth Greene); died between 20 Jun 1509 and 4 May 1513.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: 20 Jan 1443, of Farnborough, Warwickshire, England
    • Alternate death: Between 20 Jun 1509 and 6 Jun 1513

    Notes:

    Sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire 1467-68, 1495-96, 1506-07.

    Sixth in descent from John Raleigh of Farnborough who married Joan de Grey of the Rotherfield Grays, according to Memorials of the Danvers Family (citation details below).

    Edward married Margaret Verney in 1467. Margaret (daughter of Ralph Verney, Mayor of London and Emma) died after 1508. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 29.  Margaret Verney (daughter of Ralph Verney, Mayor of London and Emma); died after 1508.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: Bef 20 Jun 1509

    Children:
    1. 14. Edward Raleigh was born about 1470 in of Farnborough, Warwickshire, England; died after 25 Aug 1508.

  6. 30.  Richard Chamberlain was born between 1436 and 1439 in of Coates in Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire, England (son of Richard Chamberlain and Margaret Knyvet); died on 28 Aug 1496; was buried in Shirburn, Oxfordshire, England.

    Richard married Sybil Fowler before 30 Nov 1476. Sybil (daughter of Richard Fowler and Joan Danvers) died in 1525; was buried in Shirburn, Oxfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 31.  Sybil Fowler (daughter of Richard Fowler and Joan Danvers); died in 1525; was buried in Shirburn, Oxfordshire, England.
    Children:
    1. 15. Anne Chamberlain died after 1529.


Generation: 6

  1. 48.  William Cope was born in of Spratton, Northamptonshire, England (son of John Cope and Joan Newenham); died after 1487.

    Notes:

    Possibly a son of the John Cope who was sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1401 and 1405, knight of the shire for Northamptonshire several times in the late 1300s and early 1400s, and who died in 1417.

    William married (Unknown daughter of William Gossage). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 49.  (Unknown daughter of William Gossage) (daughter of William Gossage).
    Children:
    1. 24. Alexander Cope was born in of Bramshill, Hampshire, England.

  3. 52.  Henry Spencer was born between 1400 and 1409 in of Badby, Northamptonshire, England; died after 1 Jun 1469.

    Notes:

    Earliest known member of this line. The pedigree in the 1619 Visitation of Warwickshire linking this Spencer family with the Despencers has been disproved.

    Henry married Isabel before 1444. Isabel died between 4 Mar 1478 and 3 Mar 1479. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 53.  Isabel died between 4 Mar 1478 and 3 Mar 1479.

    Notes:

    Stott (citation details below) says that they married "before 1444, when together they joined the Guild of the Holy Cross." But Stott also estimates the birth of their jon John as 1438, so presumably they were married in that year or before.

    Children:
    1. 26. John Spencer was born about 1438 in of Hodnell, Warwickshire, England; died on 4 Jan 1497 in Hodnell, Warwickshire, England.
    2. William Spencer was born about 1444 in of Radbourne, Warwickshire, England; died before 1496.
    3. Thomas Spencer was born about 1452 in of Badby, Northamptonshire, England; died between 30 Jun 1493 and 15 Sep 1496 in Badby, Northamptonshire, England.

  5. 54.  Peter Empson was born in of Easton Neston, Northamptonshire, England; died in 1473.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: of Towcester, Northamptonshire, England

    Notes:

    "The story that [Richard Empson] was the son of a sieve maker, first recorded by John Stow, was adopted by Francis Bacon but has no known factual basis--Peter Empson was of local consequence in Northamptonshire, holding property at Towcester and in nearby Easton Neston." [Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]

    Peter married Elizabeth Joseph. Elizabeth died after 1474. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 55.  Elizabeth Joseph died after 1474.
    Children:
    1. 27. Anne Empson died before 1483.
    2. Elizabeth Empson died after 1521.
    3. Richard Empson, Speaker of the House of Commons was born about 1450; died on 17 Aug 1510 in Tower Hill, London, England.

  7. 56.  William Raleigh was born in of Farnborough, Warwickshire, England (son of John Ralegh and Idoine Cotesford); died on 5 Oct 1460.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: 15 Oct 1460

    William married Elizabeth Greene about 1440. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 57.  Elizabeth Greene (daughter of Thomas Greene and Philippa Ferrers).
    Children:
    1. 28. Edward Raleigh was born on 20 Jan 1441 in of Farnborough, Warwickshire, England; died between 20 Jun 1509 and 4 May 1513.

  9. 58.  Ralph Verney, Mayor of London was born in of Middle Claydon, Buckinghamshire, England (son of Ralph Verney); died on 16 Jun 1478; was buried in St. Martin Pomary, Ironmonger Lane, London, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: Abt 1420, of Fleet Marston, Buckinghamshire, England

    Notes:

    A citizen and mercer of London. Lord Mayor of London, 1465.

    Sheriff of London (jointly with John Styward), 1456. Alderman of London, 1457-78. Knighted by Edward IV on 21 May 1470, following a successful defense of London against a company of bandits led by Thomas Fauconbridge.

    MP for London 1459, 1469, 1472-75.

    Ralph married Emma. Emma died after 25 Jun 1478. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 59.  Emma died after 25 Jun 1478.
    Children:
    1. 29. Margaret Verney died after 1508.

  11. 60.  Richard Chamberlain was born between 1391 and 1392 in of Coates in Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire, England (son of Richard Chamberlain and Margaret Lovaine); died before 17 Mar 1439.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: Abt 1386
    • Alternate birth: Abt 1392, of Tilsworth, Bedfordshire, England

    Richard married Margaret Knyvet before 1436. Margaret (daughter of John Knyvet and Elizabeth Clifton) was born about 1412; died before 12 May 1458. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 61.  Margaret Knyvet was born about 1412 (daughter of John Knyvet and Elizabeth Clifton); died before 12 May 1458.
    Children:
    1. 30. Richard Chamberlain was born between 1436 and 1439 in of Coates in Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire, England; died on 28 Aug 1496; was buried in Shirburn, Oxfordshire, England.

  13. 62.  Richard Fowler was born in of Sherburne, Oxfordshire, England (son of William Fowler and Cecily Englefield); died between 1 Nov 1477 and 19 Nov 1477.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: Abt 1425, of Rycote, Oxfordshire, England
    • Alternate death: 1478

    Notes:

    Solicitor for the King 1461-70; knight of the shire for Buckinghamshire 1467-68; Chancellor of the Exchequer 1469-71; Under-treasurer of England 1471-77. Knighted by Edward IV and made Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1471-77.

    Richard married Joan Danvers. Joan (daughter of John Danvers and Joan Bruley) died on 5 Apr 1505. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  14. 63.  Joan Danvers (daughter of John Danvers and Joan Bruley); died on 5 Apr 1505.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: Between 1 Feb 1505 and 14 Apr 1505

    Children:
    1. 31. Sybil Fowler died in 1525; was buried in Shirburn, Oxfordshire, England.


 

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