Peerage Record – 37229

     Richard Dryden is the son of Henry Dryden.²
     He was living in 1708.¹

     James Dryden was the son of Edward Dryden and Elizabeth Allen.² He married Elizabeth Dunch.¹ He died in 1694.¹

     Elizabeth Dunch married James Dryden, son of Edward Dryden and Elizabeth Allen.¹
     She lived at London, England^G.¹ Her married name became Dryden.

     Sir John Dryden, 1st Bt. was baptised on 11 November 1752.¹ He was the son of Sir Edward Turner, 2nd Bt. and Cassandra Leigh.² He married Elizabeth Dryden, daughter of Bevill Dryden and Mary Dubber, on 14 May 1781.² He died on 14 August 1797 at age 44.¹
     He was given the name of John Turner at birth.² He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, England^G.² He gained the rank of Captain in the 1st Foot.² On 16 December 1791 his name was legally changed to John Dryden by Royal Licence.² He held the office of Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1792.² He was appointed Knight in 1793.² He was created 1st Baronet Dryden, of Canons Ashby, co. Northampton [Great Britain] on 2 May 1795.²

     Sir John Edward Dryden, 2nd Bt. was born on 17 September 1782.¹ He was the son of Sir John Dryden, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Dryden.² He died on 29 September 1818 at age 36, unmarried.¹
     He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Dryden, of Canons Ashby, co. Northampton [G.B., 1795] on 14 August 1797.¹

     Reverend Sir Henry Dryden, 3rd Bt. was born on 7 July 1787.¹ He was the son of Sir John Dryden, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Dryden.² He married Elizabeth Hutchinson, daughter of Reverend Julius Hutchinson, on 31 July 1817.¹ He died on 17 November 1837 at age 50.¹
     He graduated from Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Dryden, of Canons Ashby, co. Northampton [G.B., 1795] on 29 September 1818.¹ He was the Vicar at Ambrosden, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He was the Vicar at Leek Wootton, Warwickshire, England^G.¹

     Reverend Julius Hutchinson lived at Owthorpe, Nottinghamshire, England^G.¹ He lived at Woodhall Park, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹

     Elizabeth Hutchinson was the daughter of Reverend Julius Hutchinson.² She married Reverend Sir Henry Dryden, 3rd Bt., son of Sir John Dryden, 1st Bt. and Elizabeth Dryden, on 31 July 1817.¹ She died on 22 November 1851.¹
     From 31 July 1817, her married name became Dryden.

     Sir Henry Edward Leigh Dryden, 4th/7th Bt. was born on 17 August 1818.¹ He was the son of Reverend Sir Henry Dryden, 3rd Bt. and Elizabeth Hutchinson.² He married Frances Tredcroft, daughter of Reverend Robert Tredcroft and Frances Katherine Brooke-Pechell, on 24 January 1865.¹ He died on 24 July 1899 at age 80.¹
     He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Dryden, of Canons Ashby, co. Northampton [G.B., 1795] on 17 November 1837.¹ He graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Turner, of Ambrosden, co. Oxford [G.B., 1733] on 24 March 1874.¹

     Reverend Robert Tredcroft was baptised on 12 January 1792 at Horsham, Sussex, England^G.² He was the son of Nathaniel Tredcroft and Sarah Steele.² He married Frances Katherine Brooke-Pechell, daughter of Maj.-Gen. Sir Thomas Brooke-Pechell, 2nd Bt. and Charlotte Clavering, on 3 August 1824 at Hampton Court Palace, London, England^G.³ He died on 19 December 1846 at age 54.^2,4
     He was the Rector at Tangmere, Sussex, England^G.¹