Selected Families and Individuals from the Edwards ancestry and their descendants.


Richard SCOTT 1. Richard married Katherine MARBURY on 02 Jun 1632 in Berkhamsted, Hertford, England.

Katherine MARBURY [Parents] 1 was born about 1610 in of, London, London, England. She died on 02 May 1687 in Rhode Island, USA. Katherine married Richard SCOTT on 02 Jun 1632 in Berkhamsted, Hertford, England.

SOURCE:  Birth date, death place, marriage place, and date of sealing to
spouse from the Ancestral File.


Robert MARBURY 1 was born about 1490 in Lowick, Northampton, England. He died in 1545 in of, Girsby, Lincoln, England. Robert married Catherine.

SOURCE:  Data for the family of Robert Marbury and his wife Catherine are
taken from a FGRC Archive Record submitted by Cloyde Wood Anderton, 57 South 700
East, Salt Lake City, Utah, which lists:
 - Vivians "Visitations of the County of Devon";
 - "The Marbury Ancestry" by Meredith B. Colket, Jr.

NOTE:  Birth place also given as Burgh-upon-Bain, Lincolnshire, England.

Catherine 1 was born about 1494 in Girsby, Lincoln, England. She died on 17 Aug 1525 in Girsby, Lincoln, England. Catherine married Robert MARBURY.

NOTE:  Name may have been spelled "Katherine."

They had the following children.

  M i William MARBURY was born about 1524. He died in 1581.

Thomas MIDDLETON 1. Thomas married Mary MARBURY.

Mary MARBURY [Parents] 1 was born about 1550 in Girsby, Lincoln, England. Mary married Thomas MIDDLETON.


Edward MARBURY [Parents] 1 was born about 1552 in Girsby, Lincoln, England. He died on 05 Jul 1605. Edward married Mary WELCOME on 11 Jun 1582.

Mary WELCOME 1. Mary married Edward MARBURY on 11 Jun 1582.


William BLOXHOLME 1. William married Anne MARBURY.

Anne MARBURY [Parents] 1 was christened on 04/04 Mar 1556/1557 in of, Girsby, Lincoln, England. Anne married William BLOXHOLME.


Christopher WENTWORTH 1. Christopher married Catherine MARBURY on 19 Aug 1583 in St. Peters Gowts, London, London, England.

Catherine MARBURY [Parents] 1 was born about 1560 in of, Girsby, Lincoln, England. Catherine married Christopher WENTWORTH on 19 Aug 1583 in St. Peters Gowts, London, London, England.


David DRYDEN 1 was born about 1513 in of, Staffe Hill, Cumberland, England. David married Isabel NICHOLSON.

SOURCE:  Data for the family of David Dryden and Isabel Nicholson are taken
from a FGRC Archive Record submitted by Mrs. Wealth M. Reeves, 299 North 7th
West, Cedar City, Utah, which lists:
 - History of Northamptonshire, England.
 - Norths. 3 Vol. 2;
 - Orville S. Johnson.

NOTE:  Birth date also given as abt 1500.

Isabel NICHOLSON 1 was born about 1504 in of, Staffe Hill, Cumberland, England. Isabel married David DRYDEN.

SOURCE:  Birth and LDS Ordinance information for Isabel Nicholson are taken
from an FGRC Archive Record submitted to the Genealogical Society by Mrs. Wealth
M. Reeves, 299 North 7th West, Cedar City, Utah.

NOTE:  The 1988 IGI for Cumberland, England (A-0221) does not contain a birth
entry for Isabel Nicholson.

NOTE:  Birth date also given as abt 1517.

NOTE:  Submitted for sealing to parents in the Seattle Temple by the Rey L.
Pratt, Jr. Family Association, 14 Aug 1991.

They had the following children.

  M i John DRYDEN [Esquire] was born about 1525. He died on 03 Sep 1584.
  M ii Thomas DRYDEN was born about 1527.
  F iii
Anne DRYDEN 1 was born about 1530 in Staffe Hill, Cumberland, England.
  F iv Isabel DRYDEN was born about 1532.
  F v
Frances DRYDEN 1 was born about 1534 in Staffe Hill, Cumberland, England.
  F vi
Elizabeth DRYDEN 1 was born about 1536 in Staffe Hill, Cumberland, England.

John COPE [Sir] 1 was born about 1498 in Canons Ashby, Northampton, England. He died on 22/22 Jan 1557/1558. John married Bridget RALEIGH.

Other marriages:
MALLORY, Mary
TAME, Margaret

SOURCE:  Data for the family of John Cope and Bridget Raleigh are taken from a
FGRC Archive Record submitted by Verna B. Judd, 707 North Grand Street, Mesa,
Arizona, which lists:
 - Eng Pub Ae3s Vol 4, p. 210.

PROBLEM:  With dates as shown, John's mother was 51 when he was born.
Research is needed to verify the dates.

SOURCE:  Also from Amy Cardon Odell, 3433 Tice Creek Drive #1, Walnut Creek,
CA 94595, who lists:
 - Burke, Prominent Families of U.S.A., Vol. I;
 - New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Jan 1944;
 - Weis, Frederick Lewis, Th.D., "Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came
    to New England between 1623 and 1650," Lancaster, Mass. 1950.
 - Sheriff of Northampton 1545, M.P. 1547, Line 14 Number 38 (14-38);
 - Jared Pratt Family Organization.

NOTE:  Birth date also given as abt 1475, of Canons Abbey, Northampton,
England.  Marriage date given as abt 1541.

NOTE:  The 1988 IGI for Northampton, England (C-0483) does not contain a birth
entry for John Cope.

NOTE:  Submitted for sealing to parents in the Seattle Temple by the Rey L.
Pratt, Jr. Family Association, 14 Aug 1991.

Bridget RALEIGH 1 was born about 1506 in of, Farnborough, Warwick, England. Bridget married John COPE [Sir].

SOURCE:  Amy Cardon Odell, 3433 Tice Creek Drive #1, Walnut Creek, CA 94595,
who lists:
 - New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. XCVIII;
 - Burkes:  Perrage and Barontage;
 - Weis, Frederick Lewis, Th.D., "Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came
    to New England between 1623-1650."  Lancaster, Mass, 1950, Line 14-38.

NOTE:  The Ancestral File gives Bridget's birth place as "of Canons Ashby,
Northampton, England.  Weis gives birthplace as Canons Abbey, Northampton.

NOTE:  Date of birth also given as abt 1500.

They had the following children.

  M i Erasmus COPE was born about 1526.
  M ii George COPE was born about 1528.
  F iii Elizabeth COPE was born about 1529.
  M iv
Anthony COPE 1 was born about 1531 in Canons Ashby, Northampton, England.
  M v Anthony COPE was born about 1533. He died in 1558.
  F vi Joan COPE was born about 1535.

Erasmus DRYDEN [Sir] [Parents] 1 was born on 20 Dec 1553 in Canons Ashby, Northampton, England. He died on 22 May 1632 in Warwick, England. Erasmus married Frances WILKES.

SOURCE:  Place of death from the Ancestral File.

PROBLEM:  With dates as shown, Erasmus was born 8 years before his parents'
marriage.  Research is needed to verify the dates.

Frances WILKES 1. Frances married Erasmus DRYDEN [Sir].


Francis FOXLEY 1. Francis married Mary DRYDEN.

Mary DRYDEN [Parents] 1 was born about 1555 in Canons Ashby, Northampton, England. She died on 07 Dec 1617. Mary married Francis FOXLEY.

PROBLEM:  With dates as shown, Mary was born 6 years before his parents'
marriage.  Research is needed to verify the dates.

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