Ancestry of
John Dryden
England's First Poet Laureate
The family tree for John Dryden is still in progress.
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Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for John Dryden
Ichabod Goodwin
27th Governor of New Hampshire
13th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir Hugh le Despencer
Milton Bradley
Founder, Milton Bradley Company
15th cousin 6 times removed
via John, King of England
Milton Bradley
Founder, Milton Bradley Company
16th cousin 5 times removed
via Sir Saher IV de Quincy
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Theatre, TV and Movie Actress
10th cousin 11 times removed
via Ralph de Stafford
Jane Seymour
3rd Wife of King Henry VIII
14th cousin 4 times removed
via Gottfried I, Count of Louvain
Thomas Southworth
(c1617-1669)
Great Migration Immigrant 1628
17th cousin 1 time removed
via Gottfried I, Count of Louvain
Constant Southworth
(c1612 - 1678/9)
Great Migration Immigrant 1628
17th cousin 1 time removed
via Gottfried I, Count of Louvain
Roger Sherman
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
18th cousin 2 times removed
via Gottfried I, Count of Louvain
Caesar Rodney
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
18th cousin 2 times removed
via Gottfried I, Count of Louvain
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