sentences:  John Dryden grew up in the village of Titchmarsh.The monuments to the poet Dryden and to his parents Erasmus Dryden and Mary Pickering were erected at Titchmarsh by Elizabeth Creed (daughter of Sir Gilbert Pickering), whose marriage at Titchmarsh in 1668 was attended by Samuel Pepys, who was a cousin of Lady Pickering.Sir Gilbert and his descendants are commemorated by tombs and memorials in Titchmarsh church.