'River02'
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Families covered: Rivers of Chafford

Sir John Rivers of Chafford (Kent), Lord Mayor of London (a 1573)
m. Elizabeth Barnes (dau of Sir George Barnes, Lord Mayor of London)
1. Sir George Rivers of Chafford (MP)
  m. Frances Bower (dau/coheir of William Bower of Sussex)
A. Sir John Rivers, 1st Bart of Chafford (a 1621)
  m. Dorothy Potter (dau/coheir of Thomas Potter of Westerham)
  i. James Rivers 'of Flower, Godstone' (dvp 08.06.1641)
  m. Charity Shirley (dau of Sir John Shirley)
  a. Sir Thomas Rivers, 2nd Bart of Chafford (d unm 1657)
  b. Sir John Rivers, 3rd Bart of Chafford
  m. Anne Hewitt (dau of Sir Thomas Hewitt, Bart of Pishiobury)
  (1) Sir George Rivers, 4th Bart of Chafford
  m. Dorothea Beversham (dau of Sir William Beversham of Holbrooke Hall)
  (A) George Rivers (dvpsp)
  m. Isabella Parker (dau of Philip Parker of Groombridge)
  (B) Dorothea Rivers
  m. Thomas Goodall
  (C) Philadelphia Rivers
  m. George Baker of Mayfield Place
  (D) Henrietta Maria Rivers
  m. Joseph Webb
  (E) Margaret Rivers
  m. John Groombridge of Tunbridge
  (F)+ other issue (d young)
  (2) Thomas Rivers (prebendary of Winchester)
  m. Mary Holbroke (dau of Richard Holbroke)
  (A) Sir John Rivers, 5th Bart of Chafford (d unm 1742)
  (B) Sir Peter Rivers, 6th Bart of Chafford (prebendary of Winchester)
  m. (1768) Martha Coxe (dau of William Coxe, sister of Rev. William of Bemerton)
  (i) Sir Thomas Rivers, 7th Bart of Chafford (d unm 03.02.1805)
  (ii) Sir James Rivers, 8th Bart of Chafford (d unm 27.09.1805)
  (iii) Sir Henry Rivers, 9th Bart of Chafford (d 07.07.1851, rector of Martyr Worthy, 4th son) had issue
  m. (02.05.1812) Charlotte Eales (dau of Samuel Eales of Cranbury, m2. Herny William Cobb of Salisbury)
  (iv) Emilia Henrietta Rivers
  m. (1806) Sir Francis Freeling, Bart
  (v) Maria Rivers
  m. (1805) Sir Benjamin Stephenson (General)
(vi) Louisa Rivers
  m. (1812) Joseph Story of Bingfield
  (vii)+ other issue - William (d 10.04.1794), Mary (d 11.05.1807), Anne Margaret (d 22.02.1784)
  B. George Rivers of Hadlow, Kent had issue
  C. William Rivers of London (a 1634, grocer)
  The following comes from Visitation (London,Rivers, 1634).
  m. Elizabeth Cobbet (dau of Thomas Cobbet of London)
  i. Edward Rivers (a 1634)
  D. Alice Rivers
  m. Sir George Courthorpe of Wyleigh
  E. Elizabeth Rivers
  m1. Nicholas Rowe of Muswell Hill (b c1568, d 17.08.1616)
  It appears that Elizabeth also married ...
  m2. Matthew Honywood of Charing (d c10.1638)
The following comes from Visitation (London, Rivres (sic), 1568).
2. (Sir) John Rivers
  A. Elizabeth Rivers apparently of this generation
  m. George Evelyn of Everley and West Dean
3.+ other issue - Henry, Richard, William, Edward, Alice, Elizabeth, Dorothy

Main source(s): BP1870 (Rivers, Baronets)
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