'River02'
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Families covered: Rivers of Chafford
| Richard Rivers | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Thomas Rivers | ||||||||||||||
| A. | John Rivers | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Richard Rivers (a temp Edward IV who r. 1461-1483) | ||||||||||||||
| a. | William Rivers | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Edward Rivers | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | Richard Rivers of Penshurst, Kent | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Sir John Rivers of Chafford (Kent), Lord Mayor of London (a 1573) - continued below | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Barnes (dau of Sir George Barnes, Lord Mayor of London) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | daughter probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Streatfield of Chiddingstone, Kent (b 1514, d 1559) | |||||||||||||||
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| Sir John Rivers of Chafford (Kent), Lord Mayor of London (a 1573) - continued above | |||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Barnes (dau of Sir George Barnes (Barne), Lord Mayor of London) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Sir George Rivers of Chafford (MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Frances Bower (dau/coheir of William Bower or Bowyer of Sussex) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir John Rivers, 1st Bart of Chafford (b c1579, d c1651) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Dorothy Potter (dau/coheir of Thomas Potter of Westerham) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | James Rivers 'of Flower, Godstone' (bpt 15.12.1603, dvp 08.06.1641, 2nd son?) | ||||||||||||||
| m(1). Charity Shirley (dau of Sir John Shirley of Wiston) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir Thomas Rivers, 2nd Bart of Chafford (d unm 1657) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Sir John Rivers, 3rd Bart of Chafford (d c1679) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.02.1662/3) Anne Hewitt (d before 04.1689, dau of Sir Thomas Hewitt or Hewett, Bart of Pishiobury (by Margaret, dau of Sir William Lytton), sister/coheir of George, Viscount Hewett) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir George Rivers, 4th Bart of Chafford (b 01.04.1665, bur 09.08.1734) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c01.1688/9) Dorothea Beversham (b c1671, dau of Sir William Beversham of Holbrooke Hall by Dorothy) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | George Rivers (dvpsp, 2nd spm) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Isabella Parker (dau of Philip Parker of Groombridge) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Dorothea Rivers | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Goodall of Duke Street | |||||||||||||||
| (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 or unm) - Beversham, Thomas, William, Anne, Charlotte, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Thomas Rivers (b c1668, d 08.09.1731, prebendary of Winchester, rector of Easton, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Holbroke (dau of Richard Holbroke or Holbrooke of the Isle of Wight) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir John Rivers, 5th Bart of Chafford (b c1718, d unm 24.03.1742/3) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Sir Peter Rivers, later Rivers-Gay, 6th Bart of Chafford (b c1721, d 20.07.1790, prebendary of Winchester) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1768) Martha Coxe (b 09.09.1749, d c1835,dau of William Coxe, sister of Rev. William of Bemerton (by Martha), sister of Rev. William) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir Thomas Rivers or Rivers-Gay, 7th Bart of Chafford (b c1770, d unm 03.02.1805) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Sir James Rivers, 8th Bart of Chafford (bpt 11.06.1772, d unm 27.09.1805) | ||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Sir Henry Rivers, 9th Bart of Chafford (b c1779, d 07.07.1851, rector of Martyr Worthy, 4th son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.05.1812) Charlotte Eales (d 28.03.1870, dau of Samuel Eales of Cranbury, m2. Henry William Cobb of Salisbury) | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Emilia Henrietta Rivers (d 19.12.1812) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (20.08.1805) Sir Francis Freeling, 1st Bart (d 10.07.1836) | |||||||||||||||
| (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) | ||||||||||||||
| (C)+ | other issue - James, Anne (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue - John (dsp), James (dsp, Colonel), Margaret, Anne | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Elizabeth Rivers | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Bodenham | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Charity Rivers | ||||||||||||||
| m1. John Eldred of Saxham | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Thomas Lee of Cotton | |||||||||||||||
| e. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Hambden | |||||||||||||||
| f. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Bridger of Westerham | |||||||||||||||
| g.+ | other issue - James (dsp), son (d young), 4 daughters (d unm?) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | George Rivers (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Barrington | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Nizell Rivers of Oakham (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. ?? (widow of _ Culpepper) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Elizabeth Rivers | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Baker of Mayfield | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Dorothy Rivers | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Newton of Southover | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | Cicely Rivers | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Robert Goodwin of Fairleigh | |||||||||||||||
| vii.+ | other issue - Potter (bpt 11.08.1602, bur 12.08.1621), John (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Dulcibella Colnett (b 1578-9, d 22.05.1657, dau of Barnabas Colnett of Combley (by Elizabeth, sister of Sir Richard Mills), widow of Nicholas Love of Winchester) | |||||||||||||||
| 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 Rev. Thomas Cobbet of London) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Edward Rivers (a 1634) | ||||||||||||||
| D. | Alice Rivers | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir George Courthorpe of Wyleigh (d 1642) | |||||||||||||||
| 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), Wotton (vol 1, 1771, Rivers of Chafford), TCB (vol 1, Rivers of Chafford)
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