The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Ancestry report for Dorothea Rivers [Beversham], daughter of Sir William Beversham and Dorothy Beversham [Hewett]
Generation No. 1
1. Dorothea Rivers [Beversham] was the daughter of (2) Sir William Beversham and (3) Dorothy Beversham [Hewett]. She was born c 1665; died 1724; buried Mar 1724
She married Sir George Rivers on 29th Jan 1688/89 at Holbrooke Hall, Holbrook, Suffolk, Rivers, Sir George, baronet of Chafford county, Kent, bachelor, 24, and Dorothy Bevesham, spinster, 18, with consent of her mother Dame Dorothy Beversham, widow. He was born 1st Apr 1665 at Penshurst, Kent; died Aug 1734; buried 9th Aug 1734 at Tottenham, Edmonton. They had the following children:
iGeorge who was born c 1689 Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent
iiDorothy who was born 1691 Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 15th Sep 1691 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
iiiBeversham who was born 1692 Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 29th Sep 1692 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 1713
ivAnn who was born 1694 London; christened 20th Apr 1694 St Andrew, Holbron, London
vPhiladelphia who was born 1695 Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 13th Jul 1695 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
viHenrietta Maria who was born 1696 Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 7th Sep 1696 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
viiCharlotte who was born 18th Sep 1697 Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 11th Oct 1697 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died c 1718
viiiGeorge who was born 27th Sep 1698 Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 24th Oct 1698 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died before 1734
ixMargaret who was born 13th Jul 1700 Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 4th Aug 1700 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 1734 Tonbridge, Kent, aged 24 years; buried 8th Jun 1734 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
xThomas who was born 1703 Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 15th Nov 1703 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
xiElizabeth who was born 1710
 
Generation No. 2
2. Sir William Beversham He was born c 1620
He married Dorothy Hewett on c 1655. She was born 1630; christened 11th May 1630 at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster, London. They had the following children:
iDorothea who was born c 1665; died 1724; buried Mar 1724
 
3. Dorothy Beversham [Hewett] was the daughter of (4) Thomas Hewett and (5) Frances Hewett [Hobart]. She was born 1630; christened 11th May 1630 at St Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster, London
She married Sir William Beversham on c 1655. He was born c 1620. They had the following children:
iDorothea who was born c 1665; died 1724; buried Mar 1724
 
Generation No. 3
4. Thomas Hewett was the son of (6) Sir William Hewett and (7) Elizabeth Hewett [Wiseman]. He was born c 1605; died 4th Aug 1662
He married (1) Frances Hobart on 1629 at London. She was born c 1610
He married (2) Margaret Lytton on 1629 at London. She was born c 1610. They had the following children:
iDorothy who was born 1630; christened 11th May 1630 St Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster, London
iiLady Anne who was born c 1636; died 1688; buried 8th Feb 1688 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, no affidavit brought. 50 shillings to the church wardens for the poor
 
5. Frances Hewett [Hobart] She was born c 1610
She married Thomas Hewett on 1629 at London. He was born c 1605; died 4th Aug 1662. They had the following children:
iDorothy who was born 1630; christened 11th May 1630 St Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster, London
 
Generation No. 4
6. Sir William Hewett He was born c 1575; died 19th Oct 1637
He married Elizabeth Wiseman on c 1600. She was born c 1575. They had the following children:
iThomas who was born c 1605; died 4th Aug 1662
 
7. Elizabeth Hewett [Wiseman] She was born c 1575
She married Sir William Hewett on c 1600. He was born c 1575; died 19th Oct 1637. They had the following children:
iThomas who was born c 1605; died 4th Aug 1662
 

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