The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Sir John de la Rivers, Lord Mayor
Generation No. 1
  1. Sir John de la Rivers, Lord Mayor He was born c 1530; Knighted 2nd May 1574; died 1584
  He married Elizabeth Barne on c 1550. She was born c 1530. They had the following children:
2 iSir George who was born c 1555 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; died 12th Feb 1629 Penshurst, Kent
  iiJohn who was born c 1557 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent
  iiiHenry who was born c 1558 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent
  ivRichard who was born c 1560 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent
  vWilliam who was born c 1561 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent
  viEdward who was born c 1563 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent
  viiAlice who was born c 1564 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent
3 viiiElizabeth who was born c 1566 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent
  ixDorothy who was born c 1567 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Sir George Rivers was the son of Sir John de la Rivers, Lord Mayor and Elizabeth Rivers [Barne]. He was born c 1555 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; died 12th Feb 1629 at Penshurst, Kent
  He married Frances Bower on c 1572 at London. She was born c 1550, daughter of William Bower; died Jan 1614; buried 17th Jan 1614 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent. They had the following children:
4 iWilliam who was born c 1573 at London
  iiGeorge who was born 1577 at Hadlow, Kent
5 iiiSir John who was born 1579 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent
6 ivFrances who was born c 1585 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent
7 vElizabeth who was born c 1587 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent
8 viAlice who was born c 1590
   
  3. Elizabeth Howland [Rivers] was the daughter of Sir John de la Rivers, Lord Mayor and Elizabeth Rivers [Barne]. She was born c 1566 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent
  She married Gyles Howland on c 1586. He was born c 1565
   
Generation No. 3
  4. William Rivers was the son of Sir George Rivers and Frances Rivers [Bower]. He was born c 1573 at London
  He married Elizabeth Cobbet on c 1605. She was born c 1580
   
  5. Sir John Rivers was the son of Sir George Rivers and Frances Rivers [Bower]. He was born 1579 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent
  He married Dorothy Potter on c 1600. She was born c 1580. They had the following children:
  iPotter who was born 1602 at Kent
9 iiJames who was born 1603 at Kent; died 8th Jun 1641
  iiiJohn who was born c 1605 at Kent
10 ivElizabeth who was born 1606 at Westerham, Kent; christened 26th Mar 1606 St. Mary's Church, Westerham, Kent
  vGeorge who was born c 1607 at Kent
11 viDorothy who was born 1610 at Westerham, Kent; christened 25th Nov 1610 St. Mary's Church, Westerham, Kent; died Jul 1642; buried 6th Jul 1642
  viiNizell who was born 1614 at Westerham, Kent; christened 19th May 1614 St. Mary's Church, Westerham, Kent; died 24th Dec 1694
12 viiiCecilia who was born c 1615 at Kent
   
  6. Frances Sadlow [Rivers] was the daughter of Sir George Rivers and Frances Rivers [Bower]. She was born c 1585 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent
  She married Edward Sadlow on c 1605. He was born c 1580
   
  7. Elizabeth Rowe [Rivers] was the daughter of Sir George Rivers and Frances Rivers [Bower]. She was born c 1587 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent
  She married Nicholas Rowe, of Muswell Hill on c 1610. He was born c 1585
   
  8. Alice Courthope [Rivers] was the daughter of Sir George Rivers and Frances Rivers [Bower]. She was born c 1590
  She married Sir George Courthope, of Wyleigh, Ticehurst on c 1615. He was born c 1585
   
Generation No. 4
  9. James Rivers was the son of Sir John Rivers and Dorothy Rivers [Potter]. He was born 1603 at Kent; died 8th Jun 1641
  He married Charity Shurley on 22nd Jul 1624 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex. She was born 1602 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 4th Jul 1602 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iSir Thomas who was born c 1625; died 1657
  iiElizabeth who was born c 1627 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent
13 iiiSir John who was born 1638 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; died 15th Feb 1677
   
  10. Elizabeth Baker [Rivers] was the daughter of Sir John Rivers and Dorothy Rivers [Potter]. She was born 1606 at Westerham, Kent; christened 26th Mar 1606 at St. Mary's Church, Westerham, Kent
  She married John Baker, sheriff on c 1640. He was born 4th Jan 1604 at Sussex; died 1668. They had the following children:
14 iJohn who was born 1644 at Mayfield, Sussex; died 18th Mar 1723/24 Mayfield, Sussex; buried 24th Mar 1724 Mayfield, Sussex
15 iiDorothy who was born 1646 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 28th Jun 1646 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
  11. Dorothy Newton [Rivers] was the daughter of Sir John Rivers and Dorothy Rivers [Potter]. She was born 1610 at Westerham, Kent; christened 25th Nov 1610 at St. Mary's Church, Westerham, Kent; died Jul 1642; buried 6th Jul 1642
  She married William Newton, of Southover on 15th Mar 1637/38 at Bishopstone, Sussex. He was born 1604; died 12th Oct 1658
   
  12. Cecilia Goodwyn [Rivers] was the daughter of Sir John Rivers and Dorothy Rivers [Potter]. She was born c 1615 at Kent
  She married Sir Robert Goodwyn on c 1640. He was born c 1615
   
Generation No. 5
  13. Sir John Rivers was the son of James Rivers and Charity Rivers [Shurley]. He was born 1638 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; died 15th Feb 1677
  He married Lady Anne Hewett on 24th Feb 1662 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent. She was born c 1636; died 1688; buried 8th Feb 1688 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent, no affidavit brought. 50 shillings to the church wardens for the poor. They had the following children:
16 iSir George who was born 1st Apr 1665 at Penshurst, Kent; died Aug 1734; buried 9th Aug 1734
  iiJohn who was born 1666 at Penshurst, Kent
17 iiiThomas who was born 1667 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 5th Nov 1667 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 8th Sep 1731
  ivColonel James who was born 1669 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 1st Jun 1669 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 19th Jan 1703, died at the siege of Barcelona
  vCharles who was born 1671 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 20th Jun 1671 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
  viMargaret who was born 1672 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 10th Sep 1672 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 1688
  viiAnne who was born 1674 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 24th Mar 1674 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 7th Oct 1699 Penshurst, Kent, affidavit signed by Sir George Rivers and duty paid to the King by Colonel James Rivers of the parish of St James
   
  14. John Baker was the son of John Baker, sheriff and Elizabeth Baker [Rivers]. He was born 1644 at Mayfield, Sussex; died 18th Mar 1723/24 at Mayfield, Sussex; buried 24th Mar 1724 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Ruth Farndon on 20th May 1663. She was born 16th Sep 1646 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 20th Sep 1646 at St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex, parents Peter & Lucy Farnden; buried 30th Jun 1691 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1664 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 5th Feb 1664 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died 3rd Jun 1668
  iiElizabeth who was born 1666 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1666 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Mr John Baker and Mrs Ru. . Baker
18 iiiDorothea who was born 1668 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Oct 1668 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died 1748 Mayfield, Sussex, Will proven 14th April 1748
  ivMichael who was born 1670 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 20th Aug 1670 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
19 vPeter who was born 1671 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Sep 1671 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died 20th Jan 1729 Mayfield, Sussex; buried after 20th Jan 1729 Mayfield, Sussex
20 viLucy who was born 1675/76 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Jan 1675/76 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of John Baker and Ruth Baker; died 1745
21 viiMartha who was born 1677/78 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Mar 1677/78 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viiiThomas who was born 1676/77 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 24th Jan 1676/77 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of Mr John Baker and Ruth Baker
22 ixGeorge who was born 1679 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 10th Nov 1679 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son John Baker, Esq. and Ruth Baker; died 1765
  xNizel who was born 1682/83 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 12th Mar 1682/83 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of John Bakar and Ruth Bakar
23 xiCharity who was born 1684 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jul 1684 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of John Baker and Ruth Baker
24 xiiElizabeth who was born c 1685
25 xiiiRuth who was born c 1685
   
  15. Dorothy Baker [Baker] was the daughter of John Baker, sheriff and Elizabeth Baker [Rivers]. She was born 1646 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 28th Jun 1646 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married John Baker on 13th Jun 1661 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 16th Oct 1631 at Withyham, Sussex; died 11th Oct 1688. They had the following children:
  iCharles who was born 1665 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Nov 1665 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiRobert who was born 1666 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 15th Sep 1666 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiElizabeth who was born 1667 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 17th Oct 1667 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died Nov 1667 Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of Mt John; buried 6th Nov 1667 Mayfield, Sussex
  ivDorothy who was born 1670 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 14th Nov 1670 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  vElizabeth who was born 1673 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Oct 1673 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of John Baker, Esq. and Dorothea Baker
  viRichard who was born 1675 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Apr 1675 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of John Baker and Dorothea Baker
  viiGeorge who was born 1676 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Jul 1676 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son of John Baker, Esq. and Dorothy Baker
  viiiMarthanna who was born 1678 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Mar 1678 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of John Baker, Esq. and Dorothea Baker
  ixJohn who was born 1681 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 31st Oct 1681 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 6
  16. Sir George Rivers was the son of Sir John Rivers and Lady Anne Rivers [Hewett]. He was born 1st Apr 1665 at Penshurst, Kent; died Aug 1734; buried 9th Aug 1734 at Tottenham, Edmonton
  He married Dorothea Beversham 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. She was born c 1665; died 1724; buried Mar 1724. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born c 1689 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent
26 iiDorothy who was born 1691 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 15th Sep 1691 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
  iiiBeversham who was born 1692 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 29th Sep 1692 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 1713
  ivAnn who was born 1694 at London; christened 20th Apr 1694 St Andrew, Holbron, London
27 vPhiladelphia who was born 1695 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 13th Jul 1695 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
28 viHenrietta Maria who was born 1696 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 7th Sep 1696 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
  viiCharlotte who was born 18th Sep 1697 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 11th Oct 1697 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died c 1718
29 viiiGeorge who was born 27th Sep 1698 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 24th Oct 1698 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died before 1734
30 ixMargaret who was born 13th Jul 1700 at 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 Tonbridge, Kent
  xThomas who was born 1703 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 15th Nov 1703 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
31 xiElizabeth who was born 1710
   
  17. Thomas Rivers was the son of Sir John Rivers and Lady Anne Rivers [Hewett]. He was born 1667 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 5th Nov 1667 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 8th Sep 1731
  He married Mary Holbroke on c 1720. She was born c 1670. They had the following children:
  iSir John who was born c 1723 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; died 24th Mar 1743
32 iiSir Peter who was born c 1725 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; died 20th Jul 1790
  iiiJames who was born c 1727 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent
  ivAnne who was born c 1729 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent
   
  18. Dorothea Wenham [Baker] was the daughter of John Baker and Ruth Baker [Farndon]. She was born 1668 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 30th Oct 1668 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died 1748 at Mayfield, Sussex, Will proven 14th April 1748
  She married George Wenham on 17th Mar 1725/26 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. He was born 1661, son of John Wenham of Hailsham; died Nov 1736 at Rotherfield, Sussex; buried 13th Nov 1736 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  19. Peter Baker was the son of John Baker and Ruth Baker [Farndon]. He was born 1671 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Sep 1671 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex; died 20th Jan 1729 at Mayfield, Sussex; buried after 20th Jan 1729 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Marthanna Baker on 26th Jan 1715/16 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. She was born c 1690. They had the following children:
  iMichael who was born 1716 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 9th Jan 1717 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiMichael who was born 1724 at Mayfield, Sussex; died 16th Jul 1750
   
  20. Lucy Laugham [Baker] was the daughter of John Baker and Ruth Baker [Farndon]. She was born 1675/76 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 13th Jan 1675/76 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of John Baker and Ruth Baker; died 1745
  She married John Laugham, surgeon on 24th Aug 1725 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1685 at Combe, Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 25th Sep 1685 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex; buried 20th Dec 1737 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, Mr surgeon
   
  21. Martha Godman [Baker] was the daughter of John Baker and Ruth Baker [Farndon]. She was born 1677/78 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 1st Mar 1677/78 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married Francis Godman on 12th Feb 1710/11 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born 1680 at Southwark, London; christened 7th Oct 1680 at St Saviour's Church, Southwark, London; buried 31st Aug 1725 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1715 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 1st Sep 1715 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex
  iiFrancis who was born 1724 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 16th Jul 1724 St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex
   
  22. George Baker was the son of John Baker and Ruth Baker [Farndon]. He was born 1679 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 10th Nov 1679 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son John Baker, Esq. and Ruth Baker; died 1765
  He married Philadelphia Rivers on 1st Feb 1721/22 at St Ann's Church, Blackfriars, London. She was born 1695 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 13th Jul 1695 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent. They had the following children:
33 iPhiladelphia who was born 1725 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1725 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiGeorge who was born 1726 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 26th Mar 1726 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiIsabella who was born 1727 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 14th Mar 1727 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  ivThomas who was born 1728 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 26th Sep 1728 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  vAnne who was born 1730 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Apr 1730 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viRuth who was born 1732 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 14th Dec 1732 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viiMichael who was born 1737 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Nov 1737 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 16th Jan 1738
   
  23. Charity Luck [Baker] was the daughter of John Baker and Ruth Baker [Farndon]. She was born 1684 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Jul 1684 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, daughter of John Baker and Ruth Baker
  She married John Wells Luck on 6th Oct 1720 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born c 1680. They had the following children:
34 iPhiladelphia who was born 1721 at Pembury, Kent; christened 10th Jan 1721 St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent
  iiJohn who was born c 1725
   
  24. Elizabeth Spencer [Baker] was the daughter of John Baker and Ruth Baker [Farndon]. She was born c 1685
  She married Gilbert Spencer on c 1730. He was born c 1685
   
  25. Ruth Fuller [Baker] was the daughter of John Baker and Ruth Baker [Farndon]. She was born c 1685
  She married William Fuller on 23rd Feb 1719/20 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex. He was born c 1685. They had the following children:
35 iWilliam who was born 1721 at Chevening, Kent; christened 13th Aug 1721 St Botolph, Chevening, Kent; died c 1747 Mayfield, Sussex
  iiBaker who was born 1723/24 at Chevening, Kent; christened 12th Feb 1723/24 St Botolph, Chevening, Kent; buried 19th Feb 1723/24 Chevening, Kent
  iiiRuth who was born 1726/27 at Chevening, Kent; christened 3rd Feb 1726/27 St Botolph, Chevening, Kent; buried 21st Mar 1726 Chevening, Kent
   
Generation No. 7
  26. Dorothy Goodall [Rivers] was the daughter of Sir George Rivers and Dorothea Rivers [Beversham]. She was born 1691 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 15th Sep 1691 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
  She married Thomas Goodall on 18th Sep 1718 at St. Lawrence's Church, Bidborough, Kent. He was born c 1690
   
  27. Philadelphia Baker [Rivers] was the daughter of Sir George Rivers and Dorothea Rivers [Beversham]. She was born 1695 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 13th Jul 1695 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
  She married George Baker on 1st Feb 1721/22 at St Ann's Church, Blackfriars, London. He was born 1679 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 10th Nov 1679 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son John Baker, Esq. and Ruth Baker; died 1765. They had the following children:
33 iPhiladelphia who was born 1725 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1725 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiGeorge who was born 1726 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 26th Mar 1726 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  iiiIsabella who was born 1727 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 14th Mar 1727 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  ivThomas who was born 1728 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 26th Sep 1728 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  vAnne who was born 1730 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 23rd Apr 1730 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viRuth who was born 1732 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 14th Dec 1732 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  viiMichael who was born 1737 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Nov 1737 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 16th Jan 1738
   
  28. Henrietta Maria Webb [Rivers] was the daughter of Sir George Rivers and Dorothea Rivers [Beversham]. She was born 1696 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 7th Sep 1696 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
  She married Joseph Webb on 19th Apr 1745 at Ayot St Peter, Hertfordshire. He was born c 1695
   
  29. George Rivers was the son of Sir George Rivers and Dorothea Rivers [Beversham]. He was born 27th Sep 1698 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 24th Oct 1698 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died before 1734
  He married Isabella Packer on 22nd Dec 1719 at St. Thomas' Church, Groombridge, Kent and Sussex. She was born 1674; christened 16th Sep 1674 at Groombridge, Kent and Sussex
   
  30. Margaret Groombridge [Rivers] was the daughter of Sir George Rivers and Dorothea Rivers [Beversham]. She was born 13th Jul 1700 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 4th Aug 1700 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 1734 at Tonbridge, Kent, aged 24 years; buried 8th Jun 1734 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  She married John Groombridge on c 1718. He was born 1699 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 8th May 1699 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; died Nov 1733 at Tonbridge, Kent; buried 29th Nov 1733 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
36 iFrances who was born 1719 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 10th Feb 1719 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  iiMary who was born 1723 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 13th Sep 1723 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; died 31st Jul 1724 Tonbridge, Kent
37 iiiJohn who was born 1725 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 12th Jan 1725 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; died Sep 1762 Tonbridge, Kent; buried 8th Sep 1762 Tonbridge, Kent
  ivBeversham who was born 16th Apr 1726 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 19th Apr 1726 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
38 vDaniel who was born 1728 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 30th Jul 1728 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; died Dec 1756 Tonbridge, Kent; buried 31st Dec 1756 Tonbridge, Kent
   
  31. Elizabeth Honeywood [Rivers] was the daughter of Sir George Rivers and Dorothea Rivers [Beversham]. She was born 1710
  She married Matthew Honeywood on c 1735. He was born c 1710
   
  32. Sir Peter Rivers was the son of Thomas Rivers and Mary Rivers [Holbroke]. He was born c 1725 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; died 20th Jul 1790
  He married Martha Coxe on c 1750. She was born c 1725. They had the following children:
  iThomas who was born c 1773 at Penshurst, Kent; died 3rd Feb 1805
  iiJames who was born c 1775 at Penshurst, Kent; died 27th Sep 1805
  iiiWilliam who was born c 1777 at Penshurst, Kent; died 10th Apr 1794
39 ivSir Henry Chandos who was born 1779 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; died 7th Jul 1851
  vAmelia Henrietta who was born c 1781 at Penshurst, Kent; died 19th Dec 1812
40 viMaria who was born c 1783 at Penshurst, Kent
41 viiLouisa who was born c 1785 at Penshurst, Kent
   
  33. Philadelphia Groombridge [Baker] was the daughter of George Baker and Philadelphia Baker [Rivers]. She was born 1725 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1725 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
  She married Daniel Groombridge on 22nd Jan 1754 at St Margaret, Lothbury, London. He was born 1728 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 30th Jul 1728 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; died Dec 1756 at Tonbridge, Kent; buried 31st Dec 1756 at Tonbridge, Kent
   
  34. Philadelphia Taylor [Luck] was the daughter of John Wells Luck and Charity Luck [Baker]. She was born 1721 at Pembury, Kent; christened 10th Jan 1721 at St. Peter's Church, Pembury, Kent
  She married William Taylor on 6th Nov 1744 at St. Benet, Pauls Wharf, London. He was born c 1720
   
  35. William Fuller was the son of William Fuller and Ruth Fuller [Baker]. He was born 1721 at Chevening, Kent; christened 13th Aug 1721 at St Botolph, Chevening, Kent; died c 1747 at Mayfield, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Laugham on 30th Mar 1743 at St. Benet, Pauls Wharf, London. She was born 1721 at Riverhall, Wadhurst, Sussex; christened 29th Mar 1721 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Wadhurst, Sussex, parents Abraham & Mary Laugha
   
Generation No. 8
  36. Frances Blundell [Groombridge] was the daughter of John Groombridge and Margaret Groombridge [Rivers]. She was born 1719 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 10th Feb 1719 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  She married James Blundell on 25th Sep 1734 at St. Michael Paternoster, London. He was born c 1715. They had the following children:
  iMargaret who was born c 1735
   
  37. John Groombridge was the son of John Groombridge and Margaret Groombridge [Rivers]. He was born 1725 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 12th Jan 1725 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; died Sep 1762 at Tonbridge, Kent; buried 8th Sep 1762 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
  He married Mary Hunt on 24th Jun 1751 at St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent. She was born 1726 at Cranbrook, Kent; christened 25th Feb 1726 at St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent
   
  38. Daniel Groombridge was the son of John Groombridge and Margaret Groombridge [Rivers]. He was born 1728 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 30th Jul 1728 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; died Dec 1756 at Tonbridge, Kent; buried 31st Dec 1756 at Tonbridge, Kent
  He married Philadelphia Baker on 22nd Jan 1754 at St Margaret, Lothbury, London. She was born 1725 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1725 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
   
  39. Sir Henry Chandos Rivers was the son of Sir Peter Rivers and Martha Rivers [Coxe]. He was born 1779 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; died 7th Jul 1851
  He married Charlotte Eales on 2nd May 1812 at St George, Hanover Square, London. She was born 1796 at Otterbourne, Hampshire. They had the following children:
  iHarriet who was born c 1814 at Hampshire
  iiAugusta who was born c 1816 at Hampshire
  iiiMaria who was born 1818 at Winchester, Hampshire
  ivEmily who was born 1824 at Winchester, Hampshire
  vKatherine who was born 1826 at Winchester, Hampshire
  viChandos who was born 1835 at Winchester, Hampshire
   
  40. Maria Stephenson [Rivers] was the daughter of Sir Peter Rivers and Martha Rivers [Coxe]. She was born c 1783 at Penshurst, Kent
  She married B. C. Stephenson on 1805 at Winchester, Hampshire. He was born c 1780
   
  41. Louisa Story [Rivers] was the daughter of Sir Peter Rivers and Martha Rivers [Coxe]. She was born c 1785 at Penshurst, Kent
  She married Joseph Story on 1812 at Winchester, Hampshire. He was born c 1785
   

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