The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. Ann Shurley [Pelham] was the daughter of Sir Nicholas Pelham and Ann Pelham [Sackville]. She was born c 1547 at Laughton, Sussex; died 6^th Apr 1571 at Isfield Place, Isfield, Sussex; buried after 6^th Apr 1571 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
	She married Sir Thomas Shurley on c 1565. He was born c 1534 at Isfield, Sussex; died 18^th Jan 1579 at Lewes, Sussex; buried after 18^th Jan 1579 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Sir George who was born 1569 at Isfield, Sussex; died 15^th Oct 1647; buried after 15^th Oct 1647 Isfield, Sussex
2	ii	Sir John who was born 1569 at Isfield, Sussex; died 25^th Apr 1631 Lewes, Sussex; buried after 25^th Apr 1631 Isfield, Sussex
	iii	Judith who was born 1570 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 28^th Jan 1570 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex

Generation No. 2
	2. Sir John Shurley was the son of Sir Thomas Shurley and Ann Shurley [Pelham]. He was born 1569 at Isfield, Sussex; died 25^th Apr 1631 at Lewes, Sussex; buried after 25^th Apr 1631 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
	He married (1) Jane Sherley on 10^th Jan 1588. She was born 1571 at Wiston, Sussex; died c 1605. They had the following children:
	i	Thomas who was born c 1590; died 1604
	ii	Hannah who was born 1592 at Isfield, Sussex
3	iii	Mary who was born 1594 at Isfield, Sussex
4	iv	Jane who was born 1597 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 3^rd Jan 1597 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex; died Apr 1666 France; buried after Apr 1666 Dorset
5	v	Cicely who was born 1598 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 28^th Feb 1598 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
6	vi	Elizabeth who was born 1599 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 17^th Jun 1599 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex; died 17^th Jun 1629
	vii	John who was born 1600 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 14^th Dec 1604 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
7	viii	Charity who was born 1602 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 4^th Jul 1602 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
8	ix	Ann who was born 1603 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 31^st Dec 1603 St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
	He married (2) Dorothy Bowyer on 17^th Mar 1607 at Cuckfield, Sussex. She was born c 1570, widow of Sir Henry Bowyer and daughter of George Goring and Maria Everard

Generation No. 3
	3. Mary Doyley [Shurley] was the daughter of Sir John Shurley and Jane Shurley [Sherley]. She was born 1594 at Isfield, Sussex
	She married John Doyley on 1^st Jul 1628 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex. He was born c 1590, son of Sir Cope Doyley of Chislehampton, Oxfordshire

	4. Jane Holles [Freake] [Covert] [Shurley] was the daughter of Sir John Shurley and Jane Shurley [Sherley]. She was born 1597 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 3^rd Jan 1597 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex; died Apr 1666 at Paris, France; buried after Apr 1666 at Iverne Courtnay, Dorset
	She married (1) Sir William Covert on 22^nd Aug 1616 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex. He was born c 1595
	She married (2) John Freake on c 1618. He was born c 1595
	She married (3) Lord Denzil Holles on c 1623. He was born c 1595; died 17^th Feb 1679

	5. Cicely Somerville [Shurley] was the daughter of Sir John Shurley and Jane Shurley [Sherley]. She was born 1598 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 28^th Feb 1598 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
	She married Sir William Somerville on c 1625. He was born c 1595

	6. Elizabeth Palmer [Shurley] was the daughter of Sir John Shurley and Jane Shurley [Sherley]. She was born 1599 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 17^th Jun 1599 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex; died 17^th Jun 1629
	She married Sir Thomas Palmer, of Wingham, Kent on 9^th Dec 1624 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex. He was born c 1595

	7. Charity Rivers [Shurley] was the daughter of Sir John Shurley and Jane Shurley [Sherley]. She was born 1602 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 4^th Jul 1602 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
	She married James Rivers on 22^nd Jul 1624 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex. He was born 1603 at Kent; died 8^th Jun 1641. They had the following children:
	i	Sir Thomas who was born c 1625; died 1657
	ii	Elizabeth who was born c 1627 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent
9	iii	Sir John who was born 1638 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; died 15^th Feb 1677

	8. Ann Overbury [Shurley] was the daughter of Sir John Shurley and Jane Shurley [Sherley]. She was born 1603 at Isfield, Sussex; christened 31^st Dec 1603 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex
	She married Sir Giles Overbury on 24^th Feb 1624 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex. He was born c 1600, son of Sir Nicholas Overbury of Bourton, Gloucestershire

Generation No. 4
	9. Sir John Rivers was the son of James Rivers and Charity Rivers [Shurley]. He was born 1638 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; died 15^th Feb 1677
	He married Lady Anne Hewett on 24^th Feb 1662 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent. She was born c 1636; died 1688; buried 8^th 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:
10	i	Sir George who was born 1^st Apr 1665 at Penshurst, Kent; died Aug 1734; buried 9^th Aug 1734
	ii	John who was born 1666 at Penshurst, Kent
11	iii	Thomas who was born 1667 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 5^th Nov 1667 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 8^th Sep 1731
	iv	Colonel James who was born 1669 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 1^st Jun 1669 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 19^th Jan 1703, died at the siege of Barcelona
	v	Charles who was born 1671 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 20^th Jun 1671 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
	vi	Margaret who was born 1672 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 10^th Sep 1672 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 1688
	vii	Anne who was born 1674 at Penshurst, Kent; christened 24^th Mar 1674 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 7^th 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

Generation No. 5
	10. Sir George Rivers was the son of Sir John Rivers and Lady Anne Rivers [Hewett]. He was born 1^st Apr 1665 at Penshurst, Kent; died Aug 1734; buried 9^th Aug 1734 at Tottenham, Edmonton
	He married Dorothea Beversham on 29^th 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:
	i	George who was born c 1689 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent
12	ii	Dorothy who was born 1691 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 15^th Sep 1691 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
	iii	Beversham who was born 1692 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 29^th Sep 1692 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 1713
	iv	Ann who was born 1694 at London; christened 20^th Apr 1694 St Andrew, Holbron, London
13	v	Philadelphia who was born 1695 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 13^th Jul 1695 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
14	vi	Henrietta Maria who was born 1696 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 7^th Sep 1696 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
	vii	Charlotte who was born 18^th Sep 1697 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 11^th Oct 1697 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died c 1718
15	viii	George who was born 27^th Sep 1698 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 24^th Oct 1698 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died before 1734
16	ix	Margaret who was born 13^th Jul 1700 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 4^th Aug 1700 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 1734 Tonbridge, Kent, aged 24 years; buried 8^th Jun 1734 Tonbridge, Kent
	x	Thomas who was born 1703 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 15^th Nov 1703 St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
17	xi	Elizabeth who was born 1710

	11. Thomas Rivers was the son of Sir John Rivers and Lady Anne Rivers [Hewett]. He was born 1667 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 5^th Nov 1667 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 8^th Sep 1731
	He married Mary Holbroke on c 1720. She was born c 1670. They had the following children:
	i	Sir John who was born c 1723 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; died 24^th Mar 1743
18	ii	Sir Peter who was born c 1725 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; died 20^th Jul 1790
	iii	James who was born c 1727 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent
	iv	Anne who was born c 1729 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent

Generation No. 6
	12. Dorothy Goodall [Rivers] was the daughter of Sir George Rivers and Dorothea Rivers [Beversham]. She was born 1691 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 15^th Sep 1691 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
	She married Thomas Goodall on 18^th Sep 1718 at St. Lawrence's Church, Bidborough, Kent. He was born c 1690

	13. Philadelphia Baker [Rivers] was the daughter of Sir George Rivers and Dorothea Rivers [Beversham]. She was born 1695 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 13^th Jul 1695 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
	She married George Baker on 1^st Feb 1721/22 at St Ann's Church, Blackfriars, London. He was born 1679 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 10^th Nov 1679 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex, son John Baker, Esq. and Ruth Baker; died 1765. They had the following children:
19	i	Philadelphia who was born 1725 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7^th Apr 1725 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
	ii	George who was born 1726 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 26^th Mar 1726 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
	iii	Isabella who was born 1727 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 14^th Mar 1727 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
	iv	Thomas who was born 1728 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 26^th Sep 1728 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
	v	Anne who was born 1730 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 23^rd Apr 1730 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
	vi	Ruth who was born 1732 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 14^th Dec 1732 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
	vii	Michael who was born 1737 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7^th Nov 1737 St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex; died 16^th Jan 1738

	14. 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 7^th Sep 1696 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent
	She married Joseph Webb on 19^th Apr 1745 at Ayot St Peter, Hertfordshire. He was born c 1695

	15. George Rivers was the son of Sir George Rivers and Dorothea Rivers [Beversham]. He was born 27^th Sep 1698 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 24^th Oct 1698 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died before 1734
	He married Isabella Packer on 22^nd Dec 1719 at St. Thomas' Church, Groombridge, Kent and Sussex. She was born 1674; christened 16^th Sep 1674 at Groombridge, Kent and Sussex

	16. Margaret Groombridge [Rivers] was the daughter of Sir George Rivers and Dorothea Rivers [Beversham]. She was born 13^th Jul 1700 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; christened 4^th Aug 1700 at St. John the Baptist Church, Penshurst, Kent; died 1734 at Tonbridge, Kent, aged 24 years; buried 8^th 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 8^th May 1699 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; died Nov 1733 at Tonbridge, Kent; buried 29^th Nov 1733 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent. They had the following children:
20	i	Frances who was born 1719 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 10^th Feb 1719 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
	ii	Mary who was born 1723 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 13^th Sep 1723 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; died 31^st Jul 1724 Tonbridge, Kent
21	iii	John who was born 1725 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 12^th Jan 1725 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; died Sep 1762 Tonbridge, Kent; buried 8^th Sep 1762 Tonbridge, Kent
	iv	Beversham who was born 16^th Apr 1726 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 19^th Apr 1726 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
22	v	Daniel who was born 1728 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 30^th Jul 1728 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; died Dec 1756 Tonbridge, Kent; buried 31^st Dec 1756 Tonbridge, Kent

	17. 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

	18. Sir Peter Rivers was the son of Thomas Rivers and Mary Rivers [Holbroke]. He was born c 1725 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; died 20^th Jul 1790
	He married Martha Coxe on c 1750. She was born c 1725. They had the following children:
	i	Thomas who was born c 1773 at Penshurst, Kent; died 3^rd Feb 1805
	ii	James who was born c 1775 at Penshurst, Kent; died 27^th Sep 1805
	iii	William who was born c 1777 at Penshurst, Kent; died 10^th Apr 1794
23	iv	Sir Henry Chandos who was born 1779 at Chafford House, Penshurst, Kent; died 7^th Jul 1851
	v	Amelia Henrietta who was born c 1781 at Penshurst, Kent; died 19^th Dec 1812
24	vi	Maria who was born c 1783 at Penshurst, Kent
25	vii	Louisa who was born c 1785 at Penshurst, Kent

Generation No. 7
	19. Philadelphia Groombridge [Baker] was the daughter of George Baker and Philadelphia Baker [Rivers]. She was born 1725 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7^th Apr 1725 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex
	She married Daniel Groombridge on 22^nd Jan 1754 at St Margaret, Lothbury, London. He was born 1728 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 30^th Jul 1728 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; died Dec 1756 at Tonbridge, Kent; buried 31^st Dec 1756 at Tonbridge, Kent

	20. Frances Blundell [Groombridge] was the daughter of John Groombridge and Margaret Groombridge [Rivers]. She was born 1719 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 10^th Feb 1719 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
	She married James Blundell on 25^th Sep 1734 at St. Michael Paternoster, London. He was born c 1715. They had the following children:
	i	Margaret who was born c 1735

	21. John Groombridge was the son of John Groombridge and Margaret Groombridge [Rivers]. He was born 1725 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 12^th Jan 1725 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; died Sep 1762 at Tonbridge, Kent; buried 8^th Sep 1762 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent
	He married Mary Hunt on 24^th Jun 1751 at St Mary the Virgin Church, Goudhurst, Kent. She was born 1726 at Cranbrook, Kent; christened 25^th Feb 1726 at St Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, Kent

	22. Daniel Groombridge was the son of John Groombridge and Margaret Groombridge [Rivers]. He was born 1728 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 30^th Jul 1728 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent; died Dec 1756 at Tonbridge, Kent; buried 31^st Dec 1756 at Tonbridge, Kent
	He married Philadelphia Baker on 22^nd Jan 1754 at St Margaret, Lothbury, London. She was born 1725 at Mayfield, Sussex; christened 7^th Apr 1725 at St. Dunstan Church, Mayfield, Sussex

	23. 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 7^th Jul 1851
	He married Charlotte Eales on 2^nd May 1812 at St George, Hanover Square, London. She was born 1796 at Otterbourne, Hampshire. They had the following children:
	i	Harriet who was born c 1814 at Hampshire
	ii	Augusta who was born c 1816 at Hampshire
	iii	Maria who was born 1818 at Winchester, Hampshire
	iv	Emily who was born 1824 at Winchester, Hampshire
	v	Katherine who was born 1826 at Winchester, Hampshire
	vi	Chandos who was born 1835 at Winchester, Hampshire

	24. 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

	25. 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