RIVERS, Sir Thomas (d.1657), of Chafford, Kent.

Family and Education

1st s. of James Rivers* of Combe, Hamsey, Suss. and Charity (d. May 1655), da. of Sir John Shirley† of Isfield, Suss.Comber, Suss. Genealogies Lewes, 230. educ. I. Temple, 12 Nov. 1649.I. Temple database. suc. grandfa. as 2nd bt. bef. 2 Oct. 1651.CB. d. unm. 8 Dec. 1657.Comber, Suss. Genealogies Lewes, 229-30; Add. 5698, ff. 55-7; Hamsey par. reg.

Offices Held

Local: j.p. Suss. July 1652–d.;C231/6, p. 239; C193/13/4–6; Stowe 577; CUL, Dd.VIII. 1. Kent 1655–d.Kent Hist. and Lib. Centre, Q/JC/5–8. Commr. assessment, 10 Dec. 1652, 9 June 1657; Suss. 9 June 1657.A. and O.

Parlimentarian

RIVERS, Sir Thomas (d.1657), of Chafford, Kent.

: of Chafford, Kent.

Likenesses

Likenesses: miniature, S. Cooper, 1650;Private colln. oil on canvas, P. Lely.Whereabouts unknown.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

RIVERS, Sir Thomas (d.1657), of Chafford, Kent.

Will

1 Sept. 1657, cod. 21 and 21 Oct., pr. 15 Feb. 1658.PROB11/273/293.

Estates

manor of Hadlow, Kent, with Peckham Place and other lands in Hadlow; advowson of Hadlow church; Coleman’s Farm and other lands in Westram; manor of Combe, Suss.PROB11/273/293. Combe sold for £2,400 soon after his death.E. Suss. RO, SAS/SH/581-5.

Oxford 1644

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