Peerage Record – 75004

     Elizabeth Barne is the daughter of Sir George Barne.¹ She married Sir John Rivers.¹
     Her married name became Rivers.¹

     Sir George Barne lived at Bartholomew Lane, London, England.¹ He was a haberdasher.¹ He held the office of Lord Mayor of London from 1552 to 1553.¹

     Sir George Rivers was born on 28 February 1554.¹ He was the son of Sir John Rivers and Elizabeth Barne.¹ He married, secondly, Judith Humphrey, daughter of Dr. Lawrence Humphrey.¹ He married, firstly, Frances Bowyer, daughter of William Bowyer, circa 1579.¹ He died on 20 February 1630 at age 75.¹
     He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for East Grinstead between 1597 and 1601.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Southwark in 1604.¹ He was appointed Knight on 30 July 1605.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for East Grinstead in 1614.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Lewes between 1625 and 1628.¹

     Frances Bowyer is the daughter of William Bowyer.¹ She married Sir George Rivers, son of Sir John Rivers and Elizabeth Barne, circa 1579.¹
     From circa 1579, her married name became Rivers.¹

     William Bowyer lived at Hambledon, Hertfordshire, England.¹

     Thomas Bury married Judith Humphrey, daughter of Dr. Lawrence Humphrey.¹
     He lived at Culham, Oxfordshire, England.¹

     Sir John Rivers, 1st Bt. is the son of Sir George Rivers and Frances Bowyer.¹ He married Dorothy Potter, daughter of Thomas Potter.¹
     He was created 1st Baronet Rivers, of Chafford, co. Kent [England] on 19 July 1621.

     James Rivers is the son of Sir John Rivers, 1st Bt. and Dorothy Potter.¹

     Dorothy Potter is the daughter of Thomas Potter.¹ She married Sir John Rivers, 1st Bt., son of Sir George Rivers and Frances Bowyer.¹
     Her married name became Rivers.¹

     Thomas Potter lived at Wellstreet, Westerham, Kent, England.¹