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![Show Contents]() Ryver History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Ryver is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in various locations in England. The origins of this surname can be traced back to France where the name was used to denote someone who was a native of La Riviere. The surname Ryver was later introduced to England by early French settlers and was used to identify the individuals who lived by the river. Early Origins of the Ryver familyThe surname Ryver was first found in Buckinghamshire at Worminghall, a parish, in the union of Thame, hundred of Ashendon. " It formerly had a market, granted to John de Rivers in 1304, with a fair on the festival of St. Peter and St. Paul." 1 Early History of the Ryver familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ryver research. Another 125 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1110, 1280, 1442, 1483, 1573, 1579, 1601, 1603, 1614, 1615, 1640, 1641, 1651, 1656, 1657, 1660, 1665, 1679, 1695 and 1734 are included under the topic Early Ryver History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ryver Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Ryver family name include Rivers, Ryvers, River, Ryver and others. Early Notables of the Ryver familyDistinguished members of the family include Anthony Woodville Rivers (1442-1483), English nobleman; James Rivers (1603-1641), an English politician, Member of Parliament for Lewes (1640) son of Sir John Rivers, 1st Baronet (c. 1579-1651), attended Corpus Christi, Oxford aged 13;Nizel Rivers (1614-c. 1695), an English politician, Member of Parliament for Lewes in 1660; Sir Thomas Rivers, 2nd Baronet...
Another 56 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Ryver Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Ryver familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Ryver surname or a spelling variation of the name include: John Rivers, who settled in Jamaica in 1662; Elizabeth Rivers settled in Virginia in 1726; Joan Rivers settled in Virginia in 1653 with her husband; William Rivers settled in Barbados in 1679 with his servants..
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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