Ryves, George

Summary

Father: Henry Ryves
Mother: Christian

Birth: 1600
Birth Source: Reliques of the Rives

Death: 1654
Death Source: Will & Probate

Spouse1: Katherine

Narrative

Children of George Ryves and Katherine:

1. John Ryves
2. Katherine Ryves

From Middle Temple Records for 1623/4:

• 13 March. Mr. George, son and heir of Henry Ryves of Blandford Forum, Dorset, esq., deceased, specially; bound with Ellis Swaine, esq., and Ralf Freke, gent.; fine, by request of Mr. Swayne, a Master of the Bench, only 3l. 10s.

That George moved to Wiltshire is apparent from his will, dated 19 Jun 1654, in which he refers to "my Aunte the Lady Dorothy Ryves the nowe wife of Thomas Tregonwell Esqr" which would be the widow of his uncle Sir William Ryves. In the will, he mentions his wife Katherine, son John, and daughter Katherine. He also mentions "my house att Damery called Damery Court." The will was probated 10 Nov 1654.

His daughter Katherine's will states that she was to be buried at "Blandford Forum by my said father and by my mother there buried."

From Reliques of the Rives:
George Ryves of Damory Court, born 1600 and whose date of death is unknown, is shown by Hutchins as the son and heir of Henry Ryves, aged 23, in 1623. Foster records him as "George Ryves, of Hants, armiger," when matriculating at Wadham College, Oxford, on 17 October 1617, aged 17. He was admitted to the Middle Temple, 13 March 1624/5, as "George Ryves, son and heir of Henry Ryves of Blandford Forum, co. Dorset, deceased" (Ingpen). In the inq. p. m. taken at Blandford, 29 August 1625, after the death of Sir John Ryves it is stated that "John Ryves died at Damery Court 3rd Jan. last past without heirs of his body; George Ryves, esq., son and heir of Henry Ryves, esq., deceased, brother of the said John, is his kinsman and next heir, and was then aged 23 years and more" (supra). By the will of his father (1613) he was given the lease of "my farm in Barton Stacie" and was bequeathed £100 by his mother in 1620. In 1626 as "George Ryves Esquire of Blandford Forum" he brought an action in chancery stating that he was cousin (nephew) and heir to Sir John Ryves, deceased, late of Damory Court, that King Henry VIII by his letters patent dated 4th July in the 37th year of his reign granted a messuage called Luscombe, co. Dorset, to Robert Ryves, great-great-grandfather of the petitioner and to John Ryves, son of the said Robert Ryves. Further, that in the (?) year of Edward VI John Ryves died having issue, John his son, grandfather to the petitioner and that Robert survived his son John until 3 Edward VI (1551) and made his will leaving lands to John Ryves, son of John Ryves, deceased and grandson and heir apparent to Robert. It was added that John Ryves, his grandchild, was the petitioner's grandfather (P. C. C. Chancery Proc. II, 29/30)
Neither the date of his death nor the name of his wife is known, and no will or record of administration of his estate is to be found to shed any further ray of light upon his past made pale by time. Hutchins records as his only issue: John Ryves.

Research Notes

This is probably the George Ryves who married Katherine Palpherye on 9 Feb 1624/5 at Melcombe Regis, Dorset.

Sources

Childs, James Rives. Reliques of the Rives, p14
Archive.org - Middle Temple Records, Vol. 3, p690
1613 Will - Henry Rives - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Piece 135 (Soame), folio 489
1620 Memorandum of Will - Christian Rives - Prerogative Court of Canterbury Piece 135 (Soame), folio 494
1654 Will - George Ryves - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Piece 234 (Alchin), folio 93
1657 Will - Katherine Ryves - Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Piece 302 (Nabbs), folio 109 reverse