Ryves, John

Summary

Father: Robert Ryves
Mother: Ann

Birth: c1648-1651
Birth Source: Alumni Oxoniensis

Death: bef 1739
Death Source: Wife a Widow in Will

Spouse1: Mary

Narrative

Children of John Ryves and Mary:

1. George Ryves, b. cMay 1680, d. 28 Feb 1681
2. Mary Ryves, bap. 2 Jun 1681, m. William Salkeld
3. John Ryves, bap. 4 July 1682

From Winchester scholars, a listing of students admitted to the Winchester College in Winchester, Hampshire, in 1663:

Ryves, John (12), Fifehead, Dorset.

The Alumni Oxoniensis has the following to say about John:

Ryves, John, s. Rob., of Fifield (Fifehead Neville). Dorset, gent. Wadham Coll., matric. 6 Dec., 1667. aged 19; student of Middle Temple 1667. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.

Baptisms from Fifehead Neville, Dorset Parish Registers:

• (1680) Mr George Ryves son of John Ryves Esqr and Mary his wife was baptized May the twentieth
• (1681) Ms Mary Ryves the daughter of John Ryves Esqr and Mary his wife was baptized June the (?)
• (1682) Mr John Ryves son of John Ryves Esqr and Mary his wife was baptized July the 4th

Burials from Fifehead Neville, Dorset Parish Registers:

• (1680/1) Mr George Ryves the son of John Ryves Esqr and Mary his wife was buried February the 8
• (1738) Mrs Mary Ryves of the parish of Fifehead Nevill was Buried the 18th Day of May and a Certificate for her Being Buried in Woollen according to the act of parliament in that case made and provided

John's wife Mary left a will, dated 20 Apr 1738, which was probated 8 Feb 1738/9 in which she refers to herself as "Mary Ryves of Fifhead Nevil in the County of Dorset Widow and Relict of John Ryves Esqr deceased." She mentions grandchildren Mary Guy, William Salkeld, Robert Salkeld, Charles Salkeld, and Elizabeth Salkeld.

From Reliques of the Rives:
John Ryves, born about 1648, was elected to Winchester College at the age of 12 and was admitted in 1663 as "of Fifehead Dorset" (Kirby). He matriculated at Wardham College, Oxford, 6 December 1667, aged 19, as "son of Robert Ryves of Fifield, Dorset, gent.," and proceeded thence to the Middle Temple, 1667-68 (Foster). He evidently married Mary, whose burial at Fifehead Neville was recorded 18 May 1738.

Sources

Childs, James Rives. Reliques of the Rives, p45
Archive.org - Kirby, T. F. (1888) Winchester scholars, p193
Archive.org - Foster, Joseph. (1891). Alumni Oxoniensis: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1500-1714, Vol. 3, p1295
1738 Will - Mary Ryves, Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Piece 694 (Henchman), folio 326
Fifehead Neville, Dorset Parish Combine (BM&B) Register PE/FIN:RE1/1
Fifehead Neville, Dorset Parish Combine (BM&B) Register PE/FIN:RE1/2