The Rivers, later Rivers-Gay, later Rivers Baronetcy, of Chafford in the County of Kent, was a title in the

Baronetage of England Baronets are hereditary titles awarded by the Crown. The current baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier, existing baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland and Great Britain. To be recognised as a baronet, it is necessary ...

. It was created on 19 July 1621 for John Rivers. He was a grandson of Sir

John Rivers Sir John Rivers (died 27 February 1584) was a Tudor-era businessman who became Lord Mayor of London. He was born to Richard Rivers, steward of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham's lands. Alternate spelling includes John Ryvers. He was a ...

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between 1573 and 1574. The sixth Baronet assumed the additional surname of Gay in circa 1760. This surname was also used by the seventh Baronet but not by any subsequent Baronets. The title became extinct on the death of the eleventh Baronet in 1870.George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage, Volume 1'' 1900
/ref> The records of Broxham manor (Westerham) show that Sir John Rivers, 3rd baronet, was dead in 1678.

Rivers, later Rivers-Gay, later Rivers baronets, of Chafford (1621)

*Sir John Rivers, 1st Baronet (–) *

Sir Thomas Rivers, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Rivers, 2nd Baronet (died 1657) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1656. Rivers was the son of James Rivers and his wife Charity Shirley, daughter of Sir John Shirley of Isfield Sussex. He succeeded his gr ...

(died 1657) *Sir John Rivers, 3rd Baronet (died ) *Sir George Rivers, 4th Baronet (1665–1734) *Sir John Rivers, 5th Baronet (–1743) *Sir Peter Rivers-Gay, 6th Baronet (–1790) *Sir Thomas Rivers-Gay, 7th Baronet (–1805) *Sir James Rivers, 8th Baronet (1772–1805) *Sir Henry Rivers, 9th Baronet (–1851) *Sir James Francis Rivers, 10th Baronet (1822–1869) *Sir Henry Chandos Rivers, 11th Baronet (1834–1870)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rivers Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England 1621 establishments in England