The VCH Essex referred to below is Vol.10. Vol.4 - Ongar Hundred - pp210-216 - Manor of Stanford Rivers - indicates that Richard de Rivers was married to Maud de Lucy. This volume can also be found at British History Online. Ruth > Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2011 07:28:03 -0600 > From: designeconomic@gmail.com > To: eng-wiltshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] ENG-WILTSHIRE Digest, Vol 6, Issue 47 > > Re: Richard de Rivers (d.1222) > > Thank you Ruth. > > I imagine that the record that you refer to is found in VCH Essex Vol.4. > > I am hoping to ascertain name of the favored wife and the date of her > marriage to Richard de Reviers. > > By the way - I made an error - my intention was to address my email to Essex > rather than Wilts. However there are numeous records of the Rivers in Wilts > so one cannot reject the idea of some connection. > > Thank you > > Paul Bulkley >