Events and Appearances by author Nathaniel Rich. Nathaniel Rich, Writer: Dark Waters. Origins and education. Thursday, April 4 th: Tulane River and Coastal Center, co-sponsored by Tulane University and Garden District Book Shop, in conversation with WWNO’s Tegan Wendland, New Orleans, LA In 1598 Nathaniel and his sister Margaret, later Dame Margaret Wroth, were with their mother at their father's deathbed at Leez, attended by William Noyes, then 'minister of this place'. How Jaws set the standard for the summer blockbuster, and how Hollywood perfected a formula that has endured for decades.. Watch the video Nathaniel Rich is the author of three novels: King Zeno (MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018); Odds Against Tomorrow (FSG, 2013); and The Mayor’s Tongue (Riverhead, 2008).Losing Earth: A Recent History was published in April by MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Lewis Burwell I and his family moved to Gloucester (from nearby York County) some time before 1651. Nathaniel was the son of Robert Rich of Felsted, Essex, the younger son of Richard Rich, illegitimate son of Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich.His father having died before 1636, when Nathaniel was still in his minority, his uncle, the Merchant Adventurer Sir Nathaniel Rich (who died in that year) left him the manor of Stondon Massey in Essex. Managed by: Private User Last Updated: October 22, 2017 Nathaniel Rich was born to Jane Machell and Richard Rich of Leez Priory, Essex. The size of the plantation and the slave population grew in tandem at the end of the seventeenth century as Lewis Burwell II inherited land, political connections, and slaves from relatives and business associates. Fairfield was first patented by Lewis Burwell I on June 12, 1648. His father was an illegitimate son of Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich. Genealogy profile for Nathaniel Rich Nathaniel Rich (1742 - c.1800) - Genealogy Genealogy for Nathaniel Rich (1742 - c.1800) family tree on Geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. By 1979, we knew nearly everything we understand today about climate change―including how to stop it. Nathaniel Rich: Birthdate: estimated between 1607 and 1633: Birthplace: Cornwall, UK: Death: United States Immediate Family: Son of Robert Rich and Susanna Rich Husband of Susanna Rich Father of Nicholas Rich, I Brother of William Rich, Sr.