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| Deacon Edmund Rice was born circa 1594 at
England. As reported later in this account of Edmund Rice, no record of
his birth or christening has been found.1 Deacon Edmund Rice
married 1st Thomasine Frost, daughter of Edward Frost and Thomasine Belgrave, on 15
October 1618 at St Marys Church, Bury St Edmunds,
England.3,2,4,5 Deacon Edmund Rice married Mercy Hunt on 1 March 1655/56 at
Sudbury, MA; (literally 1655) registered as Mary Brigham.2,6
Deacon Edmund Rice died on 3 May 1663 at Sudbury, MA; (not found in the
published records).1,2 He was buried at Old Burying Ground,
Wayland, MA; One possible site of the grave is marked by a monument
designed by Arthur Wallace Rice of Boston, MA. It was dedicated by the
Edmund Rice Association on 29 August 1914. A boulder with a bronze tablet
was also erected by the Association and it marks Edmund's homestead on the
Old Connecticut Path in Wayland.2
He and Thomasine Frost resided in 1627 at Berkhamstead, England.7,8 In 1638 Edmund Rice acquired 4 acres in then Sudbury (now Wayland) and laid out in the fall of that year. He was one of the first to build in the area. According to Massachusetts Colonial Records, Volume 1, page 271, on 4 September 1639 Edmund Rice was one of the committee appointed by the Massachusetts General Court to lay out the land in Sudbury. Edmund Rice's house was situated on the "Old North Street", near Mill brook. He received his proportion of "Meadowlands", which were divided "to the present inhabitants" under dates of 4 September 1639, 20 April, and 18 November 164-, his share being 42 1/2 acres. He shared in all the division of Uplands and Commons - the total number of acres which fell to his lot, as an original inhabitant, was 247.9,10 Deacon Edmund Rice was a Selectman in 1644 and subsequent years; a Deacon of the church in 1648, and, in 1656, one of the petitioners for a new plantation that became known as Marlborough at Sudbury, MA.11 He was designated a Freeman on 13 May 1640 at Massachusetts.12,13 Edmund Rice was recorded as being present as a Deputy at the Massachusetts General Court (legislative assembly) in Boston on 7 October 1640.14 On 2 June 1641 at Boston Edmund Rice was appointed an assosiate(sic) for the Courts and comission'r for the toune (sic) of Sudberry (sic).15 He was a deputy to the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (the Massachusetts legislature) representing the Town of Sudbury, serving on 27 May 1652, 18 May 1653, and 3 May 1654 between 1652 and 1654 at Boston, MA.16 He resided after 1656 at Marlborough, MA, lived on "The Great Road" on the northerly side of the pond (Cochituate Pond), not far from Williams Tavern. The pond is also spelled Wachittuate, Caochituet, Chochichawicke, Coijchawicke, Catchchauitt, Charchittawick, Katchetuit, Cochichawauke, or Cochichowicke.17 Twice in the 20th century nationally recognized research genealogists have attempted to determine the parents and ancestors of Edmund Rice. Mary Lovering Holman described the negative result of her search for records in the parishes near Stanstead and Sudbury, Suffolk County, England in “English Notes on Edmund Rice”, The American Genealogist, Volume 10 (1933/34), pp. 133 - 137. Mrs Holman is considered by many to be one of the best research genealogists in the 20th century. In 1997 the Edmund Rice (1638) Association commissioned Dr. Joanna Martin, a nationally recognized research genealogist who lives in Hitcham, Suffolk, England, only a few miles from Stanstead and Sudbury, to search again for records of Edmund Rice's parents. Dr. Martin reported in 1999 that she found no record that identified Edmund's parents or ancestral line. Several authors of published works and computer data sets have claimed names for Edmund Rice's parents. Regrettably they have not given sources that would assist in definitive genealogical research. For example, the Ancestral File and International Genealogical Index, two popular computer data sets widely distributed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, offer parent candidates that include: Henry Rice and Margaret Baker, Henry Rice and Elizabeth Frost, Thomas Rice and Catherine Howard, and Thomas Rice and Elizabeth Frost. From Mrs. Holman's paper we have an excellent record of one Henry Rice's marriage to Elizabeth Frost in November 1605 at Stanstead. Mrs. Holman also documents the baptism of Edmund's first child on 23 August 1619 at Stanstead. If this is the Henry Rice and Elizabeth Frost to which the LDS records refer, the LDS records must be erroneous. Our researchers have not been able to find records that support any Henry Rice and Elizabeth Frost, Henry Rice and Margaret Baker, Thomas Rice and Catherine Howard, or Thomas Rice and Elizabeth Frost as parents of Edmund Rice. A scholarly investigation by Donald Lines Jacobus, considered by many as the dean of modern American genealogy, appeared in The American Genealogist, volume 11, (1936), pp. 14-21 and was reprinted in the fall of 1968 and the winter of 1998 issues of Newsletter of the Edmund Rice (1638) Association. Jacobus traced many of the false accounts to the book by Dr. Charles Elmer Rice entitled "By the Name of Rice”, privately published by Dr. Rice at Alliance, Ohio in 1911. Sudbury, England includes three parishes, two of which do not have complete records for the years near 1594, which is Edmund's most likely birth year. Edmund Rice deposed in a court document on 3 April 1656 that he was about 62 years old. Thus, if he were born in Sudbury his records have been lost and we may never know his origin. In his address to the 1999 annual meeting of the Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Gary Boyd Roberts, Senior Researcher, New England Historic Genealogy Society, reviewed all of the genealogical sleuthing on Edmund's parentage. Mr. Roberts is well known for his research on royal lineage. He concluded that there was no evidence whatsoever that supports the published accounts of Edmund Rice's parents and no evidence that Edmund Rice was from a royal lineage. The Edmund Rice (1638) Association is very interested in proving the ancestry of Edmund Rice. The association encourages anyone who can identify a primary source that names Edmund and his parents to identify that source. Records of a baptism, estate probate, or land transaction naming Edmund and his parents are the most likely records to contain that proof. Until someone can cite such a record, the association must state emphatically that Edmund Rice's parents and ancestry are not known and that Edmund Rice's descendants can not claim royal ancestry.18,19,20 |
| Daniel Drury was born on 25 April 1709 at Framingham, MA.5,1,2,6 He was the son of Caleb Drury and Elizabeth Eames. Daniel Drury married Sarah Flagg, daughter of John Flagg and Anna Eames, on 14 July 1729 at Sudbury, MA; listed as Sarah of Sudbury.1,2,5,6,7 Marriage banns for Daniel Drury and Mary (?) were published on 11 August 1776 at Shrewsbury, MA; Widow Mary Stacey of Northborough.8 Daniel Drury married Mary (?) on 8 September 1776; Mary of Northborough, Mass.9 Daniel Drury died on 5 June 1786 at Shrewsbury, MA.10,1,9,6 |
| Sarah Flagg was born on 11 March 1702/3 at Watertown, MA; (shown
as 11 May 1703 by the secondary sources).3,4,5,6 She was the
daughter of John Flagg and Anna Eames. Sarah Flagg married
Daniel Drury, son of Caleb Drury and Elizabeth Eames, on 14 July 1729
at Sudbury, MA; listed as Sarah of Sudbury.1,2,7,4,8 Sarah
Flagg died on 29 November 1775 at Shrewsbury, MA; aged 70y 8m 11d, under
the name Drury (however, the published death age was gathered from an
unspecified secondary source).3,4,9
Her married name was Drury. |
| Samuel Rice was born on 10 August 1720 at Sudbury,
MA.1,2 He was the son of Capt. Moses Rice and Sarah King. Samuel Rice married
Dorothy Martin, daughter of Thomas Martin and Mary Gove, on 29 July 1741 at
Rutland, MA; (on the 20th at Worcester, according to a gravestone
inscription).1,3,4,5 Samuel Rice died on 19 September 1793 at
Charlemont, MA; (20th per gravestone).6,5 He was buried at
Station Cemetery, Charlemont, MA.5
He resided at Rutland, MA.6 |
| Dorothy Martin was born on 6 April 1722 at Marlborough,
MA.2,3 She was the daughter of Thomas Martin and Mary Gove. Dorothy Martin
married Samuel Rice, son of Capt. Moses Rice and Sarah King, on 29 July 1741 at
Rutland, MA; (on the 20th at Worcester, according to a gravestone
inscription).1,4,5,6 Dorothy Martin died on 9 February 1790 at
Charlemont, MA; under the name Rice.7,6
She resided at Rutland, MA.7 Her married name was Rice. |
| Caleb Drury was born on 5 October 1688 at Sudbury,
MA.4,5,2,3,6 He was the son of Capt. Thomas Drury and Rachel Rice.7 Caleb
Drury married Elizabeth Eames, daughter of John Eames and Elizabeth Eames, on 10 October
1706 at Framingham, MA.1,3,2,8 Caleb Drury died between 5
November 1723 and 1733 at Framingham, MA.9,6
He lived in either Framingham or Shrewsbury, MA, dying either 1723 or 1733, the latter date given in Middlesex CO., MA probate records.7,10 |
| Elizabeth Eames was born on 11 April 1685 at Sherborne,
MA.4,5 She was the daughter of John Eames and Elizabeth Eames. Elizabeth Eames
married Caleb Drury, son of Capt. Thomas Drury and Rachel Rice, on 10 October 1706
at Framingham, MA.6,2,3,7 Elizabeth Eames died at Framingham,
MA. Her married name was Drury. (EARLY DRURY LINE OF NEW ENGLAND shows only one wife and she was named Elizabeth Eames. If she was married previously, it was to a husband also named Eames.4 |
| John Flagg was born on 4 November 1677 at Watertown, MA; (literally 9th month).1 He married Anna Eames, daughter of John Eames. |
| Anna Eames was born in 1677/78 at Watertown / Framingham, MA.
She was the daughter of John Eames. Anna Eames married
John Flagg. Anna Eames died in
1711 at Framingham / Watertown, MA. Her married name was Flagg. |
| Capt. Moses Rice was born on 27 October
1694 at Sudbury, MA.3,4 He was the son of John Rice and Tabitha Stone. Capt. Moses Rice
married Sarah King, daughter of Thomas King and Elizabeth Clapp, on 16 November
1719 at Sudbury, MA.1,2,5 Capt. Moses Rice died on 11 June 1755
at Charlemont, MA; killed by Indians. Moses was shot in the arm by the
Algonquin Indians, lying in ambush, while ploughing corn. He was carried
off to the adjoining woods, where he was tomahawked and scalped. Phineas
Arms was killed outright (age 24). Grandson Asa, age about 8, was taken to
Canada.6,7 He was buried at Station Cemetery, Charlemont,
MA.7 Moses Rice of Worcester settled his account as guardian of "Edward King, alias Rice, from 20 June 1720 to 17 February 1726, when he became of age;" "son of Samuel King, alias Rice." One item in that was a share in his grandfather Clapp's estate of Milton; "the former guardian had deceased". The previous guardian of Edward was John Rice [WRN 23], who died 6 September 1719 and was the guardian for 5 children (not named) of Samuel King, alias Rice, 27 January 1718/19.8 He and Sarah King resided circa 1722 at Worcester, MA, opening a public house on the site of one afterwards kept by Capt. Ephraim Mower, and on which was subsequently erected the "United States Hotel."6 Capt. Moses Rice was in the military in 1724 at Rutland, VT, under the command of Capt. Samuel Wright of Rutland on garrison duty with others from Worcester. He commanded a company of cavalry while he resided at Worcester.6 He resided on 13 April 1737 at Worcester, MA.6 He resided on 9 May 1742 at Rutland, VT, where he, along with Eleazer Ball and Daniel Estabrook, were chosen to provide for the ordination of Joseph Buckminster.6 He purchased 2200 acres of land in the township of Claremont, 23 April 1743, and removed to that place; the time we do not learn.6 He was living after 23 April 1743 at Charlemont, MA, as a prominent man, was 'looked up to', as the head and father of that infant plantation, of which he was the chief promoter and one of its first settlers.6 He collected a great amount of historical matter, comprising an account of many interesting events of which he had been a witness, and in some of which he had borne a conspicuous and in others, a hazardous part. His manuscripts were destroyed by fire.9 |
| Sarah King was born in 1695 at Charlemont, MA. She was the
daughter of Thomas King and Elizabeth Clapp. Sarah King
married Capt. Moses Rice, son of John Rice and Tabitha Stone, on 16 November
1719 at Sudbury, MA.3,2,4 Sarah King died circa 1788; at the
home of her son Aaron (death not found in the Charlemont vital
records).5 Her married name was Rice. She and Capt. Moses Rice resided circa 1722 at Worcester, MA, opening a public house on the site of one afterwards kept by Capt. Ephraim Mower, and on which was subsequently erected the "United States Hotel."1 |
| Capt. Thomas Drury was born on 10 August
1668 at Boston, MA.5,4,6,7 He was the son of Lieut. John Drury and Mary Weare.8 Capt.
Thomas Drury married Rachel Rice, daughter of Henry Rice and Elizabeth Moore, on 15 December
1687 at Sudbury, MA.9,3,4,10 Capt. Thomas Drury died before 11
November 1723 at Framingham, MA; (not found in the published
records).11,12,7 He was the first Town Clerk and first Representative to the General Court (Massachusetts legislature), also Selectman. At Framingham, MA.13,14 |
| Rachel Rice was born on 10 May 1664 at Sudbury,
MA.2,4,5 She was the daughter of Henry Rice and Elizabeth Moore.6
Rachel Rice married Capt. Thomas Drury, son of Lieut. John Drury and Mary Weare, on 15 December 1687
at Sudbury, MA.7,2,3,8 Rachel Rice died before 10 May 1730 at
Framingham, MA. Her married name was Drury. |
| John Eames was born on 6 October 1642 at Dedham, MA; (literally 8th month).2 He married Elizabeth Eames on 11 May 1682 at Sherborne, MA; Elizabeth was erroneously called Abigail in the Rice Genealogical Register, p. 21.3 John Eames died on 14 December 1733 at Framingham, MA; (literally 1733-4) under the name Eamms.4 |
| Elizabeth Eames was born on 4 June 1659 at Woburn, MA.2 She married John Eames on 11 May 1682 at Sherborne, MA; Elizabeth was erroneously called Abigail in the Rice Genealogical Register, p. 21.3 Elizabeth Eames died on 26 June 1727 at Framingham, MA.4,5 |
| William Alden was born on 10 September 1669 at Boston,
MA.2,3 He was the son of John Alden and Elizabeth Phillips. William
Alden married Mary Drury, daughter of Lieut. John Drury and Mary Weare, on 21 May 1691 at
Boston, MA.1,2,4 William Alden died on 10 February 1728/29 at
Boston, MA; (9-10 Feb 1728 per Rice Gen'l Register) aged
60y.2,5 He was a mariner. |
| John Rice was born on 20 December 1651 at Sudbury,
MA.2,3,4 He was the son of Deacon Edward Rice and Agnes Bent. John Rice married Tabitha Stone, daughter of Deacon John Stone and Anna (?), on 2 November 1674 at
Sudbury, MA; (WARD indicates date of marriage as 27 November
1674).1,3,2,5 John Rice died on 6 September 1719 at Sudbury,
MA.6,7 John Rice's estate was probated on 29 January 1719/20 at
Wayland, MA. He died intestate. His widow Tabitha and son Moses were
appointed Administrators. Inventory taken Sept 17, 1719, "Widow Tabitha,
being aged and infirm, made oath at Weston."6
He resided in the part of Sudbury that is now Wayland, on the easterly side of the road leading from Weston to Saxonville, and on part of the homestead of his grandfather Edmund Rice, not far distant from 'the spring,' near which was the residence of his brother, Deacon Edmund Rice. He was a subscriber for Prince's Chronology, and fond of historical reading.6 |
| Tabitha Stone was born on 29 May 1655 at Sudbury, MA; (20th per
county records) under the name Ston.4,3 She was the daughter of
Deacon John Stone and Anna (?). Tabitha Stone married
John Rice, son of Deacon Edward Rice and Agnes Bent, on 2 November 1674
at Sudbury, MA; (WARD indicates date of marriage as 27 November
1674).1,3,2,5 Tabitha Stone died after 17 September 1719; as
her husband's estate was inventoried on that date, and she subsequently
made a deposition at Weston in that regard.6,3
Her married name was Rice. |
| Lieut. John Drury was born on 2 May 1646 at
Sudbury, MA; (also recorded in Boston).4,5,2,6,7,8 He was the
son of Lieut. Hugh Drury and Lydia Rice.9 Lieut.
John Drury was christened on 19 March 1648 at First Church, Boston, MA;
(literally 1st month) aged 1y 3/4 7 weeks.6,10 He married Mary Weare, daughter of Peter Weare and Ruth Gooch, in 1667 at York,
ME.1,2,11,10,7 Lieut. John Drury died in 1678 at Boston, MA; at
age 32.12,7 He was buried at Kings Chapel, Boston, MA; location
in question. He was in the military between 1675 and 1676 in the Indian War.12 |
| Mary Weare was born circa 1645 at York, ME.3,4 She
was the daughter of Peter Weare and Ruth Gooch. Mary Weare married
Lieut. John Drury, son of Lieut. Hugh Drury and Lydia Rice, in 1667 at York,
ME.1,2,3,4,5 Mary Weare died in 1678 at South Boston, MA.
Her married name was Drury. |
| Henry Rice was born circa 1617, having called himself 50 years
old on January 25, 1667, as appears by a deposition on the files of the
court.1,4 He was the son of Deacon Edmund Rice and Thomasine Frost.1
Henry Rice was baptized on 13 February 1620/21 at Stanstead,
England.4,3,5,6,7 He married Elizabeth Moore, daughter of John Moore Sr and Bridget (?), on 1 January
1643/44 at Sudbury, MA; (February per Ward).1,2,3,8 Henry Rice
died on 10 February 1710/11 at Framingham, MA.1,9,10 He estate
was probated on 28 February 1710/11 at MA.1,11
He swore an oath of fidelity at Sudbury, MA on 9 July 1645.1,12 He was designated a Freeman on 10 May 1648 at Massachusetts.13,14 He received one lot in the Sudbury Two-Mile Grant in 1655.15 He was one of the thirteen Sudbury petitioners for the grant of Marlborough in 1656.16 He received 50 acres in 1659 at Rice's End from his father, where he built a house.17 He stated in a court action that he was 50 years old on 25 January 1667 at MA.1 He was an original member of the church in Framingham in 1701.17 He left a will on 3 October 1705, inventory was £527.11.0. The will mentions sons Jonathan and David; daughters Elizabeth Brewer, Hannah Taylor, Abigail Smith, Tamasin Parmenter, Rachel Drury, Lydia Wheelock, Mercy Allen; and granddaughter Mary Brigham.1,18 |
| Elizabeth Moore was born circa 1628.3 She was the
daughter of John Moore Sr and Bridget (?). Elizabeth Moore
married Henry Rice, son of Deacon Edmund Rice and Thomasine Frost, on 1 January
1643/44 at Sudbury, MA; (February per Ward).1,4,3,5 Elizabeth
Moore died on 23 August 1705 at Framingham, MA; (3rd per Ward) under the
name Rice.1,3,6 Her married name was Rice.7 |
| Thomas Martin was born circa 1696 at probably MA. He married Mary Gove on 31 January 1710. Thomas Martin died on 4 October 1729 at Marlborough, MA. |
| Mary Gove was born circa 1698 at probably MA. She married Thomas Martin on 31 January
1710. Mary Gove died after 1722 at probably MA.
Her married name was Martin. |
| Thomas King was born on 21 June 1645 at Scituate, MA. He married Elizabeth Clapp on 20 April 1669 at Scituate, MA. Thomas King married an unknown person on 15 June 1699. He died on 1 December 1711 at Charlemont, MA. |
| Elizabeth Clapp was born circa 1648 at Scituate, MA. She married Thomas King on 20 April 1669 at
Scituate, MA. Elizabeth Clapp died on 18 March 1698 at Scituate, MA.
She This individual has the following other parents in the Ancestral File: Thomas /CLAPP/ (AFN:9597-TT) and Abigail /HOLBROOK/ (AFN:9597-V1). Her married name was King. |
| Deacon Edward Rice was born circa 1622;
(1619 per Ward).3 He was the son of Deacon Edmund Rice and Thomasine Frost. Deacon Edward
Rice was christened on 27 October 1622 at Stanstead, England; 26th per
TAG, 20th per Rice Gen'l Register, under the name Rise. The 1622 baptism
record gives the child's name as Edmund, not Edward. Nonetheless, your
authors are convinced that Edward was the child baptized (and of course
born) that year, and that he exaggerated his age in later
life.2,4,5 He married Agnes Bent, daughter of John Bent and Martha Blanchard, circa
1647.3,2,6 Deacon Edward Rice died on 15 August 1712 at
Marlborough, MA; at about age 93.3,7
He received one lot in the Sudbury Two-Mile Grant in 1655.8 He resided in 1664 at Marlborough, MA, where he was a Deacon of the church.9 He declared age 47 in a paper filed in court on 2 October 1666 at Middlesex County Court, Cambridge, MA.10 He was assessed 8s 7d in the 1688 Marlborough tax roll.11 On 1 April 1686 at Sudbury, MA, Edward and Agnes Rice gave to their son Edmund Rice of Sudbury, half of the farm lying within the bounds of Sudbury, "near the spring". (Edward had purchased some of this land from his father Edmund and some of the land from his brother Benjamin. John Rice of Sudbury, a brother of Edmund, had the choice half.) Deed recorded 16 August 1734.3,12 He was elected deacon in 1687.13 In the year 1692 he was questioned in court - aged 70y.14 A 1712 obituary in the Boston News Letter gave the death year as 1711 and said he had been born in Berkhamstead in 1618. It also said he had 142 descendants at that time, of which 119 were living. It further said that Edward's brother Henry, who had died in Framingham in 1711, had a similarly large number of descendants.15 |
| Agnes Bent was born on 12 December 1631 at Wayhill, Penton
Grafton, England.3,4,5 She was the daughter of John Bent and Martha Blanchard. Agnes Bent
married Deacon Edward Rice, son of Deacon Edmund Rice and Thomasine Frost, circa
1647.1,2,6 Agnes Bent died on 4 June 1713 at Marlborough, MA;
aged 83y, registered as Ann Rice.1,3,4
Barry's History of Framingham states Agnes Bent was without issue, which is clearly wrong. The will of John Bent of 1672 makes provision specifically for his daughter Agnes Rice and her son John Rice, which not only shows she was still living at that time, but also proves she was indeed the wife of Edward Rice (there being only one John Rice available as a grandson of John Bent). The confusion stems from the fact that the birth records of her children and the record of her death all show her name as Ann (a common variant of Agnes in her time). She was also known as Anna Bent. As of circa 1647,her married name was Rice. On 1 April 1686 at Sudbury, MA, Edward and Agnes Rice gave to their son Edmund Rice of Sudbury, half of the farm lying within the bounds of Sudbury, "near the spring". (Edward had purchased some of this land from his father Edmund and some of the land from his brother Benjamin. John Rice of Sudbury, a brother of Edmund, had the choice half.) Deed recorded 16 August 1734.1,7 |
| Lydia Rice died on 30 July 1648 at Sudbury, MA; (not found in the published records).1,2 She was born on 30 July 1648 at Sudbury, MA.1,2,3 She was the daughter of Deacon Edward Rice and Agnes Bent. |
| Caleb Rice was born on 8 February 1657 at Sudbury, MA.1,2,3 He was the son of Deacon Edward Rice and Agnes Bent. Caleb Rice died on 27 April 1658 at Sudbury, MA.1,2,4 |
| Deacon Matthias Rice was born on 4 April
1706 at Marlborough, MA.2,3 He was the son of Benjamin Rice and Mary Rice. Deacon Matthias Rice
married Anna Bigelow, daughter of John Bigelow and Jerusha Garfield, on 13 April
1731 at Southborough, MA.1,4 Deacon Matthias Rice died on 13
February 1764 at Westborough (Northborough), MA; aged 57y
10m.5,6 He was admitted to the Church of Marlboro on 23 November 1740 at Marlborough, MA.5 He was a founder of the church at Northboro and one of its Deacons on 21 May 1745 at Northborough, MA.5 |
| Deacon John Woods was born on 8 May 1641 at Sudbury, MA.2,3 He was the son of John Woods and Mary (?). Deacon John Woods married Lydia Rice, daughter of Deacon Edward Rice and Agnes Bent; John of Marlboro.1 Deacon John Woods died on 5 April 1716 at Marlborough, MA; described as age 75 in the Ward manuscript.4 |
| Lydia Rice was born on 10 December 1649 at Sudbury,
MA.1,2,3 She was the daughter of Deacon Edward Rice and Agnes Bent. Lydia Rice married
Deacon John Woods, son of John Woods and Mary (?); John of
Marlboro.2 Lydia Rice died on 24 September 1723 at Marlborough,
MA.4,5 Her married name was Woods. |
| Deacon Edmund Rice was born on 9 December
1653 at Sudbury, MA.4,2,5 He was the son of Deacon Edward Rice and Agnes Bent. Deacon Edmund Rice
married Joyce Russell, daughter of William Russell and Martha (?), on 13 October 1680
at Sudbury, MA.6,2,7 Deacon Edmund Rice died on 25 September
1719 at Sudbury, MA.8,2,9
Edmund Rice was a member of the church at Sudbury where he was a Deacon. He represented the Town of Sudbury in the Massachusetts General Court (legislative assembly) in 1707 at Boston, MA.10 On 6 June 1710 John Rice surrendered to his brother Edmund Rice, by deed, all his right to land "by the spring, and on which some part of Deacon Edmund Rice's house then stood" "... at the request of Mr. John Rice and Deacon Edmund Rice, we have stated a way from John Rice's house by the southerly side of Deacon Edmund's house to THE SPRING, May 10, 1710. Signed John Brigham Hopestill Brown David Haynes Thomas Frink John Balcom Selectmen.10 On 14 Nov 1718 Edmund and Joyce Rice convey to their son Jason: "...for love and good will, convey unto our son Jason Rice, all of Sudbury," their homestead, viz: "half the house, half the barn, two-thirds of the meadow land, orchard and pastures."8 The inventory of his estate, £451.1.0, was taken by Jonathan Rice, Richard Parks, and Edward Sherman on 19 November 1719. On 24 November 1719, Samuel Abbot and Joyce his wife; Joseph Parmenter and Lydia his wife; and William Rice and Martha his wife "convey all our right to Hon'd father Edmund Rice's estate in Sudbury or elsewhere to our brother, Jason Rice."8 |
| Joyce Russell was born on 31 March 1660 at Cambridge Farms
(Lexington), MA.4,3,5 She was the daughter of William Russell and Martha (?). Joyce Russell was
christened on 13 May 1660 at Cambridge Farms (Lexington), MA.5
She married Deacon Edmund Rice, son of Deacon Edward Rice and Agnes Bent, on 13 October 1680
at Sudbury, MA.6,3,7 Joyce Russell died circa 1719.3
Her married name was Rice. On 14 Nov 1718 Edmund and Joyce Rice convey to their son Jason: "...for love and good will, convey unto our son Jason Rice, all of Sudbury," their homestead, viz: "half the house, half the barn, two-thirds of the meadow land, orchard and pastures."8 |
| Joyce Rice was born on 3 August 1681 at Sudbury,
MA.3,2,4 She was the daughter of Deacon Edmund Rice and Joyce Russell. Joyce Rice
married Samuel Abbott, son of George Abbott and Sarah Farnum, on 26 June 1705 at
Watertown, MA; both of Sudbury.1,2,5,6,7 Joyce Rice died before
1750.2 Her married name was Abbott. She and Samuel Abbott resided in 1705 at Sudbury, MA.8 On 24 November 1719 Samuel Abbot, Joyce, his wife; Joseph Parmenter, his wife Lydia, and William Rice and his wife Martha ... "confiey all our right to Hon'd father, Edmund Rice's estate in Sudbury or elsewhere to our brother, Jason Rice."3 |
| Edmund Rice was born on 9 July 1688 at Sudbury, MA.1,2 He was the son of Deacon Edmund Rice and Joyce Russell. Edmund Rice died on 1 October 1712 at Sudbury, MA.1,3 |
| Lydia Rice was born on 24 May 1690 at Sudbury, MA.3,4
She was the daughter of Deacon Edmund Rice and Joyce Russell. Lydia Rice
married Joseph Parmenter, son of John Parmenter and Elizabeth Cutler, on 23 April
1717 at Sudbury, MA.1,2,5 Her married name was Parmenter. Lydia Rice and Joseph Parmenter resided in 1717 at Sudbury, MA.6 |
| Daniel Rice was born on 8 November 1655 at Sudbury,
MA.1,2,4 He was the son of Deacon Edward Rice and Agnes Bent. Daniel Rice married
1st Bethia Ward, daughter of Deacon William Ward and Elizabeth (?), on 10 January
1681 at Marlborough, MA.1,2,3,5 Daniel Rice married Elizabeth Wells on 9 March 1725
at Marlborough, MA; (May per Ward) registered as Elizabeth
Wheler.6,5 Daniel Rice died on 14 July 1737 at Marlborough, MA;
(6th per Ward) aged about 82.6,7
He left a will on 5 May 1729, proved 19 Dec 1737, Edward Wilson, Executor. The will named sons Daniel, Luke, Eleazer; son-in-law Edward Wilson and Hopestill, his wife; daughters Bethiah Newton and Judith Rice. Ward speculates that wife Elizabeth was not living as she was not named in the will.6 |
| Bethia Ward was born in 1658 at Sudbury, MA.3,4 She
was the daughter of Deacon William Ward and Elizabeth (?). Daniel Rice married 1st Bethia
Ward, son of Deacon Edward Rice and Agnes Bent, on 10 January 1681
at Marlborough, MA.5,6,2,7 Bethia Ward died on 8 December 1721
at Marlborough, MA; aged 63y, under the name Rice.1,8
She was also known as Bethia Ward.9,2,6 |
| Elizabeth Wells married John Wheeler on 25 June 1684 at
Concord, MA; (literally 25.4.84, but given as July by Ward).1,2
Elizabeth Wells married Daniel Rice, son of Deacon Edward Rice and Agnes Bent, on 9 March 1725 at
Marlborough, MA; (May per Ward) registered as Elizabeth
Wheler.3,4 Elizabeth Wells died before 1729; as she was not
mentioned in her husband's will.3
Her married name was Wheeler.5 Her married name was Rice. |
| Jacob Rice was born on 2 February 1660 at Sudbury, MA; (not
found in the published records).1,3 He was the son of Deacon Edward Rice and Agnes Bent. Jacob Rice married
Mary Barrett, daughter of John Barrett and (?) (?), in
1693.1,2,3 Jacob Rice died on 30 October 1746 at Marlborough,
MA; aged 86y 8m 28d.4,5,6 He was buried at Old Common Cemetery,
Marlborough, MA.5,7 He and Mary Barrett resided in 1694 at Marlborough, MA.4 On 12 October 1733, Jacob Rice conveyed for £60, land in Brookfield to his son, Amos, that was laid out to said Amos, on the right be, Jacob, purchased of John Parsons of Brookfield.4 Jacob Rice left a will on 23 May 1741, proved 10 November 1746. The will mentions wife Mary; sons Amos, Obediah, Jacob, and Gershom; daughters Martha Rice, Esther Jennings, and Bethiah Brigham. Son Gershom Rice executor.4 |
| Mary Barrett was born on 24 April 1672 at Marlborough,
MA.4,5,6 She was the daughter of John Barrett and (?) (?). Mary Barrett married Jacob Rice, son of Deacon Edward Rice and Agnes Bent, in
1693.1,2,3 Mary Barrett died on 6 October 1752 at Marlborough,
MA; aged 80y 16d, under the name Rice.4,7,8 She was buried at
Old Common Cemetery, Marlborough, MA.7,5
Her married name was Rice. She and Jacob Rice resided in 1694 at Marlborough, MA.9 Mary Barrett left a will on 23 November 1748, proved 30 Oct 1752. The will mentions sons Amos Obadiah, Jacob, and Gershom; daughters Martha (sic) Rice and Bethiah Brigham; grandchildren Moses and Thankful, children of her daughter Esther Jennings, late of Brookfield, deceased.10 |
| Deacon Amos Rice was born on 23 December
1693 at Marlborough, MA.3,4 He was the son of Jacob Rice and Mary Barrett. Deacon Amos Rice
married Mary (?) circa 1724.5
Deacon Amos Rice died on 15 September 1767 at Brookfield, MA; (18th per
Ward).5,6 He resided circa 1724 at Brookfield, MA.5 He left a will on 12 August 1767 at Brookfield, MA,, inventory taken 20 Nov. 1767, £546.11.0. The will mentioned wife Mary; son John; children of daughter Vashti Harding; daughter Mary. Son John, Executor.5 |
| Martha Rice was born on 28 July 1696 at Marlborough,
MA.3,4 She was the daughter of Jacob Rice and Mary Barrett. Martha Rice
married Elisha Rice, son of Capt. Peter Rice and Rebecca Howe, on 6 October 1720
at Brookfield, MA.1,2,5 Martha Rice died on 8 October 1785 at
Brookfield, MA; (WARD indicates date of death as 3 October
1785).6,7 She and Elisha Rice resided at Brookfield, MA.6 |
| Obadiah Rice was born on 13 November 1698 at Marlborough,
MA.2,3,4 He was the son of Jacob Rice and Mary Barrett. Obadiah Rice
married Esther Merrick on 22 September
1722 at Brookfield, MA.1,3,5
Obadiah Rice and Esther Merrick resided in 1722 at Brookfield, MA.6 |
| Esther Rice was born on 26 January 1700/1 at Marlborough,
MA.1,3,2,4 She was the daughter of Jacob Rice and Mary Barrett. Esther Rice
married Jonathan Jennings on 17 July
1727 at Marlborough, MA; Jonathan of Brookfield.1,3,2,5,6
Esther Rice died between 1742 and 10 November 1746 at Brookfield, MA; as
she was mentioned as deceased in her mother's will (not found in the
published records).2 Her married name was Jennings. The birth and death records for the four Jennings children are uncertain. The vital records of Brookfield list four births and two deaths to parents Jonathan and Esther Jennings. No names are given. From their grandmother's will we have the names of the two surviving children. |
| Eunice Rice was born on 11 February 1702 at Marlborough, MA.1,2 She was the daughter of Jacob Rice and Mary Barrett. Eunice Rice died on 11 November 1715 at Marlborough, MA.1,3 |
| Mary Rice was born on 14 July 1705 at Marlborough,
MA.1,2 She was the daughter of Jacob Rice and Mary Barrett. Mary Rice was
baptized on 16 September 1705 at Marlborough, MA.2 She died in
February 1804 at Marlborough, MA; (not found in the published
records).1 She was also known as Marcy Rice.2 |
| Jacob Rice was born on 3 October 1707 at Marlborough,
MA.3,4 He was the son of Jacob Rice and Mary Barrett. Jacob Rice married
1st Hannah Howe, daughter of John How and Rebecca Joslin, circa
1730.5,2 Jacob Rice married Hannah Maynard, daughter of David Maynard and Hannah (?), on 27 October 1767
at Westborough, MA; listed as Jacob of Northborough.6,7 Jacob
Rice died on 29 July 1788 at Northborough, MA; aged 80y 9m
19d.6,8 He and Hannah Howe resided on 12 December 1731 at Westborough, MA, when they were admitted to church.6 Jacob Rice left a will on 27 September 1787 at Northborough, MA,, proved 2 September 1788. The will mentioned wife Hannah; daughters Rebecca Fay and Hannah Goddard; sons Jacob, John, and Amos.9 |
Compiler:
Col George King
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