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Daniel Wheelock^1,2,3,4

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Daniel Wheelock was born on 10 August 1708 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^3,3,5,4

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE (C. Benjamin Richardson, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, original 1858,
   reprinted 1989/90 by Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Second
   Date, 1594-1850 with leads to previous lineage), p. 15.
2. [S45] Margaret S. Rice, Rice Family - Supplement 2 -- Part 1 Volumes: 4 (Edmund Rice Association, Amesbury, Massachusetts, 1983, Second Date, 1619
   - 1980), p. 3.
3. [S44] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Supplement to THE RICE FAMILY, Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice (unknown publisher address: Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Inc., 1967, unknown publish date), p. 2. Hereinafter cited as Supplement to THE RICE FAMILY.
4. [S43] King, George, Daniel Rice Jr.x.FTW (Deacon Edmund Rice Association.)
5. [S106] Index to the Vital Records, Marlborough, Massachusetts; film #0902005 (unknown publisher address: LDS), 1st book, p. 15.

Lois Wheelock^1,2,3,4

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Lois Wheelock was born on 25 December 1710 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^1,3,5,4
• Name-Var: Lois Wheelock was also known as Lois Wheeler.⁴
• Death: She died in 1799 at age ~89.^1,4

• Last Edited: 6 November 2014

Citations

1. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE (C. Benjamin Richardson, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, original 1858,
   reprinted 1989/90 by Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Second
   Date, 1594-1850 with leads to previous lineage), p. 15.
2. [S45] Margaret S. Rice, Rice Family - Supplement 2 -- Part 1 Volumes: 4 (Edmund Rice Association, Amesbury, Massachusetts, 1983, Second Date, 1619
   - 1980), p. 3.
3. [S44] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Supplement to THE RICE FAMILY, Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice (unknown publisher address: Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Inc., 1967, unknown publish date), p. 2. Hereinafter cited as Supplement to THE RICE FAMILY.
4. [S43] King, George, Daniel Rice Jr.x.FTW (Deacon Edmund Rice Association.)
5. [S106] Index to the Vital Records, Marlborough, Massachusetts; film #0902005 (unknown publisher address: LDS), 1st book, p. 15.

Rachel Wheelock^1,2,3,4

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Rachel Wheelock was born on 26 November 1714 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^1,3,5,4
• Name-Var: Rachel Wheelock was also known as Rachel Willard.⁴

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE (C. Benjamin Richardson, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, original 1858,
   reprinted 1989/90 by Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Second
   Date, 1594-1850 with leads to previous lineage), p. 15.
2. [S45] Margaret S. Rice, Rice Family - Supplement 2 -- Part 1 Volumes: 4 (Edmund Rice Association, Amesbury, Massachusetts, 1983, Second Date, 1619
   - 1980), p. 4.
3. [S44] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Supplement to THE RICE FAMILY, Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice (unknown publisher address: Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Inc., 1967, unknown publish date), p. 2. Hereinafter cited as Supplement to THE RICE FAMILY.
4. [S43] King, George, Daniel Rice Jr.x.FTW (Deacon Edmund Rice Association.)
5. [S106] Index to the Vital Records, Marlborough, Massachusetts; film #0902005 (unknown publisher address: LDS), 1st book, p. 15.

Frances Rice^1,2,3,4

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Frances Rice was born on 3 February 1670/71 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^1,2,4
• Name-Var: Frances Rice was also known as Frances Allen.⁴
• Death: She died circa 1767 in Lincoln, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at age ~96.^5,4
• Note: The Boston Gazette (date ?) stated that Frances is to have lived
  to the age of 96 -- if so, it is speculated that she died in 1767.

• Last Edited: 26 August 2022

Citations

1. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE (C. Benjamin Richardson, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, original 1858,
   reprinted 1989/90 by Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Second
   Date, 1594-1850 with leads to previous lineage), pp. 7, 29.
2. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A (The Charles E. Tuttle Company: Publishers, Rutland, Vermont,
   1970), p. 3.
3. [S44] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Supplement to THE RICE FAMILY, Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice (unknown publisher address: Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Inc., 1967, unknown publish date), p. 3. Hereinafter cited as Supplement to THE RICE FAMILY.
4. [S43] King, George, Daniel Rice Jr.x.FTW (Deacon Edmund Rice Association.)
5. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE, p. 29.

Elnathan Allen^1,2,3

Biography

• Record Change: Record Change.
• Birth: Elnathan Allen was born on 11 February 1665/66 in Lancaster, Massachusetts.^4,3
• Marriage: He married Mercy Rice, daughter of Henry Rice and Elizabeth Moore.^1,2,5,6,3
• Death: Elnathan Allen died on 1 October 1735 in Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 69.^4,7,3
• Note: He died in his 69th year "... while standing on the hinder end of a
  cart load of stalks, his oxen started, whereby he fell off and
  was killed."
• Record Change: Record Change on 28 July 2000.³

• Last Edited: 26 August 2022

Citations

1. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE (C. Benjamin Richardson, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, original 1858,
   reprinted 1989/90 by Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Second
   Date, 1594-1850 with leads to previous lineage), pp. 5, 15.
2. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A (The Charles E. Tuttle Company: Publishers, Rutland, Vermont,
   1970), p. 2.
3. [S43] King, George, Daniel Rice Jr.x.FTW (Deacon Edmund Rice Association.)
4. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE, p. 15.
5. [S44] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Supplement to THE RICE FAMILY, Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice (unknown publisher address: Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Inc., 1967, unknown publish date), p. 2. Hereinafter cited as Supplement to THE RICE FAMILY.
6. [S54] Barry, William, History of Framingham, Massachusetts, A (James Munroe & Co., Boston, Massachusetts, 1847.)
7. [S104] unknown author, The Boston Gazette (unknown publisher address: unknown publisher, 26 Dec 1768), as cited by RICE FAMILY. Hereinafter cited as Boston Gazette.

Obadiah Allen^1,2,3,4

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Obadiah Allen was born on 19 January 1694/95 in Watertown, Massachusetts.^1,2,3,4

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE (C. Benjamin Richardson, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, original 1858,
   reprinted 1989/90 by Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Second
   Date, 1594-1850 with leads to previous lineage), p. 15.
2. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A (The Charles E. Tuttle Company: Publishers, Rutland, Vermont,
   1970), p. 23.
3. [S44] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Supplement to THE RICE FAMILY, Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice (unknown publisher address: Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Inc., 1967, unknown publish date), p. 2. Hereinafter cited as Supplement to THE RICE FAMILY.
4. [S43] King, George, Daniel Rice Jr.x.FTW (Deacon Edmund Rice Association.)

Israel Allen^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Israel Allen was born on 20 October 1695 in Watertown, Massachusetts.^1,2
• Note: He died young.

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE (C. Benjamin Richardson, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, original 1858,
   reprinted 1989/90 by Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Second
   Date, 1594-1850 with leads to previous lineage), p. 16.
2. [S43] King, George, Daniel Rice Jr.x.FTW (Deacon Edmund Rice Association.)

Elizabeth Allen^1,2,3,4

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Elizabeth Allen was born circa 1700 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^2,4
• Name-Var: Elizabeth Allen was also known as Elizabeth Newton.⁴

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE (C. Benjamin Richardson, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, original 1858,
   reprinted 1989/90 by Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Second
   Date, 1594-1850 with leads to previous lineage), p. 16.
2. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A (The Charles E. Tuttle Company: Publishers, Rutland, Vermont,
   1970), p. 23.
3. [S44] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Supplement to THE RICE FAMILY, Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice (unknown publisher address: Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Inc., 1967, unknown publish date), p. 2. Hereinafter cited as Supplement to THE RICE FAMILY.
4. [S43] King, George, Daniel Rice Jr.x.FTW (Deacon Edmund Rice Association.)

Anna Allen^1,2,3,4,5

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Anna Allen was born on 25 November 1702 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^1,2,3,4,5
• Name-Var: Anna Allen was also known as Anna Pratt.⁵
• Death: She died in 1783 at age ~81.^2,5

• Last Edited: 6 November 2014

Citations

1. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE (C. Benjamin Richardson, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, original 1858,
   reprinted 1989/90 by Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Second
   Date, 1594-1850 with leads to previous lineage), p. 16.
2. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A (The Charles E. Tuttle Company: Publishers, Rutland, Vermont,
   1970), p. 23.
3. [S44] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Supplement to THE RICE FAMILY, Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice (unknown publisher address: Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Inc., 1967, unknown publish date), p. 2. Hereinafter cited as Supplement to THE RICE FAMILY.
4. [S48] Town Clerk, Vital Statistics -Sudbury Records, Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1640-1840 (Family History Library), p. 22.
5. [S43] King, George, Daniel Rice Jr.x.FTW (Deacon Edmund Rice Association.)

Israel Allen^1,2,3,4

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Israel Allen was born on 20 December 1705 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^5,2,3,6,4
• Marriage: He married Elizabeth Wheelock, daughter of Deacon Samuel Wheelock and Lydia Rice, on 14 February 1727/28 in Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts.^1,2,3,7,4

• Last Edited: 1 December 2022

Citations

1. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE (C. Benjamin Richardson, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, original 1858,
   reprinted 1989/90 by Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Second
   Date, 1594-1850 with leads to previous lineage), pp. 15, 16.
2. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A (The Charles E. Tuttle Company: Publishers, Rutland, Vermont,
   1970), p. 23.
3. [S44] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Supplement to THE RICE FAMILY, Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice (unknown publisher address: Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Inc., 1967, unknown publish date), p. 2. Hereinafter cited as Supplement to THE RICE FAMILY.
4. [S43] King, George, Daniel Rice Jr.x.FTW (Deacon Edmund Rice Association.)
5. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE, p. 16.
6. [S48] Town Clerk, Vital Statistics -Sudbury Records, Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1640-1840 (Family History Library), p. 22.
7. [S116] Franklin P. Rice, Vital Records of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1904), p. 119. Hereinafter cited as Shrewsbury, Massachusetts VR.

Mary Allen^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Mary Allen was born on 28 February 1707/08 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^3,2
• Baptism: She was baptized on 11 April 1708 in First Parish Church, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^4,2
• Death: She died before 1711 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^1,2

• Last Edited: 6 November 2014

Citations

1. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE (C. Benjamin Richardson, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, original 1858,
   reprinted 1989/90 by Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Second
   Date, 1594-1850 with leads to previous lineage), p. 16.
2. [S43] King, George, Daniel Rice Jr.x.FTW (Deacon Edmund Rice Association.)
3. [S57] unknown, compiler, Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903), p. 11. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to the year 1850.
4. [S117] Church Record of First Parish Church, Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1704-1876 (unknown publisher address: LDS film number: 0185464, unknown publish date), p. 18. Hereinafter cited as Sudbury First Parish Church.

Jonas Rice^1,2,3,4,5

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Jonas Rice was born on 6 March 1672/73 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^1,2,6,5
• Note: He He moved from Groton with a petition of that date (?) signed by
  Gershom Rice and Jonas Rice of Marlboro. Petition presented to the
  General Court expressing desire to enter upon a new settlement
  of Worcester. The request was granted and they then commenced
  the third and permanent settlement of Worcester. Gershom and
  Jonas were called the "FATHERS OF THAT TOWN" when it was broken up and abandoned soon after the commencement of Queen Anne's war, so called, which began in 1702.
• Residence: He lived in 1702 in Worcester, Massachusetts.^7,5
• Residence: He lived before 13 October 1713 in Marlboro, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^8,3,5
• Will: He left a will on 23 July 1753.^7,5
• Death: He died on 22 September 1753 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 80.^1,5
• Burial: He was buried in Worcester Common Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.^9,5
• Note: The will was proved 7 Nov. 1753. The will mentions wife Mary; daughter
  Silence, wife of John Bond; eldest son Jonas; and sons Absalom and Adonijah. Inventory £200. Absalom Rice, Executor. (RICE
  FAMILY indicates that the will was issued in 1853, this is
  considered a typo)
  His gravestone at Worcester says he "died Sept 20th". Town
  records state Sept. 22
  Barton notes: Upon his grave-stone it is stated that "he was
  the first settler in Wr. and one of the Judges of the Inferior
  Court for Worcester." Judge Rice also served in the capacities
  of Selectman, Town Clerk, Schoolmaster, Representative at
  General Court, and in other public offices in Worcester, as the
  Town Records most abundantly show. He was the first
  School-teacher in this place, having been appointed for that
  office by a vote of the town April 4, 1726. His son Adonijah,
  an ancestor of Wm. Eaton, Esq. of this place, was the first
  male child born in Worcester; A. D. 1714, Nov. 7.

• Last Edited: 20 September 2022

Citations

1. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE (C. Benjamin Richardson, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, original 1858,
   reprinted 1989/90 by Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Second
   Date, 1594-1850 with leads to previous lineage), pp. 7, 29.
2. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A (The Charles E. Tuttle Company: Publishers, Rutland, Vermont,
   1970), p. 3.
3. [S45] Margaret S. Rice, Rice Family - Supplement 2 -- Part 1 Volumes: 4 (Edmund Rice Association, Amesbury, Massachusetts, 1983, Second Date, 1619
   - 1980), p. 4.
4. [S49] Newton, Norman Thomas, New England Historical Genealogical Register, Volumes: CXXX, (unknown publisher address: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, Oct 1976, unknown publish date). Hereinafter cited as New England Historical Genealogical Register, Volumes: CXXX,.
5. [S43] King, George, Daniel Rice Jr.x.FTW (Deacon Edmund Rice Association.)
6. [S55] [unknown author], Marlborough, Massachusetts Vital Records to the year 1849 (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1908), p. 156. Hereinafter cited as Marlborough, Massachusetts Vital Records to the year 1849.
7. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE, p. 30.
8. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE, pp. 26 - 27.
9. [S115] Barton, W S, Epitaphs from the Cemetery on Worcester Common (Henry J Howland, Worcester, 1848.)

Mary Allen^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Mary Allen was born on 14 July 1711 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^1,3,2
• Baptism: She was baptized on 26 August 1711 in First Parish Church, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^4,2
• Note: She never married.
• Death: She died circa 1775 at age ~64.^1,2

• Last Edited: 26 August 2022

Citations

1. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE (C. Benjamin Richardson, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, original 1858,
   reprinted 1989/90 by Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Second
   Date, 1594-1850 with leads to previous lineage), p. 17.
2. [S43] King, George, Daniel Rice Jr.x.FTW (Deacon Edmund Rice Association.)
3. [S48] Town Clerk, Vital Statistics -Sudbury Records, Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1640-1840 (Family History Library), p. 22.
4. [S117] Church Record of First Parish Church, Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1704-1876 (unknown publisher address: LDS film number: 0185464, unknown publish date), p. 19. Hereinafter cited as Sudbury First Parish Church.

Thankful Allen^1,2,3,4

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Thankful Allen was born on 1 December 1713 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^1,2,3,5,4
• Name-Var: Thankful Allen was also known as Thankful Whitney.⁴

• Last Edited: 13 November 2022

Citations

1. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE (C. Benjamin Richardson, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, original 1858,
   reprinted 1989/90 by Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Second
   Date, 1594-1850 with leads to previous lineage), p. 17.
2. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A (The Charles E. Tuttle Company: Publishers, Rutland, Vermont,
   1970), p. 24.
3. [S44] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Supplement to THE RICE FAMILY, Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice (unknown publisher address: Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Inc., 1967, unknown publish date), p. 2. Hereinafter cited as Supplement to THE RICE FAMILY.
4. [S43] King, George, Daniel Rice Jr.x.FTW (Deacon Edmund Rice Association.)
5. [S57] unknown, compiler, Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903), p. 11. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to the year 1850.

Grace Rice^1,2,3

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Grace Rice was born on 15 January 1674/75 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^4,2,5,3
• Marriage: She married Deacon Nathaniel Moore, son of Jacob Moore and Elizabeth Loker, on 10 February 1701/02 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^4,2,6,3
• Name-Marr: As of 10 February 1701/02,her married name was Grace Moore.
• Residence: Grace Rice lived in 1715 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.^7,3
• Note: Her husband Nathaniel was the third settler and deacon of its first
  church from its foundation. She was reported living in Boston Gazette, age 94.³
• Death: She died after 19 December 1768 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.^8,3

• Last Edited: 17 September 2022

Citations

1. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE (C. Benjamin Richardson, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, original 1858,
   reprinted 1989/90 by Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Second
   Date, 1594-1850 with leads to previous lineage), pp. 7, 31.
2. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A (The Charles E. Tuttle Company: Publishers, Rutland, Vermont,
   1970), pp. 3, 6.
3. [S43] King, George, Daniel Rice Jr.x.FTW (Deacon Edmund Rice Association.)
4. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE, p. 7.
5. [S55] [unknown author], Marlborough, Massachusetts Vital Records to the year 1849 (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1908), p. 155. Hereinafter cited as Marlborough, Massachusetts Vital Records to the year 1849.
6. [S57] unknown, compiler, Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903), pp. 239, 258. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to the year 1850.
7. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE, p. 31.
8. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A, p. 6.

Elisha Rice^1,2,3,4

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Elisha Rice was born on 11 December 1679 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^1,2,4
• Residence: He lived after 1708 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^5,4
• Note: He was a proprietor of Worcester in 1719 where 30 acres of land were granted to Elisha intestate.
• Residence: He lived in 1719 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.^5,4
• Residence: He lived after 1722 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^5,4
• Death: He died before 19 October 1761 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^5,4

• Last Edited: 19 September 2022

Citations

1. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE (C. Benjamin Richardson, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, original 1858,
   reprinted 1989/90 by Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Second
   Date, 1594-1850 with leads to previous lineage), pp. 7, 31.
2. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A (The Charles E. Tuttle Company: Publishers, Rutland, Vermont,
   1970), p. 3.
3. [S44] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Supplement to THE RICE FAMILY, Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice (unknown publisher address: Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Inc., 1967, unknown publish date), p. 3. Hereinafter cited as Supplement to THE RICE FAMILY.
4. [S43] King, George, Daniel Rice Jr.x.FTW (Deacon Edmund Rice Association.)
5. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE, p. 31.

Lieut. Hugh Drury^1,2,3,4

Biography

• Name-Var: Lieut. Hugh Drury was also known as Hugh Drury.⁴
• Birth: He was born in 1616 in London, England.^5,3,4
• Marriage: He married Lydia Rice, daughter of Deacon Edmund Rice and Thomasine Frost, after May 1645 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^6,2,7,4
• Death: Lieut. Hugh Drury died on 6 July 1689 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, at age ~73.^5,8,9,4
• Burial: He was buried in Kings Chapel Burial Ground, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.^9,4
• Note: He was a member of the Artillery Company and subsequently its Lieut. His tombstone (with wife, Lydia) is still there (2015).⁴

• Last Edited: 31 August 2022

Citations

1. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE (C. Benjamin Richardson, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, original 1858,
   reprinted 1989/90 by Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Second
   Date, 1594-1850 with leads to previous lineage), pp. 5, 9.
2. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A (The Charles E. Tuttle Company: Publishers, Rutland, Vermont,
   1970), pp. 1, 4.
3. [S50] Kmiecik, Linda Lightholder, EARLY DRURY LINE OF NEW ENGLAND - Some Descendants to 1850 (The Reprint Company, P.O. Box 5401, Spartanburg, SC 29304, 1990.)
4. [S43] King, George, Daniel Rice Jr.x.FTW (Deacon Edmund Rice Association.)
5. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A, p. 4.
6. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE, p. 9.
7. [S99] Clarence A. Torrey, New England Marriages before 1700 (unknown publisher address: unknown publisher, unknown publish date), p. 232. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages before 1700.
8. [S118] Rice, Susan Drury, Drury records, v. 1-4, Roll: LDS film 872801, Items 5-8 (unknown publisher address: LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, unknown publish date). Hereinafter cited as Drury records, v. 1-4, Roll: LDS film 872801, Items 5-8.
9. [S54] Barry, William, History of Framingham, Massachusetts, A (James Munroe & Co., Boston, Massachusetts, 1847), p. 222.

Lydia Rice^1,2,3,4,5

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Lydia Rice was born circa 1627 in Berkhamstead, Co of Hertfordshire, England.^6,7,5
• Baptism: She was baptized on 9 March 1627/28 in Berkhamstead, Co of Hertfordshire, England.^8,9,10,5
• Name-Marr: As of after May 1645,her married name was Lydia Drury.
• Marriage: She married Lieut. Hugh Drury after May 1645 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^11,8,12,5
• Death: She died on 5 April 1675 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, at age ~48.^13,14,6,7,5
• Burial: She was buried in Kings Chapel Cemetery, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.⁵
• Note: Her stone (with husband, Hugh Drury) still stands.

• Last Edited: 31 August 2022

Citations

1. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE (C. Benjamin Richardson, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, original 1858,
   reprinted 1989/90 by Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Second
   Date, 1594-1850 with leads to previous lineage), pp. 5, 9.
2. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE, p. 5.
3. [S45] Margaret S. Rice, Rice Family - Supplement 2 -- Part 1 Volumes: 4 (Edmund Rice Association, Amesbury, Massachusetts, 1983, Second Date, 1619
   - 1980), p. 1.
4. [S45] Margaret S. Rice, Rice Family - Supplement 2 -- Part 1 Volumes: 4, p. 4.
5. [S43] King, George, Daniel Rice Jr.x.FTW (Deacon Edmund Rice Association.)
6. [S118] Rice, Susan Drury, Drury records, v. 1-4, Roll: LDS film 872801, Items 5-8 (unknown publisher address: LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, unknown publish date). Hereinafter cited as Drury records, v. 1-4, Roll: LDS film 872801, Items 5-8.
7. [S119] Hudson, Charles, History of the Town of Marlborough, Middlesex Co.,
   Massachusetts from its first settlement in 1657 to 1861 (42 Congress Street, Boston: T. R. Marvin & Son, 1862), p. 431. Hereinafter cited as History of Marlborough.
8. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A (The Charles E. Tuttle Company: Publishers, Rutland, Vermont,
   1970), pp. 1, 4.
9. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE, p. 11.
10. [S56] Holman, Mary Lovering, "English Notes on Edmund Rice", American Genealogist Volume10 (1933-34): p. 136.
11. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE, p. 9.
12. [S99] Clarence A. Torrey, New England Marriages before 1700 (unknown publisher address: unknown publisher, unknown publish date), p. 232. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages before 1700.
13. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE.
14. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A, p. 4.

Martha Lamson^1,2,3

Biography

• Baptism: Martha Lamson was baptized on 13 January 1633/34 in Ridgewell, Co of Essex, England.^4,3
• Marriage: She married Mathew Rice, son of Deacon Edmund Rice and Thomasine Frost, on 7 July 1654 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^1,2,5,6,3
• Name-Marr: As of 7 July 1654,her married name was Martha Rice.
• Residence: Martha Lamson lived circa 1655 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^7,3
• Death: She died after 1717.^7,3
• Note: We know she was alive in 1717 as she was mentioned in her husband's will of that date.

• Last Edited: 5 September 2022

Citations

1. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE (C. Benjamin Richardson, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, original 1858,
   reprinted 1989/90 by Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Second
   Date, 1594-1850 with leads to previous lineage), pp. 5, 7.
2. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A (The Charles E. Tuttle Company: Publishers, Rutland, Vermont,
   1970), pp. 1, 3.
3. [S43] King, George, Daniel Rice Jr.x.FTW (Deacon Edmund Rice Association.)
4. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A, p. 3.
5. [S99] Clarence A. Torrey, New England Marriages before 1700 (unknown publisher address: unknown publisher, unknown publish date), p. 620. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages before 1700.
6. [S57] unknown, compiler, Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903), p. 229, 260. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to the year 1850.
7. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE, p. 7.

Martha Rice^1,2,3,4

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Martha Rice was born on 17 August 1657 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^1,2,3,4
• Name-Var: Martha Rice was also known as Martha Bent.⁴
• Residence: She lived in 1691 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^5,4
• Death: She died before October 1716.^6,4
• Note: As she was not mentioned in her father's will, this contradicts
  Ward's account of the family.

• Last Edited: 26 August 2022

Citations

1. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE (C. Benjamin Richardson, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, original 1858,
   reprinted 1989/90 by Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Second
   Date, 1594-1850 with leads to previous lineage), pp. 7, 32.
2. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A (The Charles E. Tuttle Company: Publishers, Rutland, Vermont,
   1970), p. 3.
3. [S44] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Supplement to THE RICE FAMILY, Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice (unknown publisher address: Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Inc., 1967, unknown publish date), p. 4. Hereinafter cited as Supplement to THE RICE FAMILY.
4. [S43] King, George, Daniel Rice Jr.x.FTW (Deacon Edmund Rice Association.)
5. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE, p. 32.
6. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE, p. 7.

Patience Rice^1,2,3,4

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Patience Rice was born on 5 March 1670/71 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^5,2,3,6,4
• Name-Var: Patience Rice was also known as Patience Holbrook.⁴
• Name-Var: Patience Rice was also known as Patience Leland.⁴
• Residence: She lived circa 1701 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^7,4
• Death: She died on 1 June 1720 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at age 49.⁴

• Last Edited: 15 January 2015

Citations

1. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE (C. Benjamin Richardson, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, original 1858,
   reprinted 1989/90 by Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Second
   Date, 1594-1850 with leads to previous lineage), pp. 7, 33.
2. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A (The Charles E. Tuttle Company: Publishers, Rutland, Vermont,
   1970), p. 3.
3. [S44] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Supplement to THE RICE FAMILY, Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice (unknown publisher address: Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Inc., 1967, unknown publish date), p. 4. Hereinafter cited as Supplement to THE RICE FAMILY.
4. [S43] King, George, Daniel Rice Jr.x.FTW (Deacon Edmund Rice Association.)
5. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE, p. 7.
6. [S48] Town Clerk, Vital Statistics -Sudbury Records, Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1640-1840 (Family History Library), p. 117.
7. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE, p. 33.

Mathew Rice^1,2,3

Parents

Biography

• Baptism: Mathew Rice was baptized on 28 February 1628/29 in St. Peter's Church, Berkhamstead, Co of Hertfordshire, England.^2,4,5,3
• Marriage: He married Martha Lamson on 7 July 1654 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^1,2,6,7,3
• Residence: He lived circa 1655 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^8,3
• Will: He left a will on 14 October 1716.^8,3
• Death: He died on 29 November 1717 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at age 88.^9,8,3
• Note: The will was proved 30 December 1717. The will mentioned wife Martha;
  daughters Deborah Sawin, Dorothy Ware, Patience Leland; four
  (unnamed) children of Sarah Loker, deceased. Inventory £112.8.2. Son, Isaac, Executor.

• Last Edited: 20 September 2022

Citations

1. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE (C. Benjamin Richardson, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, original 1858,
   reprinted 1989/90 by Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Second
   Date, 1594-1850 with leads to previous lineage), pp. 5, 7.
2. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A (The Charles E. Tuttle Company: Publishers, Rutland, Vermont,
   1970), pp. 1, 3.
3. [S43] King, George, Daniel Rice Jr.x.FTW (Deacon Edmund Rice Association.)
4. [S56] Holman, Mary Lovering, "English Notes on Edmund Rice", American Genealogist Volume10 (1933-34): p. 136.
5. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE, p. 11.
6. [S99] Clarence A. Torrey, New England Marriages before 1700 (unknown publisher address: unknown publisher, unknown publish date), p. 620. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages before 1700.
7. [S57] unknown, compiler, Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903), p. 229, 260. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to the year 1850.
8. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE, p. 7.
9. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A, p. 3.

Joseph Rice^1,2,3

Parents

Biography

• Baptism: Joseph Rice was baptized on 13 March 1637/38 in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England.^1,4,5,3
• Marriage: He married Martha Eames.
• Marriage: He married Mercy King on 4 May 1658 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^6,7,8,3
• Marriage: He married Mary Beers in 1670.^1,9,3
• Marriage: He married Sarah Prescott on 22 February 1677/78 in Dedham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^1,3
• Death: He died on 23 December 1711 in Stow, Massachusetts, at age 73.^10,3

• Last Edited: 5 December 2022

Citations

1. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A (The Charles E. Tuttle Company: Publishers, Rutland, Vermont,
   1970), pp. 1, 4.
2. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE (C. Benjamin Richardson, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, original 1858,
   reprinted 1989/90 by Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Second
   Date, 1594-1850 with leads to previous lineage), p.5, 8.
3. [S43] King, George, Daniel Rice Jr.x.FTW (Deacon Edmund Rice Association.)
4. [S56] Holman, Mary Lovering, "English Notes on Edmund Rice", American Genealogist Volume10 (1933-34): p. 136.
5. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE, p. 11.
6. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE, p. 8.
7. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A, pp. 1, 3, 4.
8. [S57] unknown, compiler, Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903), pp. 227, 259, Middlesex Register. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to the year 1850.
9. [S99] Clarence A. Torrey, New England Marriages before 1700 (unknown publisher address: unknown publisher, unknown publish date), p. 620. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages before 1700.
10. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A, p. 4.

Mercy King^1,2

Biography

• Birth: Mercy King was born on 26 February 1638/39 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^3,2
• Name-Var: Mercy King was also known as Martha King.^4,5,2
• Marriage: She married Joseph Rice, son of Deacon Edmund Rice and Thomasine Frost, on 4 May 1658 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^6,7,8,2
• Name-Marr: As of 4 May 1658,her married name was Mercy Rice.
• Death: Mercy King died on 4 January 1667/68 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at age 28.^4,2

• Last Edited: 11 January 2015

Citations

1. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A (The Charles E. Tuttle Company: Publishers, Rutland, Vermont,
   1970), p. 1, 4.
2. [S43] King, George, Daniel Rice Jr.x.FTW (Deacon Edmund Rice Association.)
3. [S96] Robert W. Goodnow MD, Robert W. Goodnow, personal communication to Dennis Rice (27 August 1997.)
4. [S55] [unknown author], Marlborough, Massachusetts Vital Records to the year 1849 (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1908), p. 386. Hereinafter cited as Marlborough, Massachusetts Vital Records to the year 1849.
5. [S57] unknown, compiler, Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903), p. 123. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to the year 1850.
6. [S41] Ward, Andrew Henshaw, Genealogical History of THE RICE FAMILY of DEACON EDMUND RICE (C. Benjamin Richardson, Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, original 1858,
   reprinted 1989/90 by Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Second
   Date, 1594-1850 with leads to previous lineage), p. 8.
7. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A, pp. 1, 3, 4.
8. [S57] unknown, Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, pp. 227, 259, Middlesex Register.

Sarah Prescott^1,2

Biography

• Birth: Sarah Prescott was born circa 1640.^3,2
• Name-Var: Sarah Prescott was also known as Sarah Wheeler.²
• Marriage: She married Joseph Rice, son of Deacon Edmund Rice and Thomasine Frost, on 22 February 1677/78 in Dedham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^1,2
• Name-Marr: As of 22 February 1677/78,her married name was Sarah Rice.
• Death: Sarah Prescott died on 20 November 1727 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at age ~87.^3,4,2

• Last Edited: 15 January 2015

Citations

1. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A (The Charles E. Tuttle Company: Publishers, Rutland, Vermont,
   1970), pp. 1, 4.
2. [S43] King, George, Daniel Rice Jr.x.FTW (Deacon Edmund Rice Association.)
3. [S42] Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants, A, p. 4.
4. [S57] unknown, compiler, Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903), p. 323. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts, to the year 1850.