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Edmund RICE

Male Abt 1594 - 1663  (69 years)


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  1. 1.  Edmund RICE was born about 1594 in Stanstead, Suffolk, England; died on 3 May 1663 in Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Edmund Rice came from Barkhamstead, in the county of Hertfordshire, in England, and settled in Sudbury, Mass., in 1638 or 9; as he shared in the three divisions of land inSudbury, the first of which was made in 1639, he was not doubt residing there at that time.

    No record has been found of his embarkation for this country, nor in what ship he came, or at what place he first arrived; there is not so much as tradition on the subject. The first we find of him is at Sudbury, with a wife and family of at least seven children that came over with him; that place, called "the planation lying near unto Concord," was incorporated in 1639 by the same of Sudbury. His residence was on the east side of Sudbury river, in the southerly part of what is now Wayland, and near the border of the extensive meadows through which that river flows in a northeasterly course to the Merrimac.

    He was Selectman in 1644, and subsequent years; Dea,. of the church 1648, and in 1656, one of thirteen petitioners belonging to Sudbury, who besought the General Court for a new plantation, saying, "Whereas your petitioners have lived divers years in Sudbury, and God hath been pleased to increase our children, which are now, divers of them, grown to man's estate, and wee, many of us grown into years, so as that wee should bee glad to see them settled before the Lord take us away from hence; as also God having given us some considerable quantity of cattle, so that wee are so straightened, that wee cannot so comfortably subsist as could be desired; and some of us having taken some pains to view the country, wee have found a place, which lieth Westward about eight miles from Sudbury, which wee conceive might bee comfortable for our subsistence."

    Sudbury at that time contained less than seventy-five families, and in territory included what is now Wayland. One would naturally think they were "straightened" for the want of 'neighbors', rather than for want of 'room' for themselves, or 'meadows' wherefrom to procure subsistence for their cattle; and so they found it, even twenty years later, when the town, with an increased population, was broken up and nearly destroyed by the Indians. Their petition was granted, and the plantation laid to them was incorporated by the name of Marlborough in 1660; whereto he removed and had a house lot of fifty aces granted to him by the proprietors of that town, with the rights appertaining thereto in after divisions.

    His wife "Tamazine" died at Sudbury, June 13, 1654; the record of her death is the only one wherein her name has been found.

    His 2d wife was "Mercie" wid. of Thomas Brigham of Cambridge; whom he married, March 1, 1656. His house lot in Marlboro',on which he built and resided, was in the westerly part of the town, on the old county road leading from Marlboro' to Northboro', and in the bend as it passes round the northerly side of the pond, a short distance northerly of the ancient "Williams tavern," afterwards kept by Gates and since by Wetherby. he was intrusted with various important duties by the General Court, which he discharged with a fidelity that occasioned repeated calls for his services, while the records of Sudbury and Marlboro' contain ample evidence of his vigilant and fatherly care in promoting the welfare of those infant settlements; the destruction of which by the Indians, occurring a few years after, he was not permitted to see by reason of death.

    He died at Marboro', May 3, 1663, and was buried at Sudbury. A deposition of his on the court files at Cambridge states his age, April 3, 1656, to be "about 62 years" -hence he was born about 1594, and about 69 years old when he died.

    Edmund married Thomasine FROST about 1617. Thomasine (daughter of Edward FROST and Thomasine BELGRAVE) was born in Stanstead, St. James, Suffolk, England; died on 13 Jun 1650 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Henry RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1617; died on 10 Feb 1710 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    2. 3. Edward RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1619 in Stanstead, Suffolk, England; died on 15 Aug 1712 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    3. 4. Thomas RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1625; died on 16 Nov 1681 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    4. 5. Matthew RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1629; died in 1717 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    5. 6. Samuel RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1634 in Barkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England.
    6. 7. Joseph RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1637; died in Stowe, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    7. 8. Lydia RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1628; died on 05 Apr 1675 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    8. 9. Edmund RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1634.
    9. 10. Benjamin RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 May 1640 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 19 Dec 1713 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

    Edmund married Mercy HURD on 01 Mar 1655 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Mass. Mercy was born in England; died in 1693. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Ruth RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Sep 1659 in Sudbury, Middelsex County, Massachusetts; died on 30 Mar 1742 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut.
    2. 12. Ann RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Nov 1661.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Henry RICE Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edmund1) was born about 1617; died on 10 Feb 1710 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Henry Rice called himself 50 years old Jan. 25, 1667, as appears by a deposition on the files of the court - hence b. about 1617. He was admitted freeman 1658.

    Henry married Elizabeth MOORE on 1 Feb 1643 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of John MOORE and ? UNKNOWN) died on 3 Aug 1705. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Mary RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Sep 1646; died before 30 May 1695.
    2. 14. Hannah RICE  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Edward RICE Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edmund1) was born about 1619 in Stanstead, Suffolk, England; died on 15 Aug 1712 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Name:
    His first wife is said (Barry's History of Framingham) to have been 'Agnes Bent,' and that she d. without issues. No record of their marriage or of her death has been found. He resided at Sud., removed to Marlboro' 1664, was deacon of the church there, and d. Aug. 15, 1712. By a paper on the court files at Cambridge, his age was 47, Oct. 2, 1666- if so, he was b. about 1619, and not far from 98 years old at the time of his death.

    His wid. Anna d. at Marlboro', June 4, 1713, aged 83. All his children, except the eldest, whose birth is not found, were by his wife Anna - the two youngest are corded at Marlboro', the others at Sudbury.

    Family/Spouse: Anna ?. Anna was born about 1630; died on 4 Jun 1713 in Marlboro, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. John RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1647; died on 6 Sep 1719.
    2. 16. Daniel RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Nov 1655 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 6 Jul 1737.
    3. 17. Anna RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Nov 1661; died on 2 May 1731.

  3. 4.  Thomas RICE Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edmund1) was born in 1625; died on 16 Nov 1681 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Thomas Rice m. Mary, and resided at Sudbury and Marboro', to the latter of which he removed about 1664. The births of six children are recorded at Sudbury, and those others, younger children at Marlboro', of which he was a proprietor. He d. there Nov. 16, 1681.

    The Boston Gazette, of Dec. 26, 1768, contains a communication on the subject of the longevity of his children, in which it is said he d. "at the age of 70 years;" consequently, born about 1611. That is "age was 70 years" is manifestly an error, as it makes him only 17 years younger than his father, and about 43 years old before he had a family, neither of which is probable.

    Will of Thomas Rice, Nov. 11, 1681, proved April 4, 1682, gave to sons Thomas, Peter, Nathaniel and Ephraim, residue to wife Mary, and at her decease to go to "the younger children not mentioned about." "My three brothers, henry and Mathew Rice and Peter King to be overseers of my will" . Will of his widow Mary, "May 10, in the 8th year (1710) of Queen Ann's reign," proved April 11, 1715, gave to sons Thomas of Marboro', Peter, Nathaniel, Ephraim, Gershom, James, Jonas and Elisha, to daughters Mary White Sarah Adams, Frances Allen and Grace Moore.

    Family/Spouse: Mary KING. Mary died between 10 May 1710 and 11 Apr 1715 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Grace RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 03 Jan 1653 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    2. 19. Thomas RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jun 1654 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died about 1747 in Westborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    3. 20. Mary RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 04 Sep 1656 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died after 1715.
    4. 21. Peter RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Oct 1658 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 28 Nov 1753 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    5. 22. Nathaniel RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 03 Jan 1660 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 13 Nov 1726 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    6. 23. Sarah RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jan 1662 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died about 1743.
    7. 24. Ephraim RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Apr 1665 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 25 Oct 1732 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    8. 25. Gershom RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 09 May 1667 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 19 Dec 1768 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts.
    9. 26. James RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Mar 1669 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 14 Oct 1730 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts.
    10. 27. Frances RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 03 Feb 1670 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died about 1767.
    11. 28. Jonas RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 06 Mar 1672 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 20 Sep 1753 in Worcester, Massachusetts.
    12. 29. Grace RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jan 1675 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    13. 30. Elisha RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Dec 1679 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 19 Oct 1761 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

  4. 5.  Matthew RICE Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edmund1) was born in 1629; died in 1717 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

    Matthew married Martha LAMSON on 7 Jul 1654 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Samuel RICE Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edmund1) was born in 1634 in Barkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Will: 10 Feb 1665

    Samuel married Elizabeth KING on 18 Nov 1655 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Elizabeth died on 30 Oct 1667 in Marlboro, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. Elizabeth RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Oct 1656 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 22 Dec 1727 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    2. 32. Hannah RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1658 in Sudbury, MIddlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 09 Apr 1747 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    3. 33. Joshua RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Apr 1661 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 23 Jun 1734 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.
    4. 34. Edmund RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1663 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died in 1726 in Westboro, Worcester, Massachusetts.
    5. 35. Esther RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Sep 1665 in Marlboro, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 11 Feb 1744 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; was buried in Old Hadley Cemetery, Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
    6. 36. Samuel RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Oct 1667 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 04 Mar 1713 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

    Samuel married Mary DIX in Sep 1668 in Marlboro, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Mary died on 18 Jun 1675. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 37. Mary RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 06 Aug 1669.
    2. 38. Edlward RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jun 1672 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 20 Jul 1741 in Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    3. 39. Abigail RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Mar 1673 in Marlboro, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

    Samuel married Sarah WHITE on 13 Dec 1676. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 40. Joseph RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 May 1678 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 05 May 1772.

  6. 7.  Joseph RICE Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edmund1) was born in 1637; died in Stowe, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

    Joseph married Mercy KING on 4 May 1658. Mercy died in 1658. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Martha ?. Martha died on 4 Jan 1668/9. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 41. Deacon Caleb RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 May 1666; died on 5 Jan 1738/9.

    Joseph married Mary BEERS in 1670. Mary was born about 1643; died on 13 May 1677. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 42. Mary RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Aug 1674.

    Family/Spouse: Sarah ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 43. Jonathan RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Mar 1679 in Sudbury, MIddlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 07 Jun 1772.

  7. 8.  Lydia RICE Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edmund1) was born in 1628; died on 05 Apr 1675 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

    Family/Spouse: Hugh DRURY. Hugh died in Jul 1689. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 9.  Edmund RICE Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edmund1) was born in 1634.

    Notes:

    Name:
    No record of his ever having married, or of his residence, or death, or settlement of any estate ever belonging to him has been discovered.


  9. 10.  Benjamin RICE Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edmund1) was born on 31 May 1640 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 19 Dec 1713 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Name:
    May 23, 1685, Benjamin Rice, of Sudbury, sued Dr. William Avery, of Boston, for malpractice. Verdict for defendant. In that suit, Daniel Pond testified that, "ten years ago, Benjamin Rice, of Sudbury, came to my house, in Dedham, with his feet frozen, and lodged there. Dr. William Avery's son, Benjamin, cut off one foot at the lowest joint, and stanched the blood with a masquash skin." Dr. William Avery does no appear, by the evidence in the case, to have therefore not chargeable to him, but to his son, Benjamin; hence the verdict.

    Benjamin married Mary BROWN about 1662 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Mary died on 3 Jan 1690/1. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 44. Ebenezer RICE  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 May 1671 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died in 21 Jun1724 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

  10. 11.  Ruth RICE Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edmund1) was born on 29 Sep 1659 in Sudbury, Middelsex County, Massachusetts; died on 30 Mar 1742 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut.

    Ruth married Samuel WELLES on 20 Jun 1683 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut. Samuel (son of Samuel WELLES and Elizabeth HOLLISTER) was born on 13 Apr 1660 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died on 28 Aug 1731 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 45. Mercy WELLES  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Oct 1684 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 01 Nov 1684 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut.
    2. 46. Samuel WELLES  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 09 Jul 1688 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 16 Oct 1688 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut.
    3. 47. Samuel WELLES  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Dec 1689 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 20 May 1770 in Glastonbury, Connecticut.
    4. 48. Thomas WELLES  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Feb 1693 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 14 May 1767.
    5. 49. Thaddeus WELLES  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Mar 1695 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 22 Dec 1781 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut.
    6. 50. Silas WELLES  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 04 Mar 1700 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 17 Sep 1754.

  11. 12.  Ann RICE Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edmund1) was born on 19 Nov 1661.

    Ann married Nathaniel GARY/GERRY on 12 Nov 1685. Nathaniel was born on 4 Jul 1663. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
  

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