The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-24

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Frequent calls and queries for the
| ancient and honorable family Of Rice,
one OF the first to settle In the lower
| counties OF the State compel US to
! give tho following so far as gathereo'
Some records give them as 1rst set
tied In Rappahunnocs county, 1881;
ana others much earlier, as We lind
in AIiddlesex county records tnnt
\ Nicholas Rice married there IN iSlo ,,,
4 and was enrolled In the Coio!llal mn mn a
tia in. 1857.
The family in England were said TO
be of County Kerry. Ireland, as de-
a scended from Sir John Rice. Of Bate
4 want, ireland, 1851 1t is needless TO
give the long descent Tor me ME- l'.a,,
81 John Rice, who is said to be tho hrst
of the family to emigrate to the Colony
OF Virginia, and to have located y
Rappahannock county, 1857, though
/ we are more inclined to believe Memo Memo
las Rice settled much earlier
John Rice wasla direct descendant;
OF his illustrious English ancestor
Sir John Rice, of the fourteenth century,
. .and tho name OF John has' o s per =
petuated in every generation. lie
brought with him the tamily,. coN ON, " =,
arms d J, given above, being desert BED
as-Quarterly, first and fourth. per
pale indented, argent and gules lfor
Rice) second and third azure, non
rampant, or, tfor Trevor.
l. Thus we see that they tntermarried
y with another family Of the peers the
Il arms of both blended together ana
n handed down to their descendant is ~ !
= each family can use their own SCI :
M are te.y. Tie shield bears no crest
= or motto, and are such Las susu'atliy
r. worn by knights, ~, j,
81 - gives nearly all the names Of the tirst
y settlers in the colony, and we fine, among
= those OF the seventeenth century, the
~ names az John, George, David and Nicho-
te las nice, and later also Allen, Dominick
a Edward, James William and John y
es' Rice. Bishop Meade, in his y
~ Churches. makes mention particss}arl!
na nd If this last. Who was the Rev. John III
ne RICE a prominent Presbyterian minister
ms who also conducted the Evangelical
Wy Magazine which was about the hrs
sFa ma sazine printed in Virginia, copies Q
y. which, dated 1919, are now before US
oi ,a il had contributions from William WIZ
- Dahney Carr. Or. Gllmer, and many othe
we able writers OF that day, and also con
tanned the most interesting account
/ Selim, the .sxyerine convert, yet glVc1
which is also quoted in Howes Hlstor
oc Virginia" Bishop Meade says tn
article was written by the Rev. Hen)aMl
r. Rice, of Gloucester county, put
lish | think he means tho Rev. John II. Rice
ain though BENJAMIN might have been ~
,ere father He also states that e, 20
rate David Rice WAS hosl !'i'ss, !,
at among the prominent and an
.o,,,. Fresbyterans Of Prince Edward, WI
Sn were living there just previous 70 ~ q
sOA revolution ana as dissenters from u
- established church, were SO successiu
line establishment OF the Presbyteri'
4tHe church. George Rice, a brother OF Be
~ ian,in was living in Frederick coun
1864 Hezckah Rice in Albemarle ~
ia and Michael Rice l7bS.
49,. Some of these were in the Colon
hich wars and Revolutionary army. Geor
hich Rice, of Frederick, was STAFF officer
nty- the French and English war, ltoS. 2
lree- Rice, OF Prince William, In the Coloni
said | service in 1866 James Rice, OF Amel
ough 1853: Edward Rice, OF Fairfax, lob; =
lated Nicholas Rice, OF AIidllesex county, 9
from OF the first settlers, was IN the mill
Its of that county, 1857.
William Rice died 1854 in spots
tribe vanln county, his Wife Catherine, be-
amos executrix of his estate
! for Henry Rice was large planter
I'd TO King and Queen 1871 to 1874, and Il
i lat moved TO Orange county, 1877. HIS
'ursc, was named Margaret ------
ment Samuel Rice and Elizabeth, his W
erved were living in Spotsylvania lIG2.
stephen Smith Rice, believed to be
Iowa of Henry, was a large farmer ana plai
goose Of Orange county, 1881
t the NNc are enabled to give quite q ]
Ven descent of tho Rice family OF Midc
hard sex ana Prince Edward counties
with extracts from the church register
mar county rocords sent Nh by IN eRteel
them correspondent, In these Wo find tho p
Iowa cipal record Of the FANNY OF "
trong, death ana marriage. rom ipoo " :
rnal, We cannot here give tho entire
but note some OF tho most import
events
Nicholas Rice and Ann 14eigwell.
Of Christ Church Parish, Middle
s ia,'n we're married the 9th Of Febru
. 49, ~. 1856. Ann tho daughter Of Mich
: !, ,. Nv and Ann Rice baptized November
i nnn,an 1893; lohn Carter and Mary Rice y
'ed by -, cn.non, -, ,tee "a rr,oI Iooc
ls fol- nhu N"'ns' ','e -, 49, a,,yIta
Ian Jacob and Elizabeth Rice, born NoN
ai,ar' Der 18th, and haptised January z, J
,o, 80 Jacob, son of Jacob, born septci
III, l7th, and baptised November 4,
~ - /" John, son Of william and Catherine
80, - born January %, baptlsed Marc
''u 1871; Ann. daughter OF william
7, car n,hnrnn picn hnrn January goth,
he mo- 80 NJ, q ,1,a Is,iynbcth. da
earn tar ar Iaon, ma iIliyaboth Rice,
account Nnv.n,hor IA bnptised December
IN the ,7o5, John snn ar Jacob and eliza
ancisco pico horn O.tober va 10Th hap
same day, 172i, Hc died October
and buried 90 172a. John, son at
and Mary Rice born February ~,
lised March !, l7aS; James. son q
n play and Mary itIce born October alst,
lanipu- tised November rs, 173l; Eliza
ut OK daughter Of John ana Mary Rice,
behalf May It'll, haptised Juno 0, 173i, II
n who s.ineman and Mary Rice married
meets ce,nher az, 1887, Nelson son or !,
OeoDla and Winjrrea nice. horn March 81, IL