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     Abigail Rice was born on May 9, 1671. She married Samuel Forbush, son of (?) Forbush, on Mar 8, 1698/99. Abigail Rice died after 1709.

     Samuel Forbush married Abigail Rice, daughter of Deacon Edward Rice and Agnes Bent, on Mar 8, 1698/99.

     Henry Rice was born in 1620 at Stanstead, Suffolk, England. He was baptized on Feb 13, 1620/21 at Stanstead, Suffolk, England. He married Elizabeth Moore, daughter of John Moore and Bridget (?), on Feb 1, 1643. Henry Rice died on Feb 10, 1710/11.
     He 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, co Suffolk, England. He married Elizabeth Moore, daughter of John Moore Sr and Bridget (?), on 1 January 1643/44 at Sudbury, MA; (February per Ward). Henry Rice died on 10 February 1710/11 at Framingham, MA. His estate was probated on 28 February 1710/11 at Middlesex County, MA. He swore an oath of fidelity at Sudbury, MA on 9 July 1645. He was designated a Freeman on 10 May 1648 at Massachusetts. He received one lot in the Sudbury Two-Mile Grant in 1655. He was one of the thirteen Sudbury petitioners for the grant of Marlborough in 1656. He received 50 acres in 1659 at Rice's End from his father, where he built a house. He stated in a court action that he was 50 years old on 25 January 1667 at Massachusetts. He was an original member of the church in Framingham in 1701. He left a will on 3 October 1705, inventory was £527. 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. He Children of Henry Rice and Elizabeth Moore:
Mary Rice+
Elizabeth Rice+
Hannah Rice+
Jonathan Rice+
Abigail Rice+
Deacon David Rice+
Tasamine Rice+
Rachel Rice+
Lydia Rice+
Mercy Rice+.

     Elizabeth Moore married Henry Rice, son of Deacon Edmund (Progenitor) Rice and Thomasine Frost, on Feb 1, 1643. Elizabeth Moore died on Aug 3, 1705.

     Matthew Rice was born in 1629 at Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England. He married Martha Lamson on Jul 7, 1654. Matthew Rice died in 1717.

     Martha Lamson married Matthew Rice, son of Deacon Edmund (Progenitor) Rice and Thomasine Frost, on Jul 7, 1654.

     Samuel Rice was baptized on Nov 12, 1634 at Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire County, England. He married Elizabeth King, daughter of Deacon Thomas King and Anne Collins, on Nov 8, 1655 at Sudbury, Massachusetts; from ancestry.com: Name: Samuel Rice Gender: Male Spouse: Elizabeth King Marriage Date: 8 Nov 1655 City: Sudbury County: Middlesex Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0599521 item 4. Samuel Rice married Mary Brown, daughter of Edward Dix and Jane Wilkerson, on Sep 1, 1668 at Sudbury, Massachusetts. Samuel Rice married Sarah White, daughter of John White and Joane West, on Dec 13, 1676 at Concord, Massachusetts. Samuel Rice died on Feb 25, 1684 at Marlborough, Massachusetts, at age 49. His estate was probated on Apr 7, 1685 at Middlesex County, Massachusetts; from ancestry.com:
Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1648-1870 Record
about Samuel Rice
Given Name: Samuel
Surname: Rice
Location: Marlborough
Date: 1685
Subject: Will
Number: 18798.

     He The births of all three children of Samuel and Mary Rice are also entered in the Marlborough vital records under Samuel and his first wife Elizabeth.¹¹ Samuel Rice's second wife is entered in the Marlborough VR as having died 18 June 1678. Therefore, either that death date or this marriage date is undoubtedly wrong. Your authors (Edmund Rice Association) believe the marriage date to be correct. He and Elizabeth King resided circa 1661 at Marlborough, MA.¹³ In testimony of court files at Cambridge, MA on 2 May 1666, Samuel Rice stated that he was 32 years old.⁵ Samuel Rice and Mary Dix retired during the King Phillip's War in 1675 at Concord, MA.¹⁴ Samuel Rice left a will on 10 February 1684 at Marlborough, MA, mentioning wife Sarah; sons Joshua and Edmund; daughters Elizabeth Haynes, Hannah Hubbard, and Esther Hubbard; 'my son Samuel Rice, whom I have given to brother and sister King for their own'; sons Edward and Joseph; and two daughters Mary and Abigail Rice, under 18. Brothers Edward and Joseph Rice were named overseers.⁷ Inventory £349.2.6.⁷

     Elizabeth King married Samuel Rice, son of Deacon Edmund (Progenitor) Rice and Thomasine Frost, on Nov 8, 1655 at Sudbury, Massachusetts; from ancestry.com: Name: Samuel Rice Gender: Male Spouse: Elizabeth King Marriage Date: 8 Nov 1655 City: Sudbury County: Middlesex Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0599521 item 4. Elizabeth King died in Oct, 1667 "little Samuel, only three weeks old, the father gave to Elizabeth's brother and wife, 'Brother and Sister King for their own.' This Samuel was always called "Samuel King alias Rice.'"

     Joseph Rice was born on Mar 13, 1637 at Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England. He married Mercy King on May 4, 1658. Joseph Rice died on Dec 23, 1711 at age 74.

     Mercy King married Joseph Rice, son of Deacon Edmund (Progenitor) Rice and Thomasine Frost, on May 4, 1658.

     Lydia Rice was born on Mar 9, 1627/28 at Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England. She married Hugh Drury. Lydia Rice died on Apr 5, 1675 at age 47.

     Hugh Drury married Lydia Rice, daughter of Deacon Edmund (Progenitor) Rice and Thomasine Frost.

     Benjamin Rice was born on May 31, 1640 at Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He married Mary Brown, daughter of Deacon William Brown, in 1662. Benjamin Rice died on Dec 19, 1713 at age 73.

     Mary Brown married Benjamin Rice, son of Deacon Edmund (Progenitor) Rice and Thomasine Frost, in 1662. Mary Brown died on Jan 3, 1691.

     Ruth Rice was born on Sep 29, 1659 at Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She married Samuel Wells. Ruth Rice died on Mar 30, 1742 at age 82.

     Samuel Wells married Ruth Rice, daughter of Deacon Edmund (Progenitor) Rice and Mercy Hurd.

     Ann Rice was born on Nov 19, 1661. She married Nathaniel Gary (Gerry), son of Nathaniel Gery and Ann Dugglas, on Nov 12, 1685.

     Nathaniel Gary (Gerry) was born on Jul 4, 1663. He married Ann Rice on Nov 12, 1685.

     Nathaniel Gery married Ann Dugglas on Oct 14, 1658 at Roxbury, Massachusetts. Nathaniel Gery died on Jan 28, 1678 at Roxbury, Massachusetts, of small pox.
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     Ann Dugglas married Nathaniel Gery, son of Arthur Gary, on Oct 14, 1658 at Roxbury, Massachusetts.

     (?) Hicks married Kathy Lynn Newman, daughter of Howard Lee Newman.

     William J. Parker was born on Nov 7, 1849 at North Carolina. He married Mary Clay. William J. Parker died on Jan 10, 1933 at Stratton, DeWitt County, Texas, at age 83 [died of pneumonia, informant J. ? Parker; death certificate no. 1749] and was buried at Alexander Cemetery.

     Mary Clay was born on Nov 21, 1852. She married William J. Parker. Mary Parker died on Jan 18, 1938 at age 85 and was buried at Alexander Cemetery.

     Dicy Parker was born on Jan 19, 1886. She married D. S. Dubose on Aug 16, 1905 at DeWitt County, Texas. Dicy Dubose married Aylemer Jennings on Oct 16, 1919 at Matagorda. Dicy Jennings died on Sep 18, 1985 at age 99 and was buried at Alexander Cemetery.

     D. S. Dubose married Dicy Parker, daughter of William J. Parker and Mary Clay, on Aug 16, 1905 at DeWitt County, Texas.

     Aylemer Jennings married Dicy Dubose, daughter of William J. Parker and Mary Clay, on Oct 16, 1919 at Matagorda.