Mary (Bullock) Rice (abt. 1738 - bef. 1795)

Born about 1738 in Hanover, Virginia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Descendants

Died before Oct 1795 before about age 57 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Mary (Bullock) Rice was a Virginia colonist.

Origins

Mary Bullock's grandfather was Edward Bullock (abt.1661-abt.1752), and her father, Edward Bullock (bef.1704-bef.1756) and mother, Ann (Anderson) Bullock (abt.1708-bef.1753). She was named in her father's will.^[1]

She married Captain Hezekiah Benjamin Rice^[2] in Abbeville, South Carolina, but the index record is unable to be retrieved without Ancestry subscriber access to reveal the year and other details (unable to be retrieved through FamilySearch).^[3]

Family of Consent

Mary Bullock and Hezekiah Rice had at least the following children:

1. Edward Rice^[1]
2. Annis^[2] (Anne) Rice (ca. 1759-1840)
3. Joel Rice^[2]
4. John Rice^[2]
5. Elisah Rice^[2]
6. Martha Rice^[2]
7. Williamson Rice^[2]
8. Edmund Rice
9. Ibzan Rice
10. Milly Rice
11. Othoniel / Authniel Rice
12. Hezekiah Rice
13. Jeptha Rice (m. Nancy)

Aker (1952) places the family in Granville County, North Carolina.^[2]

A probate record for Mary Bullock (ca. 1740-1795) at minimum confirms her name, per the indexing reference to the same document, confirms a death date of before Oct 1795, per the probate date, and the county of death.^[4]

Slaves

Per her father's will,^[1] the following enslaved persons were transferred to her upon his death. These are enumerated per US Black Heritage: Heritage Exchange Portal protocol.

1. Cate, adult woman
2. Charles, adult man
3. Tom, son of Cate

Research Notes

Disputed Son

Captain Hezekiah Rice (abt.1732-bef.1796) and Mary (Bullock) Rice (abt.1738-bef.1795) are identified as married in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) RICE, HEZEKIAH Ancestor record #: A094919; however, their children include Annie/Annis (Rice) Oldhan/Oldham; William Rice who married Sarah; Ibzane Rice who married Dolly Carloss; Hezekiah Rice who married Mary Polly Leftwich; Jeptha Rice who married Nancy Jouett; and Othoneil Rice who married Sarah. Therefore, in the absence of any proof of a son named Gideon, Gideon Rice (abt.1763-bef.1804) is being detached until such time as any proof emerges.

Other Notes

Incidental reference to Mary Bullock may be found on Ancestry:

1. Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grants Ancestry Record FLHG-RevWarBountyLandGrants #90416.
2. Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774 Ancestry Record FLHG-ColonialSoldiersSouth #20288.
3. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

• WIP Note: The Aker (1952) source makes a mention in passing about Hezekiah Rice, and also the Bulloch siblings that married Rices which has an additional source that may provide more detail. It is odd that Aker mentions so few of Mary's children, but Edward was named in the will of Mary's father.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Image attached, here: Find a Grave, database and images www.findagrave.com/memorial/27240881/edward-bullock accessed 20 Jan 2023, memorial page for Edward Bullock (1703–1756), Find A Grave: Memorial #27240881; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Bobby Kelley (contributor 46959922).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} Aker, Mary Bullock. Bullocks of Virginia and Kentucky and Their Descendants. 1952, p. 2. Parkville, Missouri: Author.
3. ↑ South Carolina, Compiled Marriage Index, 1641-1965: Hezekiah Rice, Abbeville, South Carolina. Ancestry Record 7840 #190175. See also: Yates Publishing. US and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. 2004. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Name: Hezekiah Rice, [Hezekiah Rice Sr.], Gender: Male, Birth Year: 1739, Spouse Name: Mary Bullock, Marriage: Year: Apr.
4. ↑ This may be the record of her husband, Hezekiah (H) Rice. Wills and Estate Papers (Caswell County), 1663-1978; North Carolina. Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina); Probate Place: Caswell, North Carolina: H Rice, Probate Date: Oct 1795, Probate Place: Caswell, North Carolina, USA, Inferred Death Year: Abt 1795, Inferred Death Place: North Carolina, USA.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Bullock-217 modified through the import of LHH WIKI.GED on 17 Jun 2011 by Lee Hoffman. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Lee and others.
• This person was created through the import of DR fam 9.ged on 14 Sep 2010.