Mary Holman was born in about 1716 in Henrico County, in the English Colony of Virginia. Her parents were Tandy Holman and his wife, Mary (Wagstaff) Holman, both born in York County, Virginia. [1]
In 1735, at about 19 years old, Mary Holman married Charles Benjamin Rice, b: 1715 in St. Peters Parish, New Kent County, Virginia. The couple moved to a plantation in St. James Parish, Goochland County, Virginia and had about 15 children: [2]
Charles B. Rice died on November 22, 1785 in Goochland Co., Virginia. His wife, listed as an executor of his will[3], survived his passing for over 3 years. She died in 1789 on their plantation at 73 years old. She is buried at the Saint James Baptist Church Cemetery, Goochland County, Virginia, USA.[4]
Goochland Co VA 1777 - 1788 Probate Records
This Indenture made this nineteenth day of March in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven between Mary Rice, wife of Charles Rice, deceased of Goochland County and Tandy Rice, executor of Charles Rice, deceased and heir of Fluvannah County and Sarah Rice, his wife, William Rice, and Sarah, his wife of the County of Pittsylvania, Holman Rice and Jane, his wife, of Louisa County and Basdel Rice of the County of Goochland of the one part and George Sanders of the County of Fluvannah of the other part, witnesseth that the said Mary Rice, Tandy Rice and Sarah, his wife, and William Rice and Sarah, his wife, Holman Rice and Jane, his wife, and Basdel Rice for and in the consideration of sixty-five pounds in hand paid by the said George Sanders before the sealing and delivering of these presents the receipt whereof ___ the said Mary Rice, Tandy Rice and Sarah Rice, his wife, William Rice and Sarah, his wife, Holman Rice and Jane his wife, and Basdel Rice doth hereby acknowledge and thereof doth acquit and discharge the said George Sanders, his heirs, his executors and assigns hath granted, bargained and sold, alien'd, enfeoffed, and confirmed and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff and confirm unto the said George Sanders, his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract or parcel of land containing by estimation one hundred and forty acres be, the same more or less, lying and being in the County, Goochland County, as followeth, to wit. Beginning at a corner white oak in the lower line of the land wherein the said Rice's widow lives, thence a line, the said line to a corner white oak, thence to pointers on Anthony Hopkins' line, thence along a line of marked trees North thirty-eight west one hundred and ninety-eight poles to a corner red oak in the said Hopkin's line, thence South twelve degrees, west seventy-eight poles to a corner pine thence Southerly six and a half degrees, west to a corner red oak on Anthony Hadens' line thence along the said line to a corner red oak, thence along a new line of marked trees to the first station to have and to hold the said tract, a parcel of land with all the appurtenances unto the same belonging together with revision and revisions remainder and remainders issues dowers and all manner of profits with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging or appertaining unto the said George Sanders, his heirs and assigns forever and the said Mary Rice, Tandy Rice and Sarah Rice, his wife, William Rice and Sarah, his wife, Holman Rice and Jane his wife, and Basdel Rice and doth further agree to and with the said George Sanders that he will from this time and from all times hereafter warrant and forever defend him, the said George Sanders against not only themselves, their executors or assigns but against all other persons whatsoever having a lawful claiming any rights to the above tract or parcel of land or any part thereof and that the same with the appurtenances aforesaid is clear from all manners of liens, deeds, gifts, ______ dowers and all other encumbrances whatsoever and the said George Sanders, his heirs, executors, and enfeoffs shall and may from this time on, at all times, have hold occupy, possess and enjoy the whole enssuage tract or parcel of land with and ___ of the appurtenances unto the same belonging or in any wise appertaining without interruption of them or any of them, the said Mary Rice, Tandy Rice and Sarah Rice, his wife, William Rice and Sarah, his wife, Holman Rice and Jane his wife, and Basdel Rice or any other person or persons whatsoever and lastly the said Mary Rice, Tandy Rice and Sarah Rice, his wife, William Rice and Sarah, his wife, Holman Rice and Jane his wife, and Basdel Rice doth further agree that they will at the reasonable/request of him the said George Sanders or his assigns do and ex_____ any other deed or deeds ______ in the law if required within twenty years from the date of these presents at the costs of him, the said George Sanders as him, the said George Sanders shall be reasonable devices ___ or required in Witness whereof the said Mary Rice, Tandy Rice and Sarah Rice, his wife, William Rice and Sarah, his wife, Holman Rice and Jane his wife, and Basdel Rice hath hereunto set their hand and seals affixed the day and year first above mentioned.
Mary was born about 1720. She passed away about 1789.[5]She is buried in the St. James Baptist Church Cemetery, Goochland, Virginia.
Goochland Co VA 1777 - 1788 Probate Records
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Spouse: Charles Rice, Birth: location redacted, Spouse Birth Place: VA, Marriage: year VA
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