Marcy (Kerley) Rice (1681 - 1727)

Born 2 May 1681 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Rice — married 10 Nov 1708 (to 16 Oct 1727) in Marlborough, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 16 Oct 1727 at age 46 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Marcy Kerley, the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Kerley, was born May 2, 1681. (The Middlesex County record lists her as "Mercy," born May 12, while the Town record cites "Marcy," born May 2).^[1][2]

She married Joseph Rice in Marlborough on November 10, 1708. Children, all born in Marlborough:^{[1][3][4][3][5][6]}

1. Jesse, born November 8, 1709; married Beulah ___.^[3][7]
2. Eleazer, born December 26, 1712; died February 14, 1712-13.^[3][8][9]
3. Mercy, November 10, 1714, not listed in will.^[3][10]
4. Elizabeth, born November 10, 1714; died unmarried, May 29, 1752, aged 37 years, 6 months, 19 days (gravestone).^[3][11]
5. Mary, born July 30, 1718; married, March 24, 1740-1, Thaddeus Bond; not living September 4, 1744 (date will was written).^[3][12][13]
6. Ruth, born September 1, 1721; married, November 20, 1738, Elisha Ward, at Southborough, Massachusetts.^[3][14][15]

Marcy (Kerley) Rice died in Marlborough on October 16, 1727, at the age of 46.^[16] She is buried at Spring Hill Cemetery in Marlborough, where her gravestone reads:

💀

HERE LIES BURIED

Yͤ BODY OF

MR^S MARCY RICE

Yͤ WIFE OF M^R

JOSEPH RICE WHO

DEC^d OCTOB^r 16^th

A.D. 1727

AGE 46 YEARS

5 M & 14 D.

History of the town of Marlborough, Middlesex county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement in 1657 to 1861 ^[17]

THE KERLEY FAMILY.

"William Kerley was early in the Colony, and was a man of considerable prominence. He had land assigned him on Pedock's Island, Nantasket, in 1642. Though not an original petitioner, he became a proprietor of Marl, in 1657, and shared in the first division of the land. He was for several years one of the selectmen of the town, and was appointed by the General Court, in 1667, to lay out a tract of land between Concord, Lancaster and Groton. He d. 1684. His will, dated 1683, and proved 1684, mentions wife Anna, (dau. of Thomas King,) brother Henry, brother-in-law Nathaniel Joslin, and father-in-law, Thomas King. He gave brother Henry his sword, belts, and other arms, and his military books —showing that he was a man of war.

• Henry Kerley, b. 1658 ; m. Elizabeth , who d. April 26, 1710, and he d. Dec. 18, 1713. He rose to the dignity of a captain. [His children:]

Hannah, b. 1678 ; m. March 23, 1798, Zerubbabel Eager.

Mercy, b. May 2, 1681 ; m. Nov. 10, 1708, Joseph Rice.

History of the town of Marlborough, Middlesex county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement in 1657 to 1861 ^[18]

"Joseph Rice m. May 4, 1653, Mercy King, who probably d. soon after ; and he m. 2d, Martha, who d. at Marl. Jan. 4, 1669. He m. 3d, Mary Beers, of Watertown, 1670. She d. there May 13, 1677. He m. 4th, Sarah, by whom he had two children at Wat., and one, the youngest, at Marl. He probably left Marl, during Philip's war, and resided in Wat., but returned after the peace.

• Rebecca, b. April 6, 1660, at Sud.
• Martha, b. Jan. 14, 1662; m. Jonathan Cooledge ; r. at Watertown.
• Josiah, h. May 3, 1663.
• Caleb, b. May 19, 1666; m. May 21, 1696, Mary Ward.
• Joseph, b. June 5, 1671 ; m. Nov. 10, 1708, Mercy Kerley.
• Eleazer, b. Oct. 26, 1672 ; d. young.
• Mary, b. Aug. 6, 1674 ; m. David Stone ; r. at Wat.
• Jonathan, b. March 26, 1679 ; m. Anna Derby ; r. at Sud,
• Sarah, b. Feb. 14, 1681 ; d. June, 1681.
• Phinehas, b. Aug. 24, 1682 ; m. Elizabeth Willard ; r. Sud. and Stow. [emphasis and formatting added]

and

" Joseph Rice m. Nov. 10, 1708, Mercy Kerley, who d. Oct. 10, 1727, and he m. 2d, Dec. 4, 1728, Elizabeth Robinson, who d. Oct. 13, 1733, aged 48. He m. 3d, Oct, 18, 1734, Jane Corey, of Boston. He d. Dec. 3, 1745, and she d. 1702. He was a proprietor of New Marlborough.

• Jesse, b. Nov. 8, 1709 ; m. Beulah.
• Eleazer, b. Dec. 20, 1712; d. Feb. 14, 1713.
• Mercy, Nov. 10, 1714, probably d. young
• Elizabeth, Nov. 10, 1714, d. unm. May 29, 1752.
• Mary, b. July 30, 1718 ; m. March 24, 1741, Thaddeus Bond.
• Ruth, b. Sept. 1, 1721 ; m. 1738, Elisha Ward ; r. in West." [emphasis and formatting added]

Birth Record ^[19]

Name: Mercy Kerly

Event Type: Birth

Event Date: 12 Mar 1681

Event Place: Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Event Place (Original): Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Gender: Female

Father's Name: Hen. Kerly

Mother's Name: Eliz.

Marriage Record ^[20]

Name: Joseph Rice

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 10 Nov 1708

Event Place: Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Event Place (Original): Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Spouse's Name: Marcy Kerly

Children's Birth Records

Jesse Rice ^[21]

Event Type: Birth

Birth Date: 8 Nov 1709

Birth Place: Marlborough, Massachusetts

Father Name: Joseph Rice

Mother Name: Marcy Rice

Elliazer Rice ^[22]

Event Type: Birth

Event Date: 26 Dec 1712

Event Place: Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Event Place (Original): Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Gender: Male

Father's Name: Joseph Rice

Mother's Name: Marcy

Mercy Rice ^[23]

Event Type: Birth

Event Date: 10 Nov 1714

Event Place: Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Event Place (Original): Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Gender: Female

Father's Name: Joseph Rice

Mother's Name: Marcy

Mary Rice ^[24]

Event Type: Birth

Event Date: 30 Jul 1718

Event Place: Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Event Place (Original): Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Gender: Female

Father's Name: Joseph Rice

Mother's Name: Marcy

Ruth Rice ^[25]

Event Type: Birth

Event Date: 1 Sep 1721

Event Place: Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Event Place (Original): Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Gender: Female

Father's Name: Joseph Rice

Mother's Name: Marcy

Death Record ^[26]

Name: Marcy Rice

Event Type: Death

Death Date: 16 Oct 1727

Death Place: Marlborough, Massachusetts

Spouse Name: Joseph

Find A Grave Burial Record ^[27]

Name: Marcy Kerley Rice

Maiden Name: Kerley

Event Type: Burial

Event Date: 1727

Event Place: Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America

Age (Estimated): 46

Photograph Included: Y

Birth Date: 02 May 1681

Death Date: 16 Oct 1727

Cemetery: Spring Hill Cemetery

Note: Contains Biography

Affiliate Record Identifier: 15705418

Affiliate Image Identifier: 15705418

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} History of the Town of Marlborough: Page 408. Citing: "1. Henry Kerley ... m. Elizabeth ___ ... Mercy, b. May 2, 1681; m. Nov. 10, 1708, Joseph Rice.
2. ↑ Marlborough Records: Births. Page 120. Citing: "Kerly, Marcy [Mercy, M.R.], d. Henry and Elizabeth, May 2 [12, M.R.], 1681."
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} History of the Rice Family: Page 41. Citing: "(III) Joseph Rice m. Mercy Kerley ... [6 Children]."
4. ↑ Marlborough Records: Marriages. Page 302. "Rice, Joseph and Marcy Kerly, Nov. 10, 1708."
5. ↑ Marlborough Records: Marriages. Page 302. "Rice, Joseph and Marcy Kerly, Nov. 10, 1708."
6. ↑ Marlborough Records: Deaths. Page 386. Citing: "Rice, Marcy, w. Joseph, Oct. 16, 1727."
7. ↑ Marlborough Records: Births. Page 156. Citing: "Rice, Jesse, s. Joseph and Marcy, Nov. 8, 1709."
8. ↑ Marlborough Records: Births. Page 155. Citing: "Rice, Elliazer, s. Joseph and Marcy, Dec. 26, 1712."
9. ↑ Marlborough Records: Deaths. Page 385. Citing: "Rice, Elliazer, s. Joseph and Marcy, Feb. 14, 1712-13."
10. ↑ Marlborough Records: Births. Page 159. Citing: "Rice, Mercy, d. Joseph and Marcy, Nov. 10, 1714."
11. ↑ Marlborough Records: Deaths. Page 384. Citing: "Rice, Elizabeth, d. Joseph and Mercy [Mary, G.S.], May 29, 1752 [a. 37 y. 6 m. 19 d., G.S.]."
12. ↑ Marlborough Records: Births. Page 158. Citing: "Rice, Mary, d. Joseph and Marcy, July 30, 1718."
13. ↑ Marlborough Records: Marriages. Page 302. Citing: "Rice, Mary and Thaddeus Bond, March 24, 1740-1."
14. ↑ Marlborough Records: Births. Page 160. Citing: "Rice, Ruth, d. Joseph and Marcy, Sept. 1, 1721."
15. ↑ Southborough Records: Marriages. Page 145. Citing: "Ward, Elisha and Ruth Rice, Nov. 20, 1738."
16. ↑ Marlborough Records: Deaths. Page 386. Citing: "Rice, Marcy, w. Joseph, Oct. 16, 1727."
17. ↑ Hudson, Charles, and Allen, Joseph. History of the town of Marlborough, Middlesex county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement in 1657 to 1861; with a brief sketch of the town of Northborough, a genealogy of the families in Marlborough to 1800, and an account of the celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of the incoporation of the town. Published by T. R. Marvin & son Press, Boston, 1862, pp 408, Joseph Rice married Mercy Kerley, daughter of William Kerley, who shared in the first division of land in Marl.
18. ↑ Hudson, Charles, and Allen, Joseph. History of the town of Marlborough, Middlesex county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement in 1657 to 1861; with a brief sketch of the town of Northborough, a genealogy of the families in Marlborough to 1800, and an account of the celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of the incoporation of the town. Published by T. R. Marvin & son Press, Boston, 1862, pp 432, 436, Joseph Rice.
19. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC9M-1RQ : 15 January 2020), Eliz. in entry for Mercy Kerly, 1681.
20. ↑ "Maine, Church Records, 1734-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLN-JTQH : 12 February 2020), Joseph Rice and Marcy Kerly, 10 Nov 1708; citing Marriage, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 007896982.
21. ↑ Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Jesse Rice, born 08 November 1709, Marborough, Massachusetts. Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. See: https://bit.ly/3gVtw5O.
22. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NH-4Z2 : 15 January 2020), Marcy in entry for Elliazer Rice, 1712.
23. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NH-D17 : 15 January 2020), Marcy in entry for Mercy Rice, 1714.
24. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NH-64V : 15 January 2020), Marcy in entry for Mary Rice, 1718.
25. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5N4-BX6 : 15 January 2020), Marcy in entry for Ruth Rice, 1721.
26. ↑ Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Marcy Rice, 16 October 1727, Marlborough, Massachusetts. Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. See: https://bit.ly/2WnPu9Y.
27. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 14 July 2020), memorial page for Marcy Kerley Rice (2 May 1681–16 Oct 1727), Find A Grave: Memorial #15705418, citing Spring Hill Cemetery, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by SherryG (contributor 46835859).

See also:

• Hudson, Charles. History of the Town of Marlborough. (T. R.. Marvin & Son, Boston, 1862).
• Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts. (Franklin P. Rice, Marlborough, Mass., 1908).
• Ward, Andrew Henshaw. A Genealogical History of the Rice Family: Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice, Who Came From Berkhamstead, England, and Settled at Sudbury, Massachusetts, in 1638 or 9. Boston: C. Benjamin Richardson, Henry W. Dutton and Son, Printers,1858.
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 27 June 2020), memorial page for Marcy Kerley Rice (2 May 1681–16 Oct 1727), Find A Grave: Memorial #15705418, citing Spring Hill Cemetery, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by SherryG (contributor 46835859).
• Will of Henry Kerley 1714
• Letter from John Kerley of 05 Feb 2009
• Ancestry.com Member Trees. Not Accessible 27 Jun 2020.

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of Terry Fisher Family Tree.ged on 09 May 2011.