Samuel Rice (1634 - 1685)

Born 12 Nov 1634 in Barkhamstead (Berkhamsted), Hertfordshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (King) Rice — married 7 Nov 1655 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Mary (Dix) Rice — married 2 Sep 1668 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Sarah (White) Rice — married 13 Dec 1676 in Concord, Middlesex, Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 25 Feb 1685 at age 50 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Colony of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Samuel Rice immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

Samuel Rice of Sudbury and Marlborough MA
Parents: Edmund Rice and Thomasine Frost
Wives: Elizabeth King, widow Mary (Dix) Browne, widow Sarah (White) Hosmer
Children include: Elizabeth Rice, Hannah Rice, Joshua Rice, Edmund Rice, Hestor Rice, Samuel Rice King, Mary Rice, Edward Rice, Abigail Rice, Joseph Rice
Immigration: 1639 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Origin

Samuel Rice's 12 November 1634 baptism was recorded in the Parish Registry at Barkhamstead, County Hertfordshire, England.^[1] Supporting this is the May 2, 1666 Cambridge Court testimony in which Samuel stated his age was 32 years.^[1]

Samuel was a son of Deacon Edmund Rice and Thomasine Frost.^[2][3] Edmund was a yeoman, but he had some education and was among the more financially successful; he owned two parcels at Barkhamstead, 3 acres and 15 acres.^[4]

Edmund had moved his family to Barkhamstead in 1626, and that same year, he and Rev. Thomas Newman were joint trustees of a £50 grant given by King Charles I for the benefit of the poor.^[4] Edmund was churchwarden at St. Peter's Church and acted as overseer of the poor for eight years at Barkhamstead, so St. Peter's was probably the place of Samuel's baptism.

Rev. Newman was a Loyalist, but his step-daughter was the famous non-conformist, Anne Marbury Hutchinson. She was the daughter of Francis Marbury and Bridget Dryden, and Rev. Newman was the second husband of Bridget (Dryden) Marbury.^[4]

Barkhamstead was a center of non-conformity, and Edmund Rice was a Puritan. Land acquisition may have been another factor in the move to Barkhamstead. Between 1613 and 1637, 1,000 acres were opened up for private ownership, including 756 acres made available in 1620, when Barkhamstead Castle was "dis-parked."^[5] In 1613, the parish included 65 landless men, and there were none for the years 1632 and 1637. Barkhamstead was also unusual in its political and governmental structure. The vestrymen were the real center of local rule and had more effect than the burgesses.^[5]

In 1639, before Samuel was four years old, the family emigrated, as part of the Puritan Great Migration. They settled briefly at Watertown and then joined the group which first settled Sudbury, Massachusetts.^[6]

Marriages

Samuel married three times.

• He married on 8 November 1655 at Sudbury, MA to Elizabeth King, daughter of Deacon Thomas King and Anne Collins.^[2][7] In about 1661, Samuel and Elizabeth removed from Sudbury to Marlborough, MA.^[2] Elizabeth was buried at Spring Hill Cemetery in Marlborough on 30 October 1667.^[1]
• He married in Sept 1668 at Sudbury, as his 2nd, and as her 2nd, to Mary (Dix) Brown, widow of Abraham Brown and daughter of Edward Dix and his 1st wife, Jane^[8] Note: the Marlborough vital record reports Mary's death date as 18 June 1678, impossible when compared to 3rd marriage to Sarah, date 13 Dec 1676.^[2]
• He married on 13 Dec 1676, at Concord, Massachusetts, as his 3rd, and as her 2nd, to
  Sarah (White) Hosmer, widow of James Hosmer, Jr, and daughter of John White and Joane West.^[2]

Children

Samuel Rice's first wife Elizabeth died when son Samuel was only about two weeks old. Therefore, he was adopted by Peter King and Sarah (Rice) King (Samuel Rice's brother-in-law and sister).^[2]

The Marlborough vital records have several incorrect entries. One child, Edward, of Samuel and Mary is mistakenly entered in the Marlborough vital records as a child of Samuel and his 1st wife Elizabeth.^[2]

Children of Samuel and Elizabeth (King) Rice:^[1][2]

1. Elizabeth Rice, b Oct 26, 1656 Sudbury; mar Peter Haynes
2. Hannah Rice, b 1658 Sudbury; mar Jonathan Hubbard
3. Joshua Rice, b Apr 19, 1661 Marlborough (Sudbury per Ward); mar Mary Sawyer
4. Edmund Rice, b 1663 Sudbury (not found in the published records); mar 1) Ruth Parke, 2) Hannah Brewer
5. Esther Rice, b Sept 18, 1665 Marlborough; mar Daniel Hubbard
6. Samuel Rice King, Lt., b Oct 14, 1667 Marlborough, adopted by Peter King and Sarah (Rice); mar Abigail Clapp

Children of Samuel and Mary (Dix) Brown Rice; Note: births of the three children of ^[2]

1. Mary Rice, b Aug 6, 1669; Benjamin Rice, son of Deacon Edward Rice
2. Edward Rice, b June 20, 1672
3. Abigail Rice, b Mar 10, 1674 mar Unknown (Ward initially reports Palmer Goulding, then retracts this; Ward, p 39)

Child of Samuel and Sarah (Hosmer) White Rice:

1. Joseph Rice, b May 16, 1678; mar Mary Townsend

Note: The children above are the only ones reported by Ward. The following children have been claimed, citations are user-contributed File and Tree. A note in the bio reports these profiles are probably Samuel's 2nd wife, Sarah:

1. Sarah Rice
2. Sarah Rice

Property and Positions

Samuel's family lived at Sudbury, and this was his home as he became an adult and married for the first time. Samuel's father was one of the founders of Marlborough, and Samuel removed to there in about 1661.

However, he and his 2nd wife Mary resided at Concord, during the King Phillip's War in 1675.

Death and Legacy

Samuel left a will written on 10 February 1684. He mentioned his wife Sarah, sons Joshua and Edmund, daughters Elizabeth Haynes, Hannah Hubbard, and Esther Hubbard, "to my son Samuel Rice, whom I have given to brother and sister King for their own, to sons Edward and Joseph, and 2 daus., Mary and Abigail Rice, under 18.".^[9][1]

Samuel died on 25 February 1684/5 at Marlborough, Massachusetts.^[1] The will was probated on 7 April 1685. Inventory was taken on 6 March 1685 and totaled £349.2.6.^[9][2]

Research Notes

In testimony it was revealed: “Abraham Brown late of Watertown deceased and dyed intestate and left two children viz Abraham aged abought 1 years and Lydya aged abought 4 yeares… his widdow [Mary], she so remayned abought one yeares, and then marryed to Samuel Rice and lived with him abought 7 yeares and then she & her son Abraham dyed.” (Middlesex Probate Misc.Vol.;Pg.79)

On April 3, 1677, “Samuel Rice… that James Hosmer Junr of Concord being slayed by the Indians and the sayd Rice haveing maryed his widow” made a request to the probate court. (Middlesex Probate Misc.Vol.;Pg.215)

Last Will and Testament dated Feb. 10, 1684/5 and proved Apr. 7, 1685 of Samuel Rice of Marlborough mentions wife Sarah and “the thirds of her first husband,” eldest sons Joshua, and Edmund, sons Edward, and Joseph, daughters Elizabeth Haynes, Hannah Hubbard, Ester Hubbard, Abigail Rice, and Mary Rice, and “son Samuel Rice whom I have given to my brother and sister King as their own.” (Middlesex Probate File#18798)

From the Supplemental Record:

"Samuel Rice was member of the garrison at the house of Joseph Rice in Marlboro Mass in Oct 1675 Ref. N.E. His. & Gen. Reg. Vol 40 page 315-6"

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Ward, Andrew Henshaw, 1858 A Genealogical History of the Rice Family: Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice. (Pages 7-8, 10-11 Barkhamstead baptisms) C.B. Richardson, Archive.org accessed 15 February 2016.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9} Descendancy Narrative of Samuel Rice. (Vol 88, No 1/No 2, Winter/Spring 2014, Pages 10-11) Edmund Rice (1638) Association Newsletter. Valdosta, GA: accessed 15 February 2016.
3. ↑ English Notes on Edmund Rice. The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database accessed 15 February 2016, AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Wikipedia contributors, Edmund Rice 15 February 2016, accessed 15 February 2016.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Powell, Sumner Chilton, Puritan Village: The Formation of a New England Town. Preview (Pages 23-48) Wesleyan University Press, May 1, 2011, GoogleBooks.com accessed 15 February 2016.
6. ↑ Smith, Elsie Hawes, 1938 Edmund Rice and his Family. (Page 18) Boston: The Meador Press, HathiTrust.org accessed 15 February 2016.
7. ↑ Clemens, William Montgomery, ed., 1926 American Marriage Records Before 1699. (Pages 135, 182) Pompton Lakes, NJ: The Biblio company, HathiTrust.org accessed 15 February 2016. Note: Clemens, Pg 135 reports 7 November, while Pg 182 reports 8 November 1655.
8. ↑ Anderson, Robert C., "Edward Dix," Featured Name. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, Page 552 (Online database accessed 15 February 2016: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010)
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org): https://www.americanancestors.org/DB536/i/14466/18798-co1/0

See also:

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5GB-7SK : 30 December 2014), Sammuell Rice, 12 Nov 1634; citing SAINT PETER,BERKHAMPSTEAD,HERTFORD,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm Q942.58 V27 V. 3.
• "Berkhampstead St Peter: Introduction, honour, manor and castle," in A History of the County of Hertford: Volume 2, ed. William Page (London, 1908), pp. 162-171 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/herts/vol2/pp162-171 [accessed 11 February 2016].
• Edmund Rice (1638) Association, Descendants of Edmund Rice www.edmund-rice.org.
• Hudson, Charles, 1862 History of the Town of Marborough ... (Page 432) Boston: Press of T. R. Marvin & son, Archive.org accessed 15 February 2016.
• The Rufus Parks Pedigree by Brian J.L. Berry, Page 95

Birth: 1634 Hertfordshire, England Death: Feb. 25, 1685 Marlborough Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA

Baptized Nov 12, 1634, Berkhamstead, co Hertfordshire, England When he was around 4 yrs old, the family emigrated to America around 1638. They settled for a short time in Watertown, then moved to Sudbury, Massachusetts in 1639. "Samuel Rice was member of the garrison at the house of Joseph Rice in Marlboro Mass in Oct 1675 Ref. N.E. His. & Gen. Reg. Vol 40 page 315-6" Joseph was his brother.

Died 1684/5. His estate was probated on 7 April 1685 at Middlesex County, MA

married 1. Elizabeth King Nov 8 1655 in Sudbury, MA. She d 1667, 2 wks after son Samuel was born. their children include Elizabeth Rice m Peter Hayes Hannah Rice m Jonathan Hubbard Joshua Rice m Mary--- Edmund Rice m Ruth Parker Ester Rice m --Hubbard Samuel Rice b 1667 m Abigail Clapp

2. Mary Dix, (widow of Abraham Brown of Watertown) in Sept 1668 in Sudbury, MA. She d June 18, 1675 their children include Mary Rice 6 Aug 1669- Edward Rice 20 Jun 1672-20 Jul 1741 Abigail Rice 10 Mar 1673/4-

3. Sarah White Hosmer, (widow of James Hosmer Jr) Dec 13, 1676 in Concord, MA their children include Joseph Rice b 1678 Josiah Rice??

burial presumed

Family links: Parents: Edmund Rice (1594 - 1663) Thomasine Frost Rice (1600 - 1654)

Spouses: Elizabeth King Rice (1635 - 1667)* Mary Dix, Brown Rice (1639 - 1675)* Sarah White Hosmer Rice (1643 - 1711)*

Children: Hannah Rice Hubbard (1659 - 1747)* Joshua Rice (1661 - 1737)* Esther Rice Hubbard (1665 - 1737)* Samuel King (1667 - 1713)* Mary Rice Rice (1669 - 1736)* Edward Rice (1672 - 1741)*

Siblings: Mary Rice Maynard (1619 - 1680)* Henry Rice (1620 - 1711)* Edward Rice (1622 - 1712)* Thomas Rice (1625 - 1681)* Lydia Rice Drury (1627 - 1675)* Samuel Rice (1634 - 1685) Joseph Rice (1638 - 1711)* Ruth Rice Welles (1659 - 1742)**

• Calculated relationship
  • Half-sibling

Burial: Spring Hill Cemetery Marlborough Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA

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