Born in Franklin County, Tennessee OR Surry County, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Daughter of Hamilton Stewart
and Rebecca Elizabeth (Bledsoe) Stewart
Sister of
John Clark Stewart [half], Anthony Stewart, Enoch Stewart, Nathaniel Stewart, Evan A. Stewart and Hamilton Stewart Jr
Wife of
Drury Rice
— married
1797 in Hawkins County, Tennessee
Descendants 
Mother of
Rhoda (Rice) Ferguson, William Rice, Fielding Rice, Melinda (Rice) Gonce, Louisa (Rice) McCoy, Nancy Rice, Hamilton Rice and John C. Rice
Died
at about age 85
in Jackson, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Nov 2011
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Biography
Abigail was the daughter of Hamilton Stewart and Elizabeth Bledsoe. She married Drury Rice. [1] Their children were:
- 1. Rhoda Rice Ferguson 1800
- 2. William Rice 1805
- 3. Fielding Rice 1808 - 1893
- 4. Mary Polly Rice 1815
- 5. Melinda Rice Gonce 1816
- 6. Louisa Rice McCoy 1819
- 7. Nancy Rice 1822
- 8. Hamilton Rice 1824
- 9. John C. Rice 1826
The family started out in Caswell, North Carolina[2] and moved to Jackson, Alabama before 1830.[3] After Drury Died Abigail continued living in Jackson, Alabama.[4] Abigail died in 1870.[5]
Sources
- ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
- Name: Drury Rice
- Gender: Male
- Spouse Name: Abigail Stewart
- Spouse
- Birth Place: NC
- Spouse Birth Year: 1782
- Number Pages: 1
- ↑ 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Caswell, North Carolina; Page: 83; NARA Roll: M33_81; Image: 58. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
- ↑ 1830; Census Place: Jackson, Alabama; Series: M19; Roll: 1; Page: 111; Family History Library Film: 0002328. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
- ↑ Year: 1840; Census Place: Jackson, Alabama; Roll: 7; Page: 41; Family History Library Film: 0002333. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
- Year: 1850; Census Place: Township 3 Range 5, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: M432_7; Page: 98A; Image: 206. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
- Year: 1860; Census Place: Division 1, Jackson, Alabama; Roll: M653_11; Page: 396; Family History Library Film: 803011. . United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Alabama, Wills and Probate Records, 1753-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
- Name: Abigail Rice
- Probate Place: Jackson, Alabama, USA
- Inferred Death Place: Alabama, USA
- Item Description: Will Records, Vol S 1874-1876
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abigail by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abigail:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abigail by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abigail:
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~1.56%
Norma (Smythe) Cole
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Gregory Miller :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T514402 [compare], Ancestry member gscottmil
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T514402 [compare], FTDNA kit #289170
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~0.78%
Ola Gaines :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member CFARRIS37
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~0.78%
Kristi Stewart :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch KG9340960 [compare], yourDNAportal KRI12958266
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