John Rice Jr. (1745 - 1802)

Born 1745 in Winchester, Frederick, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Roach) Rice — married 1760 in Frederick, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 1802 at about age 57 in Rices Landing, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

John was born about 1746 to John Rice (John Sr.mentions John in will in Deed Book 3, pg. 137, Hampshire County, Virginia). On 13 Apr 1780, John obtained a Virginia Certificate issuing him 389 acres which he titled Prospect that is now Rices Landing. He married Sarah Roach, sister of Thomas Roach. She was also a half-sister to Acquilla Martin, the man who bought the adjoining tract of land. Among the children of John and Sarah (Roach) Rice (not necessarily in birth order) are:

• William, owned the Brick Tavern House at Rices Landing and ran the ferry; m. Rebecca; d. abt. 1851
• John III
• Thomas, b. 5 Apr 1774; m Susannah Myers, dau. of George Myers, Sr.
• Nancy, m. William Harrod, son of Capt. William and Amelia (Stephens) Harrod; removed to Kentucky then to Indiana
• Mary, m. Henry Sharpnack
• Rachel, m. Robert McMinn of Ireland
• Jesse,
• Nathan, administrator of his father's will; d. intestate about 1821
• Hannah 1762 - 1850 m. Amos Milner
• Sarah, m. Mr. Harling
• Benjamin, named youngest son in the will of Thomas Roach, John's brother-in-law; m. Sarah Crago, dau. of Thomas and Priscilla (Thurman) Crago; will was written 30 Mar 1852, probated 24 Feb 1854

John died intestate in Greene County in 1802. His son Nathan, administrator, filed papers on 8 Feb 1802.

Research Notes

A. Rice writes by email on March 25, 2022:

The book titled "Pastor John Corbly" has a mountain of information on this family.

It suggests that John Rice Jr or parts of his extended family traveled along John Corbly's migration path to eventually modern day Jefferson County Kentucky.

There doesn't seem to be document evidence to suggest John Rice Jr stayed in Kentucky but I have Y DNA evidence and other evidence that a part of his family did, possibly a brother "William Rice" who would be my direct relative.

Here is a snip from the book that says in 1779 John Rice Jr traveled down the ohio as a head of family with other early Kentucky Pioneers: (copy and paste) :

In that passage are some original settlers of Louisville (Which was platted by Pastor John Corbly) - Another source has a "William Rice" as an original lot holder in Louisville, along with some of those who were a named part of the 1779 passage with John Corbly.

Some of those settlers/families also show up in a 1773 PA indictment with John Rice Jr, his brother-in-law Thomas Roach, and a William Rice, whom I believe is John Rice Jr's brother, which is what the Y DNA suggests.

See: Group 14 of the Rice surname Y DNA project.

At the very least if the information that lies within the book "Pastor John Corbly" is correct it answers a lot of questions about the family and pretty much traces their exact migration path from VA into southern PA, parts of WV, and then some in Kentucky. All of which would have taken place in pioneer Virginia.

Possible father: Rice-6104.

I had assumed the cluster of Rice families on the 1800 census for Cumberland, Greene, Pennsylvania were John and three of his sons. However the ages of Thomas, William & John recorded there do not "agree" with the ages given on FindaGrave. I will leave them linked as children for now but be aware there is a problem that needs to be resolved.

1800 United States Federal Census - Cumberland, Greene, Pennsylvania

Name: Thomas Rice

Males,Under 10: 1

Males,26 thru 44: 1

Females,Under 10: 1

Females,26 thru 44: 1

Number of Household Members: 4

... next door

Name: John Rice

Males,16 thru 25: 2

Males,45 and over: 1

Females,10 thru 15: 1

Number of Household Members: 4

... next door

Name: William Rice

Males,Under 10: 2

Males,26 thru 44: 1

Females,Under 10: 1

Females,16 thru 25: 1

Number of Household Members: 5

... next door

Name: John Rice, Jr

Males,Under 10: 2

Males,16 thru 25: 1

Males,26 thru 44: 1

Females,Under 10: 2

Females, 16 thru 25: 1

Number of Household Members: 10

1800 United States Federal Census

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1802 Death

John Rice, Jr

Birth: 1745, Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, USA

Death: 1802, Cumberland Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA

Spouse: Sarah Roach Rice (1746 - 1799)Burial: Crago Cemetery

Cumberland Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA

Find A Grave: Memorial #86949523

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John Rice Jr was born in 1745 in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States, son of John Rice Sr. and Hannah M Finney.

Sources

See also:

• Ancestry Profile
• Leckey, Howard L. The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. Closson Press, Apollo, Pennsylvania, 1935. Page 259-261
• 1800 United States Federal Census
• Pennsylvania, Land Warrants and Applications, 1733-1952
• Pennsylvania, Land Warrants, 1733-1987
• Pennsylvania, Septennial Census, 1779-1863
• Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801
• Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798
• Find A Grave: Memorial #86949523
• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR4-BPY : accessed 23 June 2023), John Rice Jr, Cumberland, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 55, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 40; FHL microfilm 363,343.
• Will books, 1743-1898; general index to wills, 1743-1917; John Rice, 1785, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99PC-KDS
• Legacy NFS Source: John Taylor - Published information: death: 29 April 1803; Rices Landing, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States, undefined
• Find a grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86949523

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: L8SF-X9K