Jeptha
Rice
Born about in Albemarle, Colony of Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Hezekiah Rice
and Mary (Bullock) Rice
Brother of
John Rice, Annis (Rice) Oldham, Gideon Rice, Hezekiah Benjamin Rice, Ibzan Rice, Othniel Rice and Edmund Rice
Husband of
Nancy (Jouett) Rice
— married
19 Aug 1784 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Baldwin Rice, P Kensas Rice, Mary Rice, Henry A. Rice, Axa Axie Rice, Elizabeth Rice, Matthew Rice, Martha Patsey (Rice) Gibson and Joseph Henry Rice
Died
at about age 54
in Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Nov 2017
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Biography
Jeptha Rice is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A094952.
Ensign Jeptha Rice served with North Carolina during the American Revolution.
This profile is part of the Rice Name Study.
Jeptha Rice was born about 1763 in Albemarle, Colony of Virginia, son of Hezekiah Rice (~1732–<1796) and Mary Bullock (~1738–<1795).
His siblings were:
- John B Rice (~1757–1837)
- Annis Rice (~1759–1840)
- Gideon Rice (~1763–<1804)
- Hezekiah Benjamin Rice (1764–1860)
- Othniel Rice (1771–1853)
- Edmund Rice (~1772–>1850)
Jeptha (20) married Nancy Jouett (21) (born about 1762 in Caswell, North Carolina; daughter of John Jouett Sr. and Mourning Glenn (Harris) Jouett) on August 19, 1784 in Caswell, North Carolina.[1][2]
Their children were:
- Baldwin Rice (~1785– )
- P Kensas Rice (1786–1826)
- Mary Rice (1788–1854)
- Henry A. Rice (~1789–1859)
- Axa Axie Rice (1794–1859)
- Elizabeth Rice (1796–1853)
- Matthew Rice (>1798–>1860)
- Martha Patsey Rice (~1801–1866)
- Joseph Henry Rice (~1804–1866)
Jeptha died on January 7, 1817 in Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States, aged about 53. [3]
Sources
- ↑ Rice Jeptha & Jouett, Namcy marriage, 19 August 1784, Index North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011 >. Ancestry.com. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/5005033:60548 : (). North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011 > Caswell > Marriage Bonds (1780 - 1884), Image 4587 of 6636 .
- ↑ The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 326 (Article #406 "Matthew Jouett II" by Elizabeth Anthony Faller).
- ↑ "Rice, Jeptha - Probate Inventory 1817", AccessType view online, AccessDate 31 July 2023 ItemOfInterest Probate Inventory, Link: Family Record URL: https://caswellcountync.org/getperson.php?personID=I15595&tree=tree1 Link: Inventory URL: https://caswellcountync.org/showmedia.php?mediaID=5622
See also:
- Tennessee Early Tax Records
Revolutionary War Land Grants
- Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 30 Apr 2022), "Record of Jeptha Rice", Ancestor # A094952.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jeptha by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jeptha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jeptha by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jeptha:
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~6.25%
Vivian Stover
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch QJ7803876 [compare], FTDNA kit #988597
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~3.12%
David Slatter :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YK8430887 [compare], yourDNAportal DAV84e58bc8, Ancestry member dcslatter
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch SN3368106 [compare], yourDNAportal DAVf204acea, FTDNA kit #981999
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~1.56%
Michel Slatter :
23andMe
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~1.17%
Karen (DeMoss) Daye :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A781960 [compare], Ancestry member kad1970
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~0.78%
D. Dion :
23andMe, GEDmatch M004561 [compare]
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~0.78%
Tim Cooper :
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Bill White :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member olderbrotherbill
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~0.59%
William Gray :
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #34076
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