Born in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Rice Jr.
and Elnathan (Whipple) Rice
Sister of
John Rice, Elizabeth (Rice) Spencer, Unknown Rice, Thomas Rice, Nathaniel Rice, Mary Rice, Nathan Rice, Barbara (Rice) Langford, William Rice, Mary (Rice) Gorton, Randall Rice and Elnathan (Rice) Hill
Wife of
Philip Sweet Jr.
— married
25 Jan 1740 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
Descendants 
Mother of
Thomas Sweet and Ann (Sweet) Hopkins
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Lydia was the daughter of John Rice and Elnathan Whipple. [1] She married Phillip Sweet, Jr. . [2] Their children were:
- Thomas Sweet 1740 - abt. 1805
- Scarlet Sweet 1741–
- Ann Sweet Hopkins 1742 -
- Pentecost Sweet 1748–1814
- Margaret Sweet 1751–
- John Wait Sweet 1756–1795
- Philip Sweet 1758–
- Sarah Sweet 1760–
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
- Name: Lydia Rice
- Birth Date: 30 Dec 1711
- Birth Place: Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
- Father Name: John Rice
- Mother Name: Elnathan Rice
- Page Number: 197
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
- Name: Phillip Sweet Jr
- Father Name: Phillip Sweet
- Marriage Date: 25 Jan 1740
- Marriage Place: Rhode Island, USA
- Spouse Name: Lydia Rice
- Father In Law: John Rice
- Page Number: 114
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia 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 Lydia:
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~0.78%
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