Richard Rice (1708 - 1789)

Born 1708 in Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Kee) Rice — married 21 Sep 1732 in Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 1789 at about age 81 in Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA

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Biography

Richard lived in Coventry Rhode Island.^[1] He married Sarah Kee. ^[2] Their children were:

Sarah Rice Ap 5, 1733

Ebenezer Rice Oct 29, 1735

Richard Rice Jr. 1737 -

Susannah Rice 1740–1790

Elizabeth Rice 1743–1825

George Rice 1744– 1821

John Rice 1746 -

Elinor Rice 1748–

Nathan Rice 1751–

Daniel Rice 1753–

Richard was one of the earliest settlers of the Western part of Warwick, which was set off in 1741 as the town of Coventry. He made several purchases of large tracts of real estate in Coventry near the Connecticut line, and was the first to establish a saw and grist mill in that section known as Hopkins Hollow, then designated as Rice Mills. He was admitted as a freeman of the colony at Warwick, February 4, 1734. ^[3]

In May 1747, he was chosen by the general assembly as captain of the Coventry company in the Providence county militia, and served in the French and Indian War.

In 1762, he deeded to his son Ebenezer 110 acres of land. In 1779 to his son Richard 100 acres; in 1781, 120 acres more to Richard; In 1781 to his son John with additional 163 acres including saw and grist mill. ^[4]

Richard died in 1789. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Year: 1782; Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island; Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1740-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

   Name: Richard Rice

   Father Name: Randall Rice

   Marriage Date: 21 Sep 1732

   Marriage Place: Rhode Island, USA

   Spouse Name: Sarah Rice

   Father In Law: Ebenezer Rice

   Page Number: 100

3. ↑ Cole, J. R. History of Washington and Kent counties, Rhode Island. New York : W. W. Preston & Co. 1889; P. 1209.
4. ↑ Cutter, William Richard. New England Families Genealogical and Memorial. Vol. I. New York, USA , 1915, P. 551.
5. ↑ Briggs, Anthony Tarbox; Probate Place: Providence, Rhode Island. Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

   Name: Richard Rice

   Probate Place: Providence, Rhode Island, USA

   Inferred Death Place: Rhode Island