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Matthew Hewes Rice 1710–1775 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1710

Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 20 Nov 1775

Death Location: Amelia, Prince Edward, Virginia, United States

Father: David Rice

Mother: ELIZABETH Rice

Spouse(s): Ann McGehee

Children(s): Nathan Rice

Matthew Hewes Rice was born in 1710 in Hanover, Virginia, United States, the child of David Rice And Elizabeth Jane Butler Rice. Matthew Hewes Rice married Ann Watson Mcgehee, and had children including Nathan Rice. Matthew Hewes Rice passed away in 1775 in Amelia, Prince Edward, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Matthew Hewes Rice was born in 1710 in Hanover, Virginia, United States, the child of David Rice And Elizabeth Jane Butler Rice.
  • Matthew Hewes Rice married Ann Watson Mcgehee, and had children including Nathan Rice.
  • Matthew Hewes Rice passed away in 1775 in Amelia, Prince Edward, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Rice
1684–1735
Birth Location: St. Paul's Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA
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ELIZABETH Rice
1598–1688
Birth Location: Dingle, Kerry, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Ann McGehee
1710–1748
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Nathan Rice
1738–1816
Birth Location: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
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Matthew Rice's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Rice
1710–1775
Birth Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States
Parents
David Rice
1684–1735
St. Paul's Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA
ELIZABETH (JANE BUTLER) Rice
1598–1688
Dingle, Kerry, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Rice's Descendants

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Matthew (Hewes) Rice (1710–20 Nov 1775) m. Ann (Watson) McGehee (1710–10 Mar 1748)
  1. 1. Nathan Rice 1738–1816 m. Lavinia Crenshaw 1732–1828
    1. 1. Jesse ("Jessiah P") Rice 1770–1835 m. Sarah ("Sally") Mitchell 1770–1806 m. Martha Wilcoxson 1780–1848
      1. 1. John (Rice) Jr 1805–1841 m. Lucinda (Ennis "Lucy") Abbott 1804–1885
        1. 1. Amanda Rico 1832–1890 m. Reuben Warford 1820–1869 m. Martin (J.) Pigg 1826–1899
        2. 2. William (Henry) Rice 1826–1881 m. Frances (May "Fannie") Threlkeld 1830–1907
        3. 3. James Rice 1833–1907
      2. 2. Elizabeth (R.) Rice 1800–1850 m. Isaac Miles 1801–1880
      3. 3. Levinia Rice 1801–1861
    2. 2. Lucy (Sarah) Rice 1767–1850
    3. 3. Gardner Rice 1770–1840
      1. 1. Nathan (Lewis) Rice 1807–1877
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Ann) Rice 1776–1797
    5. 5. Letitia (W) Rice 1785–1876

Matthew Rice's Timeline

2 Records

1710
1710
Birth of Matthew Hewes Rice in Hanover, Virginia, United States
Hanover, Virginia, United States
1775
20 Nov 1775
Age 65
Death of Matthew Hewes Rice in Amelia, Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
Amelia, Prince Edward, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 280.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: ES1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1775
    Event Place: Amelia, Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
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