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Thomas Elijah Rice 1728–1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Feb 1728

Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 20 Mar 1804

Death Location: St Davids, Caswell, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Sr

Mother: Mary Higgerson

Spouse(s): Mary Higgeson, Jane Mills

Children(s): Elisha Rice, Mary Rice, Rebecca Rice, Marcy Rice, William Rice, Joel Rice, John Rice, Sarah Rice, Nathan Rice, John Rice, Lucy Rice, Sarah RICE, Mary Rice, Zeruah Rice, Rebecca Rice, Zipporah Rice, Sarah Rice, Zillah Rice, Nicholas Rice

Thomas Elijah Rice was born in 1728 in Hanover, Virginia, United States, the child of John Rice Sr And Mary Higgerson. Thomas Elijah Rice married Jane Mills, Mary Higgeson, and had children including Elisha Rice, Joel Rice, John Rice, Lucy Rice, Marcy Rice, Mary Molly Rice, Mary Rice, Nathan Rice, Nicholas Rice, Rebecca Rice, Sarah Rice, Sarah Sally Rice, William Higginson Rice, Zeruah Rice, Zillah Rice, Zipporah Rice. Thomas Elijah Rice passed away in 1804 in St Davids, Caswell, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Elijah Rice was born in 1728 in Hanover, Virginia, United States, the child of John Rice Sr And Mary Higgerson.
  • Thomas Elijah Rice married Jane Mills, Mary Higgeson, and had children including Elisha Rice, Joel Rice, John Rice, Lucy Rice, Marcy Rice, Mary Molly Rice, Mary Rice, Nathan Rice, Nicholas Rice, Rebecca Rice, Sarah Rice, Sarah Sally Rice, William Higginson Rice, Zeruah Rice, Zillah Rice, Zipporah Rice.
  • Thomas Elijah Rice passed away in 1804 in St Davids, Caswell, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Rice's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Rice
1728–1804
Birth Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Rice Sr
1698–1769
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Mary Higgerson
1709–1785
Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Rice's Descendants

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Thomas (Elijah) Rice (23 Feb 1728–20 Mar 1804) m. Mary Higgeson (1732–1804) m. Jane Mills (1725–1764)
  1. 1. Elisha Rice 1759–1806 m. Nancy (Ann) Collier 1771–1803
    1. 1. John Rice 1800–1848 m. Sarah (Ann E.) Hill 1800–1837
      1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Rowden 1822–1889 m. Issac (Curry) Rowden 1817–1877
        1. 1. Susan (M) Rowden 1848–1896
        2. 2. Amanda (C) Rowden 1848–1925
        3. 3. Mary (C) Rowden 1857–1876
        4. 4. Samuel (Echols) Rowden 1859–1936
        5. 5. Julia (B) Rowden 1846–1910
        6. 6. John (Curry) Rowden 1842–
        7. 7. Louisa (A.) Rowden 1843–1921
        8. 8. Elvira Rowden 1850–1850
      2. 2. Elijah (C) Rice 1805–1842
      3. 3. Thomas Rice 1833–1922
      4. 4. Cary (Greene) Rice 1835–1910
      5. 5. William (Henry) Rice 1844–1937
      6. 6. Nancy Rice 1840–
      7. 7. Elisabeth ("Betty" Ann) Rice 1825–1904
      8. 8. John Rice 1827–
      9. 9. Mary (Jane) Rice 1828–
      10. 10. George (W.) Rice 1807–
      11. 11. Margaret (Ann) Rice 1811–
      12. 12. Emily Rice 1812–1840
      13. 13. Minerva Rice 1816–1890
      14. 14. Harriet Rice 1819–1870
      15. 15. Elvira Rice 1820–1880
    2. 2. Joel (C) Rice 1798–1849
    3. 3. Edgar Rice 1791–
    4. 4. Elizabeth (L) Rice 1794–1833
    5. 5. Mary (Oldham) Rice 1796–1859
    6. 6. Harriet (Seawell) Rice 1792–1854
    7. 7. Nancy (C) Rice 1802–
  2. 2. Mary (Molly) Rice 1755–1798
  3. 3. Rebecca Rice 1745–1809
  4. 4. Marcy Rice 1754–1839
  5. 5. William (Higginson) Rice 1761–1847
  6. 6. Joel Rice 1762–1833
  7. 7. John Rice 1757–1792
  8. 8. Sarah (Sally) Rice 1767–1793
  9. 9. Nathan Rice 1763–1804
  10. 10. John Rice 1762–1792
  11. 11. Lucy Rice 1755–1800
  12. 12. Sarah RICE 1759–1830
  13. 13. Mary Rice 1749–1804
  14. 14. Zeruah Rice 1752–1838
  15. 15. Rebecca Rice 1760–1778
  16. 16. Zipporah Rice 1756–1829
  17. 17. Sarah Rice 1752–1820
  18. 18. Zillah Rice 1742–1823
  19. 19. Nicholas Rice 1741–1809

Thomas Rice's Timeline

4 Records

1728
23 Feb 1728
Birth of Thomas Elijah Rice in Hanover, Virginia, United States
Hanover, Virginia, United States
1728
11 Mar 1728
Thomas Elijah Rice was baptized
None
1800
1800
Age 72
Thomas Elijah Rice - Probate in Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Caswell, North Carolina, USA
1804
20 Mar 1804
Age 76
Death of Thomas Elijah Rice in St Davids, Caswell, North Carolina, USA
St Davids, Caswell, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1728
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Christ Church Parish, Virginia Births, 1653-1812
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1728
    Record Source: Christ Church Parish, Virginia Births, 1653-1812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1804
    Event Place: St Davids, Caswell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, Wills and estate papers (Caswell County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Caswell, North Carolina
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, Wills and estate papers (Caswell County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Caswell, North Carolina

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