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William B. Rice 1742–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1742

Birth Location: Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 16 Mar 1824

Death Location: Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Matthew Rice

Mother: Elizabeth McGehee

Spouse(s): Frances Crenshaw

Children(s): Claiborne Rice, William Jr, Ezekiel Rice

William B. Rice was born in 1742 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Matthew Rice And Elizabeth Ann Mcgehee. In 1788, William B. Rice resided in No Township Listed, Fayette County, KY. In 1793, William B. Rice resided in USA. William B. Rice married Frances Grainger Crenshaw, and had children including Claiborne Rice, Ezekiel Rice, William Rice Jr. William B. Rice passed away in 1824 in Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William B. Rice was born in 1742 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Matthew Rice And Elizabeth Ann Mcgehee.
  • In 1788, William B. Rice resided in No Township Listed, Fayette County, KY.
  • In 1793, William B. Rice resided in USA.
  • William B. Rice married Frances Grainger Crenshaw, and had children including Claiborne Rice, Ezekiel Rice, William Rice Jr.
  • William B. Rice passed away in 1824 in Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Rice's Ancestors

Self
William Rice
1742–1824
Birth Place: Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Matthew Rice
1720–1775
Hanover County, United States of America
Elizabeth (Ann) McGehee
1720–1816
Grandparents
David (Rice) Sr.
1680–
Susannah Searcy
1684–
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Rice
1660–1711
Ann Hewes
1661–1722
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Rice
1636–1715
Mary Fitzgerald
1642–1715

William Rice's Descendants

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William (B.) Rice (1742–16 Mar 1824) m. Frances (Grainger) Crenshaw (1742–1825)
  1. 1. Claiborne Rice 1775–1829 m. Lucy Blanton 1774–1860
    1. 1. Thomas (Jep) Rice 1806– m. Harriet Askew 1812–
      1. 1. Martha (Ann) Rice 1837–1926 m. Thomas (Crofford) Westbrook 1834–1907 m. William (Lafayette) Carlan 1838–1863
        1. 1. Elisabeth ("Lizzie") Westbrook 1877–1942 m. William (Joseph "Nando") Cotton 1868–1946
        2. 2. Louella Westbrook 1874–1932
        3. 3. William (N.) Westbrook 1877–1955
        4. 4. Mary Carlan 1859–
        5. 5. Gabriel (Atlanta) Carlan 1857–1930
        6. 6. John (Epperson) Carlan 1860–1930
      2. 2. George (T.) Rice 1856–
      3. 3. Elender Rice 1840–
      4. 4. William (H.) Rice 1847–1902 m. Sarah (Melinda) Varner 1853–1888 m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Varner 1869–1945
        1. 1. Martha (J.) Rice 1872–
        2. 2. Enos (B.) Rice 1877–
        3. 3. Thedochia Rice 1879–1962 m. John (Henry) English 1869–1957
        4. 4. John (H.) Rice 1886–
        5. 5. Minnie (P.) Rice 1890–
        6. 6. Grover (C.) Rice 1891–
        7. 7. Cilla (O.) Rice 1896–
        8. 8. Anna (L.) Rice 1899–
        9. 9. Thomas (J.) Rice 1901–1989
  2. 2. William (Rice) Jr 1774–1840
  3. 3. Ezekiel Rice 1774–1847

William Rice's Timeline

6 Records

1742
1742
Birth of William B. Rice in Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States of America
Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States of America
1788
1788
Age 46
William B. Rice resided here in No Township Listed, Fayette County, KY
No Township Listed, Fayette County, KY
1793
1793
Age 51
William B. Rice resided here in USA
USA
1818
1818-1832
Age 76
William B. Rice resided here in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1819
2 Sep 1819
Age 77
William B. Rice resided here in Wood, Virginia, USA
Wood, Virginia, USA
1824
16 Mar 1824
Age 82
Death of William B. Rice in Bancroft, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America
Bancroft, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 454.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JDM
    [2] U.S., the Pension Roll of 1835
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Fayette County, KY
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1787-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Compiled Service Records, Post-Revolutionary War Volunteer Soldiers, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served from 1784 to 1811

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1818-1832
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1819
    Event Place: Wood, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., the Pension Roll of 1835

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1824
    Event Place: Bancroft, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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