Joseph Rice

1638 - 1700  (~ 62 years)

• Name	Joseph Rice
  Christening	13 Mar 1637/38	Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England   [1]
  Father: Deacon Edmund Rice (c1594-1663) Mother: Thomasine Frost (1600-1654)
  Married	4 May 1658 (~ 20 years)	Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3]
  Mercy King, the daughter of Thomas King. She died on Wednesday 4 January 1668/69 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Rebecca Rice (1660-____) 2. Martha Rice (1662-1695) 3. Josiah Rice (1663-____) 4. Caleb Rice (1666-____)
  Married	Abt 1670 (~ 31 years)  [4, 5, 6]
  Mary Beers, the daughter of Capt. Richard and Elizabeth Beers. She was born on 10 March 1642 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Her birth is recorded as 10 (1) 1642. She died on Thursday 13 May 1677 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Joseph Rice (1671-1745) 2. Eleazer Rice (1672-____) 3. Mary Rice (1674-____)
  Moved to	1676 (~ 37 years)	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  He was probably driven out of Marlborough during King Philip's War as his third wife died in Watertown and his first two children by his fourth wife were born in Watertown.
  History	10 Feb 1684 (~ 45 years)
  His brother, Samuel, appointed him one of the overseers of his will. This is the last record of him.
  Living	1685 (~ 46 years)	Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [7]
  Death	After 1700  [1]
  Siblings	8 brothers and 2 sisters
  1. Marie Rice,   c. 23 Aug 1619, Stanstead, Suffolk, England + 2. Henry Rice,   c. 13 Feb 1620/21, Stanstead, Suffolk, England d. 10 Feb 1710/11, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 89 years) ▻ Elizabeth Moore,  m. 1 Jan 1643/44   3. Deacon Edward Rice,   c. 20 Oct 1622, Stanstead, Suffolk, England d. 15 Aug 1712, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 89 years) + 4. Thomas Rice,   c. 26 Jan 1625/26, St James Church, Stanstead, Suffolk, England d. 16 Nov 1681, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 55 years) ▻ Mary King   5. Lydia Rice,   c. 9 Mar 1627/28, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England d. 5 Apr 1675, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 47 years)   6. Matthew Rice,   c. 28 Feb 1629, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England d. 1717, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 87 years)   7. Daniel Rice,   c. 1 Nov 1632, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England d. 10 Nov 1632, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England  (Age ~ 0 years)   8. Samuel Rice,   c. 12 Nov 1634, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England d. 25 Feb 1684/85, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 50 years)   9. Edmund Rice,   b. 1638, at sea > 10. Joseph Rice,   c. 13 Mar 1637/38, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England d. After 1700  (Age ~ 62 years) ▻ Sarah Prescott,  m. 23 Dec 1677   11. Benjamin Rice,   b. 31 May 1640, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 19 Dec 1713, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 73 years)
  Half siblings	1 half brother and 2 half sisters (family of Edmund Rice and Mercy Hurd)
  1. Ruth Rice,   b. 29 Sep 1659, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   2. baby boy Rice,   b. Before 10 May 1662   d. young   3. Ann Rice,   b. 19 Nov 1661
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Deacon Edmund Rice,   b. Abt 1594, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England d. 3 May 1663, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 69 years)  (Father)  Catherine   bur. 18 Aug 1578, Glemsford, Suffolk, England   (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I16346
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	Deacon Edmund Rice,   b. Abt 1594, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England d. 3 May 1663, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Thomasine Frost,   c. 11 Aug 1600, Stanstead, Suffolk, England d. 13 Jun 1654, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 53 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Sarah Prescott,   c. 16 Apr 1637, Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England d. 25 Aug 1714, Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 77 years)  Other Partners: Richard Wheeler  m. 2 Aug 1658
  Marriage	23 Dec 1677	Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [10]
  MacKenzie (1966) gives their marriage date as 26 February 1677. [8] Wheeler (1924) and Holman (1948) give their marriage date as 22 February 1677/78. [1, 9]
  Age at Marriage	He : 39 years and 9 months - She : 40 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F505	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2018

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Joseph Rice(13 Mar 1637/38 – 1700) 2Deacon Edmund Rice(Abt 1594 – 1663) 4 8 16 17 9 18 19 5 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Thomasine Frost(1600 – 1654) 6Edward Frost(13 Mar 1560/61 – 1616) 12John Frost( – 9 Feb 1609/10) 24William Frost 25Philippa( – 20 Jan 1557/58) 13Ann Scott( – 1588) 26Richard Scott( – 5 Feb 1564/65) 27Joanna( – 1556) 7Thomasine Belgrave(1 Feb 1561/62 – ) 14John Belgrave( – 12 Feb 1590/91) 28 29 15Joanna Strutt( – 1577) 30John Strutt( – 1591) 31Catherine( – 1578)

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 13 Mar 1637/38 - Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England Married - 4 May 1658 - Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved to - 1676 - Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 23 Dec 1677 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Living - 1685 - Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1037] Holman, Mary Lovering. The Stevens Miller Ancestry , (Concord, New Hampshire: Rumford Press, 1948). [S1201] Richardson, Douglas. "Heath-Johnson-Morris Update: The Ancestry of Agnes (Cheney) Heath" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume CXLIX, 1995). [s981] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. "Sudbury Records", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVII, 1863). [S1032] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. Genealogical History of the Rice Family: Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice, (Boston: C. Benjamin Richardson, 1858). [S451] Martyn, Charles. The William Ward Genealogy - The History of the Descendants of William Ward of Sudbury, Mass. 1638-1925, (New York: Artemas Ward, 1925). [S1168] Pulsifer, David. "Early Records of Boston" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume VII, 1853). [S1200] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. "Phineas Rice", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume X, 1856). [S804] MacKenzie, George Norbury. Colonial Families of the United States of America, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1966). [S485] Wheeler, Daniel Merrick. The Wheeler Family of Rutland, Mass. and Some of their Ancestors, (Pittsfield, Massachusetts: by the author, 1924). [S484] Wheeler, Albert Gallatin Jr. The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, ( Boston: American College of Genealogy, 1914).