Edward Rice of Virginia

Evidenced needed to support Mary ‘Elizabeth’ Harris, who married Major Robert Harris of "The Forks", as also the wife of Edward Rice.

"There is no primary source that identifies Mary Rice as a Claiborne or the daughter of William Claiborne. She should not be included in a list of his children...."

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Rice-987

Dominick & Alice's youngest son, William (b. ca. 1598), knowing that he would not inherit anything (he had 5 older brothers!), hired aboard a ship that was sailing for North America in 1619. He "jumped ship" when it took on supplies along the Potomac River, hiding until it left. He settled in Rappahannock, Virginia, married a local girl named Sara, and they had two sons: Edward Rice, born ca. 1620-21 and Dominic (1623 - 1664).
Edward Rice married Mary Elizabeth Claiborne, born ca. 1635, when she was a teenager, after 1650. They had 3 sons: James, John/Claiborne and Thomas. Edward died in 1660, leaving Mary with at least 2 babies to raise alone (the 3rd likely died as an infant). As was often the case, young Mary married a local widower, also with young children, Robert Harris, in 1661. … Robert and Mary had one son together: William Harris, who married Temperance Overton in 1697.

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• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jan 23 2020, 18:42:52 UTC