Henry ‘the writer’ Rice, Esq.

The eldest son and heir of Sir Walter Rice of Newton by his wife Elizabeth Mansell was Henry Rice, to whom Charles l relinquished all the family estates in the possession of the crown. He lived at Newton, married Margaret, daughter of Sir Edward Lewis of Van and Blanche Morgan.

Issue:

1. Sir Edward Rice, Sherriff: 1663
2. Walter, m Elizabeth Deer

Biography

Henry Rice (1585 or 1586 – 1651) was a Welsh writer and gentleman at the court of King Charles I.

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Rice_(writer)_ retrieved 16 October 2019

Rice was part of the Rice family from Wales that included Gruffydd ap Rhys ap Thomas (died 1521) amongst its members - Rice was his great-great-grandfather. The son of Gruffydd ap Rhys ap Thomas, Rhys ap Gruffudd, was executed for treason in 1531 and his property was confiscated. Subsequent generations, including Rice's father (Sir Walter Rice) and Rice, spent much time and effort in attempts to claim back the confiscated land from the Crown. Rice himself matriculated at Jesus College, Oxford on 7 December 1607 at the age of 21, obtaining his Bachelor of Arts degree 10 days later on 17 December 1607. He became a gentleman of the privy chamber to King Charles I and used his position to present petitions for the return of family estates in 1625 and 1629. His writings included a Life of Sir Rhys ap Thomas, the father of Gruffydd ap Rhys ap Thomas and regarded as the leading member of the family, and Objections against Rice Griffith in his indictment, with the answers thereunto; both were written in the late 1620s. The Life was a significant source of information about the history of south Wales in the 15th and early 16th centuries. Rice died in 1651.

Links

• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Henry_Rice_(41)_
• http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/ri... “Sir Walter Rice probably died shortly after December 1635, the date of the final letter from his son, but he apparently left no will or administration, probably because his lands had already been passed to his son Henry.”
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138299332/edward-mansell “ELISABETH eldest daughter of the said Sir EDWARD was maried to Sir WALTER RICE of Newton in the County of Carmarthen Knight and hadd issue HENRY RICE Esqr etc:”
• Griffiths, R. A (January 2008). "Rice family (per. c.1500–1651)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 April 2009.link
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p39436.htm#i394356
• https://biography.wales/article/s-RICE-NEW-1500
• The Thomas book, giving the genealogies of Sir Rhys ap Thomas, K. G., the Thomas family descended from him, and of some allied families Author Thomas, Lawrence B. (Lawrence Buckley), 1848-1914. “Rice, of Dynevor.” Page 471 - 472. Archive.Org
• Collins's Peerage of England; Genealogical, Biographical, and ..., Volume 7 By Arthur Collins. Page 506 - 507. GoogleBooks Walter Rice married to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Sir Edward Mansell, of Margam, Knight by whom he had numerous issue; viz. four sons, and seven daughters; the sons were, 1. Henry, his heir. 2. Thomas. 3. Anthony. 4. Edward. The daughters were; 1. Jane, married to John Flud, of Llanvaire Cledoga, in com. Cardigan, Esq. 2. Eleanor. 3. Barbara. 4. Mary. 5. Elizabeth. 6. Joan. And, 7. Lettice.
• Collins's Peerage of England; Genealogical, Biographical, and ..., Volume 7 By Arthur Collins. Page 506 - 507. GoogleBooks has this Henry as son of Henry, Esq., son of Walter
• Heraldic visitations of Wales and part of the Marches; between the years 1586 and 1613, under the authority of Clarencieux and Norroy, two kings at arms Author Dwnn, Lewys, d. 1616?,Meyrick, Samuel Rush, Sir, 1783-1848, ed,Society for the Publication of Ancient Welsh Manuscripts, Abergavenny. Page 211. Archive.Org
• https://archives.library.wales/index.php/articles-of-agreement-betw... “B879. File 1611/12, March 13. Part of Dynevor Estate Records, Articles of agreement between Sir Walter Rice of Newton, Knight, and Henry Rice, son and heir apparent of the said Sir Walter, whereby Sir Walter settles on his said son the manor of Nangell, co. Pembroke with the site of a mill there, and King ...”
• https://archives.library.wales/index.php/petitions-etc-of-henry-ric... “Petitions, etc. of Henry Rice, son of Walter Rice, to Charles I. comprising a statement of "his present means" etc. upon his approaching marriage and a demand for a survey of his estate by Robert Mansell and Thomas Button; petition to the Crown, being a renewal of his father's (Walter Rice) petitions to James I. At the end is a note dated "Whitehall, 27 May 1625" referring the matter to the Lord High Treasurer, Lord Marshal, Lord Chamberlain, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer; similar petition with note dated 22 December 1620, referring the matter to the Lord Marshal and the Lord Steward. Appended is the Report which recommends the petitioner to the favourable consideration of His Majesty. 13 January, 1628[9].,signed by [Thomas Howard] Ear of Arundel Surrey and Norfolk, and [William Herbert] Earl of Pembroke.”
• https://archives.library.wales/downloads/dynevor-estate-records.pdf “File - Petitions, etc. of Henry Rice, son of 1625-1629. A97. Walter Rice, to Charles I. comprising a statement of "his present means" etc ...,” “File - Articles of agreement between 1631, Aug. 29. A74-5. Henry Rice of Newtown, co. Carmarthen, esq., and Dame Blanche Lewis of St Fagans, co. Glamorgan ...,”
• https://archives.library.wales/index.php/articles-of-agreement-betw... “1631, Aug. 29 File A74-5. Articles of agreement between Henry Rice of Newtown, co. Carmarthen, esq., and Dame Blanche Lewis of St Fagans, co. Glamorgan, on the marriage of the said Henry Rice, with Margaret, daughter of the said Dame Blanche Lewis.”
• https://papuraunewydd.llyfrgell.cymru/view/3094682/3094690/67/caradoc
• https://www.google.com/amp/www.kyrackramer.com/2017/09/27/the-desce...
• Sir Rhys Ap Thomas and his Family - A Study in the Wars of the Roses and Early Tudor Politics Ralph Griffiths: A review from www.gwales.com, with the permission of the Welsh Books Council. http://www.gwales.com/goto/biblio/en/9781783160143/