Henry W. Rice, Jr.

Source: "Ancestral File v4.19," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/MW58-9XL : accessed 11 August 2012), entry for Henry RICE.

biography

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Rice-1131

Sign: On the site of this mill, Henry Rice built and fortified a mill in 1775. Here, in 1776, the settlers took refuge from warring Cherokee. In April, 1777, Capt. James Robertson and eight other pioneers had a fight with 30 or 40 Cherokee near here, in which Frederick Calvatt was scalped.

"The grave of Henry Rice, Rev. War soldier, born in Virginia in 1717; w/Margaret died at Lost Creek in 1818, buried on homeplace later to become Lost Creek Cemetery. Marker dedicated by children of Roy Rice: Robert, Frances Rice Shute, Richard, Tom, Harry, and Janet Rice Houseman in 1977."[1]

"Henry Rice, (1717-1818), The Pioneer Tennessee Gristmiller and His Twelve Children" which has an abstract of "Henry Rice was born in 1717(?) in Hanover County, Virginia, lived in Virginia, South Carolina, and East Tennessee; he died in 1818 at Lost Creek, Tennessee (Campbell County, now Union). Name(s) of wife or wives unknown. He had at least six sons and six daughters, some born in Virginia and some in South Carolina. Near the middle of the century the family moved to the “96 District” of South Carolina and settled on land known as Indian territory. After several years at Rices Creek of Twelve Mile River in South Carolina, Henry traveled with some of his older children to Watauga Settlement, East Tennessee, where he built and fortified a large grist mill. He spent the rest of his 101 years here and at Lost Creek."[2]

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• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jun 1 2021, 17:28:59 UTC

Henry was the second person buried in the Lost Creek Cemetery.

Some records have John listed as his middle name.

I am looking to find the rest of their children's memorial pages, some of which are listed below. If you are the owner of one of their pages, please link them to their parents. It would be much appreciated. Thank you.

William Rice: 4/6/1743 to 11/29/1831 Martha "Patsy" (Rice) Bailey: 1744 to possibly 1830s? Charles Rice: 1752-1774 Molly (Rice) Watson: 1755-1830 John Rice: 1760 to 1834 James Rice: 3/27/1763 to Sept, 1829 #43910260 Anne (Rice) Wilson: 1764 to 1815 Daniel Hezekiah Rice: 1765 to 1836 Levi Rice: 1765 to 8/10/1841 Lavina (Rice) Brim: 1770 to 1830 Rosanna "Rosa" (Rice) Morrow-Spence: 1770 to 1840 Elizabeth (Rice) Smith: 1775 to 1836

Also wondering if Lavina and Rosanna were twins? What about Levi and Daniel being twins?

I am reviewing resources from several other family members and publications, including "Henry Rice: The Pioneer Grist Miller" by Melvin Weaver Little.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jun 1 2021, 17:30:37 UTC

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When James Rice and his twin brother James were born on April 4, 1686, in St Peters, Virginia, their father, Thomas, was 30 and their mother, Ann, was 22. He had five sons and three daughters with Margaret House between 1714 and 1742. He died in 1760 in Hanover, Virginia, at the age of 74.