Joseph Rice, Jr.

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Joseph Rice (1671 - 1745)

Joseph Rice

Born 5 Jan 1671 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Son of Joseph Rice and Mary (Beers) Rice

Brother of Martha (Rice) Cooledge [half], Josiah Rice [half], Caleb Rice [half], Eleazer Rice, Mary (Rice) Stone, Jonathan Rice [half], Sarah Rice [half] and Phineas Rice [half]

Husband of Marcy (Kerley) Rice — married 10 Nov 1708 (to 16 Oct 1727) in Marlborough, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Elizabeth (Robinson) Rice — married 4 Dec 1728 (to 13 Oct 1733) in Marlborough, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Jane (Corey) Rice — married 14 Nov 1734 in Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father of Jesse Rice, Eleazer Rice, Elizabeth Rice, Mercy Rice, Mary (Rice) Bond and Ruth (Rice) Ward

Died 3 Dec 1745 at age 74 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Profile last modified 1 Jan 2021 | Created 22 Feb 2010

Biography

Joseph Rice was born in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, on January 5, 1671, the son of Joseph Rice, Sr. and his third wife, Mary Beers.[1][2][3]

He married first, Mercy Kerley of Marlborough, in Marlborough on November 10, 1708. She died October 16, 1727. Children, all born in Marlborough:[1][4][5]

Jesse, born November 8, 1709; married Beulah ___.[1][6]
Eleazer, born December 26, 1712; died February 14, 1712-13.[1][7][8]
Mercy, November 10, 1714, not listed in will.[1][9]
Elizabeth, born November 10, 1714; died unmarried, May 29, 1752, aged 37 years, 6 months, 19 days (gravestone).[1][10]
Mary, born July 30, 1718; married, March 24, 1740-1, Thaddeus Bond; not living September 4, 1744 (date will was written).[1][11][12]
Ruth, born September 1, 1721; married, November 20, 1738, Elisha Ward, at Southborough, Massachusetts.[1][13][14]
He married second, Elizabeth Robinson, in Marlborough on December 4, 1728. She died October 13, 1733, aged 48.[1][15]

He married third, Jane Corney (Corey?), of Boston, in Boston on November 14, 1734. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Thomas Foxcroft.[1][16]

Joseph Rice died in Marlborough on December 3, 1745, in his 75th year.[1][17] He is buried at Old Common Cemetery in Marlborough, where his gravestone reads:

💀
HERE LIES BURIED
Yͤ BODY OF
MR JOSEPH RICE
WHO DEPARTED
THIS LIFE
DECEMBR Yͤ 3d
ANNODM 1745
AGE 74 YEARS
5 M & 28 D
Will And Estate

Will of Joseph Rice, September 4, 1744, proved, December 19, 1745, (he "being of advanced to a considerable degree of age") gave to wife, Jane; to son, Jesse (Executor); to daughters Elizabeth and Ruth; to granddaughter Lydia Boyd, only child of daughter Mary Bond. (Mary probably died at Sturbridge, Massachusetts, as her husband, Thaddeus Bond, was living there in 1745.[1]

Lands of Joseph Rice inventoried were 30 acres, bounded South by Hopkinton; 80 acres, bounded East by Lyscom meadow in Chauncy and middle meadow, and adjacent to Seth Rice; a Right in township No. 2, (incorporated 1759 by the name of New Marlboro) between Westfield and Sheffield, a 30 acre town right in original proprietary in Marlborough. Homestead, £2000; total valuation, £4570.[1]

Research Notes

Andrew Ward, in History of the Rice Family, cites 2 children "Mercy" and "Elizabeth" born on the same day, implying that they were twins. However, Elizabeth's Marlborough death record also lists her as "Mary" per her gravestone, so possibly Mercy, Mary and Elizabeth were the same person.

Sources

↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 History of the Rice Family: Page 41. Citing: "(III) Joseph Rice."
↑ History of the Rice Family: Pages 8-9. Citing: "(II) Joseph Rice ... his 3rd wife was Mary Beers ... whom he m. 1670. ... 5. Joseph, June 5, 1671; m. Mercy Kerley."
↑ Marlborough Records: Births. Page 157. Citing: "Rice, Joseph, s. Joseph Sr. and Martha , Jan. 5, 1671."
↑ Marlborough Records: Marriages. Page 302. "Rice, Joseph and Marcy Kerly, Nov. 10, 1708."
↑ Marlborough Records: Deaths. Page 386. Citing: "Rice, Marcy, w. Joseph, Oct. 16, 1727."
↑ Marlborough Records: Births. Page 156. Citing: "Rice, Jesse, s. Joseph and Marcy, Nov. 8, 1709."
↑ Marlborough Records: Births. Page 155. Citing: "Rice, Elliazer, s. Joseph and Marcy, Dec. 26, 1712."
↑ Marlborough Records: Deaths. Page 385. Citing: "Rice, Elliazer, s. Joseph and Marcy, Feb. 14, 1712-13."
↑ Marlborough Records: Births. Page 159. Citing: "Rice, Mercy, d. Joseph and Marcy, Nov. 10, 1714."
↑ Marlborough Records: Deaths. Page 384. Citing: "Rice, Elizabeth, d. Joseph and Mercy [Mary, G.S.], May 29, 1752 [a. 37 y. 6 m. 19 d., G.S.]."
↑ Marlborough Records: Births. Page 158. Citing: "Rice, Mary, d. Joseph and Marcy, July 30, 1718."
↑ Marlborough Records: Marriages. Page 302. Citing: "Rice, Mary and Thaddeus Bond, March 24, 1740-1."
↑ Marlborough Records: Births. Page 160. Citing: "Rice, Ruth, d. Joseph and Marcy, Sept. 1, 1721."
↑ Southborough Records: Marriages. Page 145. Citing: "Ward, Elisha and Ruth Rice, Nov. 20, 1738."
↑ Marlborough Records: Marriages. Page 302. Citing; "Rice, Joseph and Elizabeth Robenson, Dec. 4, 1728. [2d wife; 1st wife, Mercy Kerley, w.]"
↑ Boston Record Commissioners: Vol. 28. Boston Marriages, 1700-1751. City Document No. 150. Boston Marriages, 1733-34. Page 187. Citing: "Joseph Rice & Jane Corney, The Rev. Thomas Foxcroft, Nov. 14, 1734."
↑ Marlborough Records: Deaths. Page 385. Citing: "Rice, Joseph, Dec. 3, 1745, in his 75th year [74 y. 5 m. 28 d., G.S.]."
See also:

Boston Record Commissioners. Boston Records Commissioners Reports. (Rockwell and Churchill, Boston, 1875).
Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts. (Franklin P. Rice, Marlborough, Mass., 1908).
Vital Records of Southborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Mass., 1903).
Hudson, Charles. History of the Town of Marlborough. (T. R.. Marvin & Son, Boston, 1862). Page 408. Citing: "The Kerley Family."
Ward, Andrew Henshaw. A Genealogical History of the Rice Family: Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice, Who Came From Berkhamstead, England, and Settled at Sudbury, Massachusetts, in 1638 or 9. Boston: C. Benjamin Richardson, Henry W. Dutton and Son, Printers,1858.
Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 14 June 2020), memorial page for Joseph Rice (5 Jun 1671–3 Dec 1745), Find A Grave: Memorial #32986873, citing Old Common Cemetery, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Joe & Connie, and Mariah (contributor 46889617).
Will of Henry Kerley 1714
Acknowledgments

Thank you to Robert Keniston for creating Rice-4113 on 6 Dec 13.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Rice-72

Joseph Rice (1671 - 1745)

Joseph Rice
Born 5 Jan 1671 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of Joseph Rice and Mary (Beers) Rice
Brother of Martha (Rice) Cooledge [half], Josiah Rice [half], Caleb Rice [half], Eleazer Rice, Mary (Rice) Stone, Jonathan Rice [half], Sarah Rice [half] and Phineas Rice [half]
Husband of Marcy (Kerley) Rice — married 10 Nov 1708 (to 16 Oct 1727) in Marlborough, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
Husband of Elizabeth (Robinson) Rice — married 4 Dec 1728 (to 13 Oct 1733) in Marlborough, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
Husband of Jane (Corey) Rice — married 14 Nov 1734 in Boston, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Jesse Rice, Eleazer Rice, Elizabeth Rice, Mercy Rice, Mary (Rice) Bond and Ruth (Rice) Ward
Died 3 Dec 1745 at age 74 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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Contents

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1 Biography
1.1 Will And Estate
2 Research Notes
3 Sources
4 Acknowledgments
Biography

Joseph Rice was born in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, on January 5, 1671, the son of Joseph Rice, Sr. and his third wife, Mary Beers.[1][2][3]

He married first, Mercy Kerley of Marlborough, in Marlborough on November 10, 1708. She died October 16, 1727. Children, all born in Marlborough:[1][4][5]

Jesse, born November 8, 1709; married Beulah ___.[1][6]
Eleazer, born December 26, 1712; died February 14, 1712-13.[1][7][8]
Mercy, November 10, 1714, not listed in will.[1][9]
Elizabeth, born November 10, 1714; died unmarried, May 29, 1752, aged 37 years, 6 months, 19 days (gravestone).[1][10]
Mary, born July 30, 1718; married, March 24, 1740-1, Thaddeus Bond; not living September 4, 1744 (date will was written).[1][11][12]
Ruth, born September 1, 1721; married, November 20, 1738, Elisha Ward, at Southborough, Massachusetts.[1][13][14]
He married second, Elizabeth Robinson, in Marlborough on December 4, 1728. She died October 13, 1733, aged 48.[1][15]

He married third, Jane Corney (Corey?), of Boston, in Boston on November 14, 1734. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Thomas Foxcroft.[1][16]

Joseph Rice died in Marlborough on December 3, 1745, in his 75th year.[1][17] He is buried at Old Common Cemetery in Marlborough, where his gravestone reads:

💀
HERE LIES BURIED
Yͤ BODY OF
MR JOSEPH RICE
WHO DEPARTED
THIS LIFE
DECEMBR Yͤ 3d
ANNODM 1745
AGE 74 YEARS
5 M & 28 D
Will And Estate

Will of Joseph Rice, September 4, 1744, proved, December 19, 1745, (he "being of advanced to a considerable degree of age") gave to wife, Jane; to son, Jesse (Executor); to daughters Elizabeth and Ruth; to granddaughter Lydia Boyd, only child of daughter Mary Bond. (Mary probably died at Sturbridge, Massachusetts, as her husband, Thaddeus Bond, was living there in 1745.[1]

Lands of Joseph Rice inventoried were 30 acres, bounded South by Hopkinton; 80 acres, bounded East by Lyscom meadow in Chauncy and middle meadow, and adjacent to Seth Rice; a Right in township No. 2, (incorporated 1759 by the name of New Marlboro) between Westfield and Sheffield, a 30 acre town right in original proprietary in Marlborough. Homestead, £2000; total valuation, £4570.[1]

Research Notes

Andrew Ward, in History of the Rice Family, cites 2 children "Mercy" and "Elizabeth" born on the same day, implying that they were twins. However, Elizabeth's Marlborough death record also lists her as "Mary" per her gravestone, so possibly Mercy, Mary and Elizabeth were the same person.
Sources

↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 History of the Rice Family: Page 41. Citing: "(III) Joseph Rice."
↑ History of the Rice Family: Pages 8-9. Citing: "(II) Joseph Rice ... his 3rd wife was Mary Beers ... whom he m. 1670. ... 5. Joseph, June 5, 1671; m. Mercy Kerley."
↑ Marlborough Records: Births. Page 157. Citing: "Rice, Joseph, s. Joseph Sr. and Martha , Jan. 5, 1671."
↑ Marlborough Records: Marriages. Page 302. "Rice, Joseph and Marcy Kerly, Nov. 10, 1708."
↑ Marlborough Records: Deaths. Page 386. Citing: "Rice, Marcy, w. Joseph, Oct. 16, 1727."
↑ Marlborough Records: Births. Page 156. Citing: "Rice, Jesse, s. Joseph and Marcy, Nov. 8, 1709."
↑ Marlborough Records: Births. Page 155. Citing: "Rice, Elliazer, s. Joseph and Marcy, Dec. 26, 1712."
↑ Marlborough Records: Deaths. Page 385. Citing: "Rice, Elliazer, s. Joseph and Marcy, Feb. 14, 1712-13."
↑ Marlborough Records: Births. Page 159. Citing: "Rice, Mercy, d. Joseph and Marcy, Nov. 10, 1714."
↑ Marlborough Records: Deaths. Page 384. Citing: "Rice, Elizabeth, d. Joseph and Mercy [Mary, G.S.], May 29, 1752 [a. 37 y. 6 m. 19 d., G.S.]."
↑ Marlborough Records: Births. Page 158. Citing: "Rice, Mary, d. Joseph and Marcy, July 30, 1718."
↑ Marlborough Records: Marriages. Page 302. Citing: "Rice, Mary and Thaddeus Bond, March 24, 1740-1."
↑ Marlborough Records: Births. Page 160. Citing: "Rice, Ruth, d. Joseph and Marcy, Sept. 1, 1721."
↑ Southborough Records: Marriages. Page 145. Citing: "Ward, Elisha and Ruth Rice, Nov. 20, 1738."
↑ Marlborough Records: Marriages. Page 302. Citing; "Rice, Joseph and Elizabeth Robenson, Dec. 4, 1728. [2d wife; 1st wife, Mercy Kerley, w.]"
↑ Boston Record Commissioners: Vol. 28. Boston Marriages, 1700-1751. City Document No. 150. Boston Marriages, 1733-34. Page 187. Citing: "Joseph Rice & Jane Corney, The Rev. Thomas Foxcroft, Nov. 14, 1734."
↑ Marlborough Records: Deaths. Page 385. Citing: "Rice, Joseph, Dec. 3, 1745, in his 75th year [74 y. 5 m. 28 d., G.S.]."
See also:

Boston Record Commissioners. Boston Records Commissioners Reports. (Rockwell and Churchill, Boston, 1875).
Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts. (Franklin P. Rice, Marlborough, Mass., 1908).
Vital Records of Southborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Mass., 1903).
Hudson, Charles. History of the Town of Marlborough. (T. R.. Marvin & Son, Boston, 1862). Page 408. Citing: "The Kerley Family."
Ward, Andrew Henshaw. A Genealogical History of the Rice Family: Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice, Who Came From Berkhamstead, England, and Settled at Sudbury, Massachusetts, in 1638 or 9. Boston: C. Benjamin Richardson, Henry W. Dutton and Son, Printers,1858.
Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 14 June 2020), memorial page for Joseph Rice (5 Jun 1671–3 Dec 1745), Find A Grave: Memorial #32986873, citing Old Common Cemetery, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Joe & Connie, and Mariah (contributor 46889617).
Will of Henry Kerley 1714
Acknowledgments

Thank you to Robert Keniston for creating Rice-4113 on 6 Dec 13.