Matthew Rice

Matthew is first found mentioned in a deed executed in 1741 in Amelia Co., VA, which then encompassed present-day Prince Edward Co. He purchased 800 acres from Ivan Morris, and Matthew was identified in the deed as "of St. Martin's Parish" of Hanover Co. Matthew accumulated considerable land in Sandy River area close to the land of one Joseph Rice, whose property purchases were made in the same time period. Later probate records indicate these two men were contemporaries in age. They likely were brothers since their children were near in age and were similarly named. 

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MATTHEW7 RICE, SR. (THOMAS6, STEPHEN5, JAMES4, STEPHEN3, ROBERT2, EDWARD1) was born Bef. 1686 in Prince Edward County, (Hanover County,) Virginia, and died November 20, 1775 in Amelia, Prince Edward County, Virginia. He married (1) ANN MCGEEHEE. She was born January 1728/29 in Virginia, and died Abt. 1745 in Virginia. He married (2) ANN WATSON. 1750 in Virginia. She was born 1710 in Virginia, and died in Virginia.

Children of MATTHEW RICE and ANN MCGEEHEE are:

i. MARTHA8 RICE.

21. ii. MOSES RICE, b. Abt. 1730, Hanover County, Virginia; d. Bef. 1790, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

22. iii. CHARLES RICE, b. 1733, Hanover County, Virginia; d. August 1779, Prince Edward County, Virginia or Gerrard County, Kentucky, died intestate.

23. iv. MATTHEW RICE, JR., b. 1735, Virginia; d. Abt. 1810, Halifax County, Virginia.

24. v. NATHAN RICE, b. 1738, in St. David's District of Caswell County, North Carolina; d. 1817, Muhlenberg, Kentucky.

25. vi. JOHN H. RICE, SR., b. Abt. 1740, Hanover County, Virginia; d. Bef. 1815, Roane County, Tennessee or Virginia.

26. vii. WILLIAM RICE, SR., b. 1742, Virginia near Mt. Vernon, in Prince Edward County, Virginia; d. March 16, 1824, Buried @Bancroft, Muhlenberg, Kentucky.

viii. BENJAMIN RICE, b. 1742.

Children of MATTHEW RICE and ANN WATSON. are:

27. ix. JAMES8 RICE, b. 1753, Virginia; d. December 15, 1800, Prince Edward County, Virginia.

28. x. BENJAMIN RICE, b. 1755, Virginia.

xi. SARAH RICE, b. 1758, Virginia; m. UNKNOWN HUSBAND SARAH RICE BURKE.

xii. ANN RICE, b. 1760, Virginia; m. THOMAS BURKS, 1782.

xiii. MARY RICE, b. 1762, Virginia; m. ROBERT FLIPPEN.

xiv. EDITH RICE, b. 1764, Virginia.

xv. ZACHARIAH RICE, b. 1765, Virginia; m. ELIZABETH LEWIS, Prince Edward County, Virginia.

xvi. DRUSILLA RICE, b. 1768, Virginia; m. RICHARD VAUGHAN, 1793.

xvii. THOMAS RICE, b. 1770, Virginia; d. 1821; m. NANCY TAYLOR.

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MATTHEW RICE, SR. m. Ann (McGeeHee) widow of ?? Foster He moved from Hanover County, VA to Prince Edward Co, VA in 1743. His plantation was beside Joseph Rice's plantation. Note: brother of Rev. David Rice

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