Charles Rice
Born 25 Nov 1715 in St. James Parish, Henrico, English Colony of Virginiamap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of Edward Rice and Mary (Claiborne) Rice
Brother of Edward Rice [half]
Husband of Mary (Holman) Rice — married about 1735 in St. James Parish, Goochland, Virginiamap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Sarah (Rice) Smith, Sarah Holman (Rice) Smith, Mary (Rice) Trice, Charles Benjamin Rice Jr. and William Rice
Died before 22 Nov 1785 in Goochland, Virginia, USA
Biography
Charles Rice was not the son of Thomas Rice and Ann Marcy Hewes. He was born in November 1715, 4 years after the death of Thomas Rice in about 1711. He was the son of Edward Rice and Mary Claiborne, and therefore the grandson of Thomas Rice.[1]
In 1735, in St. James Parish, Henrico County, Charles Rice married Mary Holman, b: about 1720, in Goochland, Virginia. The couple lived in Goochland, Virginia and had the following children:[2]
Basil "Basdel" Rice b: 1736 in Goochland Co., Virginia
Elizabeth "Betsey" Rice b: 1737 in Goochland Co., Virginia
John Rice b: 1738 in Goochland Co., Virginia
Sarah "Sally" Rice b: 1740 in Goochland Co., Virginia
Tandy Rice b: 1742 in Goochland Co., Virginia
Martha "Patty" Rice b: 1747 in Goochland Co., Virginia
Charles Rice Jr., b: 1749 in Goochland Co., Virginia
Lucy Rice b: 1750 in Goochland Co., Virginia
Mary "Molly" Rice b: 1752 in Goochland Co., Virginia
Hezekiah Rice b: 1754 in Goochland Co., Virginia
William Rice b: 1755 in Goochland Co., Virginia
Franky Rice, b: 3 April 1756 in Goochland Co., Virginia[3]
Holman Rice b: 28 Feb 1758 in Goochland Co., Virginia
Charles Rice was named as executor in will of father Edward Rice, dated 1 May 1769. This establishes that Edward, not Thomas, Rice was his father.[4] Charles Rice died in November 1785 and his will was proven on November 22, 1785.
Will of Charles Rice, Goochland Co, VA [5]
Will was proven on November 22, 1785 in Goochland Co., VA[6]
The Will mentions his wife Mary and names several of his children: William, Holman, Basdel [sic=Basil], Lucy, Charles, Tandy, Molly Rice... The Will further states:
".........that I desire may be sold and equally divided amongst my thirteen children..."
This Will establishes that Charles and Mary had at least 13 children if 13 were still alive at his 1785 death. Charles Rice was buried at the St. James Baptist Church Cemetery, Goochland, Virginia, USA. [7] His wife Mary (Holman) Rice survived his passing and was named in his Will. She died in 1789 and was buried next to her husband in the St. James Cemetery. [8]
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Rice-532
