BY TH E NAM E O F RI C E An H isto rical Sketch of D EAC ON E D M U ND RI C E The Pilg rim ( 1 5 94- 1 663 ) Founder of the English Family of Ri ce in the United States ; and of his Descendants to the Fourth Generatio n. Charles Elmer Rice “ u o o f the o o f the F m A th r Hist ry Hanna a ily, “ Histo ry o f the H o l e F am ily in Eng land ” “ m e c The of and A ri a, Wrig hts ” K e e o lv d n Hall , etc ., etc. Pr ess o f i ms i o The W llia Pr nting C . A a ce lli n , Ohi o acco o A o f o e in the e 1 9 1 0 e Entered rding t ct C ng r ss y ar , by Charl s m e ce in the o c e of the o f o e o . El r Ri , ffi Librarian C ng r ss at Washingt n m e e o o f c h i s um e Li it d diti n, whi h t is n b r PREFACE Oh that m ine adversary had written a b oo k quoth the fl c e ob let him c e the ce m c o o o af i t d J ; and ta kl Ri fa ily hr n l gy , m e him he c f ar t o m e t . e e o say I , and N sis has by s ruf Ther any Rices and few o f them are wildly enthusiastic up o n the ques o o f o . e . mo e uee ti n their rigin Wh n Mary A Liver r , that $ n of me c o m e her e e e she the A ri an Platf r was n aring ighti th y ar , ‘ wro te me that the quest i o n of where she w as go ing to she ’ Now I e o m e thought upo n by day and by night . had arly f r d “ o f e e m Now the bad habit sle ping at night , aft r I had said y I m e e e I om o e o e the ues o lay , and v n by day seld w rri d v r q ti n e and oo om o f a tropical fut urity . That gr at g d w an has l ong since d eparted and I d o not know the res u lt o f her n oc turnal she cou e introsp ectio n . If ld r ad this histo ry o f her Ancesto rs she ou e e c she c m e but o e she has ere w ld l arn wh n e a , I h p this , o e co o all ou ou v m et the go d D a n , and kn ws ab t it with t ha ing mu b o o e e m . e e incurred inso nia It st t ld , h w v r that th re was ’ “ ’ o nce a questio n as to the D eaco n s whereabouts after life s ” e. o the u o f o n f fit ful fever . It was in this wis Up n ret rn e o ’ ’ D eaco n Rice s grandso n s to the patrim onial fields and ancestral ’ ac res he viewed his g ran dfather s g rave and sadly remarked to “ old o e o the o ld co the sext n , W ll , J hn , Dea n has j oined the “ ” m o . e e the e e e e o great aj rity Oh , Sir , r pli d nlig ht n d s xt n , ’ ou u e to so co he al I w ldn t j st lik say Sir , the Dea n was ways f co e e o o m an . so nsider d a v ry fair s rt a Sir And he was , and e e o to o ai u m I have nd av red give his hist ry f thf lly and i partially , not b eing deterred for a m om ent by the apathy encou nt ered when s eeking info rmatio n from some o f the wisest and best ’ he e co os e info rm ed o f t D a n s p t rity . At first it s eem ed a futile “ ” e e c c to be re cr for e w and fr n ti sear h , likely a g at y littl oo l , w e he e to e th as the D evil said h n tri d sh ar e p ig . H owever it soo n transpired that these antipathetic and recusant relatives “ ” were o nly spo radic cas es and kindly first aid to the genealogist was u e u are o se s o o f m c f rnish d , ntil we in p s s i n any fa ts in regard to the fam ily histo ry that were quite unkn own when the “ ” o was w i t 1 5 chronol gy r t en in 8 6 . 20 5 6 5 1 4 I have o nly planned to preserve in this little b ook the main c e aco c -c l fa ts r garding the De n , his hildren and grand hi dren , m o o ne o f e e with their dat es and rec o rds . Al st any the pr s nt to co ec c c for generatio n will be able nn t by tra ing ba kwards , - s urely any o f us can t ell who were o ur g reat grand parents . Th ere is an immense an d ev er in cr easing number o f germ an h am h m o are o n t e . S . e ce m e t e . Ri fa ili s in U , and r way I o m e ec c e om e m ce inf r d , in a h ti l tter fr an aspiring g r an Ri , that “ ” e e o ne e e o o f ce e . th r is ntir T wnship Ri s , in Switz rland May mo the ce a the o e v m i . L rd pres r e the , in Sw tzerland A ng des nd nts o f D eaco n Edmund Rice I have found almost eve ry fam ous e The m o f m o f our o New England nam . fa ilies any Meth dist and co o o f oe u o e m c e m Epis pal Bish ps , p ts , a th rs , stat s en , l rgy en , o c e c o m u c and o c invent rs , finan i rs , a t rs , si ians p liti ians are de m e c mu r om e o f m s cend ed fro D a o n Ed nd o s his fa ily . c ce om co mu ce mo D ire tly des nded fr Dea n Ed nd Ri , a ngst m o ou the e o m of$ m any thers , are f nd w ll kn wn fa ilies Ada s , e o o o wo m All n , Abb tt , Alv rd , Arn ld , Alden , Ains rth , Brigha , e u e B rintw ell e ou e o Br wer , Ball , B rk , , Barb r , B k r , Bart n , Baker , e c e e ow B achellor o co Bannister , B l h r , Big l , , B yd , Ba n , Bartlett , c o oo a uc m um Ban r ft , Br ks , B xter , B k inster , Barn , Briggs , o m ows u e B utterfield com coc B w an , Barr , B gb e, , Bas , Bab k , o o o u Bradf rd , B ryant , Bagley , Baldwin , B ynt n , Barnard , B llard , u e e e oo e u Clifi ord C tl r , Carp nt r , C lidg , C rtis , , Chapin , Clarke, o o oo o f e e e o C tt n , C k , Childs , C f in , Ch n y , Chandl r , Crawf rd , u oo o u o Chase, C shing , C per , Cr sby, D dley, D le , Dwight , e o D eGraff c e o o e o D nnis n , Dana , , Di k rs n , Day , D dge , D ni , e m o i me o co Drap r , Ea es , Eat n , Ersk ne , E rs n , Edwards , Endi tt , airbank e c e e o c o em o e c F , Fl t h r , Fisk , Fay , F r e, Fr an , F st r , Fran is , u l o e oo ow F l er , Fales , Farnsw rth , Farrar , Fi ld , Gary, G den , o e oo oo o e e G ddard , Gat s , G dale, Greenw d , G ldthwait , Garfi ld , m e e u o Gil an , Gray , G rry , Grosv n o r , Go rdan , H bbard , H ward , o oo e m o o ffm H lbr k , Hav n , H a ilt n , H an , Hart , Hale , o u to o n o m e l od e c o H yt , H nting n , H lla d , H s r , H a l , H g s , Ja ks n , e o o e e o J nnings , J hns n , K ndall , Knight , Knapp , K ll gg , King , m m u o m mo e Kins an , Ke p , Kingsb ry , L well , Leland , La b , Liver r , o o u e ce u uc s o e o LeCaine L ker , La r n , L ther , L a , L ngf ll w, Lee , , i o oo u oe e Lew s , M rse , M re , Maynard , M nr , Mil s , May , c e e c e o l Manning , Man hest r , Mann , M rri k , Marsh , M ad , M rri l , o o cc u o wt o M rt n , M l re, M as n , Ne n , Newhall , Niles , Oakes , oo c ms ea P m a Osg d , Or utt , Ol t d , ar enter , Pratt, Parker , P ine, 4 ' c u m c c r octor Pe k , P tna , Pier e, Philipps , Prenti e, Per y, Pr , ce e o e u o Prin , P ab dy, Ph lps , P lsifer , Perkins , Phipps , P tter , n m o e o u o e w Ra dall , Ray nd , R ed , Ranny, R ss , R ssell , St n , S ift , o o o u e e m mm m o Sp ff rd , Sn w, St rt vant , Sh r an , Sy s , Shaw, Si ps n , u e c es m oo m o o Sprag e , Sp n er , Stil , Still an , T bs , Tayl r , Tr wbridge , e o o o e m e e Train , Tarb ll , Till ts n , Trask , T rr y, Upha , Val ntin , e s e e oc ee e W lle , W lls , Ward , Whe l k , White , Wh l r , Willard , e e e e e oo so Whitn y , Walk r , Wild r , Warr n , Whippl , W l n , Willis , com e ee e e m Whit b , Warn r , Wright , W d , W bb r , Willia s , o as u c e e oo Wadsw rth , W hb rn , Win hest r , Wait , W dward , Young .