Jonathan
Rice
Born in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Rice
and Elizabeth (Moore) Rice
Brother of
Mary (Rice) Brigham, Elizabeth (Rice) Brewer, Hannah (Rice) Taylor, Abigail (Rice) Smith, David Rice, Tamasine (Rice) Parmenter, Rachel (Rice) Drury, Lydia (Rice) Wheelock, Henry Rice and Mercy (Rice) Allen
Husband of
Martha (Eames) Rice
— married
23 Mar 1674 [location unknown]
Husband of
Rebecca (Watson) Rice
— married
1 Nov 1677 in Cambridge or Sudbury
Husband of
Elizabeth (Wheeler) Rice
— married
12 Feb 1690 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
Martha Rice, Jonathan Rice, David Rice, Anna (Rice) Cutter, Henry Rice, Martha (Rice) Whitney, Hezekiah Rice, Abraham Rice, Ezekiel Rice, Elizabeth (Rice) Pratt, Bethalia Rice, Phineas Rice, Sarah Rice, Richard Rice, Richard Rice and Abigail (Rice) Pratt
Died
at age 70
in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Profile last modified
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Biography
Jonathan Rice[1] was born 3 July 1654 in Sudbury.[2]
He m1. 23 March 1674/5 Martha Eames and resided at Sudbury, where she died 2 Feb 1675/6.
He m2. 1 Nov 1677 Rebecca Watson of Cambridge; she d. at Sudbury 22 Dec 1689. He m3. 12 Feb 1690/1 Elizabeth Wheeler.
After 1705, they removed removed to Framingham where he d. 12 Apr 1725, in his 71st year, per his gravestone.
He is buried at Church Hill Cemetery, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts.[3]
His will, dated 15 March 1724/5, proved 21 May 1725, gave to wife Elizabeth; to sons Jonathan, David, Henry, Hezekiah, Abraham, Ezekiel, Phineas, and Richard; to daughters Anna, wife of William Cutler, of Cambridge; Martha, wife of James Whitney; Elizabeth, wife of Daniel Pratt; Sarah Rice, and Abigail Rice. Son Hezekiah, Ex'or.
Children
- Martha, Jan. 27, 1675-6, d. young.
- Jonathan, Sept. 17, 1678, m. Lydia Pratt.
- David, Mar. 4, 1679-80, m. Elizabeth Cutler.
- Anna, Aug. 6, 1683, m. William Cutler.
- Henry, Dec. 6, 1685, m. Elizabeth Moore.
- Martha, m. James Whitney.
- Hezekiah, 1694, m. Mary Haynes.
- Abraham, 1697, m. Patience Eames.
- Ezekiel, Oct. 14, 1700, m. Hannah Whitney.
- Elizabeth, Feb. 28, 1702-3, m. Daniel Pratt.
- Phineas, June 24, 1705, m. Margaret Eames.
- Sarah, Sept. 24, 1707, " d. in her minority."
- Richard, Jan. 31, 1709-10, m. Hannah Bent
- Abigail, Mar. 23, 1713-14, m. Gershom Pratt.
Sources
- ↑ Unless otherwise noted, extracted from Andrew Henshaw Ward C.B. Richardson, 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, (1858), Person #16.4
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4DW-RRX : 4 December 2014), Jonathan Rice, 03 Jul 1654; citing Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, p 116; FHL microfilm 185,455.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #54412477
- Vital Records of Sudbury Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1903) Page 282
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