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John, b. Feb. 15, 1791. 6 Benjamin, b. Jan. 31, 1793.
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Elizabeth, b. May 10, 1796; d. July 25, 1805.
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Merrick, b. Oct. 13, 1798 ; m. Nov. 1, 1821, Harriet Brigham, dau. of Col. Ephraim, and d. Nov. 21, 1829.
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Maryann, b. April 6, 1803; m. May 1, 1733, John Warland.
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Edward, b. March 28, 1805; m. April 18, 1826, Emily Rice, who d. Feb. 4, 1836, aged 29, and he m. Sophronia Rice.
SAMUEL PHELPS, an older brother of Roger, from Lancaster, m. in Marl., Sept. 21, 1785, Levina Morse, dau. of Jonas and Mary. Their first son, Anthony, was b. Jan. 20, 1786; they moved to Lunenburg, Vt. There were other Phelpses in Marl. not traceable on the record.
THE POTTER FAMILY.
The POTTERS were in Marlborough early in the eighteenth een- tury. I have not ascertained their origin or connection.
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EPHRAIM POTTER m. Sarah --. They may have come from Sudbury.
Mary, b. Sept. 11, 1709; m. Jan. 11, 1734, John Bruce.
1- 2 3 Martha, b. Sept. 1, 1711. 4 Joseph, b. Feb. 3, 1713.
5 Persis, b. Aug. 29, 1715. 6 Ephraim, b. March 5, 1718.
Sarah, b. Jan. 26, 1721 ; m. Feb. 9, 1744, Joseph Stone.
7 8 + Theophilus, b. Jan. 26, 1725 ; m. 1748, Lois Walker, of Sudbury.
9 Elizabeth, b. Jan. 25, 1728 ; m. April 26, 1750, Thomas Walkup, of Sudbury.
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THEOPHILUS POTTER In. 1748, Lois Walker, of Sudbury.
8-10 Silas, b. June 17, 1749. 11 Barnabas, b. June 15, 1751.
12 Ephraim, b. July 31, 1752. 13 Hannah, b. Dec. 17, 1755.
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BENJAMIN POTTER m. Feb. 24, 1774, Sarah Angier. May have been connected with the preceding family.
Molly, b. Oct. 21, 1774. 3 .Asa, b. Oct. 26, 1776.
1- 2 4 Hannah, b. Aug. 30, 1778. 5 Joseph, b. April 5, 1781.
Sarah, b. April 29, 1782.
Benjamin, b. Aug. 10, 1789.
7 Lois, b. July 22, 1785.
PRATE .- JOHN PRATE, or Pratt, by wife Bathsheba Fay, had Phinehas, b. Feb. 8, 1717, and d. young.
PRESCOTT .- NATHAN PRESCOTT, by wife Ursula Ward, had Stephen, b. May 16, 1736.
THE PRIEST FAMILY.
The PRIESTS were at one time somewhat numerous in the north- easterly part of the town, but living near the borders of Bolton and Stow, they crossed and re-crossed the line, so as to render their record in Marl. very imperfect and confused. There were also several dis- tinct families of the name. Some of them came from Ireland.
JOHN PRIEST m. Mary -.
1- 2 Mary, b. April 15, 1739. 3 Bette, b. March 2, 1743, d. young.
John, b. Oct. 2, 1744. 5 Daniel, b. Sept, 16, 1746. Abraham, b. Dec. 26, 1748 ; m. in good old age, 1810, Abigail Whit- comb, and had several children.
10 Comfort, b. March 4, 1758 ; m. Jan. 20, 1785, Jonas Wilkins.
11 Betsey, b. March 7, 1761.
12 Benjamin, b. Feb. 18, 1764 ; m. June 15, 1786, Phebe Bruce, and had a family, but left no public record.
Joseph, b. Nov. 28, 1765. 14 Jonathan, b. Oct. 6, 1767.
JOSIAH PRIEST and wife Eunice came into Marl. from Bolton with three children, and had in Marl., Shadrach, b. 1679. He m. 1797, Lovisa Eaton, and had Abel R., b. 1797 ; Josiah, b. 1799; Eunice J., b. 1801 ; Henry, b. 1809. He was in the Continental Army in the Revolution.
RAY .- ABEL RAY, by wife Hannah, had Mary, b. 1722 ; Amos, b. Oct. 17, 1725 ; Eunice, b. 1728. He was in the French war, in 1754, and in the Revolutionary Army.
REDIAT .- JOHN REDIAT was one of the original proprietors of Marl., and shared in the first division of the land. The family has long since become extinct in Marl., and the records contain but little concerning them. He by his wife Ann, had Deborah, b. in Sudbury, 1652, and no doubt other children. He was father of John, Jr. He d. April 7, 1687, and his wife d. in October of the same year.
JOHN REDIAT, Jr., m. Susanna -, and had John, b. Sept. 19, 1670; Susanna, b. Dec. 10, 1672; Mary, b. Feb. 6, 1674. He d. July 5, 1694, said to have been killed by the Indians, and his wid. m. John Miles, of Concord.
REED .- DAVID REED, by wife Nancy, had Abraham, b. May 9, 1787.
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1 4 6 7 Silence, b. Feb. 9, 1750. 8 Isaac, b. July 2, 1752. 9 Jacob, b. Nov. 17, 1754 ; m. 1st, Ann Jones, and 2d, Sarah Longley.
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THE RICE FAMILY.
As the Rices were one of the earliest, so they have been one of the most numerous families in the town-ranking with the Howes and Brighams, and like them sending out emigrants to many other towns. If either of these families had retained all their descendants within the township, the population would have increased more rapidly than it has, though there had been no other family in the place.
EDMUND RICE, b. about 1594, came from Barkhamstead, Hertford- shire, England, and settled in Sudbury in 1639. He was a prominent man in Sudbury ; was one of the selectmen, or townsmen, as they were frequently denominated, and was one of the Deacons of the Church. He was honored with several appointments by the General Court, and was denominated therein "Goodman Rice." He was appointed to solemnize marriages in Marl., and enjoyed the confidence of his fellow citizens in both towns. He was one of the petitioners for the grant which was afterwards made the town of Marl., and moved to the place. His wife Tamazine, d. in Sudbury, June 13, 1654, and he m. as a 2d wife, Mercie, wid. of Thomas Brigham, the ancestor of the numerous Brighams which afterwards settled at Marl. He mn. Mercie, March 1, 1655, and d. at Marl. May 3, 1663, and was buried at Sudbury. Ilis wid. m. 1664, William Hunt, of Marl., an carly settler of Concord. He d. at Marl., 1667, and his wid. d. Dec. 28, 1693. Edmund Rice came to Marl. soon after the grant of the township, and took up his abode on what is known as the " great road," on the northerly side of the Pond, not far from the Williams Tavern. We have no record of the birth of his children, and cannot set them down in chronological order.
1- 2 Henry, b. -; m. Elizabeth Moore, r. at Sud. and Framingham.
3 + Edward, b. -; m. Ann -
: 4 +Thomas, b. _; m. Mary
5 Lydia, bap. 1627 ; m. Hugh Drury, r. at Sudbury.
6 Matthew, bap. 1629 ; in. Martha Lamson, lived in Sudbury.
7 +Samuel, bap. 1634; m. Nov. 8, 1655, Elizabeth King.
8 +Joseph, bap. 1637 ; m. Mercy King.
9 Edmund, b. -
10 Benjamin, b. May 31, 1640; m. Mary Brown, r. at Sudbury.
11 Ruth, b. Sept. 29, 1759 ; m. Samuel Wells.
12 Ann, b. Nov. 19, 1661 ; probably m. Nathaniel Gerry, of Roxbury.
1-3- EDWARD RICE m. 1, Agnes Bent, who d. withont issue, and he m. 2d, Anna -. He resided first at Sud., and removed to Marl., 1664, and was Deacon of the church there. He d. Aug. 16, 1712, aged, as is supposed, about 93. His wid. d. June 4, 1713, aged 83. His two youngest children are recorded in Marl., the rest in Sudbury.
3-13 John, b. abont 1647 ; m. Tabitha Stone, r. at Sud., now Wayland.
14 Lydia, b. July 30, 1648; d. same day. 15 Lydia, b. Dec. 10, 1649.
16 Edmund, b. Dec. 9, 1653 ; m. Joyce Russell, r. at Wayland.
17 +Daniel, b. Nov. 8, 1655 ; m. Bethia Ward.
18 Caleb, b. Feb. 8, 1657 ; d. April 27, 1658.
19 +Jacob, b. - , 1660; m. Mary
20 Anna, b. Nov. 19, 1661 ; m. Thomas Rice, as his 2d wife.
21 Dorcas, b. Jan. 29, 1664 ; m. Thomas Forbush.
22 +Benjamin, b. Dec. 22, 1666 ; m. Mary Graves.
23 Abigail, b. May 9, 1671 ; m. 1699, Samuel Forbush, a brother of the above Thomas.
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1-4- THOMAS RICE m. Mary -, and resided in Sud. till 1664, when he moved to Marl., of which township he was a proprietor. He d. Nov. 16, 1681. He had thirteen children, six of whom were b. in Sudbury, the rest in Marlboro'.
4-24 Grace, b. -; d. at Sud. Jan. 13, 1654.
25 +Thomas, b. June 30, 1654; m. Mary
26 Mary, b. Sept. 4, 1656; m. 1678, Josiah White.
27 + Peter, b. Oct. 24, 1658 ; m. 1688, Mary Howe.
28 Nathaniel, b. Jan. 3, 1600; m. 1, Sarah -, and 2d, Patience Stone, d. 1726.
29 Sarah, b. Jan. 15, 1662 ; m. - Adams, and d. at the age of 80.
30 Ephraim, b. April 15, 1665; he was twice m., resided in Sudbury, was a proprietor of Worcester.
31 + Gershom, b. May 9, 1667 ; m. Elizabeth Haynes.
32 +James, b. March 6, 1669; m. Sarah Stone.
Frances, b. Feb. 3, 1671 ; m. Benjamin Allen,
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Jonas, b. March 6, 1673 ; in. Mary Stone, r. at Worcester.
33 35 Grace, b. Jan. 15, 1675; m. Nathaniel Moore.
36 Elisha, b. Dec. 11, 1679; m. Elizabeth -, r. at Sud. and Worcester.
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SAMUEL RICE m. Nov. 8, 1655, Elizabethi King. She d. 1667, and he m. 2d, Sept. 1668, Mary Brown. She d. in Concord, where they had probably retired during the Indian war, 1675, and he m. 3d, Sarah, wid. of James Hosmer, of Concord, Dec. 13, 1676. The births of his four eldest children are recorded in Sudbury, the births of the others are found in Marl., except the youngest, which is in Concord. Ile probably came to Marl. about 1662, and d. there, Feb. 25, 1685, aged about 51.
7-37 Elizabeth, b. Oct. 26, 1656; m. Jan. 2, 1677, Peter Haynes, r. Sud.
38 Hannah, b. 1658; m. 1681, Jonathan Hubbard, r. at Concord.
39 +Joshua, b. April 19, 1661 ; m. Mary -, r. at Marlboro'.
40 + Edmund, b. 1663; m. Nov. 15, 1692, Ruth Parker, of Roxbury.
41 Esther, b. Sept. 18, 1665 ; m. -- Hubbard.
42 Samuel, b. Oct. 14, 1667; m. Abigail Clapp, r. Milton and Sudbury. Mary, b. Aug. 6, 1669.
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44 +Edward, b. June 20, 1672; m. Lydia Fairbanks.
45 Abigail, b. March 10, 1674; m. Palmer Goulding.
46 Joseph, b. May 16, 1678 ; probably the Joseph Rice, who m. Mary Townsend, at Boston, June 25, 1701.
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JOSEPH RICE m. May 4, 1653, Mercy King, who probably d. soon after ; and he m. 2d, Martha, who d. at Marl. Jan. 4, 1669. He m. 3d, Mary Beers, of Watertown, 1670. She d. there May 13, 1677. He m. 4th, Sarah, by whom he had two children at Wat., and one, the youngest, at Marl. He probably left Marl. during Philip's war, and resided in Wat., but returned after the peace.
8-47 Rebecca, b. April 6, 1660, at Sud.
48 Martha, b. Jan. 14, 1662; m. Jonathan Cooledge ; r. at Watertown.
49 Josiah, b. May 3, 1663.
50 +Caleb, b. May 19, 1666; m. May 21, 1696, Mary Ward.
51 +Joseph, b. June 5, 1671; m. Nov. 10, 1708, Mercy Kerley.
52 Eleazer, b. Oct. 26, 1672 ; d. young.
53 Mary, b. Aug. 6, 1674 ; m. David Stone ; r. at Wat.
54 Jonathan, b. March 26, 1679; m. Anna Derby ; r. at Sud.
55 Sarah, b. Feb. 14, 1681 ; d. June, 1681.
56 Phinehas, b. Aug. 24, 1682; m. Elizabeth Willard ; r. Sud. and Stow.
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DANIEL RICE m. Feb. 10, 1681, Bethiah Ward, dau. of Dea. William Ward. She d. Dec. 8, 1721, aged 63 : and he m. May 9, 1725, Eliza- beth (Wells) Wheeler, wid. of John Wheeler. He d. July 6, 1737, in his 82d year.
17-57 Bethiah, b. Oct. 29, 1682 ; m. Oct. 28, 1708, Jonathan Newton.
58 +Daniel, b. June 3, 1684; m. Elizabeth Taylor ; r. at Marl. and Shrews.
59 Judith, b. Sept. 29, 1687.
60 ยก Luke, b. Nov. 30, 1689; m. Rachel Stow ; r. at Marl. and Shrews.
Priscilla, b. April 6, 1692; d. unm. Dec. 24, 1721.
61 62 + Eleazer, b, May 16, 1695; m. Thankful Fletcher.
63 Deborah, b. Nov. 14, 1697 ; m. James Brown, as 2d wife.
64 Hopestill, b. Oct. 22, 1702; m. Edward Wilson ; r. at Shrews.
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JACOB RICE m. Mary - -. Ile d. Oct. 30, 1746, aged 86 years, 8 months and 28 days. She d. Oct. 6, 1752, aged 80.
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Amos, b. Dec. 23, 1693 ; m. Mary -; settled in Brookfield, and was a deacon.
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Martha, b. July 28, 1696 ; m. Elisha Rice.
67 Obadiah, b. Nov. 13, 1698; m. Esther Merrick ; settled in Brookfield.
Esther, b. Jan. 26, 1701 ; m. 1727, Jonathan Jennings, Brookfield.
68 69 Eunice, b. Feb. 11, 1703 ; d. Nov. 11, 1715.
70 Mary, b. July 14, 1705; d. umn. at Marl., Feb. 1804, aged 99.
Jacob, b. Oct. 3, 1707 ; m. Ilannah llowe; r. at Westboro' and North- boro'.
+ Gershom, b. May 2, 1710 ; m. Lydia Barrett.
Bethiah, b. Aug. 13, 1712; in. Jesse Brigham.
BENJAMIN RICE m. April 1, 1691, Mary Graves, of Sudbury. She d. Oct. 22, 1736, aged 66 ; he d. Feb. 23, 1749, in his 83d year.
22-74 Azariah, b. Aug. 13, 1693 ; m. Ilannah -, and r. at Brookfield, where he d. 1779.
75 Lydia, b. June 6, 1695; m. Cyprian Rice.
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Elizabeth, b. Dec. 9, 1697 ; m. 1723, Ephraim Howe ; r. at Marl. Simon, b. Jan. 9, 1699; m. Grace Newton; r. at Westboro'.
78 + Zerubbabel, b. Jan. 1, 1702: m. Elizabeth Barrett, of Marl.
79 Rachel, b. Nov. 2, 1703; m. May 20, 1724, Abraham Howe.
80 t.Matthias, b. April 4, 1706; m. Anna Bigelow.
81 Priscilla, b. Sept. 10, 1708 ; m. 1742, Joseph Partridge.
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Damaris, b. July 20, 1711 ; in. Jonathan Brigham, Jr. ; r. at Marl.
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THOMAS RICE m. Mary , and resided in Marl. She d. at Wat., 1677, whither she had retired for safety from the Indians in Philip's war. He m. 2d, Anna Rice, his cousin, 1681. By a division of Marl. in 1717, his residence fell within West., where he was one of the original members of the church. He represented Marl. several years in the General Court. He d. 1748, aged 94.
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Thomas, b. 1683; m. Mary Oakes ; r. in Westboro'.
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Charles, b. July 7, 1684; m. April 29, 1711, Rachel Wheeler; r. in Westboro'.
87 85 Eunice, b. May 3, 1686. [86 Jason, b. Feb. 23, 1688.
Jedediah, b. June 10, 1690 ; m. May 7, 1713, Dorcas Wheeler, of Marl., and d. April 27, 1715, aged 25. Ile had Phebe, b. Nov. 1, 1714. His wid. m. 1719, Samuel Davis.
88 .Abiel, b. and d. Dec. 1692.
89 .Anna, b. and d. Dec. 1692. They were twins.
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Ashur, b. July 6, 1694 ; m. Tabitha - . He was captured by the Indians.
Adonijah, b. Aug. 11, 1696; he was taken by the Indians, Aug. 8, 1704, with his brother Ashur, and carried to Canada. Ashur was redeemed by his father and returned to Westboro'; but Adonijah never returned. Their cousins Silas and Timothy were taken at the same time.
92 Perez, b. July 23. 1698 ; m. Lydia -; resided at West.
Vashti, b. March 7, 1700; m. Daniel Hardy, at West, Dec. 22, 1727.
93 94 Beriah, b. Aug. 20, 1702; m. Mary Goodnow. They resided first at West., and then at Annapolis, N. S.
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Noah, b. -; m. Hannah Warren; r. at West.
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PETER RICE m. 1688, Rebecca Howe, dau. of Abraham and Han- nah (Ward) Howe. She d. May 10, 1749, aged 81 years, 3 months and 8 days. He d. Nov. 28, 1753, aged 95 years, 1 month and 4 days. He was a captain of the train-band, and one of the committee who designated the garrison houses in 1711, to which the families were to resort in time of danger.
27-96 Elisha, b. Dec. 2, 1690 ; m. Martha Rice ; resided at Brookfield.
97 'Zipporah, b. Dec. 17, 1691; twins.
98 Zephaniah,
99 Cyprian, b. 1693; m. Lydia Rice ; settled at Brookfield.
100 Pelatiah, b. July 25, 1694 ; m. Sarah Newton ; r. at West.
10 Elnathan, b. Jan. 28, 1698; d. 1716.
102 Peter, b. Sept. 24, 1700; m. Dinah Woolcot ; r. at Brookfield.
103 Abigail, b. Aug. 5, 1702; m. Ezekiel Bowker.
104 Deborah, b. May 22, 1704.
105 Rebecca, bap. Sept. 27, 1706 ; m. Dec. 16, 1746, Uriah Eager.
106 +Abraham, b. June 29, 1709; m. Jan. 21, 1736, Persis Robinson.
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GERSHOM RICE m. Elizabeth Ilaynes. He removed to Groton, Ct., before 1698, and returned to Marl. before 1713, when he was a peti- tioner for a new settlement at Worcester, which had been broken up by the Indians. Gershom Rice removed to Wor. IIe had a family of 6 or 7 children, who settled in and about Worcester.
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JAMES RICE m. Sarah Stone, of Sud., had 4 children b. in Marl., and afterwards moved to Worcester, where his children mostly set- tled.
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JOSHUA RICE m. Mary - He d. in Marl. June 23, 1734, aged 73. He was a proprietor of Worcester, where he resided for a short time, when he returned to Marl. His wid. d. at Marl. Dec., 1766, aged 95.
39-107 Samuel, b. Feb. 11, 1693; resided in Wor., where he d. 1781, aged 88. 108 Nahum, b. Sept. 3, 1695; he was insane, and had a guardian, 1742. Sarah, b. June 1, 1698 ; d. unm., April 3, 1778, aged 80.
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Zephaniah, b. Sept. 22, 1700; m. Mary Heywood, of Wor., where he lived.
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+Andrew, b. Jan. 18, 1703; m. Hannah Barnes ; r. in Marl.
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EDMUND RICE m. Nov. 15, 1692, Ruth Parker, of Roxbury. He resided in that part of Marl. which was set off to form the town of Westboro'. He had a family of 12 children. Among them were Silas, b. 1695, and Timothy, b. 1697, who were taken by the Indians,
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in 1704, and carried captive to Canada. Their brother Nahor, b. 1699, was killed at the same time. Silas and Timothy were taken to Canada, where they married Indian wives, and had children by them. To Silas they gave the name of Tookanouras, and to Timothy the name of Oughtsorangoughton. The latter became the third of six Chiefs of the Cognawaga tribe. In that capacity he addressed a speech to Colonel, afterwards General Burgoyne, when employed in an expedition against Canada in the French war, in 1755.
Timothy returned to Westboro', Sept., 1740, with an interpreter- himself having lost his mother-tongue-and visited the place, where he was captured, of which he had a clear remembrance, together with the circumstances under which he was taken. Nothing said or done could induce him to return to Westboro', or to civilized life. He re- turned to Canada, where he and his brother Silas were living in 1790.
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EDWARD RICE m. May 25, 1702, Lydia Fairbanks. They resided in Marl., where he d. July 20, 1741, aged 69 years. His wid. d. Sept. 13, 1755, aged 72. She was from Sherborn, and dau. of Eleazer, son of George and Mary-son of Jonathan, the New England progenitor, who d. at Dedham, 1678. Edward Rice and 4 of his children d. the same year.
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Marthu, b. Oct. 26, 1703 ; m. 1st, Jona. Howard, and 2d, John Banister. Tabitha, b. March 6, 1706 ; m. Nathaniel Oakes ; r. in North. Lydia, b. March 22, 1708 ; m. Jonathan Goodnow.
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Zcruiah, b. Feb. 4, 1710; d. Jan. 19, 1741.
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Gidcon, b. April 5, 1712; m. Esther -, and had Esther, b. May 6, 1738.
Persis, b. April 15, 1714; m. Thomas Goodnow, brother of Jonathan. Patience, b. Aug. 30, 1716; d. Jan. 9, 1741.
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Elizabeth, b. Oct. 25, 1718; m. Ezekiel Howe.
Mary, b. Nov. 23, 1723; d. Jan. 5, 1741.
120 121 Lucy, b. July 15, 1726; d. Jan. 14, 1741.
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CALEB RICE m. May 21, 1696, Mary Ward, dau. of Samuel and Sarah (Howe) Ward. Ile d. Jan. 5, 1739, aged 78. She d. Ang. 18, 1742, in her 66th year. He was a deacon of the church in Marl. from 1718 to the time of his death.
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Martha, b. June 3, 1697.
Mary, b. April 30, 1609; m. May 16, 1725, Abraham Beaman.
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Josiah, b. Dec. 30, 1700; m. 1726, Thankful Rice; r. at West. and North.
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+Jabez, b. Feb. 2, 1702 ; m. Hannah Brigham.
+Nathan, b. Dec. 11, 1704 ; m. Elizabeth Wetherby.
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Rebecca, b. Dec. 10, 1706. 128 Sarah, b. March 13, 1709.
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Culeb, b. Dec. 13, 1712; grad. H. C. 1730, studied theology, was or- dained the first minister in Sturbridge, Sept. 29, 1736; m. Priscilla Payson, and d. in the ministerial office, Sept. 2, 1759, aged 46. Hepzibah, b. July 14, 1715. 131 Keziah, b. Feb. 10, 1717.
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JOSEPH RICE m. Nov. 10, 1708, Mercy Kerley, who d. Oct. 16, 1727, and he m. 2d, Dec. 4, 1728, Elizabeth Robinson, who d. Oct. 13, 1733, aged 48. He m. 3d, Oct. 18, 1734, Jane Corey, of Boston. Hle d. Dec. 3, 1745, and she d. 1762. He was a proprietor of New Marl- borough.
51-132 +Jesse, b. Nov. 8, 1709; m. Beulah
133 Eleazer, b. Dec. 26, 1712; d. Feb. 14, 1713.
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Mercy, b. Nov. 10, 1714, probably d. young.
Elizabeth, d. unm. May 29, 1752.
Mary, b. July 30, 1718; m. March 24, 1741, Thaddeus Bond.
Ruth, b. Sept. 1, 1721 ; m. 1738, Elisha Ward ; r. in West.
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DANIEL RICE m. Feb. 12, 1713, Elizabeth Taylor. Ile settled in Marl., where his children were born. Hle resided in Shrewsbury the latter part of his life, where he probably d.
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Hannah, b. June 20, 1714 ; m. Ephraim Smith.
William, b. Dec. 13, 1715; d. before 1742.
David, b. Sept. 16, 1717 ; m. Love Mocre, of Rutland, and r. therc. Stephen, b. June 27, 1720. 142 Bezaleel, b. Dec. 20, 1723. Abner, b. March 21, 1726; went to Vt., and commenced the settle- ment of Halifax, in 1761.
+Jabez, b. April 7, 1728 ; m. Miriam Morse.
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LUKE RICE m. Dec. 14, 1715, Rachel Stow, dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth Stow, of Marl. They resided in Marl. till about 1740, when- they moved to Shrews., where he became a leading man, and filled many important offices in the town. He d. July 4, 1754, in his 65th year. She was living 1771.
Azubah, b. June 27, 1716 ; m. Thomas Baker; r. in West. and Shrews. Hezekiah, b. Feb. 18, 1718; m. Mary Taylor; r. in Shrews.
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Rachel, b. March 22, 1723; m. Feb. 25, 1747, Jonas Stone; r. in Shrews.
Abigail, b. Sept. 21, 1725 ; m. Benjamin Maynard; r. in Shrews. Lydia, b. Oct. 24, 1728 ; d. June 10, 1740.
149 150 151 Priscilla, b. June 5, 1731 ; m. 1753, Jotham Howe; r. in Shrews. 152 Sarah, b. April 27, 1734 ; m. Nathaniel Whittemore; r. in Shrews.
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ELEAZER RICE m. Dec. 8, 1720, Thankful Fletcher, of Chelms- ford. They resided in Marl., where three of their children are re- corded ; the fourth probably d. at Boston, where the parent had removed. They had Bethiah, b. Jan. 23, 1722, and Thankful, Eleazer, and Mary.
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GERSHOM RICE m. Lydia Barrett, dau. of Thomas Barrett, of Marl. He d. Oct. 11, 1790, in his 81st year ; she d. June 4, 1799, aged 87.
72-153 Silas, b. March 31, 1739; d. Aug. 30, 1742.
Ichubod, b. June 20, 174] ; d. Aug. 20, 1742.
154 155 Solomon, b. July 17, 1743; d. Feb. 20, 1753. 156 157 158 159 + Gershom, b. July 3, 1755 ; m. Susannah Howe.
Gershom, b. June 15, 1745 ; d. Feb. 20, 1753. Thomas, b. Nov. 17, 1747; m. Abigail Hapgood. Jonathan, b. Jan. 30, 1749; d. Dec. 5, 1751.
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Solomon, b. June 13, 1757; m. Mary Binney, of Marl., about 1782, and removed to Princeton, where he d. 1794.
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ZERUBRABEL RICE m. Feb. 4, 1728, Elizabeth Barrett. Ile d. Aug. 27, 1775, in his 74th year. His wife d. May 24, 1770; she was dau. of Thomas Barrett, who d. at Marl. 1750, aged 78. 'Zerubbabel Rice d. without issue.
MATTHIAS RICE m. Anna Bigelow, dan. of John and Jerusha (Gar- field) Bigelow. He and his wife were admitted to the church in Marl.
60-145 146 147 Dinah, b. March 24, 1719 ; m. Abraham Eager ; r. in Shrews.
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1740. He subsequently moved to Northboro'; was one of the found- ers of the church there in 1745, and was one of the Deacons. He d. in 1764, without issue.
ABRAHAM RICE m. Jan. 21, 1736, Persis Robinson. She d. Oct. 4, 1755, aged 44. He in. 2d, Anna, wid. of Dea. Matthias Rice, of North. Abraham Rice d. Jan. 22, 1786, in his 77th year. His wid. Anna d. Dec. 4. 1793, aged 81.
Elizabeth, b. Oct. 12, 1736 ; m. Paul Brigham, and Col. Silas Bailey. Lucy, b. June 6, 1738; m. 1759, Paul Matthews; r. at Princeton. Joel, b. May 14, 1741 : d. unm. Feb. 4, 1818.
Miriam, b. Feb. 26, 1743 ; d. June 22, 1753.
Persis, b. Jan. 27, 1745; m. Feb. 25, 1762, Joseph Howe.
+Peter, b. March 29, 1749; m. Levinah Howe.
Samuel, b. Aug. 26, 1754; d. Oct. 1, 1755.
ANDREW RICE m. Dec. 3, 1734, Hannah Barnes. He was chosen Dea. of the church 1742, and d. Jan. 15, 1775, aged 72. His wid. Hannah d. Feb. 16, 1789, aged 77.
Eber, b. Oct. 31, 1735 ; d. June 30, 1744.
Lydia, b. Nov. 6, 1737 : d. June 27, 1749.
+ Benjamin, b. Jan. 4, 1740; m. May 22, 1764, Susanna Weeks.
.Ann, b. June 27, 1742 ; m. Dec. 24, 1763, Daniel Ward ; r. in Marl. Phebe, b. Sept. 30, 1744; m. Dec. 5, 1762, William Williams. .Abel, b. April 23, 1747.
tElisha, b. April 12, 1751 ; m. April 3, 1771, Eunice Williams ; r. in Marl.
John, b. Oct. 21, 1753 ; d. Aug. 11, 1776.
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JABEZ RICE m. June 7, 1732, Hannah Brigham. He probably d. 1783, aged 81.
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Hannah, b. March 9, 1737; d. March 30, 1751.
+Caleb, b. May 7, 1740; grad. II. C. 1764; m. Mary Stone.
+Jabez, b. July 17, 1746; m. Alice Howe.
tNoah, b. Sept. 10, 1751 ; grad. H. C. 1777; m. Sarah Cazneau.
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NATHAN RICE m. Dec. 3, 1741, Elizabeth Witherbee. Ile d. May 28, 1764, in his 60th year.
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+Jonah, b. Oct. 30, 1742; m. Phebe -.
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JESSE RICE m. Beulah . -. He d. Aug. 12, 1771. She d. Feb. 1798, aged 77. It is thought he had two wives, but there is no record of the marriages. His two-story house was burnt in March, 1769.
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Joseph, b. June 5, 1745 ; d. Sept. 24, 1746.
Mary, b. Aug. 30, 1746; m. Samuel Morse.
Joseph, b. April 11, 1748 ; m. Aug. 19, 1773, Hannah Fairbanks.
Eleazer, b. Oct. 2, 1749; m. Jan. 4, 1772, Elizabeth Darling.
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184 Jesse, b. May 25, 1751 ; grad. H. C. 1772. He settled in N. H., and on the breaking out of the Revolution, adhered to the king, and left 186 the country. He was a physician, and settled in Yarmouth, N. S. Ruth, b. April 9, 1753.
187 Ashbel, b. April 28, 1755; m. July 14, 1779, Persis Knights.
188 William, b 189 Elizabeth, b. May 31, 1761.
190 Beulah, b. March 3, 1764.
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JABEZ RICE m. Jan. 9, 1753, Miriam Morse. She d. Jan. 18, 1776, was dau. of Joseph and Abigail (Barnes) Morse. He m. 2d, April 2, 1776, Elizabeth Burnett, who d. Nov. 27, 1812. He d. Nov. 4, 1809.
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Daniel, b. April 7, 1753; m. 1778, Lucy Darling. They resided in Marl. some years, when he removed to Northborough, and then to Whitestown, N. Y.
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Miriam, b. Nov. 8, 1754; d. July 31, 1771.
+ William, b. Nov. 25, 1755 ; m. Nancy
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Martin, b. March 17, 1757 ; he was in the six months' service from Petersham in 1775; m. Ruth Hastings, and resided in Petersham. Lydia, b. Aug. 8, 1758. 196 Stephen, b. June 8, 1762. Phebe, b. July 2, 1764.
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