The modern name Rice comes form the old Welsh name Rhys. The name means "to rush" .
William Rice of Buckinghamshire was granted a coat of arms by Queen Mary of England in 1555 and the Rice family was seated in England some time around 1570. Rice families have been found to have resided in all the thirteen original colonies.
One of the first of the Rice families to immigrate to America was William's grandson Deacon Edmund Rice b 1594 in Buckinghamshire. He and his family settled in Sudbury Massachusetts in 1638.
Re: Edmund Rice 1600's Mass
Posted by Ray W. Justus on March 09, 1999 at 19:52:28:
In Reply to: Re: Edmund Rice 1600's Mass posted by Vicki on March 09, 1999 at 14:23:12:
Edward had a brother, Thomas, but he was not a twin.
Sources:
1. "A Genealogical History of the Rice Family: Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice" (1858) by Andrew Henshaw Ward
Henshaw does not include daughter Mary (Marie).
2. "More About Those Rices" (1954) by Elsie Hawes Smith
Smith lists all twelve children. First child is Marie.
3. "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England" (1965 Reprint) by James Savage
Savage does not include daughters Mary (Marie) and Lydia.
4. "A Treatise on the Rice Family" by Roger E. Price (1989)
Price lists all twelve children.. First child is Mary.
I have also used the following source for corrections:
5. "Supplement the Rice Family: Descendants of Deacon Edmund Rice" (1967) by Edmund Rice (1638)Association, Inc.
This supplement starts with the third generation so no information on the children is included. There have been two additional supplements which I have not seen.
The records I have show the correct spelling to be Thomasine Frost her mother was Thomasine Belgrave, father, Edward Frost,
Extracted Marriage from Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. Vital Records. Film #0185455
Birth-Sudbury VR 2:258
Source: "The History of the Brigham Family" 2nd Vol. by Emma Elisabeth Brigham
Source: "The History of the Brigham Family" 2nd Vol. by Emma Elisabeth Brigham Came on the "Planter" in 1635
Source: "The History of the Brigham Family" 2nd Vol. by Emma Elisabeth Brigham
Source: "The History of the Brigham Family" 2nd Vol. by Emma Elisabeth Brigham
Extracted from Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. Vital Records. Film #0185455 Source: "The History of the Brigham Family" 2nd Vol. by Emma Elisabeth Brigham
Extracted Birth from Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. Vital Records. Film #0185455
Extracted Birth from Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. Vital Records. Film #0185455
Extracted Birth from Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. Vital Records. Film #0185455
Extracted Birth from Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. Vital Records. Film #0185455
Extracted Birth from Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. Vital Records. Film #0185455
Death is Probably
Extracted Birth from Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. Vital Records. Film #0185455