Rice Edwards Family

First Generation

1. Rice EDWARDS.¹ Born in 1615. Rice died in Salem, Mass.

Rice was a joiner who lived in Salem in 1643, Boston in 1646 & Wenham, Mass. in 1647; he appeared in Salem, Mass. as early as 1642, the year before he married. Names of his children show some evidence that he was related to Thomas Edwards of Salem & John Edwards of Ipswich, Mass. who married Mary Sams. Rice lived in Wenham, Mass. in 1647 & recieved a grant of land in 1653. In Essex Probate Records A there is an agreement between Rice & son Benjamin, where Benjamin agreed to take care of Rice for a greater share of father's estate.

In 1643 Rice married Joan(Joanna)¹, in ? Salem, Mass.

They had the following children:

	i.	Abraham. Born on bpt. 8-16-1638 in Salem, Eseex. Mass.
2	ii.	John (1644-1697)
	iii.	Thomas. Born in 1652 in Wenham,Mass. died on 13 Mar 1733. Thomas first married Sarah ?, she died on 5 Dec 1716 in Wenham, MA. On 21 Sep 1717 Thomas second married Dinah MARSHALL. Born in 1702. Dinah died in 1781.
	iv.	Benjamin. Born in 1662 in Wenham,Mass. Benjamin died on 29 Sep 1723. On 5 Apr 1681 Benjamin first married Martha GAINES. Born in 1661. Benjamin second married Mary GAINES. Born in 1660. Mary died on 20 Oct 1723.
	v.	Sarah. Born ca 1650 in Ipswich,Essex,Mass. died on 7 Sep 1726 in Norwich,New London, Ct. On 14 Jun 1686 Sarah married Richard LEE, in Ipswich,Essex,Mass. Born on 21 May 1666 in Ipswich,Essex,Mass.
	vi.	Female. Female married John LEACH.
	vii.	Elizabeth. Elizabeth married John COX.
	viii.	Female 2. Female 2 married William CLEAVES.
	ix.	Female 3. Female 3 married Richard LEE.

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