Edward RICE

                   Letter from Bill Jump

Rice Pudding - A Family Genealogy and History of William Rice and Mary Hall of Dutchess County, New York, from 1761 - now; compiled by Rose Mary Goodwin, teacher, librarian; Sunland, California 1976

The Rice Family 1761 to 1920; History of the William Rice and Mary Hall Family, Mary Rice Sherwood, Pulteney, New York


Old Gravestones of Putnam County, New York, 974.732 V38b, p. 241,
       Rice Family
Dutchess County Wills, Bk. B, p. 445
Rice newsletter, "Rice Pudding"
Tombstone Inscriptions, Foster - Livingston Collection of Putnam County Records,
       Milltown Cemetery, Southeast, NY

Mary Sherwood (granddaughter of Edward's brother, William) wrote:
       "Edward Rice Sr., Grandfather's brother had a ship and he brought things from the West Indies to New York City for merchants my Father said.
       Also Father said he had one dollar pieces of money laid in his hearth instead of brick in his fire place, and he said he was a wealthy batchelor. . . (Note: He married late.)
       Father told when he was a young boy his uncle Edward layed a 25 cent piece of silver money on a chair and a big old penny and told him he could have his choice.  Father chose the silver piece, although it was no larger , and then his Uncle laughed saying the boy was going to like money."

WILL OF EDWARD RICE (B. 1732:)
      Date of Will - 21 Feb 1804
Wife - Charitee
Sons - William, Edward and Samuel
Daughters - Azuba, Charitee, Hannah
Grandsons - Edward Trump (?) - Edward Rice, son of John Rice
Mentioned - Simeon Rider former Land owner
Witnesses - William Brown, Simeon Rider and Daniel Ketchum, Jr.
Executors - William, Edward and Samuel, his sons
Date of Probate - 26 Jun 1804

WILL OF EDWARD RICE (B. 1765:)
       Date of Will: 6 Nov 1826, Putnam County, NY
(His wife Lucy died earlier the same year)
Mentions Dau. Clarissa
                Sons  Lewis
                          Judson
                          Alfred
                Executors  Lewis Rice
                                 Judson Rice
                Witnesses  Lewis Rice, Judson Rice, Selah Page,
                                      Jarvis Frost, Jeremiah Hines
                Edward Rice deceased 6 Nov 1826
                Sworn 13 Nov 1826 signed by Lewis Rice

       Edward Rice was buried in Milltown Cemetery in Southeast, NY.