Nicholas RICE

                       1. Birth/chr: Cal from approx ages of children, detrmned from their marr dates
    2. Marr:
    3. Death/bur: Brcknrdge Co, KY Deed Bk C, 1810-16 p 107. FHL Call #976.9854 v2c
    4. Bapt/Endw:
    5. Other: Descendants of Johann Adam & Anna Maria Beckenbach, Rev Ed, p 195, 200, 432, 433, 451, 456, 460, 487, 496. Compiled by Edwin T. & Atha Peckenpaugh Brace; 2919 Meadow Lane; El Campo, Texas 77437 Published by Gateway Press, Inc; Baltimore, 1984.
    6. Other: Rice Family News-Journal, Vol II, #2, p 18; Vol II, #3, p 7. Vol
    III  , #1, p 15; Vol III-IV, Part II, p 83, Earliest known Ancestor Listings. FHL Call #929.27305 R36r. Published from P.O. Box 398, Machias, Maine 04654.
    7. Other: Virginia Tax Payers 1782-1787, p 105. FHL Call #975.5 R4f 1974.
    8. Other: Breckinridge Co, KY, Deed Books for following yrs & references: Bk A, p 34-35. FHL Call #976.9854 v2c. Vol I, p 134. Bk A, p 132-133. FHL Call #976.9854 v2c. Vol I, p 143. Bk D, 1816-19, p 388. FHL Call #976.9854 v2c. Vol IV, p 301. Bk D, 1816-19, p 424. FHL Call #976.9854 v2c. Vol IV, p 307-8. Bk E, 1819-21, p 96. FHL Call #976.9854 v2c. Vol IV, p 338.
    9. Remarks: Children belonging in this family are proven by Breckinridge Co,
    KY  , Deed Bk C, 1810-1816 (dated 18 Dec 1809), p 107 (ref above) which lists the heirs to Nicholas Rice, deceased. Additional research is needed on this family to more fully identify the parents and obtain more complete dates of birth on parents and children.

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    3. Death/bur extract: Whereas Nicholas Rice, dec'd gave in his lifetime to his
    son Jacob Rice land where Jacob Rice now lives, 266 acres, on which said
    Nicholas Rice held a bond on Thomas Bower for the conveyance and said Nicholas
    Rice departed this life without making any will or giving the said Jacob Rice
    any writing for the conveyance of said land, now we, Adam Bruner and Elizabeth
    his wife, late Elizabeth Rice, Balser Claycomb and Catherine his wife, late
    Catherine Rice, Nicholas Coonts and Thomas Dowel and Anna his wife, late Anna
    Coonts, descendants of Polly Coonts, dec'd, late Polly Rice, Henry Dean and
    Sally his wife, late Sally Rice, Jacob Wise and Nancy his wife, late Nancy
    Rice, John Peckenpaugh and Christina his wife, late Christina Rice, Nathaniel
    Hamilton, adm. of John Hamilton, dec'd. for and in behalf of the heirs of John
    Hamilton and Hannah his wife, late Hannah Rice, now deceased, Rachel Rice and
    Jonathon Rice, who are heirs and legal representatives of the said Nicholas
    Rice, dec'd in consideratin of the gift made by the said intestator and also in
    consideration of the said Jacob Rice having relinquished all claim on the
    estate of the said Nicholas Rice, dec'd, transfer without any recourse to us or
    our heirs the said bond held by Nicholas Rice on the said Thomas Bower for the
    conveyance of the said 266 acres where Jacob Rice now lives this 18th day of
    December 1809 (Signed by all parties mentioned above). Endorsement reads "I,
    Jacob Rice, do hereby transfer to Robert Hendrick and Calvin Hendrick all my
    right, title and interest in and to the above mentioned bond on Thomas Bower
    and also agree to procure the signature of Nicholas Coonts to the within
    transfer as soon as he comes of age." June 18, 1811. Witnessed by Jo. Allen.
    Recorded June 18, 1811.
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    6. Rice Family News-Journal extract: (Vol II, #2, p 18): NICHOLAS RICE--Seek
    infor on ancestry, date and birthplace of Nicholas Rice, Revolutionary War
    veteran of Chester Co, Pa, and his wife, Mary Ann Marilda Elizabeth Hickman,
    related (how?) to Charles Hickman of Laurel Hill. They moved about 1784 to what
    became Breckinridge Co, Ky, where he died in 1809. Had 10 children, Elizabeth,
    Catherine, Hannah, Polly, Sarah, Nancy, Jacob, Rachel, Christena & Jonathan,
    who intermarried with Bruner, Claycomb, Peckinpaugh, Edwards & other early
    Kentuckians. Contact: Chester V. Jackson, 515 Ultimo Ave, Long Beach,
    California 90814.
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    6. Rice Family News-Journal extract: (Vol II, #3, p 7): BRECKINRIDGE
    COUNTY--From Deed Book C, page 107: Dec 18, 1809. Deed by which heirs of
    NICHOLAS RICE convey 266 acres to Nicholas' son, JACOB RICE. Heirs are:
    Elizabeth Bruner and husband, Adam; Catherine Claycomb and husband, Balser;
    Nicholas Coonts and Anna Coonts Dowell, wife of Thomas Dowell, descendants of
    POLLY RICE COONTS, dec'd; Sally Dean and husband, Henry; Nancy Wise and
    husband, Jacob; Christena Peckenpaugh and husband, John; Nathaniel Hamilton as
    adminstrator for heirs of John and HANNAH RICE HAMILTON, dec'd; Rachel Rice,
    and Jonathan Rice.
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    6. Rice Family News-Journal extract: (Vol III, #1, p 15): NICHOLAS RICE--A 1782
    listing shows Nicholas Rice, 8th Class, 5th Co, 6th Batt, Chester Co, Pa,
    Milita, with officers Lt. Col. Davis, Lt. Nathaniel Smith & Ensign Jacob Rice.
    Desire all data on above Rices--ancestry, birthplaces, ports of entry,
    descendants, relation to each other, etc. Nicholas & Jacob Rice named in 1781
    Returns & Rates of Lower Darby (Pa Archives, 3rd Series, Vol 12). Are they also
    the men listed in following marriages (1) Nicholas Rice & Martha Listrim, Oct
    29, 1744 (from Pa Archives, Series II, Vol IX) and (2) Jacob Reiss & Christina
    Gladfeld, Jul 3, 1759 (from History of Tohicon Union Church, Rev. William J.
    Hinke). Also desire info on Nicholas Rice and Mary Ann Marilda Elizabeth
    Hickman prior to their removal to Beargrass Creek, Jefferson Co, Va (later Ky)
    in 1784. Contact: Chester V. Jackson, 515 Ultimo Ave, Long Beach, California,
    90814.
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    6. Rice Family News-Journal extract: (Earliest Known Ancestor Listings, Vol
    III-IV, pt II, p 83): #101. EARLIEST ANCESTOR: NICHOLAS RICE (KENTUCKY), Mrs.
    Susan Murphy, 8241 Lake Forest Dr, Sacramento, Calif. 95826. LINEAGE: Nicholas
    Rice (1), who wed Mary Ann Marilda Elizabeth Hickman, and died in 1809 in
    Breckenridge Co, Kentucky; Jonathan Rice (2), born 1788, Kentucky, married
    Margaret Edwards in 1807, and died in 1855 in Knox Co, Illinois; Jacob Rice
    (3), born 1818, Crawford Co, Indiana, married in 1838 in Knox Co, Ill, Ailsey
    Ann Heflin, and died in 1892 at Grand Junction, Colorado; Mary Eliza Rice (4),
    born 1847, Knox Co, Ill, married in 1871 at Davenport, Iowa, Theodore M. Jones,
    and died in 1913 at Stockton, California; Bessie May (5) Jones, born 1879,
    Moline, Ill, married in 1906 at Leadville, Colorado, Louis J. Kitt, and died in
    1965 at Tracy, Calif; Elizabeth Josephine (6) Kitt, born 1912, Stockton, Calif,
    married in 1942 at Reno, Nevada, John J. Murphy; and, our reader's husband,
    David K. (7) Murphy, who married Susan Vargas.
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    7. Virginia Tax Payers extract: Nicholas Rice, Residing in Berkeley County.
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    8. Deed Book A extract: p 34, June 10, 1801. Benjamin Allen Pate and Edward
    DeHaven, two of the Commissioners appointed by the County Court for the purpose
    of dividing lands between residents and non-residents of this state by virtue
    of an Act of Assembly, to Nickolus Rice, agent for Charles Hickman, part of two
    surveys of 1000 acres between Charles Hickman and Joseph Tobin who was located.
    Recorded June 10, 1801.
    p 35, July 28, 1795. Charles Hickman of Fayette County, State of Pennsylvania
    appointed Nickolas Rice of Hardin County his attorney-in-fact to make special
    deed of conveyance made for John Dossett of 500 acres on head waters of Hardin
    Creek, made May 13, 1783. Witnesses John Vertrees and Bladin Ashby. Recorded
    July 4, 1801.
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    8. Deed Book A extract: p 132-133, March 22, 1803. Nicholas Rice and Mary, his
    wife, to William Kelso, for $20.00, lot #32 in Hardinsburg, being 5 acres.
    Recorded March 22, 1803.
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    8. Deed Book D extract: p 388, December 26, 1818, Joseph Mason, high sheriff of
    Breckinridge County, by John Sterett, his deputy, to Adam Bruner. Whereas a
    writ dated May 5, 1818 from the Breckinridge County Circuit Court commanded the
    sheriff to make from the estate of Abraham Hickman, Johnathan Hickman, Solomon
    Hickman, John Crabb and Sally, his wife, late Sally Hickman, Solomon Miller and
    Elizabeth his wife, late Elizabeth Hickman, Jonathan Miller and Mary his wife,
    late Mary Hickman, and Daniel Arnold and Rebecca his wife, late Rebecca
    Hickman, heirs and legal representatives of Charles Hickman, dec'd, their
    deceased father, the sum of $25.00 with interest at 5% per year from July 4,
    1795 until paid, and $21.32 costs, which Adam Bruner, Sr. and Elizabeth his
    wife, and other heirs and legal representatives of Nicholas Rice, dec'd, had in
    said Court recovered as well as damages suffered by reason of Charles Hickman
    failing to keep and perform a certain covenant to convey certain lands to the
    above named Nicholas Rice, now deceased. There being no slaves or personal
    property in the county on which to levy the judgment, the judgment was levied
    on 166 2/3 acres of land, 500 acres of land, and 166 2/3 acres of land, all in
    Breckinridge County. The sheriff exposed for sale a tract of 166 2/3 acres but
    this did not sell for a sufficient amount to satisfy thejudgment, so a second
    writ resulted in exposure of the 500 acre tract, on August 10, 1818, at the
    dwelling house of Robert Hendrick agreeable to the advertisement. Adam Bruner
    became purchaser as highest bidder, for $1.62 1/2 which he immediately paid.
    This deed makes the conveyance. Recorded December 28, 1818.
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    8. Deed Book D extract: p 424, February 9, 1819, Joseph Mason, high sheriff of
    Breckinridge County, by John Dehaven his deputy sheriff, to Adam Bruner Sr;
    whereas a writ of the Breckinridge County Circuit Court dated January 18, 1819
    directed there be made from the estate of Abraham Hickman, Jonathan Hickman,
    Solomon Hickman, John Crabb and Sally his wife, late Sally Hickman, Solomon
    Miller and Elizabeth his wife, late Elizabeth Hickman, Jonathan Miller and
    Mary, his wife, late Mary Hickman, and Daniel Arnold and Rebecca his wife, late
    Rebecca Hickman, heirs and legal representatives of Charles Hickman, dec'd,
    their deceased father, the sum of $250.00 with interest at 5% per year from
    July 7, 1795 until paid, and $24.31 costs, which Adam Bruner, Sr. and
    Elizabeth, his wife, late Elizabeth Rice, Balser Claycomb and Catherine his
    wife, late Catherine Rice, Thomas Dowell and Ann, his wife, late Ann Commes,
    daughter of Polly Coomes who was one of the children of Nicholas Rice, dec'd,
    Henry Dean and Sally his wife, late Sally Rice, Jacob Wise and Nancy his wife,
    late Nancy Rice, Jacob Rice, John Peckinpaugh and Christina his wife, late
    Christina Rice, Isaac Edwards and Rachel his wife, late Rachel Rice, Jonathan
    Rice, and Nicholas Coomes, a full brother of the above named Ann Dowell, heirs
    and legal representatives of Nicholas Rice, dec'd, did recover in the
    Breckinridge County Circuit Court, together with damages suffered by reason of
    the said Charles Hickman failing to keep a certain covenant to convey certain
    lands to the above named Nicholas Rice, now deceased. There being no slaves or
    personal property of the defendants in the county, the judgment was levied on
    two tracts of land in Breckinridge County, said property having descended to
    the said defendants from their deceased father, one being on the waters of
    Clover Creek containing 166 2/3 acres, part of a tract of 350 acres patented to
    John Dorrett on a branch running into Clover Creek on the east side and
    adjoining Joseph Tobin's 400 acre survey on the south, said tract conveyed to
    said Charles Hickman by John Dorrett, the 166 2/3 acres being the eastwardly
    end of the survey. The second tract bing 166 2/3 acres, part of a 500 acre
    tract patented to Joseph Tobin and by two of the Commissioners appointed by
    Breckinridge County conveyed to the said Charles Hickman, now deceased, by
    deed. Being duly advertised, the land was exposed for sale on February 8, 1819
    between the hours of 11 o'clock in the morning and 3 o'clock in the evening at
    the northeast corner of the first mentioned tract, and "on the premises at a
    notorious and public place," exposing first the first mentioned tract and Adam
    Bruner, Sr. was the highest bidder and purchaser for $1.50 which he immediately
    paid. And the second tract was likewise exposed for sale, on February 9, 1819,
    where the line of such crossed the road leading from Hardinsburg to the Yellow
    Banks, 30 or 40 poles eastwardly of John Hamilton's old place, and Adam Bruner,
    Sr. was the highest bidder and purchaser for $1.00 which he immediately paid.
    This deed makes the conveyance of the two tracts. Recorded February 10, 1819.
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    8. Deed Book E extract: p 96, December 23, 1815, Adam Bruner, Sr. and Elizabeth
    his wife, late Elizabeth Rice, Balser Claycomb and Catherine his wife, late
    Catherine Rice, Thomas Dowell and Ann his wife, late Ann Coomes, Henry Dean and
    Sally his wife, late Sally Rice, Jacob Wise and Nancy his wife, late Nancy
    Rice, Jacob Rice, John Peckinpaugh and Christina his wife, late Christina Rice,
    heirs of Nicholas Rice, dec'd to Nichilas Coomes, for $1.00, all the lands
    which descended to them or either of them jointly or severally, from the estate
    of Nicholas Rice, dec'd, and all their right, title and interest to the while
    of the estate of the said Nichilas Rice, dec'd, both real and personal.
    Acknowledged August 6, 1817. And on August 13, 1817, the within Indenture was
    further acknowledged and dower released by Elizabeth Bruner and Rachel Edwards;
    and on January 12, 1818 acknowledged by Thomas Dowell; and on September 18,
    1819 acknowledged by Henry Dean and Sally his wife, with Sally relinquishing
    dower, and recorded.