Phebe Rice

Phebe married James Bates, Jr. 24 Apr 1746, Scitiate, RI. James (son of James Bates, Sr. and Elizabeth Herrington) was born 8 Dec 1723, North Kingstown, RI; died Abt 1795, Foster, RI. [Group Sheet]

1. Lydia Bates was born 13 Apr 1749; died Sep 1822, Mechanicsburg, Union Co., OH.
2. Olive Bates was born 6 Mar 1750/51.
3. William Bates was born 21 Oct 1753.
4. John Bates was born 23 Dec 1755.
5. Asa Bates was born 10 Jun 1758, Coventry, RI; died Mar 1841, CT.

Randall — Phebe Unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Randall and his family lived in Coventry, RI.

Randall married Elizabeth George Abt 1701. Elizabeth was born Abt 1680; died 1746. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Elizabeth was very possibly a daughter of Richard & Elizabeth George, who had a daughter Sarah b.c.1660, of Portsmouth, RI. Sarah married Joshua Coggeshall b. May 1656, d. 4 Sep 1723. (see RI Genealogical Register, Vol. 20, p. 15)

Notes:

Notes (edited) from JD Watson at Rootsweb's Worldconnect:
b. 1646 in Salisbury, Lancashire, England
d. 6 JAN 1730/31 in Warwick Rhode Island
Immigration: 1661 Warwick, Rhode Island
Settled age 15 or 16 to Rhode Island w Edmund Calverly, London innkeeper
May 1663 cleared timber at Paquabuck
bet. 1673 - 1674 purchased land near Potowomut & Cowesett Bay from the Indians
22 May 1674 Order of town, home lot of 6 acres granted at Warwick Cove adjacent to Edmund Calverly
4 May 1675 admitted freeman of Newport, RI
1687 served on Grand Jury
1710 Deputy from Warwick, Rhode Island

The following notes are from Norma Roberts:

Cherry Fletcher Bamberg has done extensive work on John Rice and his life. See her work for more info.

The name John Rice ("John Riss") shows up in Warwick records for the first time on 13 Jan 1661, when he joined Edmund Calverly and Randall Holden in witnessing an indenture. John O. Austin, who published a biographical sketch of John Rice, says he came from old England with Mr. (Edmund) Calverly.

No source has identified John's parents but he was very close to Edmund Calverly, and given the difference in their ages (Calverly was born in 1613), it can be assumed that John may have been an apprentice of Calverly's or some kind of relative back in England. Calverly made a deed of gift to John and Elizabeth Rice on 18 Nov 1676 "in consideration of the Love and affection which I have," but mentions no relationship. Calverly also made a second, also unexplained, deed of gift 23 Jan 1677/78 to John Rice alone.

No proof of when his wife Elizabeth died or whether he remarried, or no birth records of his children's births can be found in Warwick records. He had two sons to whom he made deeds of gift, but it is possible he may have had one or more daughters (unknown at this time). Elizabeth may have died young and John never remarried and this could explain why only two children are found for John and Elizabeth.

John married Elizabeth Holden 16 Jul 1674, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. Elizabeth (daughter of Randall HOLDEN and Frances DUNGAN) was born Aug 1652, Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Possibly Elizabeth died shortly after their second child was born. No record has been found of other children being born to this couple.