Josephus Rice
1754 - 1813 (57 years)-
Name Josephus Rice Born 7 Dec 1754 Warwick, Kent Co., RI 
[1] Gender Male Died Between Mar 1812 and Jul 1813 Person ID I02841 Sorensen-Remington Family Tree Last Modified 7 Aug 2018
Father Thomas Rice, b. 26 Apr 1700, Warwick, RI , d. 1779, Warwick, RI (Age 78 years) Mother Ann Low, b. Abt 1704 Married 19 Jun 1741 Warwick, RI Family ID F02368 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Mary Remington, b. 26 Mar 1754, Warwick, Kent Co., RI , d. Between 18 Jun 1798 and 26 Mar 1812 (Age 44 years) Married 18 May 1777 Warwick, RI [2] Notes - Mary & Josephus were married by Thomas Rice, Justice. The marriage record identifies her as daughter of Capt. Thomas.
Rice Josephus, of Capt. Thomas, and Mary Remington, of Capt. Thomas ; m. by Thomas Rice, Justice, May 18, 1777.
Children 1. Bethiah Rice, b. 7 Sep 1778, Warwick, Kent Co., RI 2. Abigail Rice, b. 11 Oct 1780, Warwick, Kent Co., RI 3. Hannah Rice, b. 9 Oct 1783, Warwick, Kent Co., RI , d. 3 Nov 1801, Warwick, Kent Co., RI (Age 18 years)4. Phebe Ann Rice, b. 29 Jan 1786, Warwick, Kent Co., RI , d. Aft 26 Mar 1812 (Age > 26 years)5. Sarah Sally Rice, b. 23 May 1788, Warwick, Kent Co., RI , d. 14 Oct 1862 (Age 74 years)6. Thomas Rice, b. 10 Jan 1790, Warwick, Kent Co., RI , d. Aft 26 Mar 1812 (Age > 22 years)7. Elizabeth Rice, b. Abt 1792 Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F01052 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Sarah Unknown Married Between 18 Jun 1798 and 26 Mar 1812 Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F02027 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Mary & Josephus were married by Thomas Rice, Justice. The marriage record identifies her as daughter of Capt. Thomas.
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Notes - The will of Josephus Rice of Warwick, yeoman, is dated 26 Mar 1812, proved 17 July 1813. It mentions wife Sarah; son Thomas Rice; dtrs: Elizabeth Whitford w/o John S., Phebe Rice, Sarah Arnold w/o Daniel, and deceased dtr Sarah Arnold formerly wife of James Arnold; and granddtr. Lucy Arnold, d/o James and Sarah.
His will is somewhat confusing because he mentions his wife as Sarah Rice. However, his daughter Sarah's (w/o Daniel Arnold) gravestone identifies her as the daughter of Josephus & Mary. He also mentions another daughter Sarah, deceased. Both Sarahs married an Arnold; however, one could not have died before the other was born, if the ages on the gravestone and in the will are correct. Could there have been a divorce, and he remarried to a Sarah, and had another daughter named Sarah? Or, perhaps his second wife already had a daughter Sarah, whom he adopted; or perhaps she was simply his stepdaughter and he included her in his will as a daughter. Josephus did have a daughter Abigail (Warwick VRs), and according to DAR records she married James Arnold and they had a daughter named Lucy b 30 June 1800, so perhaps the second daughter Sarah in his will should read Abigail.
- The will of Josephus Rice of Warwick, yeoman, is dated 26 Mar 1812, proved 17 July 1813. It mentions wife Sarah; son Thomas Rice; dtrs: Elizabeth Whitford w/o John S., Phebe Rice, Sarah Arnold w/o Daniel, and deceased dtr Sarah Arnold formerly wife of James Arnold; and granddtr. Lucy Arnold, d/o James and Sarah.
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