John Rice, Jr.

The "Horn Papers" are considered to be a historical hoax and contain many falsehoods: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horn_Papers

A better source on the family would be "Pastor Jon Corbly" by Don Corbly (2008).

Sincerely,

A Rice

John Rice Jr. BIRTH 1745 Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, USA DEATH 1802 (aged 56–57) Cumberland Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA BURIAL Crago Cemetery Cumberland Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA MEMORIAL ID 86949523 · View Source MEMORIAL PHOTOS 0 FLOWERS 21 PLANT TREES All the dates in this family are circa. Cemetery is proven. If you know more information please let me know, Ginger Weeks Information from Phil A Rice; Milpitas, CA 95035.

Family Members Spouse Sarah Roach Rice 1746–1799 (m. 1805)

Children Photo John Rice unknown–1852

Photo Hannah Rice Milner 1762 – unknown

Photo Nancy Ann Rice Harrod 1772–1846

Benjamin Rice 1780–1854

Photo Mary Ann Rice Sharpnack 1782–1870

William Hughes Rice 1790–1851

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RICE'S LANDING

Located in Greene County, PA on the Monongahela River at the Mouth of Swan's Run (Enoch's or Pumpkin Run). John Rice who m. Sarah Roach received a VA land grant in 1780 for 389 acres. He d. in Greene County in 1802. His children were William Rice d. 1851 in Cumberland Township m. Rebecca Unknown, John Rice, Jr., Thomas b. Apr il 5, 1774 m. Susannah Myers, Nancy m. William Harrod, Jr, Mary Rice m. Henry Sarpnack, Rachel m. Robert McMinn, Jesse, Nathan d. 1821, Hannah m. Unknown Miller, Sarah m. Unknown Harling, and Benjamin m. Sarah Crago. This information was obtained from "The Tenmile County and it Pioneer Families," Howard L. Leckley, Closson Press, Apollo, PA, Third Printing 2001, in cooperation with the Cornerstone Genealogical Scoiety and Greene County Historical Society.

Yesterday at the Library of VA, I found another source for the Rice's Landing family. It is called "The Horn Papers, Early Westward Movement on the Monongahela and Upper Ohio 1765-1795 by W. F. Horne, published for a C ommittee of the Greene County Historical Socie ty, Waynesburg, PA by the Herald P ress, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, 1945. I cannot vouch for the contents, but thought I would pass the info along in hopes it would help someone.

"John Rice, born in New York in 1724, was a shipping clerk. In 1752, he went to Philadelphia to assist in the office of his employed. In 1759, he went to Fort Hagar, in Maryland, where he was employed until 1768. He then accompanied Morgan Morgan to Fort Statler, then in Northwest Augusta County. In 1770, he explored portions of southern Fayette County. He had three sons, Daniel, John, Jr., and George. John Rice, Sr. played an important part in public affairs in this territory from 1776 to 1785. He took part in the raid that Jackson and Zacwell Morgan organized in 1780, when the British scouts were driven from this section of the country. He died in 1802." The sons are not correct.

"John Rice, Jr., was born in 1772 and grew up in Monongalia County, now Greene County. He became a distiller. Colonel John Minor in 1792; and in 1795 made a trip down the Ohio River to Cincinatti with a boatload of whiskey, leather wool. He married Sarah Moredock, the widow of Daniel Mo redock, Jr. in 1803. They had one son Daniel and a duaghter Elizabeth who married William Henry Sharpnack. She died in 1896. The son, Daniel Rice was a showman, John Rice, Jr. died prior to 1825."

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