of a deed to Thos. Rice for 1200 acres of land in Hanover. He seems to have spent his last days in Virginia on this plantation. Sometime subsequent to 1704, he left Virginia to return to England where he had been left a considerable legacy. He never returned to the colony and it was reported that he died at sea. He left a large family of three daughters and nine sons, and they were reduced to destitute circumstances after the loss of their father. The family moved about thirty miles up country and here they married and reared large families in Hanover and nearby counties. Loss of records during the Revolution and the Ci vi I War has made it hard to trace the several fami I ies descended from Thos. Rice. His children, as best we can learn at this date, were: James born 1686 Thomas- born 1688 Edward - born 1690. He was probably the father of Mary, who married James Garland of Hanover, who died in Albemarle in 1812. Williammarried Sarah . Their children: a. Richard b. John, married Mary Finney. he was born 1779, died 1838. Children were: Mary, Ursula and William. Benajah c. d. Hannah e. Ann, wife of John Graves. f. Sarah, wife of Edward Graves. Ann married Clark; second, Thomas Graves. Children given on previous page. Hezekiah- married Mary Bullock? Nathaniel Michael? Two other sons and two other daughters.
Maupin, his cousin and daughter of David (17). They were married 12 Nov 1812 in Albemarle County. Their children: Thomas R. b. 1818, probably the oldest child. John Nicholas - married Mary Ann Thompson on 8 Mar 1842. He served in the Confederate Army throughout the war. Their children were: a. Nathaniel J. b. Sarah, wife of _ _ Marshall. c. Susan Ann Sarah Ann married 3 Mar 1828, to Skidmore Wood, a Southern soldier. Rosanna married 3 Mar 1828 to Isaac Wood.
JOEL RICE MAUPIN (42) Son of Thomas ( 18), grandson of Gabriel (6), of Daniel (3), of Gabriel (1). Joel R. Maupin was born near Free Union in Albemarle County, Virginia, 5 May 1795. He served in the War of 1812 from 29 Aug 1814 to 22 Feb 1815 in Capt. John Rothwell's company of the 7th Virginia Militia, under Col. Gray. On 18 Dec 1827, he married Martha Gentry, daughter of Christopher Gentry and Sarah A. Dunn of Albemarle County. Martha Gentry was born 15 Mar 1800 and died 2 Aug 1880. See Gentry Family history following.
John R. Maupin was born in Albemarle County in 1795 and died in the same county, date not known. His wife was Rosanna
Joel Maupin and his wife emigrated from Virginia to Marion County, Missouri in 1829, travelling overland to St. Louis and from thence to Hannibal by flatboat. he settled on a farm four miles west of Hannibal and became one of the important wheat growers of that section. At the time of his death, he owned a considerable acreage in Marion and Shelby Counties. He died on 12 Aug 1876 and was buried in the family burial plot just west of his old home. The children of Joel and Martha Gentry Maupin were: (78)Christopher John-married Margaret Maupin, daughter of Thomas (43). (79)Americus Bolivar-married Salina Miller, daughter of Samuel Miller. Joel Addisonmarried Rebecca Field, 28 Jan 1857. He was born in Marion Co., 15 Feb 1833, and died in that county in 191_. His children: a. Ella, m. Tom Head. Had one son, Ray Head. * b. Charles, m. Mollie Donnely. Children: 1. Ernest, died single. 2. Lena Maupin 3. Virginia, m. Joe Schneider. 4. James, m. ____ . His daughters, Romaine and Romelle.
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These meager records of the Rice family were collected by Dr. Socrates Maupin from his grandmother, Rosanna Graves Spencer, daughter of Ann Rice Graves and granddaughter of Thos. Rice of Hanover.
******************** FIFTH GENERATION JOHN R. MAUPIN (41) Son of Thomas (18), grandson of Gabriel (6), of Daniel (3, of Gabriel ( 1).