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SARAH "SALLY" BRASHEARS & JOHN B. RICE

From Charles Brashear

Sarah "Sally" Brashears, b. 16 Oct 1788, d. 23 May 1874, d/o Isaac Brashears, s/o Robert Samuel Brashears; m. 12 Dec 1815, Roane Co, TN (Marriage Book 1, p.143), John B. Rice, b. 1785, TN, d. 5 Dec 1872, whose parentage has not yet been determined. The Bible record of John B. and Sarah Rice is extant; in possession of Abigail (Rice) Hyde, of Ridgely, TN.

In the very earliest days of the westward movement, c1768, a Henry Rice, b. c1717, d. 1818 (101 years old); m.1. _____; m.2. Esther _____, came down the Holston River into Cherokee territory and founded a trading post called Rice’s Station, in present-day Hawkins Co. Henry had a very large family. He and his sons are said to have fought the Indians during the Revolutionary War.

Among his sons was one James Rice, whose descendants are well-documented. One of the descendants wrote a very reliable book on that branch of the Rice family. (I don’t know the name of it at the moment.)

Another son was William Rice, (s/o Henry Rice) d. 1831, Wilson Co, TN; m. in Caswell Co, NC, Esther Chounanunty

Another possible son was John Rice, believed to be the father (no documentation) of Stephen Rice (who m Phoebe Brashear, dau of Robert Samuel Brashear), John B. Rice, and Polly (Rice) Brashears (Mrs. Zaza Brashears Jr--nephew of Robert Samuel Brashear)

Henry Rice, b. 1717, lived at least in his early years on "Big Sandy River" in VA, according to Melvin Little’s book, "Henry Rice, Tennessee’s Pioneer Gristmiller and His Twelve Children". Matthew Rice, d. 1775, s/o Thomas and Marcey Rice, of Hanover County, VA, and his family lived on the waters of the Sandy River in Prince Edward County, VA, according to Paul Rice’s book, "Rice Family. Ancestors and Descendants of Early Jackson County, N.C."

John B. Rice served in the War of 1812, in Capt William Neilson’s Company of militia Infantry, East Tennessee Volunteers. He joined 30 Sep 1813, at a rate of $8.00 per month. His wife-to-be’s brother, Walter Brashears, was in the same company. The two men were life-long friends. Later, in Decatur Co, TN, John B. Rice helped Elizabeth (Roberts) Brashears, widow of Walter, to secure her bounty land grants, based on Walter’s service.

John B. Rice and Sarah Brashears lived their early married life in Roane Co, TN, where all of their children were born. In 1830, they were sending their two oldest children, Eliza Jane and Isaac Columbus, to a subscription school run by Master John C. Harvy. For each child, they paid 75 cents per month tuition for twelve months, beginning Jan 4, ¼ in corn, ¼ in pork, ¼ in cotton, and the balance due either in wheat or linen, all delivered to Mr. Harvy’s home.

Between 1831 and 1835, John and Sarah Rice moved to Perry Co, TN, (area now Decatur Co) and lived in the area near Scotts Hill. They bought 100 acres of land in Perry Co. on 19 Jan 1836, 169 acres in Decatur Co on 27 Ang 1846, and 346 acres in Decatur Co on 4 Sep 1846, adjoining their other property. By 1860, John and Sarah owned over 1000 acres of land and owned 8 slaves.

In their family Bible: "John B. Rice deceased December Thursday morning at 2 o’clock the 5 day, aged 87 years, 2 months and 3 days."

"Sarah Rice deceased May, Saturday night at 10 o’clock, 23 day, 1874, aged 85 years 7 months & 7 days."

"Difference in ther deathes... one year five month & eighteen days."

Family of John B. Rice and Sarah "Sally" Brashears:

91. Eliza Jane Rice, b. 26 Oct 1816, Roane Co, TN, d. 18 Dec 1859; m. William Johnson, b. c1816

92. Isaac Columbus Rice, b. 17 Oct 1819, Roane Co, TN, d. Mar 1892, bur. Fairfield Cemetery northeast of Troy, TN along side his brother-in-law, Anderson Caudle.; m. Mary Jane Caudle, b. c1825, Anson Co, NC, d. 4 Oct 1907, bur Minnick, Obion Co, TN. Mary Jane was d/o Absalom Caudle and Mary Haney. Isaac C. Rice (ancestor of Abigail (Rice) Hyde) moved with his parents to Perry Co, TN in 1832, probably married there, and stayed until after the Civil War. Three of Mary Jane’s brothers had moved earlier to Obion Co, TN; so rather than try to salvage their holdings without slaves in Decatur Co, Isaac C. Rice and most of his children moved after the Civil War to Obion/Lake Co, TN, where Abigail still lives. She thinks, cannot prove, that John B. Rice was s/o ?John Rice, s/o Henry Rice, b. c?1717, founder of Rice’s Station, in Hawkins Co, long before Tennessee ever thought of becoming a state.

101. John Walter Rice, b. 11 May 1842, d. 24(?) Nov 1894; m. 1860, Rebecca Catherine Taylor.

113. William Franklin Rice, b. 19 Nov 1866, d. 16 Nov 1958; m. 1893, Sarah "Sallie" Elizabeth Marion Johnson

121. Nullye Pleasant Rice, b. 29 Mar 1894, d. 19 Apr 1965; m. 28 Oct 1915, Mary Lois Kennedy, b. 30 May 1900, d. 16 Sep 1978, d/o Cenus Hardy Kennedy and Mary Elizabeth Frame,

131. Abigail Rice, b. 12 Mar 1917; m.1. 1934, Anthony Christopher "A.C." Chadwick; m.2. 1957, James McDonald Hyde Sr.

141. Theresa Gail Chadwick, b. 18 Sep 1935; m. 1953, William Albert Bargery,

142. Joel Rogers "Kayo" Chadwick, b. 1 Jul 1938; m. 1966, Dorothy Gail Lamb,

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102. Eliza Ann Rice, b. 1844; m. Robert S. "Bob" Taylor, brother of Rebecca Catherine (Taylor) Rice,

103. George A. Rice, b. 8 Mar 1846, d. 6 Mar 1941; m.1. Nancy _____; m.2. Sarah _____; m.3. Sarah _____; m.3. Sarah _____ (that’s right: m. 3 times to women named Sarah)

104. Ethalinda "Linnie" Rice, b. 1848, d. May1908; m. 1868, John Frank Tucker,

105. William Madison "Billie" Rice, b. 1 Sep 1850, d. 13 Dec 1926; m. 1873, a 1st cousin, Margaret Jane Caudle,

106. Sarah Caroline Rice, b. 7 Mar 1852, d. 20 Jun 1934; m. 1887, John Thompson White,

107. Phillip E. Rice, b. 1853, d. 1892-93; m. 1882-83, Ida Bruce Mooring,

108. Mary Jane "Mollie" Rice, b. 1856, Scotts Hill, TN; d. Union City, TN; m.1. 28 Dec 1887, Obion Co, TN, George Word; m.2. Tommy Stover,

109. Amanda Catherine "Mandy" Rice, b. 26 Apr 1859, d. 30 Jan 1951; m.1. Pinkney Klutts; m.2. Daniel Worly

1010. Martha Rice, b. 1864, Scotts Hill, TN, d. Obion Co, TN; m. Martin Davis

1011. James Franklin Rice, b. 9 Mar 1867, d. 20 Sep 1911; m.1. Elnor "Nora" Fields; m.2. Pricilla Pearl Woody,

1012. Nancy Isadora Rice, b. 18-30 Aug 1870, Obion Co, TN; m. 6 Aug 1885, Obion Co, TN, Charles H. Jones, b. 1 Aug 1864, Hickman, KY, both bur Portageville Cem, Portageville, MO. Charles H. Jones was s/o Robert Richard Jones and Caroline Green.

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93. Phoebe Rice, b. c1821, Roane Co, TN, d. 5 Oct 1821, bur Roane Co, TN

94. Phoebe Hiatta Rice, b. 5 Nov 1822, Roane Co, TN, and named for her deceased sister, d. 27 May 1824, Roane Co, TN.

95. Ethalinda Rice, b. 12 Jul 1827, Roane Co, TN, d. 2 May 1900, Decatur Co, TN, bur Morgan Cem, Decatur Co, TN; m. Isaac Elias Brashear, a 1st cousin, s/o Walter Brashears and Elizabeth Roberts. They had several children who d. in infancy, and one, John Walter Brashear, who lived and had a family. (see chapter on Walter and Elizabeth)

96. Amanda Caroline Rice, b. 3 Oct 1830, Roane Co, TN, d. 20 Jan 1900, Reagan, Henderson Co, TN; m. 7 Jun 1845, Decaturville, TN, William Lewis McKenzie, b. 16 May 1824, Richland Creek, Giles Co, TN, d. 29 Jun 1901, Henderson Co, TN, s/o Ulysses McKenzie.

97. Stephen Rice, b. c1831, Roane Co, TN, d. 21 Jun 1832