Ancestors and Descendants of the Rice Brothers of Springfield, Mass. , Seven Generations 1704 - 2004 : David Rice, William Marsh Rice, Caleb Hall Rice, Frederick Allyn Rice

A serious genealogy and history of the families descended from David Rice, who first appeared in records of Milton and Weymouth, Mass., around 1725. Special attention is given to four brothers, born in Springfield, Mass., who went to Texas in the early to mid 1800's to seek their fortunes. One of them, William Marsh Rice, was later the founder of Rice University in Houston. DNA evidence is presented to resolve long standing questions about the origins of this line of Rices.Wallace, Frederic A. is the author of 'Ancestors and Descendants of the Rice Brothers of Springfield, Mass. , Seven Generations 1704 - 2004 : David Rice, William Marsh Rice, Caleb Hall Rice, Frederick Allyn Rice', published 2005 under ISBN 9780977098804 and ISBN 097709880X.