The Greene & Pickens Black Families Association
Rice Family Genealogy
My family history dates back to Nash County, North Carolina in 1787. A woman by the name
of Chaney was born. Little is known about her background, but it is believed that she was
the daughter of an African. I have doing extensive research on the slaves of Hopkins Rice. It
is believed that Chaney and her sister was given to the Hopkins Family of Nash Carolina.
Peter Hopkins was the first Hopkins in his family to move to Edgecombe County, North
Carolina He was born in 1730. He married a woman named Wilmoth Fowler. She was born
in 1747 in Wake County, North Carolina. She was the daughter of Joseph F. & Anne Fowler.
The couple had known children.
William Hopkins, John Hopkins, David Hopkins, Elizabeth Hopkins-Rice, and Susannah
Hopkins-Russell.
The Hopkins oldest daughter, Elizabeth, married an Revolutionary War Hero named John
Rice. He was born in 1755 in Bute County, North Carolina. They moved to Nash County,
North Carolina and purchased about 800 acres of land on Lee's Creek. They couple had
about eight children.
1. John Rice, 2. William Rice, 3. Elizabeth Rice-Richaradson, 4. Nancy Rice-Carpenter, 5.
Mary Rice-Marriott, 6. James M. Rice, 7. Benjamin Rice, 8. Hopkins Rice.
Chaney was brought to this plantation, but it is unsure exactly when. However most of her
children were born on the Rice plantation. There is a strong possibility that she had more
than five children, but it is uncertain. In the early 1800's John Rice deeded Chaney and her
children to his son Hopkins Rice and his wife Jane. In the early 1820's Hopkins and his
family migrated to Greene County, Alabama by way of Georgia. They purchased land in
1828, where they estate grew in the Clinton and Pleasant Ridge areas. In the later years,
some of the Rice's were sold to various planatations. One of Chaney's sons, Anderson, was
sold to Eldred Pippen. Also three of her great grandson's were sold. Jesse Rice was sold to
Gaston Wilder of Pickens County, Alabama. Richard "Dick" Gilmore was sold to William
Gilmore of Mantua. The last son was sold to a Harkness, whose name is not known.
My family history dates back to Nash County, North Carolina in 1787. A woman by the name
of Chaney was born. Little is known about her background, but it is believed that she was
the daughter of an African. I have doing extensive research on the slaves of Hopkins Rice. It
is believed that Chaney and her sister was given to the Hopkins Family of Nash Carolina.
Peter Hopkins was the first Hopkins in his family to move to Edgecombe County, North
Carolina He was born in 1730. He married a woman named Wilmoth Fowler. She was born
in 1747 in Wake County, North Carolina. She was the daughter of Joseph F. & Anne Fowler.
The couple had known children.
William Hopkins, John Hopkins, David Hopkins, Elizabeth Hopkins-Rice, and Susannah
Hopkins-Russell.
The Hopkins oldest daughter, Elizabeth, married an Revolutionary War Hero named John
Rice. He was born in 1755 in Bute County, North Carolina. They moved to Nash County,
North Carolina and purchased about 800 acres of land on Lee's Creek. They couple had
about eight children.
1. John Rice, 2. William Rice, 3. Elizabeth Rice-Richaradson, 4. Nancy Rice-Carpenter, 5.
Mary Rice-Marriott, 6. James M. Rice, 7. Benjamin Rice, 8. Hopkins Rice.
Chaney was brought to this plantation, but it is unsure exactly when. However most of her
children were born on the Rice plantation. There is a strong possibility that she had more
than five children, but it is uncertain. In the early 1800's John Rice deeded Chaney and her
children to his son Hopkins Rice and his wife Jane. In the early 1820's Hopkins and his
family migrated to Greene County, Alabama by way of Georgia. They purchased land in
1828, where they estate grew in the Clinton and Pleasant Ridge areas. In the later years,
some of the Rice's were sold to various planatations. One of Chaney's sons, Anderson, was
sold to Eldred Pippen. Also three of her great grandson's were sold. Jesse Rice was sold to
Gaston Wilder of Pickens County, Alabama. Richard "Dick" Gilmore was sold to William
Gilmore of Mantua. The last son was sold to a Harkness, whose name is not known.
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