In a message dated 3/30/01 11:50:58 AM Atlantic Standard Time, kimwilson@mail.utexas.edu writes: << "Asenath" was a Rice/McGee given name. >> Let muddy the waters some more: WILL OF HEZEKIAH RICE (Called Hezekiah Rice, Sr. in oath)...wife Polly Rice...children...Polly Clinkscales...Ibzan Rice...Thomas L. Rice...Amaziah Rice...William Magee and ASNETH, his wife...children of dec'd son, Hezekiah Rice...Abner H. Magee and his wife, Louisa...Fleetwood Rice...Wiley Latimer and his wife, Irena Smith. Executors: Son, Amaziah and son-in-law, Abner H. Jabee. Dated 5 April 1846. Wit.: John R. Towers Harrison Latimer George W. Nelson Probate: 18 Jan. 1860. Maybe there is a connection between the May family and the Rice family??? A. Deason Smith in SC Researching SMITH, KENNEDY, ELROD, DEASON, McGILL, LUSK, VAUGHN, HUGHES, MOORE, EVANS, RAY, COOPER, HUFFMAN, POSEY, ADAIR