A William Rice born about 1770 moved from Hawkins County, TN to Rhea County about 1824 with sons Alexander and William S. Rice. I would appreciate a lookup for deed records on these men, and to see if there is any mention of the older William dying in either Rhea or Meigs County before 1850. He was in Meigs in 1840 and probably died there before 1850, when William S. Rice shows up in Overton County, TN. I need to see if these Rice's lived anywhere near Shelton's, since there seems to be a strong Shelton connection with these Rice's in Overton County, and possibly also in Hawkins, where a John Rice died in 1811, and mentioned a son, Shelton Rice, in his will. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you Will Smith