I'm trying to piece together confusing information and would like to know source information for the following.   Rice Hooe I b 1599 d 1655 m Sarah (Goodwin) d 1665   Rice Hooe II b 1640 d ca 1694 m#1 Susanna Nicholas m#2 by 1689 the widow of Thomas Howard   Rice Hooe III b 1660 d 1726 m#1 Mary (Dade) widow of Robert Massey  m#2 1695 Ann Howson d 1699 m#3 ca 1699 Francis Townsend widow of Frances Dade and widow of Capt John Withers.   Rice and Francis had a daughter Francis that married William Rogers.   William was son of John and Mary Newton Rogers. Mary was daughter of Benjamin & Mary Grigsby Newton. After Benjamin died, Mary Grigsby Newton married John Mees.   Francis Townsend and Frances Dade had a son Townsend Dade that m Rose Newton who was 1st married to Thomas Grigsby.   1. Did most of these events occur in Stafford Co, VA? 2. Was Francis Hooe who married William Rogers the daughter of Rice and Francis Hooe?   All of these families must have been  neighbors and intermarried throughout the generations. I believe some of the counties were burned counties so there isn't too much proof around. Would appreciate any help with citations so I can send for copies.   Thank you, Ruth

Hi Ruth, This is a really good website to search for some of the people you've mentioned. Mike Marshall's site provides a "goldmine" of records to help you cross check around. Never take any of this as gospel. Use for a guide and then obtain the records. Good luck! Amanda http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mrmarsha&id=I46397 ================================== .ID: I46397 .Name: Rice Hooe .Sex: M .Birth: ABT 1636 in Charles City, Virginia .Death: 1 OCT 1694 in Stafford County, Virginia - will lost .Note: === Stafford County, Virginia Order Book, page 21 (contd), Court held 13th March 1689/90 600. GERRARD LOWTHER the Attorney of HUGH FRENCH made humble suit to this Court that RICE HOOE stood indebted to the aforesaid French the sum of four hundred pounds of Tobacco due per bill which bill being left the said Rice Hooe refuses to pay the same Wherefore your Petr craves Judgment against the said Rice Hooe for his said debt with costs of suit And the said Rice Hooe came into Court and confessed Judgment to the said Bill and Exhibited to this Court an account against the said Bill which being fully proved in Court by his Oath upon the Holy Evangelist to his aforesaid account Therefore tis ordered that the said Rice Hooe of and from the aforesaid Bill shall be freely and fully discharged and Hugh French pay costs als Execution. === STAFFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA DEED AND WILL BOOK, 1686 - 1689; THE ANTIENT PRESS pp 33a-34 TO ALL XTIAN PEOPLE to whom these presents shall come Bee it Knowne that I RICE HOOE of Stafford County for divers good causes have sold unto FRANCIS HOULT a Certaine Parcell of land lying and being upon the Easterne Branch of PASPOTANZEY CREEKE adjoyning on the Land of CAPT. WM. HEABEARD deced on the North syde and on the Land of CHARLES BALDRIDGE on the West side and adjoyneing upon the Land of JOSHUA GREENE and CHARLES BALARIDGE on ye South side and see with a Straight line along the foure sides along the same syde belonging to the said RICE HOOE to the Swamp on the NE syde which sd parcell of land I the aforesd RICE HOOE doe firmly sell unto the aforesd FRANCIS HOULT his heires for ever To Have and To Hold with all priviledges thereunto belonging from me and my heires forever or from any other clame that any pson or psons may now or hereaftr shall pretend, acknowledging hereby to have reced one man Servant named GEORGE RUSSEL which I the said RICE HOOE doth acknowledge to bee full satisfaction to my content. And in confirmation hereof I have sett my hand and Seale this 9 day of March 1686, In presence of us RICH BRYANT, RICE HOOE BRYAN BATTY This Sale of Land was acknowledged in the County Court of Staffd. by the said RICE HOOE unto the within named FRANCIS HOULT this 9 day of March 1686/7 And then was recorded === STAFFORD COUNTY VA DEED & WILL BOOK 1686 - 1689; THE ANTIENT PRESS p. 96 KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I RICE HOOE of ye County of Stafford Planter have sold unto BENJAMIN WEBBE one tract and devidend of Land containinge one hundred and fiftye acres of land lyeing and being upon ye eastermost Branch of PASBATANZEY CREELE bounded as followeth N. East from ye Lande DOCTOR SEAST upon ye Lande of JOSHUA GREENE Upon ye lande formerly sould by RICE HOOE and VALLENTINE SHUGHBURGH and acknowledged unto FRANCES HOULT by RICE HOOE together wth all appurtenances upon ye Land formerly belonging unto Capt WILLIAM HERBERT wch hundred and fifty acres of land To Have and To Hold to him ye said BENJAMINE WEBBE. In Wittness whereof have sett my hande and Seale ye 10th day of October 1688 In presence of JOHN KILDERMORE. RICE HOOE JOHN GOWRY.. THOMAS ELSIE This Sale of Lande was acknowledged by ye above RICE HOOE unto BENJAMIN WEBBE in the County Court of Stafford this 10th day of October 1688 and was then recorded. Father: Rice Hooe b: 1598 in England Mother: Sarah MNU Hooe Marriage 1 Anne MNU Howard b: ABT 1640 Marriage 2 Susannah MNU Nicholas b: ABT 1640 in Charles City, Virginia .Married: BEF 16 NOV 1660 in Charles City, Virginia Children 1. Rice Hooe b: ABT 1661 in Charles City, Virginia [I think he was the father of RICE HOOE that married 2nd TABITHA HARRISON who was AUNT of ROSE TOWNSEND DADE m. ROBERT KNOX. My 5xgf Alexander McConchie did the 1785 estate inventory of ROBERT KNOX.