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     Mary Sawyer married Joshua Rice, son of Samuel Rice and Elizabeth King.

     Samuel Rice was born on 11-Feb-1693 at Marlborough, Massachusetts. He died on 10-Feb-1781 at Worcester, Massachusetts, at age 87.

     Nahum Rice was ill being stated as insane. An unnamed guardian was appointed on 24 January 1742. He was born on 3-Sep-1695 at Marlborough, Massachusetts.

     Sarah Rice left a will on 6 December 1776 at Marlborough, MA, nephew Benjamin Rice, Executor. Her will mentioned Lydia Rice Williams, under age 18; Sarah, daughter of my kinsman Elisha Rice; daughters of my kinsman Benjamin Rice; and daughters of Elisha Rice deceased; children of kinswoman Ann Ward deceased. She was born on 1-Jun-1698 at Marlborough, Massachusetts. She died on 3-Apr-1778 at Marlborough, Massachusetts, at age 79.

     Zephaniah Rice was born on 22-Sep-1700 at Marlborough, Massachusetts. He died on 10-May-1730 at Worcester, Massachusetts, at age 29.

     Deacon Andrew Rice Children of Deacon Andrew Rice and Hannah Barns:
Eber Rice
Lydia Rice
Benjamin Rice+
Anna Rice+
Phebe Rice+
Abel Rice
(son) Rice
Elisha Rice+
John Rice. He was born on 18-Jan-1702/3 at Marlborough, Massachusetts. He married Hannah Barnes, daughter of Deacon John Barnes and Hannah Howe, on 3-Dec-1734 at Marlborough, Massachusetts. Deacon Andrew Rice died on 15-Jan-1775 at Marlborough, Massachusetts, at age 71.

     Hannah Barnes married Deacon Andrew Rice, son of Joshua Rice and Mary Sawyer, on 3-Dec-1734 at Marlborough, Massachusetts.

     Deacon John Barnes married Hannah Howe.

     Hannah Howe married Deacon John Barnes.

     Benjamin Rice Children of Benjamin Rice and Susanna Weeks:
Elizabeth Rice+
Mary Rice+
Phebe Rice+
Stephen Rice
Susannah Rice
Deacon Benjamin Rice+
John Rice. He was born on 4-Jan-1739/40 at Marlborough, Massachusetts. He married Susannah Weeks on 22-May-1764 at Marlborough, Massachusetts. Benjamin Rice died on 23-Apr-1811 at Marlborough, Massachusetts, at age 71.

     Susannah Weeks married Benjamin Rice, son of Deacon Andrew Rice and Hannah Barnes, on 22-May-1764 at Marlborough, Massachusetts.

     Mary Rice Children of Mary Rice and Lewis Brigham:
Asa Brigham+
Susanna Brigham+
Sally Brigham
Abigail Brigham. She was born on 8-Apr-1767 at Marlborough, Massachusetts. She married Lewis Brigham, son of Asa Brigham and Elizabeth Warren, on 18-Sep-1786. Mary Rice died on 15-Jun-1797 at Marlborough, Massachusetts, at age 30.

     Lewis Brigham was born on 24-Mar-1756 at Marlborough, Massachusetts. He married Mary Rice, daughter of Benjamin Rice and Susannah Weeks, on 18-Sep-1786. Lewis Brigham died on 22-Feb-1803 at Marlborough, Massachusetts, at age 46.

     Asa Brigham Children of Asa Brigham and Elizabeth Swift Babcock:
Adeliza Lewis Brigham
Benjamin Brigham. He was a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, first treasurer of the Republic of Texas, and mayor of Austin, was born in Massachusetts about 1790. With his wife, Elizabeth S., two sons, a daughter, and a son-in-law, he arrived in Texas from Louisiana in April 1830. In December the ayuntamiento of San Felipe de Austin announced his election as síndico procurador for the precinct of Victoria (Brazoria), and in December 1831 he was elected comisario for the same precinct. He was one of those who signed a document on June 20, 1832, indicating readiness to participate in military operations in the interest of Texas independence. On October 6, 1832, he was elected treasurer for the Brazoria district. Brigham was appointed a member of the Brazoria board of health in 1831. After 1832 he kept a ferry at Brazoria, where he ran a mercantile business with his son-in-law, and later he was a stockholder in the San Saba Colonization Company and receiver of stock for the Brazos and Galveston Railroad. He acquired leagues of land at Hall's Bayou in Brazoria County and in Galveston and Bastrop counties, and raised sugar, cotton, corn, and cattle. By 1833 his daughter, wife, and son-in-law had all died. Though he held slaves for a time, Brigham later signed petitions for free blacks. As one of those instrumental in establishing a Masonic lodge at Brazoria, he served as junior warden there and was also a charter member of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas, organized at Houston on December 20, 1837.

Brigham was elected Brazoria alcalde in 1835. He served as one of four representatives from Brazoria to the Convention of 1836 at Washington-on-the-Brazos and was a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. He remained at the convention until at least March 16, 1836. David G. Burnet appointed him auditor of the Republic of Texas, and President Sam Houstonqv named him treasurer on December 20, 1836. He was the first to hold the latter office and was reappointed by Mirabeau B. Lamar in January 1839. On February 16, 1839, Brigham became a Houston alderman while serving as national treasurer. He left the treasury on April 12, 1840; later that year he was charged with using state funds for private purposes but was cleared. Houston reappointed him treasurer on December 31, 1841, and in 1842 Brigham became mayor of Austin.

After the death of his first wife he married Mrs. Ann Johnson Mather, on July 8, 1839. He died on July 3, 1844, at Washington, Texas, where he is buried. A monument was erected by the state of Texas at the burial site in 1936, and Brigham's remains were removed to a site in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historical Park sometime later.

L. W. Kem. He resided at Lunenburg, MA. He was a tailor. He immigrated in 1816 to Alexandria, LA, after suffering a fire. He immigrated in 1831 to Texas.

Alta Loma, on State Highway 6 in southwestern Galveston County, was settled by Asa Brigham, who received a grant on Hall's Bayou from the Mexican government in 1830. He was born on 31-Aug-1788 at Marlborough, Massachusetts. He married Rebecca Babcock on 8-Dec-1810. Asa Brigham died on 3-Jul-1844 at Washington, Texas, at age 55.

     Rebecca Babcock married Asa Brigham, son of Lewis Brigham and Mary Rice, on 8-Dec-1810.

     Benjamin Brigham served in the Texian Militia, Battle of San Jacinto during War for Texas Independence Francis Cooke joined Capt. Robert J. Calder's company, in which Francis and his brother fought at the battle of San Jacinto.qv The night before the battle a friend in his company, Benjamin Brigham, asked someone to stand guard duty in his place, since he had been on duty the last two nights. Francis gave Brigham his bed for the night. Brigham was one of the first to be killed the next day in battle, and it is said that Mirabeau B. Lamarqv wrote his poem on the battle after viewing the body of Brigham and others. From: COOKE, FRANCIS JARVIS; http://www.lib.utexas.edu:8080/tsha/simpleHLView.jsp?K2DocKey=/usr/local/docs/utexas/tsha/handbook/online/articles/CC/fcoeg.html@tsha-handbook&queryText=benjamin%20brigham. He was born on 21-Apr-1815. He died on 21-Apr-1836 at Battle of San Jacinto, Texas, at age 21 died on his 21st birthday. "In 1881 J. S. Sullivan of Richmond initiated a second movement for placing a marker at the graves, and sufficient funds were collected for a red granite obelisk which was unveiled in Galveston and placed at the grave of Benjamin Rice Brigham, the only grave then ascertainable."

     Asa Brigham was born on 9-Nov-1729 at Marlborough, Massachusetts. He married Elizabeth Warren. Asa Brigham died on 18-Nov-1806 at Marlborough, Massachusetts, at age 77.

     Elizabeth Warren was born on 31-Mar-1734 at Marlborough, Massachusetts. She married Asa Brigham, son of Jotham Brigham and Abigail (?). Elizabeth Warren died on 15-Aug-1807 at Marlborough, Massachusetts, at age 73.

     Jotham Brigham was born on 23-Dec-1695 at Marlborough, Massachusetts. He married Abigail (?). Jotham Brigham died on 23-Nov-1759 at Marlborough, Massachusetts, at age 63.

     Abigail (?) married Jotham Brigham, son of Samuel Brigham and Elizabeth Howe. Abigail (?) died on 24-Mar-1768 at Marlborough, Massachusetts.

     Samuel Brigham served "served as a lieutenant during 'Queen Anne's War' and his dwelling was fortified as a garrison-house." He was born on 12-Jan-1652 at Marlborough, Massachusetts. He married Elizabeth Howe, daughter of Abraham How Sr. and Hannah Ward, on 1-Nov-1684. Samuel Brigham died on 24-Jul-1713 at Marlborough, Massachusetts, at age 61.

     Elizabeth Howe was born on 8-Apr-1665 at Marlborough, Massachusetts. She was born on 17-Jan-1673 at Marlborough, Massachusetts. She married Samuel Brigham, son of Thomas Brigham and Mercy Hurd, on 1-Nov-1684. Elizabeth Howe died on 26-Jul-1739 at Marlborough, Massachusetts, at age 74.

     Sukey Brigham was born on 12-Apr-1790 at Marlborough, Massachusetts. She married Stephen Howe on 29-Jan-1809 at Marlborough, Massachusetts.

     Stephen Howe married Sukey Brigham, daughter of Lewis Brigham and Mary Rice, on 29-Jan-1809 at Marlborough, Massachusetts.

     Travis Daniels married Arlene (?).

     Arlene (?) married Travis Daniels.