Lucy Rice

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Peter Rice had bought land in Pittsford as early as 1780 coming there from Guilford, then in northern territory owned by Massachusetts Bay Company. After the death of Margaret Cooley's first husband, Job Winslow Sr in 1785, Peter and Margaret were married in the same year. The next year their first child, Lucy, was born, possibly in Greenwich. However, by the time of their second child's birth, Peter Jr in 1789, they had migrated to Pittsford, Republic of Vermont. Peter and Margaret had unusually bad luck with their children. Lucy died aged 16, Peter Jr died aged 20, Caleb died aged 20, Infant son was stillborn, and Naomi died aged 2. It appears out of six children only Anthony C. lived long enough to marry and have a family. His death date is unknown.

Peter married Margaret Cooley on 1 Apr 1786 (Intention) in Greenwich, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Margaret (daughter of Benjamin4 Cooley and Mary Needham) was born on 13 Nov 1757 in Greenwich, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 29 Dec 1808 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Job and Margaret lived in Greenwich and their children were born there. One son, Thomas, came to Pittsford Vermont about 1802 but he left in 1818. Another son, Job Jr, came to Pittsford in 1809 and bought land from his stepfather, Peter Rice.
After Job Winslow Jr's untimely death in 1785 aged 31, Margaret was remarried to Peter Rice in Greenwich in 1786.

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Benjamin4 Cooley was born 5 Nov 1701, probably in the long meddowe precinct of Springfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. He was twice married, first to Elisabeth Charles, second to Mary Needham.
In Mass Vital Records microfilmed by LDS Church there is an entry: #9-Greenwich p36 "Mary daughter of Benjn Cooley by Mary his wife was born Dec 24, 1768". This is highly unlikely since there was already a Mary Cooley b. 1750, d. 1769. While the first Mary died young in 1769 and sometimes families, who lost a child renamed a later child the same name, there is overlap here.

(Research):Massachusetts Political Organization Hampshire county was created 7 May 1662 from Non-County Area 1 (towns of Springfield, Northampton, Hadley, and all territory within 30 miles). It effectively covered the entire western part of the province. (Mass. Recs., vol. 4, pt. 2:52) Hampden county was was set off from the northern half of Hampshire Co 1 Aug 1812.

Benjamin4 married Mary Needham on 14 Feb 1744/45 in Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Anthony Needham and Mary (Molly) Moulton) was born on 21 Jun 1725 in Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 16 Jun 1799 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont; was buried about Jun 1799 in Old Baptist Burying Ground, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(Research):Massachusetts Political Organization
Hampshire county was created from Non-County Area 1 (towns of Springfield, Northampton, Hadley, and all territory within 30 miles) on 7 May 1662. It effectively covered the entire western part of the province. Non-County Area 1 was eliminated (Mass. Recs., vol. 4, pt. 2:52)
Hampden county was was set off from the northern half of Hampshire Co 1 Aug 1812.

Benjamin3 married Margaret Bliss on 30 Jan 1700/01 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Margaret (daughter of Samuel Bliss and Sarah Stebbins) was born on 23 Nov 1683 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died est 1744 in Probably Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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South Brimfield is now Wales

Anthony married Mary (Molly) Moulton on 10 Jun 1722 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Robert Moulton and Hannah Graves) was born on 30 Sep 1702 in Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts; died about 1790 in South Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Anthony and Molly Needham are said to have gone to Brimfield about 1722, and are said to have been in 1726 the first white settlers of South Brimfield...the name of which was changed in 1828 to Wales in honor of James Lawrence Wales. Absalom Gardner's Compendium of Wales, 1873, p 3224 says "Anthony Needham was one of that band of adventurous pioneers who first made lodgment with a view to permanent settlement in this Town about 1726. He fixed his abode upon what we now call the Orcutt Place...There he lived, there he died". - NEHGR