James Brice CANDIDATE

M, #10134, b. 11 October 1751, d. 22 December 1832
Pedigree
ChartsPedigree - father Charles Harold Bassett
Reference5G Grf
CAUTION* James Brice CANDIDATE has the following CAUTIONARY INFORMATION: Follow thru on the Biography tag which is actually for his brother, but mentions James. 
Birth*11 October 1751 He was born on 11 October 1751 at Perryman, Harford Co., Maryland.1 
Marriage* He married Anne Grant CANDIDATE. 
MilitaryRevWar*between 1781 and 1783 James Brice CANDIDATE was in the military (Rev War) between 1781 and 1783 BRICE, JAMES, (Athens Co.)
Lt. Served on several tours of duty in Pa Mil under Capt Zadock Wright 1781, 1783. Br Oct 11, 1751, Md. Parents: James and Mary Johnson. Mar Hester Johnson, Annie Grant. Children : Thomas, Barnett, Rachel, Nancy, Hester, Mary, John Grant, Anne Grant, Jane. D Dec 22, 1832, Athens, O. Bur West State St. Cem (near the gateway at the left of driveway). MI: Sacred to the memory of James Brice who died Dec 22, 1832. GM by family long ago ; sandstone marker which is disintegrating. Nabby Lee Ames Chap D. A. R. placed Jones marker Oct 1925. One of the incorporators of Washington College Pa and many yrs trustee resigning in 1824 ; Commissioner for Washington Co, Pa, 1791. Pa Legislature 1794; Com Wash Co 1797, Collector W. S. Internal Revenue for Washington and Greene Cos, Pa. 1798-1799-1800-1801-1802. Ref : Archives of Pa and W. S. War Dept. Fur infor Nabby Lee Ames Chap.1 
Biography*between 1781 and 1793 He had a biography: (pg 8) "Accordingly, during the twelve years referred to (1781-1793), twelve persons trained on the field were licensed to preach, seven of whom were ordained and installed within the Presbytery, viz. : John Brice, at Three Ridges, Washington County, and Forks of Wheeling, Ohio County, Va. Thus, at the end of these twelve years, the roll stood, Power, McMillan, Dunlap, Clark, Findley, Patterson, Brice, Hughes, McPherrin, Porter, Jennings, Hill and Swan, with David Smith, Thomas Marquis and Boyd Mercer, licentiates.

(pg 398-9) Rev. John Brice.—The Brice family came to Washington County from Maryland among the first settlers. James Brice, a brother of John, was one of the early elders in Upper Buffalo. John was a pupil in Rev. Thaddeus Dodd's school at Ten Mile, in 1782, and after further studies with Rev. Joseph Smith, of Upper Buffalo, was licensed by Presbytery of Redstone April 15, 1788, at the same time with James Hughes. By the same Presbytery he was ordained pastor* of Three Ridges and Forks of Wheeling April 22, 1790. This relation was dissolved June 29, 1808, after which he performed missionary labor in the adjacent regions, and in 1810 took a disnnission to Presbytery of Lancaster, but returned his certificate without using it. He died Aug. 26, 1811, in his fiftyfirst year and the twenty-third year of his ministry. He was a man of nervous temperament, and subject to morbid exercises of mind and fits of despondency; nevertheless was of deep piety, and his preaching was "in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,'' and was followed with a rich fruitage.
Mr, Brice was twice married. His first wife was Rebecca Kerr, sister of James Kerr, ruling elder in Pigeon Creek Church. The second was Jean, daughter of Robert Stockton, ruling elder of Washington, and sister of Rev. Joseph Stockton. The late Rev. John Brice McCoy, of the Presbytery of Washington, was a grandson. So also is Rev. J. Brice Reed, of Fairmount, West Virginia.


* Note.—The earlier records say nothing about installation. The facts of the call and the ordination are stated, and then follows the record, " Mr. now takes his seat as a member. between 1781 and 1793.2 
Will*17 November 1832 He left a will on 17 November 1832 at Athens, Athens Co., Ohio; book 2 pg 138 (SLC 311617 #4 not copied)
James Brice leaves wearing apparel and the watch he wears to son John. Everything else to wife Anna. No mention of other children. Witnesses include Joseph Dana, Joseph Dana Jr, and Robert Sanderson - hmm, Joseph Dana is the one who Wm Bodwell had the land agreement with. 
Death*22 December 1832 He died on 22 December 1832 at Athens Co., Ohio, at age 81.1 
Relationships5th great-grandfather of David Lee Bassett
3rd great-grandfather of Charles Henry "Charlie" Bassett

Family

Anne Grant CANDIDATE
Marriage* He married Anne Grant CANDIDATE. 
Children
Last Edited7 Apr 2023

Citations

  1. [S2014] Official Roster of the Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in the State of Ohio, Vol 1 pg 51.
  2. [S2015] History of the Presbytery of Washington, pg 8 & pg 398/9.