Individual Details

Died before his father's will was written. Left wife Sally and several children. The wife is said to have been Sarah Williamson.

The Caswell Co marriages show the marriage of his cousin of the same name to Susannah Butler in 1781 - and the cousin's son, Nathaniel Lacy Rice who married Henrietta Rice, daughter of William Higgason Rice & Susannah Williams Brooks. There are two other marriages of a Nathan or Nathaniel Rice - one to Polly King in 1825, too late to be this man as he was already deceased. One of Nathan Rice Junr to Sally Poyner which cannot be this man either as it took place in 1801 only three years before his death. One of these two later marriages is likely the son listed below.

Caswell Co WB D
p.58
July Court 1801
Inventory of the Estate of Nathaniel Rice, dec'd. Signed by Jas. Yancey and Susannah Rice, admr.
p.63
17 June 1801 Value of the Personal Estate of Nathaniel Rice. Eight Slaves listed. Commissioners: John Henslee, Malon Stacy & Thomas Johnston. returned to July Court 1801.
p.139
January court 1803
Inventory and list of Sales of Estate of Nathan Rice, dec'd. Buyers included Jeremiah Rice (horse, bees & hive, fodder); Sarah Rice (household furnishings, 1 cow); William Rice (chest, plow, geese, etc); Nathan Rice (tools, yearling calf); Edmond rice (yearling, hogs). Total: 156#'s. Williamson Rice had received in his lifetime - 1 feather bed, cow & calf, ewe lamb, and colt.
Signed: Williamson Rice, Admr.

Note found on Ancestry that needs to be verified
Caswell Co, NC
15 Apr 1801
William Rice signed. Rec'd of Wylie Yancey, Adm. of Nath'l Rice, deceased the full sum sixty three pounds, two shillings in full for the balance due my from my brother Nathl Rice's Estate including interest on the same.

One list of children includes: Williamson, Nathan, Susanna, Elizabeth, Jane, Jeremiah, John, and Henrietta.
Another database lists only four children:
....Henrietta, who married Edmund Rice, 5 Dec 1795, Caswell. Edmund possibly a son of Hezekiah Rice and Mary Bullock. She was born ca 1773,
....Williamson Rice may have been living in Jefferson Co, AL by 1830 - and he may be the William M. Rice in Madison Co AL in 1850. He is said to have married Zuriah Sims, 9 Jan 1797 in Caswell, but in 1850 the wife appears to be Maleta, age 73, also born in NC if that is the same person.
....Nathan, thought to be the Nathan Rice who married Sally Poyner, 23 Dec 1801, Caswell.
....John Rice who moved to Rockingham Co before 1820

Death	Bef Jul 1801
Marriage		Sarah "Sally" Williamson

Spouse	Sarah "Sally" Williamson ( - )
Child	Henrietta Rice (1773 - )
Child	Williamson Rice ( - )
Child	Nathan Rice ( - )
Child	Living

Father	Thomas Rice [Cabin Branch] ( - 1804)
Sibling	Rebecca Rice (1745 - 1809)
Sibling	Marcey Rice (1754 - 1839)
Sibling	John Rice (1756 - 1792)
Sibling	Elisha Rice ( - 1806)
Sibling	William Higgason Rice (1761 - 1847)
Sibling	Joel C. Rice (1762 - 1833)
Sibling	Sarah "Sally" Rice ( - )
Sibling	Lucy Rice ( - )
Sibling	Mary Rice ( - 1798)