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I found an earlier Hezekiah Rice, living in Louisa Co VA, where the Jouetts also lived. I very much suspect this is the same man. The variations of "Mechie/Meechum" in Louisa may be an attempted spelling for Michaux, a Huguenot family that settled in that part of Viginia.
Louisa Co DB B
p.284  29 Apr 1758  John Meche to Hezekiah Rice.  40#'s.  100 acres, part of tract of 1152 acres.  Moreman's River line, Meechums River, the place called the horse shoe. Signed:  John Mechie.  Wit: Mosias Jones, Robert Mechie, James Watson.  26 Sep 1758, ack by Mechie.
p.286  29apr 1758.  Hezekiah Rice – mortgage for slave Sam to John Mechie.  To be paid before 20 Nov 1759.

This Hezekiah Rice said to be son of Benjamin Rice; Hezekiah born Virginia - probably Goochland Co. The online database suggest he was born by 1739 in Albemarle which was not a county until 1744.

Caswell DB B, p.38 & p.192
29 Oct 1782 State of NC, Grant #296 To Richard Smith. 250 acres on Moon's Creek adj Heze. Rice, Mathew Jewitt, Nathaniel Hart.
State of NC, Grant #369. To Hezekiah Rice. 617 acres on Horsley's Cr adj Matthew Jouett, Richard Smith, Ro. Blackwell, Noah Cobb.
p.320
13 Oct 1783 State of NC, Grant #545 To James Walker, 600 acre on Moon's & Horsley's Creeks adj Hezekiah Rice, John Dill, John Triplett, Butler, Ashford, John Johnston.

DB E, p.60
21 Feb 1786 Jere Williamson to Hezekiah Rice for 150#'s. 270 acres both sides of Horsley's Crk adj Hall Williamson, part of tract Williamson purchased of Nathaniel Hart. Wit: Jere Poston, Nathan Rice

DB H, p.31
29 Jan 1791 Hezekiah Rice to Hawley Williamson for 300#'s. 321 1/4 acres east side Horsley's Crk adj said Williamson, Nathan Rice. Wit: James Williamson, Lancelot Johnston.

DB J, p.55
9 Jun 1795 Hezekiah Rice to William Cobb for 20#'s. 40 acres on Horseley Crk adj Hawl Williamson, Noah Cobb. Wit: James Orr, James Cobb

Caswell Co Jan Court 1797, WB C, p.202
21 Oct 1796: Inventory of Hezekiah Rice, dec'd. Ibzan Rice, Adm.


Caswell Co. DB M, p.215
2 Feb 1801 Jepthah Rice, Hezekiah Rice, Ibzan Rice, Authniel Rice and Edmund Rice, heirs of Hezekiah Rice dec'd to David Poyner, for 100#'s, 120 acres on Hogan's Creek adj Dill, Walker, Johnston. Wit: Richd. Simpson, Green Brown, James Cobb


DB P, p.185
19 Jul 1806 Azariah Graves, former sheriff of Caswell County to Elizabeth Yancey[widow], James Yancey, Tryon Yancey, Priscilla Yancey, Nancy Yancey, and Artelia Yancey, heirs of Thomas Yancey dec'd by writ of fieri facias commanding the goods & chattels of Hezekiah Rice dec'd in the hands of Ibzan Rice, adm. be sold to satisfy commissioners of public lots and buildings at the Court House. Deputy John Yancey had levied on tract of land of Hezekiah Rice dec'd, 600 acres, adj. Richard Smith. Thomas Yancey was high bidder for 74#'s with the heirs of Thomas Yancey received the property adj. William Cobb, Azariah Graves, being the land where Hezekiah Rice formerly lived. Wit: Barz. Graves, L. Marchant

Death

Bef Oct 1796

Caswell County, North Carolina

Spouse	Mary Bullock ( - )
Child	Annis Rice (1759 - )
Child	Jepthah Rice (1760 - )
Child	Milly Rice (1761 - )
Child	Gideon Rice (1763 - )
Child	Hezekiah Rice (1764 - 1860)
Child	Ibzan Rice (1768 - 1847)
Child	Othniel Rice (1771 - 1853)
Child	Edmond Rice (1772 - 1870)