Rice, Rebecca

1837 - 1903  (66 years)

• Name	Rice, Rebecca  [1]
  	20180915HAv, pasted from BUfx: Martha "Mattie" Sine Rice Birth: Aug. 24 (21 -jcw), 1800 York County, Pennsylvania, USA Death: May 19, 1870 Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA [death -- pension payment records.] Twin to John Sine, Notes under Jacob Christy Sine in Chronicles of Core Page 155-- of his sisters: Martha SINE was the mother of - Parmelia SINE, who married Benjamin Ammons, and - Alpheus SINE, the father of Rezin Sine, and - Milton, the father of Albert Grant Sine. Through her marriage to Thomas Rice, (John Thomas Rice) Martha SINE became the mother of - John, - Minerva, who married Eli Shuman, - Mary who married William, son of Moses Mathews, and - Rebecca, mother of Landora, Jennie and Belle Rice. Mr. Core does not mention the infant daughter Peggy, named in the will of Stephen Archer 1824, first husband of Martha Sine. ("I leave to my wife Martha and her infant daughter PEGGY," next line, "to my wife Martha and OUR daughter") Martha Sine married Stephen Archer June 12, 1823 Stephen Archer 1775-1824 [He was a widow(er) when he married Martha Sine] Tennant's of Monongalia County, by John Michael Price Written: As stated before, Stephen Archer was a long-time friend of the Tennant family. His pension file revealed the following: - About 1783 at the age of thirty-eight he was married to an eighteen year old woman named Elizabeth. They had at least two daughters whom they named Elizabeth and Mary. Elizabeth was severely handicapped from birth and remained at home. They lived on the property of W. Alexander Clegg. Stephen taught school for many years to support the family but following a period of unsteady nerves he was without a profession and the family borrowed heavily from Mr. Clegg. In 1818 at the age of 73, without income or assets, Stephen filed for and was awarded a soldier's pension. Sometime after 1820 his wife may have died, for - on June 12, 1822 at the age of about seventy-seven he married Martha, the twenty year old daughter of William and Margaret Sine of York, Pennsylvania. About May 12, 1824 Stephen Archer died. An interesting footnote of "pension intrigue" followed his death. From his pension recorded it is revealed that his widow Martha remarried in 1835 to a man name John Rice who subsequently died in 1848. In 1853 via Stephen's service record Martha applied for and was awarded a widow's pension. In 1855 she was awarded 160 acres of bounty land. From there the story takes an interesting historical turn. In the files is a letter, dated 1881 from the office of one A. Stephen Hough of St. George West Virginia to W. W. Duley. Hough's stationery indicated that he was an "Agent for Subscription Books, Sewing Machines, Pictures, New and Used Inventions, Etc.: In the Letter Mr. Hough alleges the following: Transcribed as Written: Dear Sir I take the liberty of writing you (a case in point) - Dr. James V. Boughner Morgantown W Va, got a pention for Matty Rice as the Widow of Archie - a Revolutionary soldier and she drew a pension for many years (or as long as she lived.) My object in writing to you, is to make a plain statement of facts in the case. To wit: Matty Sine at the age of 18 married the Old man Archie and he died. She then ran off with her Bro in law whose wife was living and went to Ohio from W. Va. An had two children by him. She (Matty) got in the poor house in Ohio and got aquatined with John Rice an Irishman and then got married, they lived together and had 6 children 5 girls and one boy. Then Boughner got her a pension - Matty swore falsely when she said she was Archies Widow and had not remarried since his death - and each time that her pension papers were made out she swore falsely that she was Archies widow - and Bougher knew it. Now my object in writing you is to know if Uncle Sam can't pull back all the money off Boughner and make him Smoke for it. Any evidence you want can be turned you by writing to A. Stephen Hough, Saint George West Va Tucker Co please aser by retun mail (enclose-stamp) Investigation of the files reveals that Matty, regardless of with whom she had children, did in fact reveal that she had remarried but that her second husband had died. The fact that her witnesses were all named Sine - her maiden name - does raise some suspiction. It is unclear whether Boughner ever did indeed Smoke for the allegations made by the vigilant Mr. Hough. Note: Is this A Stephen Hough related to Asbury Hough that married Margaret Sine daughter of Jacob C. Sine. and why was he so interesting in the life of Martha. MY NOTE: Martha would have continued to receive this pension because she had a daughter PEGGY with Stephen Archer. MY NOTE, MYSTERIES AND QUESTION: Between 1824 and 1835 Who was the brother in law that Martha ran away with. What 2 children were born to Martha and this brother in law? Were these two children: Alpheus 1827 and Milton 1828. We may never know, until we discover what brother in law Martha ran off with to Ohio. Was the brother in law an Archer?,(probably so, there are many Archer's in Ohio and some on the 1830 1840 census in Greene County, PA and Monongalia Co. WV) Or was he the husband of her two sisters, Sarah or Ruth. No information has been found on these two sisters. Was one of these sisters married and still living in 1824 and if so to WHOM? According to some listings Martha Sine married John Thomas Rice April 24, 1835. I can't find any marriage record for Martha and John Thomas Rice. My assessment of the 1830 where it seems Martha and her children are living with her parents: 1830 Census: Western Monongalia, Virginia M19_191 Page: 420 Image: 833 2 males 0-5 born 1825-1830 (Probably grandsons: Alpheus 1827 and Milton 1828) 1 male 10-15 bn 1815-1820 probably grandson Unknown name 1 male 70-80 bn 1750-1760 William Sine, Sr. 1763 1 female 5-10 bn 1825-1830 (probably grand daughter) Permelia Sine born 1828 1 female 10 -15 bn 1815-1820 (grand daughter Margaret Sine Archer born 1823) 2 females 20-30 bn 1800-1810 (daughters Margaret 1802-Rebecca 1809) 1 female 30-40 born 1790-1800 (daughter Martha Sine born 1800) 1 female 60-70 1760-1770 (wife Margaret Christy Sine 1768) 1840 This census would be where her children Alpheus, Milton, Permelia, and Margaret were living with their grand parents: 1840 Census: William SINE Township: West, Monongalia, Virginia Roll: M704_567 Page: 133 Image: 268 2 males 10-15 bn 1825-1830 (Alpheus 1827, Milton 1828) 1 male 80-90 bn 1750 - 1760 William Sine, Sr. 1763 1 female 5-10 bn 1830-1835 Grand daughter Permelia 1828 (not quiet in the bracket) 1 female 15-20 born 1820-1825 probably grand daughter Margaret Sine Archer 1823 1 female 30-40 bn 1800-1810 daughter Margaret born 1802 1 female 70-80 bn 1760-1770 wife Margaret Christy Sine 1768 1840 John RICE: Monongalia, Virginia, United States 1 male under 5 bn 1835-1840 son John Jr. 1839 1 male 40-49 born 1791-1800 John bn 1799 1 female under 5 born 1835-1840 Rebecca 1837 1 female 40-49 born - 1791-1800 Martha bn 1800 1850 District 37, Monongalia, Virginia Martha Rice 49 Rebecca Rice 14 John Rice 11 Manirva Rice 8 Mary Rice 4 1860: District 7, Monongalia, Virginia Martha Rice 59 Rebecca Rice 23 Minerva Rice 17 Mary E Rice 14 Priscilla J Rice 10/12 (Priscilla (Jennie) daughter of Rebecca) Landora O Rice 4 daughter of Rebecca Living on Miracle Run, Maybe she buried in Miracle Run Cemetery. A. Stephen Hough stated Martha had 6 children with John Rice, 5 girls and 1 boy, Who are the two other girls?? These 2 girls probably born after Milton 1827 and before 1837 and gone from home by 1850 Only three girls are noted: Rebecca, Minerva and Mary Reference Notes: - Benjamin Shriver married a Margaret Rice. - Isaac Davis married a Margaret Rice in 1850 Monongalia All information or thoughts on the RICE family greatly appreciated. Family links: Parents: William A. Sine (1763 - 1842) Margaret Christy Sine (1768 - 1855) Spouse: John Thomas Rice (1799 - 1849) Children: Permelia Sine Ammons (1819 - 1877)* Margaret Archer (Sine) Moore (1823 - ____)* Alpheus Sine (1827 - 1916)* Milton Sine (1828 - 1879)* Rebecca Rice (1837 - 1903)* John Thomas Rice (1839 - 1908)* Minerva Rice Shuman (1843 - 1915)* Mary Ellen Rice Matthews (1848 - 1889)* Siblings: Christy Sine (1789 - 1858)* Mary Sine Matthews (1791 - 1878)* Jacob C. Sine (1796 - 1873)* Martha Sine Rice (1800 - 1870) John Sine (1800 - ____)* Margaret Sine Wright (1802 - 1881)* Rebecca Sine Moore (1807 - 1847)* William Calvin Sine (1807 - 1890)* *Calculated relationship Burial:Unknown Created by: Sylvia Sine Whittaker Record added: Mar 12, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 106581102
  Birth	24 Feb 1837  [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census 1850	19 Sep 1850	District 37, Monongalia, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	age 14 unk
  	20230823GHLn- edited 1850 United States Federal Census about Henry Whetsel date: 19th Sept 1850 B.B. Cox? Name: Henry Whetsel Age: 38 Birth: abt 1812 Maryland Home: Distr 37, Monongalia, VA Gender: Male Family: 827 Name: George Whetsel Age: 83 Birth: abt 1767 Maryland Home: District 37, Monongalia, VA Gender: Male Family: 826 1850 United States Federal Census about Joseph Jones date: 19th Sept 1850 B.B. Cox? Name: Joseph Jones Age: 34 Birth: abt 1816 Pennsylvania Home: District 37, Monongalia, VA Gender: Male Family: 826 Household Members: Name Age 826 Joseph Jones 34 MD Mary Jones 37 MD Nancy J. Jones 13 VA Martha A. Jones 10 VA William E. Jones 8 VA Phebe E. Jones 6 VA Elzena Jones 2 VA John W. Jones 12 VA George Whetsel 83 MD farmer Amanda Jones 15 VA 827 Henry Whetsel 38 MD farmer $200 Mary Whetsel 28 VA John Whetsel 11 VA Elisabeth J. Whetsel 10 VA Eli Whetsel 7 VA Anne E. Whetsel 2 __ 828 James Park 35 Unk farmer $500 Mary Park 30 VA Matilda Park 11 VA Emily Park 10 VA Cynthia Park 8 VA Andrew Park 7 VA Dresilla Park 5 VA Elva J (G?) Park 4 VA Sarah M. Park 2 VA 829 Martha Rice 49 Unk Rebecca Rice 14 " John Rice 11 " Manerva Rice 8 " Mary Rice 4 " 830 Hannah Gallaher 44 PA William Gallaher 16 PA farmer Crawford Gallaher 13 PA 831 Margaret Youst 73 NJ $600 Mary Youst 45 VA Washington Youst 32 VA farmer Jacob Youst 15 VA farmer 832 Matthias Youst 38 VA farmer $400 Rebecca Youst 23 VA Peter L. Youst 3 VA 833 George Youst 43 VA farmer $800 Mary Youst 41 PA Mary Clark Youst 16 VA Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 37, Monongalia, Virginia; Roll: M432_961; Page: 349B; Image: 307. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. 1850 United States Federal Census about George Whetsel date: 19th Sept 1850 B.B. Cox? Name: George Whetsel Age: 83 Birth: abt 1767 Maryland Home: District 37, Monongalia, Virginia Gender: Male Family: 826 Household Members: Name Age Joseph Jones 34 Mary Jones 37 Nancy J Jones 13 Martha A Jones 10 William E Jones 8 Phebe E Jones 6 Elzena Jones 2 John H Jones 0 George Whetsel 83 Amanda Jones 15 Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 37, Monongalia, Virginia; Roll: M432_961; Page: 349B; Image: 307. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  Death	1 Apr 1903  [1]
  	age 66
  Burial	Aft 1 Apr 1903	Core, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I58103	WetzelAncestry

  
  

  Father	Rice, John 'Thomas' Sr,   b. 1799, Ireland d. 1849, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sine, Martha,   b. 21 Aug 1800, York County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 19 May 1870, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1835
  	Martha "Mattie" Sine Rice Birth: Aug. 24, 1800 York County, Pennsylvania, USA Death: May 19, 1870 Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA [death -- pension payment records.] Twin to John Sine, Notes under Jacob Christy Sine in Chronicles of Core Page 155-- of his sisters: Martha SINE was the mother of - Parmelia SINE, who married Benjamin Ammons, and - Alpheus SINE, the father of Rezin Sine, and - Milton, the father of Albert Grant Sine. Through her marriage to Thomas Rice, (John Thomas Rice) Martha SINE became the mother of - John, - Minerva, who married Eli Shuman, - Mary who married William, son of Moses Mathews, and - Rebecca, mother of Landora, Jennie and Belle Rice. Mr. Core does not mention the infant daughter Peggy, named in the will of Stephen Archer 1824, first husband of Martha Sine. ("I leave to my wife Martha and her infant daughter PEGGY," next line, "to my wife Martha and OUR daughter") Martha Sine married Stephen Archer June 12, 1823 Stephen Archer 1775-1824 [He was a widow(er) when he married Martha Sine] Tennant's of Monongalia County, by John Michael Price Written: As stated before, Stephen Archer was a long-time friend of the Tennant family. His pension file revealed the following: About 1783 at the age of thirty-eight he was married to an eighteen year old woman named Elizabeth. They had at least two daughters whom they named Elizabeth and Mary. Elizabeth was severely handicapped from birth and remained at home. They lived on the property of W. Alexander Clegg. Stephen taught school for many years to support the family but following a period of unsteady nerves he was without a profession and the family borrowed heavily from Mr. Clegg. In 1818 at the age of 73, without income or assets, Stephen filed for and was awarded a soldier's pension. Sometime after 1820 his wife may have died, for on June 12, 1822 at the age of about seventy-seven he married Martha, the twenty year old daughter of William and Margaret Sine of York, Pennsylvania. About May 12, 1824 Stephen Archer died. An interesting footnote of "pension intrigue" followed his death. From his pension recorded it is revealed that his widow Martha remarried in 1835 to a man name John Rice who subsequently died in 1848. In 1853 via Stephen's service record Martha applied for and was awarded a widow's pension. In 1855 she was awarded 160 acres of bounty land. From there the story takes an interesting historical turn. In the files is a letter, dated 1881 from the office of one A. Stephen Hough of St. George West Virginia to W. W. Duley. Hough's stationery indicated that he was an "Agent for Subscription Books, Sewing Machines, Pictures, New and Used Inventions, Etc.: In the Letter Mr. Hough alleges the following: Transcribed as Written: Dear Sir I take the liberty of writing you (a case in point) - Dr. James V. Boughner Morgantown W Va, got a pention for Matty Rice as the Widow of Archie - a Revolutionary soldier and she drew a pension for many years (or as long as she lived.) My object in writing to you, is to make a plain statement of facts in the case. To wit: Matty Sine at the age of 18 married the Old man Archie and he died. She then ran off with her Bro in law whose wife was living and went to Ohio from W. Va. An had two children by him. She (Matty) got in the poor house in Ohio and got aquatined with John Rice an Irishman and then got married, they lived together and had 6 children 5 girls and one boy. Then Boughner got her a pension - Matty swore falsely when she said she was Archies Widow and had not remarried since his death - and each time that her pension papers were made out she swore falsely that she was Archies widow - and Bougher knew it. Now my object in writing you is to know if Uncle Sam can't pull back all the money off Boughner and make him Smoke for it. Any evidence you want can be turned you by writing to A. Stephen Hough, Saint George West Va Tucker Co please aser by retun mail (enclose-stamp) Investigation of the files reveals that Matty, regardless of with whom she had children, did in fact reveal that she had remarried but that her second husband had died. The fact that her witnesses were all named Sine - her maiden name - does raise some suspiction. It is unclear whether Boughner ever did indeed Smoke for the allegations made by the vigilant Mr. Hough. Note: Is this A Stephen Hough related to Asbury Hough that married Margaret Sine daughter of Jacob C. Sine. and why was he so interesting in the life of Martha. MY NOTE: Martha would have continued to receive this pension because she had a daughter PEGGY with Stephen Archer. MY NOTE, MYSTERIES AND QUESTION: Between 1824 and 1835 Who was the brother in law that Martha ran away with. What 2 children were born to Martha and this brother in law? Were these two children: Alpheus 1827 and Milton 1828. We may never know, until we discover what brother in law Martha ran off with to Ohio. Was the brother in law an Archer?,(probably so, there are many Archer's in Ohio and some on the 1830 1840 census in Greene County, PA and Monongalia Co. WV) Or was he the husband of her two sisters, Sarah or Ruth. No information has been found on these two sisters. Was one of these sisters married and still living in 1824 and if so to WHOM? According to some listings Martha Sine married John Thomas Rice April 24, 1835. I can't find any marriage record for Martha and John Thomas Rice. My assessment of the 1830 where it seems Martha and her children are living with her parents: 1830 Census: Western Monongalia, Virginia M19_191 Page: 420 Image: 833 2 males 0-5 born 1825-1830 (Probably grandsons: Alpheus 1827 and Milton 1828) 1 male 10-15 bn 1815-1820 probably grandson Unknown name 1 male 70-80 bn 1750-1760 William Sine, Sr. 1763 1 female 5-10 bn 1825-1830 (probably grand daughter) Permelia Sine born 1828 1 female 10 -15 bn 1815-1820 (grand daughter Margaret Sine Archer born 1823) 2 females 20-30 bn 1800-1810 (daughters Margaret 1802-Rebecca 1809) 1 female 30-40 born 1790-1800 (daughter Martha Sine born 1800) 1 female 60-70 1760-1770 (wife Margaret Christy Sine 1768) 1840 This census would be where her children Alpheus, Milton, Permelia, and Margaret were living with their grand parents: 1840 Census: William SINE Township: West, Monongalia, Virginia Roll: M704_567 Page: 133 Image: 268 2 males 10-15 bn 1825-1830 (Alpheus 1827, Milton 1828) 1 male 80-90 bn 1750 - 1760 William Sine, Sr. 1763 1 female 5-10 bn 1830-1835 Grand daughter Permelia 1828 (not quiet in the bracket) 1 female 15-20 born 1820-1825 probably grand daughter Margaret Sine Archer 1823 1 female 30-40 bn 1800-1810 daughter Margaret born 1802 1 female 70-80 bn 1760-1770 wife Margaret Christy Sine 1768 1840 John RICE: Monongalia, Virginia, United States 1 male under 5 bn 1835-1840 son John Jr. 1839 1 male 40-49 born 1791-1800 John bn 1799 1 female under 5 born 1835-1840 Rebecca 1837 1 female 40-49 born - 1791-1800 Martha bn 1800 1850 District 37, Monongalia, Virginia Martha Rice 49 Rebecca Rice 14 John Rice 11 Manirva Rice 8 Mary Rice 4 1860: District 7, Monongalia, Virginia Martha Rice 59 Rebecca Rice 23 Minerva Rice 17 Mary E Rice 14 Priscilla J Rice 10/12 (Priscilla (Jennie) daughter of Rebecca) Landora O Rice 4 daughter of Rebecca Living on Miracle Run, Maybe she buried in Miracle Run Cemetery. A. Stephen Hough stated Martha had 6 children with John Rice, 5 girls and 1 boy, Who are the two other girls?? These 2 girls probably born after Milton 1827 and before 1837 and gone from home by 1850 Only three girls are noted: Rebecca, Minerva and Mary Reference Notes: - Benjamin Shriver married a Margaret Rice. - Isaac Davis married a Margaret Rice in 1850 Monongalia All information or thoughts on the RICE family greatly appreciated. Family links: Parents: William A. Sine (1763 - 1842) Margaret Christy Sine (1768 - 1855) Spouse: John Thomas Rice (1799 - 1849) Children: Permelia Sine Ammons (1819 - 1877)* Margaret Archer (Sine) Moore (1823 - ____)* Alpheus Sine (1827 - 1916)* Milton Sine (1828 - 1879)* Rebecca Rice (1837 - 1903)* John Thomas Rice (1839 - 1908)* Minerva Rice Shuman (1843 - 1915)* Mary Ellen Rice Matthews (1848 - 1889)* Siblings: Christy Sine (1789 - 1858)* Mary Sine Matthews (1791 - 1878)* Jacob C. Sine (1796 - 1873)* Martha Sine Rice (1800 - 1870) John Sine (1800 - ____)* Margaret Sine Wright (1802 - 1881)* Rebecca Sine Moore (1807 - 1847)* William Calvin Sine (1807 - 1890)* *Calculated relationship Burial:Unknown Created by: Sylvia Sine Whittaker Record added: Mar 12, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 106581102 Martha, a widow, after running away with her bro-in-law, John Rice, an Irishman, while in the Poor House Rice died later in 1848.
  Family ID	F34349	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Children	1. Rice, Landora  [Mother: natural]   2. Rice, Jennie  [Mother: natural]   3. Rice, Belle  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F54433	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - Aft 1 Apr 1903 - Core, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  census 1850 USA VA Monongalia 37_349B WHETSEL Jones.jpg 20230823GHLn- edited 1850 United States Federal Census about Henry Whetsel date: 19th Sept 1850 B.B. Cox? Name: Henry Whetsel Age: 38 Birth: abt 1812 Maryland Home: Distr 37, Monongalia, VA Gender: Male Family: 827 Name: George Whetsel Age: 83 Birth: abt 1767 Maryland Home: District 37, Monongalia, VA Gender: Male Family: 826 1850 United States…

  
  

• Sources

  [S854] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Martha Sine Archer Rice (35) facts 20221119GHLn- revisited 20180915HAv, pasted from BUfx [transcribed at bottom -jcw]: Martha "Mattie" Sine Rice Birth: Aug. 24 (21 -jcw), 1800 York County, Pennsylvania, USA Death: May 19, 1870 Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA [death -- pension payment records.] Twin to John Sine, Notes under Jacob Christy Sine in Chronicles of Core Page 155-- of his sisters: Martha SINE was the mother of - Parmelia SINE, who married Benjamin Ammons, and - Alpheus SINE, the father of Rezin Sine, and - Milton, the father of Albert Grant Sine. Through her marriage to Thomas Rice, (John Thomas Rice) Martha SINE became the mother of - John, - Minerva, who married Eli Shuman, - Mary who married William, son of Moses Mathews, and - Rebecca, mother of Landora, Jennie and Belle Rice. Mr. Core does not mention the infant daughter Peggy, named in the will of Stephen Archer 1824, first husband of Martha Sine. ("I leave to my wife Martha and her infant daughter PEGGY," next line, "to my wife Martha and OUR daughter") Martha Sine married Stephen Archer June 12, 1823 Stephen Archer 1775-1824 [He was a widow(er) when he married Martha Sine] Tennant's of Monongalia County, by John Michael Price Written: As stated before, Stephen Archer was a long-time friend of the Tennant family. His pension file revealed the following: - About 1783 at the age of thirty-eight he was married to an eighteen year old woman named Elizabeth. They had at least two daughters whom they named Elizabeth and Mary. Elizabeth was severely handicapped from birth and remained at home. They lived on the property of W. Alexander Clegg. Stephen taught school for many years to support the family but following a period of unsteady nerves he was without a profession and the family borrowed heavily from Mr. Clegg. In 1818 at the age of 73, without income or assets, Stephen filed for and was awarded a soldier's pension. Sometime after 1820 his wife may have died, for - on June 12, 1822 at the age of about seventy-seven he married Martha, the twenty year old daughter of William and Margaret Sine of York, Pennsylvania. About May 12, 1824 Stephen Archer died. An interesting footnote of "pension intrigue" followed his death. From his pension recorded it is revealed that his widow Martha remarried in 1835 to a man name John Rice who subsequently died in 1848. In 1853 via Stephen's service record Martha applied for and was awarded a widow's pension. In 1855 she was awarded 160 acres of bounty land. From there the story takes an interesting historical turn. In the files is a letter, dated 1881 from the office of one A. Stephen Hough of St. George West Virginia to W. W. Duley. Hough's stationery indicated that he was an "Agent for Subscription Books, Sewing Machines, Pictures, New and Used Inventions, Etc.: In the Letter Mr. Hough alleges the following: Transcribed as Written: Dear Sir I take the liberty of writing you (a case in point) - Dr. James V. Boughner Morgantown W Va, got a pention for Matty Rice as the Widow of Archie - a Revolutionary soldier and she drew a pension for many years (or as long as she lived.) My object in writing to you, is to make a plain statement of facts in the case. To wit: Matty Sine at the age of 18 married the Old man Archie and he died. She then ran off with her Bro in law whose wife was living and went to Ohio from W. Va. An had two children by him. She (Matty) got in the poor house in Ohio and got aquatined with John Rice an Irishman and then got married, they lived together and had 6 children 5 girls and one boy. Then Boughner got her a pension - Matty swore falsely when she said she was Archies Widow and had not remarried since his death - and each time that her pension papers were made out she swore falsely that she was Archies widow - and Bougher knew it. Now my object in writing you is to know if Uncle Sam can't pull back all the money off Boughner and make him Smoke for it. Any evidence you want can be turned you by writing to A. Stephen Hough, Saint George West Va Tucker Co please aser by retun mail (enclose-stamp) Investigation of the files reveals that Matty, regardless of with whom she had children, did in fact reveal that she had remarried but that her second husband had died. The fact that her witnesses were all named Sine - her maiden name - does raise some suspiction. It is unclear whether Boughner ever did indeed Smoke for the allegations made by the vigilant Mr. Hough. Note: Is this A Stephen Hough related to Asbury Hough that married Margaret Sine daughter of Jacob C. Sine. and why was he so interesting in the life of Martha. MY NOTE: Martha would have continued to receive this pension because she had a daughter PEGGY with Stephen Archer. MY NOTE, MYSTERIES AND QUESTION: Between 1824 and 1835 Who was the brother in law that Martha ran away with. What 2 children were born to Martha and this brother in law? Were these two children: Alpheus 1827 and Milton 1828. We may never know, until we discover what brother in law Martha ran off with to Ohio. Was the brother in law an Archer?,(probably so, there are many Archer's in Ohio and some on the 1830 1840 census in Greene County, PA and Monongalia Co. WV) Or was he the husband of her two sisters, Sarah or Ruth. No information has been found on these two sisters. Was one of these sisters married and still living in 1824 and if so to WHOM? According to some listings Martha Sine married John Thomas Rice April 24, 1835. I can't find any marriage record for Martha and John Thomas Rice. My assessment of the 1830 where it seems Martha and her children are living with her parents: 1830 Census: Western Monongalia, Virginia M19_191 Page: 420 Image: 833 2 males 0-5 born 1825-1830 (Probably grandsons: Alpheus 1827 and Milton 1828) 1 male 10-15 bn 1815-1820 probably grandson Unknown name 1 male 70-80 bn 1750-1760 William Sine, Sr. 1763 1 female 5-10 bn 1825-1830 (probably grand daughter) Permelia Sine born 1828 1 female 10 -15 bn 1815-1820 (grand daughter Margaret Sine Archer born 1823) 2 females 20-30 bn 1800-1810 (daughters Margaret 1802-Rebecca 1809) 1 female 30-40 born 1790-1800 (daughter Martha Sine born 1800) 1 female 60-70 1760-1770 (wife Margaret Christy Sine 1768) 1840 This census would be where her children Alpheus, Milton, Permelia, and Margaret were living with their grand parents: 1840 Census: William SINE Township: West, Monongalia, Virginia Roll: M704_567 Page: 133 Image: 268 2 males 10-15 bn 1825-1830 (Alpheus 1827, Milton 1828) 1 male 80-90 bn 1750 - 1760 William Sine, Sr. 1763 1 female 5-10 bn 1830-1835 Grand daughter Permelia 1828 (not quiet in the bracket) 1 female 15-20 born 1820-1825 probably grand daughter Margaret Sine Archer 1823 1 female 30-40 bn 1800-1810 daughter Margaret born 1802 1 female 70-80 bn 1760-1770 wife Margaret Christy Sine 1768 1840 John RICE: Monongalia, Virginia, United States 1 male under 5 bn 1835-1840 son John Jr. 1839 1 male 40-49 born 1791-1800 John bn 1799 1 female under 5 born 1835-1840 Rebecca 1837 1 female 40-49 born - 1791-1800 Martha bn 1800 1850 District 37, Monongalia, Virginia Martha Rice 49 Rebecca Rice 14 John Rice 11 Manirva Rice 8 Mary Rice 4 1860: District 7, Monongalia, Virginia Martha Rice 59 Rebecca Rice 23 Minerva Rice 17 Mary E Rice 14 Priscilla J Rice 10/12 (Priscilla (Jennie) daughter of Rebecca) Landora O Rice 4 daughter of Rebecca Living on Miracle Run, Maybe she buried in Miracle Run Cemetery. A. Stephen Hough stated Martha had 6 children with John Rice, 5 girls and 1 boy, Who are the two other girls?? These 2 girls probably born after Milton 1827 and before 1837 and gone from home by 1850 Only three girls are noted: Rebecca, Minerva and Mary Reference Notes: - Benjamin Shriver married a Margaret Rice. - Isaac Davis married a Margaret Rice in 1850 Monongalia All information or thoughts on the RICE family greatly appreciated. Family links: Parents: William A. Sine (1763 - 1842) Margaret Christy Sine (1768 - 1855) Spouse: John Thomas Rice (1799 - 1849) Children: Permelia Sine Ammons (1819 - 1877)* Margaret Archer (Sine) Moore (1823 - ____)* Alpheus Sine (1827 - 1916)* Milton Sine (1828 - 1879)* Rebecca Rice (1837 - 1903)* John Thomas Rice (1839 - 1908)* Minerva Rice Shuman (1843 - 1915)* Mary Ellen Rice Matthews (1848 - 1889)* Siblings: Christy Sine (1789 - 1858)* Mary Sine Matthews (1791 - 1878)* Jacob C. Sine (1796 - 1873)* Martha Sine Rice (1800 - 1870) John Sine (1800 - ____)* Margaret Sine Wright (1802 - 1881)* Rebecca Sine Moore (1807 - 1847)* William Calvin Sine (1807 - 1890)* *Calculated relationship Burial:Unknown Created by: Sylvia Sine Whittaker Record added: Mar 12, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 106581102 transcribed: Stephen Archer and Martha Sign was Married the 12th day of June in the year of our Lord 1823, Daughter of William Sign and Marget his wife of Virginia. She was born on the 21th day of August in the year 1800 in York County, Pennsylvania. Marriage- Archer Sign, Stephen Mattie 18250612fag.jpg 20180915HAv, pasted from BUfx [transcribed at bottom -jcw]: Martha "Mattie" Sine Rice Birth: Aug. 24 (21 -jcw), 1800 York County, Pennsylvania, USA Death: May 19, 1870 Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA [death -- pension payment records.] Twin to John Sine, Notes under Jacob Christy Sine in Chronicles of Core Page 155-- of his… [S1379] census 1850 USA VA Monongalia, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 37, Monongalia, Virginia; Roll: M432_961; Page: 349B; Image: 307 WHETSELL, Jones, ... Record for Margaret Youst (37) facts 20250324GHLn- edited 20230823GHLn- edited 1850 United States Federal Census about Henry Whetsel date: 19th Sept 1850 B.B. Cox? Name: Henry Whetsel Age: 38 Birth: abt 1812 Maryland Home: Distr 37, Monongalia, VA Gender: Male Family: 827 Name: George Whetsel Age: 83 Birth: abt 1767 Maryland Home: District 37, Monongalia, VA Gender: Male Family: 826 1850 United States Federal Census about Joseph Jones date: 19th Sept 1850 B.B. Cox? Name: Joseph Jones Age: 34 Birth: abt 1816 Pennsylvania Home: Dist 37, Monongalia, VA Gender: Male Family: 826 Household Members: Name Age 826 Joseph Jones 34 MD Mary Jones 37 MD Nancy J. Jones 13 VA Martha A. Jones 10 VA William E. Jones 8 VA Phebe E. Jones 6 VA Elzena Jones 2 VA John W. Jones 12 VA George Whetsel 83 MD farmer Amanda Jones 15 VA 827 Henry Whetsel 38 MD farmer $200 Mary Whetsel 28 VA John Whetsel 11 VA Elisabeth J. Whetsel 10 VA Eli Whetsel 7 VA Anne E. Whetsel 2 __ 828 James Park 35 Unk farmer $500 Mary Park 30 VA Matilda Park 11 VA Emily Park 10 VA Cynthia Park 8 VA Andrew Park 7 VA Dresilla Park 5 VA Elva J (G?) Park 4 VA Sarah M. Park 2 VA 829 Martha Rice 49 Unk Rebecca Rice 14 " John Rice 11 " Manerva Rice 8 " Mary Rice 4 " 830 Hannah Gallaher 44 PA William Gallaher 16 PA farmer Crawford Gallaher 13 PA 831 Margaret Youst 73 NJ $600 Mary Youst 45 VA Washington Youst 32 VA farmer Jacob Youst 15 VA farmer 832 Matthias Youst 38 VA farmer $400 Rebecca Youst 23 VA Peter L. Youst 3 VA 833 George Youst 43 VA farmer $800 Mary Youst 41 PA Mary Clark Youst 16 VA Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 37, Monongalia, Virginia; Roll: M432_961; Page: 349B; Image: 307. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. 1850 United States Federal Census about George Whetsel date: 19th Sept 1850 B.B. Cox? Name: George Whetsel Age: 83 Birth: abt 1767 Maryland Home: District 37, Monongalia, Virginia Gender: Male Family: 826 Household Members: Name Age Joseph Jones 34 Mary Jones 37 Nancy J Jones 13 Martha A Jones 10 William E Jones 8 Phebe E Jones 6 Elzena Jones 2 John H Jones 0 George Whetsel 83 Amanda Jones 15 Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 37, Monongalia, Virginia; Roll: M432_961; Page: 349B; Image: 307. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. census 1850 USA VA Monongalia 37_349B WHETSEL Jones.jpg 20230823GHLn- edited 1850 United States Federal Census about Henry Whetsel date: 19th Sept 1850 B.B. Cox? Name: Henry Whetsel Age: 38 Birth: abt 1812 Maryland Home: Distr 37, Monongalia, VA Gender: Male Family: 827 Name: George Whetsel Age: 83 Birth: abt 1767 Maryland Home: District 37, Monongalia, VA Gender: Male Family: 826 1850 United States… map USA WV Monongalia Co wiki.png 20250207GHLn- This is a locator map showing Monongalia County in West Virginia. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date 12 February 2006 Source Own work: English: The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from…

  
  

TEST MARKER

TNG ID: I58103