William Trice

1761–1839 (Age 78)
Orange, North Carolina, British Colonial America

The Life of William

When William Trice was born in 1761, in Orange, North Carolina, British Colonial America, his father, Edward Trice, was 22 and his mother, Tabitha Harrison, was 21. He married Frances Patterson on 25 May 1788, in Orange, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1839, in Orange, Virginia, United States, at the age of 78.

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Family Time Line

William Trice
1761–1839
Frances Patterson
1770–1838
Marriage: 25 May 1788
Zachariah Trice
1794–
William Trice
1798–1850
Penelope Penny Trice
1796–1863
Penelope Trice
1797–
James Trice
1802–
Martha Trice
1832–

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
25 May 1788
Orange, North Carolina, United States
children

(6)

+1 More Child

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(10)

+5 More Children

World Events (8)

1767 · Tryon Palace

Age 6

Built on August 26, 1767, the Tryon Palace became the capitol building for North Carolina. The building was named after William Tryon a British officer and colonial official.
1776

Age 15

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1783 · A Free America

Age 22

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

Name Meaning

1 English (Kent): perhaps a variant of Treece .2 Altered spelling of German Treis, a topographic name for someone who lived by or owned an uncultivated piece of land used as pasture, from Middle Low German drīsch ‘fallow land’, or a habitational name from a place named with this word (in Hessian dialect treis), in Hesse or on the Mosel river. Alternatively, in some instances it may be from a short form of the personal name Andreas ( see Andrew ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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  • William Trice, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • William Trice, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • William Trice, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

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