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Apr 20, 2024 · Thomas Rice was an Englishman by birth, of Welsh extraction. He was an early adventurer into Virginia; where he spent the first part of his life is not certain. In the later part of his life, he owned a small plantation in the lower part of what is now Hanover County, Virginia.
- Bristol
- "Rhuys", "Clairbourne"
- Ann Rice
- Indentured Servant
Thomas Dartmouth Rice (May 20, 1808 – September 19, 1860) was an American performer and playwright who performed in blackface and used African American vernacular speech, song and dance to become one of the most popular minstrel show entertainers of his time. He is considered the "father of American minstrelsy".
- American
- Charlotte Bridgett Gladstone (1837-1847)
- Singer, dancer, playwright
- Thomas Dartmouth Rice, May 20, 1808, Manhattan, New York, U.S.
When Thomas Rice Sr was born about 1651, in County Kerry, Ireland, his father, Dominick Rice, was 28 and his mother, Alice Hussey, was 26. He married Ann Marie Marcy about 1681, in New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 5 daughters.
- Male
- Ann Marie Marcy
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Sep 29, 2023 · Compare DNA and explore genealogy for Thomas Rice born abt. 1656 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England died 1711 at sea (Atlantic Ocean), returning from England including research + descendants + 18 genealogist comments + Y-chromosome DNA + more in the free family tree community.
- Male
- Ann (Unknown) Rice
Dec 9, 2006 · "Tradition says that Thomas Rice and a brother, Hezekiah, fled to Virginia about 1685 as a result of the rebellion against King James. One story that concerns Thomas is that earlier in England an old man named Rice died with only a daughter to survive him.
Abstract. This chapter reads the history of blackface minstrelsy, particularly T. D. Rice's successful farce, The Virginia Mummy (1837), as a part of the history of frontier performance. Rice's performance explodes the politics of Paulding's melodrama of wonder in The Lion of the West.
The actual origin of the Jim Crow character has been lost to legend. Rice, as identified with the character the most, used African American vernacular speech, song, and dance to become one of the most popular minstrels show entertainers of his time.
