It is not known exactly when Edmund Rice came to America but he is first recorded in Sudbury, MA in 1639 where he was a proprietor. He lived on the east side of the Sudbury River in what is now Wayland, MA, having had three divisions of land granted to him, and was one of the first to build a house there. He shared in the division of the uplands and had altogether 240 acres of land in grants. In addition, he leased several farms in the area among them the Dunster farm on the east shore of Lake Cochituate in 1642 for six years which he and his son purchased in 1659, and the Glover farm in Framingham, MA in 1647 for ten years. In 1657, he purchased the Jennings farm of 200 acres in Sudbury, MA.

Edmund was admitted "freeman" 13 May 1642 and was prominent in public affairs as a selectman of Sudbury and a deputy to the General Court. He was named deacon of the church in 1648.

He was one of the fifty-six petitioners from Sudbury organized in 1656 by John Ruddock, who separated from Sudbury and established what later became the Town of Marlborough in 1660. Edmund moved there with his family in 1660 where he had a house lot of 50 acres granted to him in the westerly part of the town.

Edmund and his forst wife Tamazin Rice had nine children:

• Henry, b. in England 1616; m. Elizabeth Moore.
• Edward, b. in England 1618; m. (1) Agnes Bent; m. (2) Anna -----.
• Thomas, b. in England, ca. 1620; bpt. Stanstead, England, 26 Jan. 1625/6; m. Mary King.
• Matthew, b. in England; m. Martha Lamson.
• Lydia, b. probably in England; m. Hugh Drury.
• Edmund, b. probably in England.
• Samuel, b. in England 12 Nov. 1634; m. Elizabeth King.
• Joseph, b. in England, 1637; m. Mercy King.
• Benjamin, b. probably in Sudbury, MA 31 May 1640; m. Mary Brown.

Edmund and his second wife Mercy (Heard) Brigham King had at least two children, possibly four:

• Ruth, b. probably in Sudbury, MA 29 Sept. 1659; m. Samuel Wells.
• Ann, b. in Marlborough, MA 19 Nov. 1661; m. probably Nathaniel Gary (Gerry) of Roxbury, MA.
• Mary, mentioned in book by William Richard Cutter, "Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to Families of the State of Massachustts."
• Daniel, mentioned in book by William Richard Cutter, "Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to Families of the State of Massachustts."

Samuel lived in Sudbury, Marlborough, and Concord, MA. While the family was living in Marlborough, his first wife died and her death is recorded in Sudbury. During his second marriage, the family moved to Concord, MA, where his second wife died and he married for the third time the widow of James Hosmer, Jr. Samuel Rice and Stephen Hosmer brought a motion to the court in 1667 saying that, "James hosmer, Jr. of Concord being slayne by Indians (in the Sudbury fight in the spring of 1676) and said Rice having married his widow, that his estate may be settled."

Samuel and his first wife Elizabeth (King) Rice had six children:

• Elizabeth, b. Sudbury, MA 26 Oct. 1656; m. Peter Haynes.
• Hannah, b. Sudbury, MA in 1658; m. Johathan Hubbard.
• Joshua, b. Sudbury, MA 19 April 1661; m. Mary -----.
• Edmund, b. Sudbury, MA in 1663; m. Ruth Parker.
• Esther, b. in Marlborough, MA 18 Sept. 1665; m. ----- Hubbard.
• Samuel, Jr., b. in Marlborough, MA 14 Oct. 1667; m. Abigail Clapp.

Samuel and his second wife Mary (Dix) Brown Rice had three children, all born in Marlborough, MA:

• Mary, b. 6 Aug. 1669.
• Edward, b. 20 June 1672; m. Lydia Fairbank.
• Abigail, b. 10 March 1673/4; m. Palmer Goulding.

Samuel and his third wife Sarah (White) Hosmer Rice had one child:

• Joseph, b. in Concord, MA 16 May 1678.

Due to the untimely death of his mother only two weeks after his birth, Samuel Rice, Jr. was given by his father to his mother's brother, Peter King to raise as his own. His adopted father, Peter King, gave the baby his own surname, and Samuel Rice, Jr. became known as Samuel King, alias Rice. Later generations dropped the "alias Rice," and went by the surname King. Thus, the story of this line will continue under the King name, and details of this family will be found by selecting the link to the entry under Samuel Rice, Jr.'s adopted name, Samuel King, alias Rice.