The Edmund Rice (1638) Association is a group of descendants of Edmund Rice who have an interest in both the descendants and origins of Edmund Rice. We have an active effort to document our family history from reputable and authoritative sources. If you are a descendant, or think that you may be a descendant of Edmund Rice, we encourage you to explore these pages and learn more about our association. You will find our activities contribute to the knowledge of your family history. We hope that you will want to join in this worthwhile effort.

Once a year, we all join together at our Annual Reunion. We hope you'll join us!

Our Association is one of the leaders in sponsoring the exciting new DNA technology for genealogy. We invite all male Rices/Royces to have your Y-DNA haplotypes analyzed and compared with Edmund's haplotype at a special rate of $101. From this analysis we hope to learn more about the ancestry of Edmund Rice and your Rice/Royce ancestor. Several members of the "Southern Rice" groups are also participating. For those who missed our 2007 reunion, you can view the slide show from the DNA presentation here as long as you have a PowerPoint viewer on your system.

Our newsletter is published four times a year.