Saturday, January 4, 2014

Surname Saturday - ACRES (England to colonial Rhode Island)

It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week.  


I am in the 7th great-grandmothers and I'm up to Ancestor  #753, who is unknown, as is #755.  The next number is #757 Martha ACRES (1668-1715) 
[Note: the earlier great-grandmothers and 7th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts].

My ancestral line back through two generations in this ACRES family line is:


1.  Randall J. Seaver (1943-living)

2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)

4. Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942)
5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)


10.  Thomas Richmond (1848-1917)
11.  Julia White (1848-1913)

22.  Henry Arnold White (1824-1885)
23.  Amy Frances Oatley (1826-1864)

46.  Jonathan Oatley (1790-1872)
47.  Amy Champlin (1798-1865)

94.  Joseph Champlin (1758-1850)
93.  Nancy Kenyon (1765-????)

188.  Elijah Champlin (1730-1779)
189.  Phoebe Card (1730-1787)

378.  Job Card (1690-1760)
379.  Judith Greenman (1694-1786)

756.  Job Card, born about 1653 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States; died Bef. 07 September 1739 in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.  He was the son of 1512. Richard Card and 1513. Rebecca.  He married 01 November 1689 in New Shoreham, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.
757.  Martha Acres, born 26 February 1668 in New Shoreham, Newport, Rhode Island, United States; died before 28 May 1716 in New Shoreham, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.  

Children of Job Card and Martha Acres are:
*  Job Card (1690-1760), married 1718 Judith Greenman (1694-1786).
*  Rebecca Card (1694-1739), married 1709 Acres Tosh (1687-1739)
*  Martha Card (1699-1789), married 1721 Joshua Rathbone (1696-1779)
*  Margery Card (1702-????), married 1724 John Foster (1687-1764).
*  Jane Card (1703-1727), married 1720 Isaac Sheffield (1695-1773)
*  Sarah Card (1705-????), married 1727 Isaac Sheffield (1695-1773).

1514.  John Ackers, born before 20 February 1635 in Whiston, Lancashire, England; died before 10 January 1699 in New Shoreham, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.  He was the son of 3028. Thomas Ackers and 3029. Margery Houghton.  He married before 1665 in Rhode Island, United States.
1515.  Margery, born about 1639 in England.

Children of John Ackers and Margery are:
*  Margery Acres (1665-1724), married (1) 1685 Daniel Tosh (????-1706), married (2) 1716 Job Card (1653-1739)
*  Martha Acres (1668-1716), married 1689 Job Card (1653-1739).

The only resource found for the Acres/Ackers family of Rhode Island is:

Frederic Z. Saunders, Genealogy of Acres Family of Rhode Island (http://home.netcom.com/~fzsaund/acres.html), 1999.

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Copyright (c) 2014, Randall J. Seaver


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