Biographies of Job Card, his ancestors and descendants were obtained from several sources, including
* Maxine Phelps Lines and Mary Card Yarnell, "Descendants of Richard Card of Rhode Island With Corrections and Additions," on FHL Microfilm 1,307,501, Items 1-3.
* Maxine Phelps Lines, "Descendants of Richard Card of Newport," Rhode Island Genealogical Register, Volume 3, Number 3 (January 1981) to Volume 4, Number 4 (April 1982).
Both works have essentially the same information.
Job Card was born 2 September 1690 in New Shoreham, Newport County, Rhode Island - on Block Island[1-2]. He was the first child of Job and Martha (Acres) Card.
Before his marriage in about 1716, his family moved to Westerly, Rhode Island.
Job married Judith Greenman in about 1716, probably in Westerly[1]. She was the daughter of Thomas and Mary (Weeden) Greenman of Westerly. They had at least eight children, all probably born in Westerly, but none of them were registered in a town record[1]. The children were:
* Job Card (1718-1777), married Martha Davis (1721-1803) in about 1744.
* Joseph Card (1720-????), married Rebecca --?-- (1723-????), in about 1745.
* Joshua Card (1722-1808), married Alice Clark (1726-1760) in 1745.
* Martha Card (1724-????), married Thomas Potter (1722-????) in 1747.
* Prudence Card (1726-1774), married Elisha Clark (1714-1778) in 1746.
* John Card (1728-1803), married (1) Sarah Simmons (1730-1750) in about 1748, and (2) Dorcas Potter (1733-1807).
* Phoebe Card (1730-1787), married Elijah Champlin (1730-1779) in 1751.
* Jonathan Card (1732-1811), married Sarah Niles (1743-????) in 1759.
Job's father, Job Card (1653-1739) died testate with a large estate in Charlestown, Rhode Island , and he wrote a will on 5 January 1730/1 that was proved in Charlestown town council on 7 September 1739[3]. The will bequeathed to his only son, Job Card:
""Item I Give and bequeath unto my son Job Card all my Lands Housings and fencing and all Previlidges thereunto Belonging in South Kingstown and Westerly and further I Give to my Son Job Card Whom I Make my hole and Soul Executor of all money With all Money due by Bonds of what Nature or Kind Soever upon Mee with as Much of the Rest of the Moveable Estate with the money Afore-sd which may Be to the value of What Soever Gifts or Bequeasements which I after will or Bequesth which Shall be part by My Executor out of the money and Movable Estate and the Rest of my Moveable Estate after the Gifts and bequeathments and all other Chareges be full paid and Discharged my will is that the Rest of my Movables be Equally devided to my four Children Job Card Rebeckah Torch Margery Foster & Sarah Sheffield Eqully to In Joy their Equl part of sd Movables first before Devision."
By 1739, Job Card resided in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, when he was admitted as a freeman in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. In 1742 Job and his son, styled Job 3rd, signed the oath of allegiance there. They may have resided in Charlestown until Job's death.
The land records of Washington County, Rhode Island show many deeds from Job Card to family members, presumably in South Kingstown and Charlestown[1].
* Volume 1 page 58: Job Card to son Job Card, Jr.,30 Acres land in Charlestown
* Volume 1, page 237: Job Card to son Joshua Card, 100 Acres in Charlestown.
* Volume 1, page 311: Job Card to son John Card, 40 Acres in Charlestown.
* Volume 1, page 373: Job Card to son John Card, 100 Acres in Charlestown.
* Volume 1, page 374: Job Card to son Joshua Card, 14 Acres.
* Volume 2, page 443: Job Card to daughter Martha, wife of Thomas Potter, blacksmith, land in Charlestown, in 1747.
* Volume 2, page 145: Job Card to loving son Thomas Potter, blacksmith.
* Volume 2, page 515: Job Card to son Jonathan Card, 40 Acres in South Kingstown on 6 December 1755
* Volume 2, page 580: Job Card to son Job Card Jr., 90 Acres in South Kingstown on 21 April 1756
* Volume 2, page 582: Job Card to Job Card Jr., 30 Acres in South Kingstown on 28 April 1756
* Volume 2, page 587: Job Card to son John Card for love and affection, 12 Acres in South Kingstown on 12 March 1756
* Volume 4, page 428: Job Card to son Job Card Jr., 90 Acres in South Kingstown.
* Volume 4, page 528: Job Card to Jonathan Card, land in South Kingstown on 13 July 1754.
* Volume 4, page 787: Job Card to son Joshua Card, in 1746
The Washington County deeds did not mention daughters Prudence and Phebe. Perhaps, Job gave them land he owned in other places[1]. There were no deeds to or mention of a son Joseph.
In 1760 there were deeds of adjoining land referred to as land owned by the late Job Card, so it is presumed that he died about 1759 or 1760[1].
There is no will or probate record for Job Card found in Rhode Island town council records[1]. It is likely that he gave or sold all of his land to his children or other persons.
There is no known burial record for Job or Judith (Greenman) Card[1].
Job Card was a farmer and large landholder; he was called "Captain," having sailed goods to New York, and was also an officer in the militia[1]. Point Judith was named for Job's wife, Judith Greenman. A tradition says that in crossing from Block Island with her husband, she exclaimed,"I see land." He said, "P'nt Judy, P'nt."? The land which she saw is a dangerous point on the coast at the southeast corner of the state on which a government lighthouse now stands. The location is still known as Point Judith and is now in the town of Narragansett, formerly South Kingstown[1].
The name of Job Card's wife did not appear in any of the records until after his death, when "Job Card was appointed guardian of his aged grandmother Judith Card." When the grandson (Job Card IV (1745-1815, son of Job Card III)) could no longer act, their son John Card was appointed. In November of 1786 Joshua Card, their son, was made administrator of the estate of Judith Card late of South Kingstown. An inventory of her estate was taken 10 December 1786. Joshua Card, her son, was made administrator of the estate of Judith Card late of South Kingstown. An inventory of her estate was taken 10 December 1786[1].
5. SOURCES
1. Maxine Phelps Lines, "Descendants of Richard Card of Newport," Rhode Island Genealogical Register, Volume 3, Number 3 (January 1981) to Volume 4, Number 4 (April 1982), Volume 3, Number 3, Pages 195-196, Job Card sketch.
2. James N. Arnold, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, First Series, Births, Marriages and Deaths : a Family Register for the People. (Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., 1891-1912), Volume IV, Newport County Births, Marriages, Deaths, page 23 (image 317 of 691), Job Card entry.
3. Charlestown [RI] Probate and Town Council Records, 1738-1916. Family History Library (on FHL US/CAN Microfilm 2,319,104, Items 1-5), Volume 1, pages 84-88, Job Card probate items, on FHL US/CAN Microfilm 2,319,104.