Person:Job Card (4)

The vital records and biographies of Job Card and his 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.

• Paul D. Card, "(25550) Descendants of Richard Card & Rebecca of Rhode Island," a WorldConnect database at http://wc.rootsweb.com, posted 30 June 2006.

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. 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.

In 1739, Job Card Jr was admitted a freeman in South Kingstown. In 1742 Job and his son, styled Job 3rd, signed the oath of allegiance.

In 1747 Job sold to his daughter Martha, wife of Thomas Potter, blacksmith, land in Charlestown. In 1756 Job gave to his son John for love and affection a tract of land, and in the same year he sold to his son Jonathan a lot of land. 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.

No will or probate record was found.

The name of Job’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 could no longer act, her son John was appointed. In November of 1786 Joshua, her son,was made administrator of the estate of Judith Card late of Kingston. 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 Kingston. An inventory of her estate was taken 10 December 1786.

The information that Judith’s parents were Thomas Greenman and Mary Weeden. Although no proof has been found, there are circumstances which lead to this conclusion. Job Card was a witness to the will of Thomas Greenman. A recent typescript gift to the New England Historic Genealogical Society from J. Burt Greenman of 116 Tangelo Court Maitland, Florida lists the children of Thomas Greenman (born 1669, son of Edward) as Sylvanus born 1694, Silas born 1700 Catherine, and Abigail. In his will dated 11 November 1728 on file at Charlestown, Thomas Greenman mentioned sons Silas and Sylvanus and unnamed daughters.

Land records of Washington County, R.I. (presumable South Kingstown and Charlestown).

• Volume 1 page 58: Job Card to son Job 30 Acres land in Charlestown
• Volume 1, page 237: Job Card to son Joshua 100 Acres in Charlestown.
• Volume 1, page 311: Job Card to son John, 40 Acres in Charlestown.
• Volume 1, page 373: Job Card to son John, 100 Acres in Charlestown.
• Volume 1, page 374: Job Card to son Joshua, 14 Acres.
• Volume 2, page 443: Job Card to daughter Martha, wife of Thomas Potter.
• Volume 2, page 145: Job Card to loving son Thomas Potter, blacksmith.
• Volume 2, page 515: Job Card to Jonathan Card, 40 Acres in South Kingstown on 6 December 1755
• Volume 2, page 580: Job Card to son Job, 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 loving son John, 12 Acres in South Kingstown on 12 March 1756
• Volume 4, page 787: Job Card to son Joshua, in 1746
• Volume 4, page 428: Job Card to Job Jr 90 Acres in South Kingstown.
• Volume 4, page 528: Job Card to Jonathan Card, land in South Kingstown on 13 July 1754.

Deeds in Washington County did not mention daughters Prudence and Phebe. Possibly Job gave them land he owned in other places. There were no deeds or mention of a son Joseph.

SOURCES: LE of Ch, SK, & We. Town Council & Probate rec of Ch & SK. Vit Rec R.I.,J.N. Arnold & A.G. Beaman, R.I. Censuses 1774, 1782, 1790. Court of Common Pleas Rec Washington Co Church & Cemetery Rec. J.O. Austin, Gen Dict R.I.

1. ↑ New Shoreham Births and Deaths, in Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850: First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891)
   23.

   CARD, Job, of Job and Jully, [born] Sept. 2, 1690.

2.   LAND:
   -30 Jan 1737/8 Job Card Jr. of South Kingstown, yeoman, only son & heir of Marthea Card deceased late wife of Job Card the Elder of South Kingstown, yeoman, "when sole" Martha Ackers one of the daughters of John Ackers late of New Shoreham, yeoman, deceased to Thomas Rathbun of New Shoreham, yeoman. Witnesses: Rowse Helme, Ja Helme. [New Shoreham Land 3:1-2]