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About Job Card
The subject today is the probate file of Job Card (1653-1739) of Charlestown, Rhode Island. Job Card married (1) Martha Acres (1668-1716) in 1689, and they had six children: Job Card (1690-1760); Rebecca Card (1694-before 1739); Martha Card (1699-1789), Margery Card (1702-????); Jane Card (1703-1727); Sarah Card (1705-????). Job Card married (2) Margery (Acres) Tosh (1665-1724) in 1716, and they had no children together. Job Card married (3) Hannah (Holloway) Bull (1667-????) in 1724, and they had no children together.
Job Card of South Kingstown died testate, having written a will dated 5 January 1730/1, which was proved in Charlestown on 7 September 1739. The will reads (transcribed from "Charlestown (R.I.) Probate Records, Volumes 1-5," Volume 1, pages 84-88, accessed on FHL Microfilm 2,319,104):
"I Job Card of South Kingstown in Kings County in the Colony of Rhode Island in New england Being in perfect Mind and Memory Doe mak and ordain this my Last will and testament this twenty fifth Day of January 1730/1 Disanuling all wills Made by me before the date hereof. First and principly I Recomend my Soul to God the great Creator and my Body to my friends to Be buried Decently.
"2ly My will is that all those Depts that I owe in right to all persons what Soever Be well and truly paid by My Executor Here after named.
"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.
"My will is that my well Beloved wife Hannah Card have all the Movable Estate that She Brought to me and Eighty pounds in money or pasable Bills of puplick Credit which is in full of all her wright and power of thirds to my Estate ??? was agreed on before marriage.
"Item I Give to my Daughter Rebeckah Torsh Sixty pounds in money or pasable bills of publick Credit and to her Son Job Torsh thirty pounds in good pasable bills of Credit or Spasur (?) and my Land in the Corn Neck. Likewise I give to my Daughter Rebeckah torsh Afore-sd.
"Further I will and bequeth to my Daughter Margery Foster one hundred pounds in money or pasable Bills of publick credit and her Son Card Foster thirty pounds in like money or Spasua.
"Item I Give to my Daughter Martha or John Rathbone one shilling in money.
"Item I have given to Isaac Sheffield a peace or tract of Land by deed A??? his house Stands in full of my Daughter Jane Sheffields portion.
"Item I give to my Daughter Sarah Sheffield one hundred pounds in money or pasable Bills of publick Credit and her first son Josua Rathbun thirty pounds in money Courant as afor-sd.
- "Item I give to my Daughter Jane Sheffield two children Mary Sheffield and Martha Sheffield Sixty pounds that is to say thirty pounds in money or pasable Bills of publick Credit to Each of them the sd Mary and Martha Sheffield and the Gifts or bequeasements my will is that my granChildren Receive of my Executor the male at the age of twenty one years old and the female at the age of Eighteen years old and the Rest of my Gifts my will is that my Executor Job Card whome I Make ordain and Impower and Constitute to be my hole Executor to Receive all and Every dept due to me and to pay all Depts and Gifts afore-sd Signed Sealed and Declared to be my Last will and testament. The words Spasua is to be understood ... Cattle Sheep horses or hogs.
- Job Card (seal)
- "Before us--
- Benjami Perry
- John X Badgood
- Elizabeth Perry
- "Rhode Island
- Kings County Charlestown September the 7th 1739
- Benjamin Perry and Elizabeth Perry apeared In council the date above sd and declared upon their Solom Ingagement that they saw the testator Job Card Sign Seal publish and declare the above written to be his Last will and testament and that at the same time he was in his perfect mind & memory and that they with John Badgood Signed att the same time as with??? for ??? presents. The above will is Excepted by the Council and ordered to be Recorded Signd by order of sd Council this 7th day of September ad 1739 attest William Clark Council Clerk."
"Know all men by these presents that I Hannah Card of Charlestown in Kings County in the Colony of Rhode island & providence plantations in new england widow and Relict of Job Card of sd town County and Colony afor-sd Do for and In Consideration of a Valuable Sum of money all Ready Received of my Son in Law Job Card of South Kingstown in the County & Colony above-sd to my full satisfaction & Content doe hereby sett for myself and my heirs agree and Discharge all the Estate both Real and personal that my Husband Dyed seized of from having any demands hereafter Change or demand to any part of sd Estate Either by Right of Dowery or thirds or by any other demands what Soever In wittness hereof I have set to my hand & seal this 7th Day of September 1739. Hannah Card (seal)
"Signed Sealed and Delivered In Presents John Hall Joseph Hossie
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Job Card married 3 times. He died 1730. His will was dated 25 January 1730/1 and proved 7 September 1739 in Charlestown, Rhode Island.
He was of Newport and moved to New Shoreman (Block Island) about 1685 and to Westerly (the part later became a part of Charlestown) and the South Kingstown about 1713.
His farm appears to have been located in both Westerly and Soth Kingstown.
He married first on 1 November 1689 at New Shoresman to Martha Jully Samantha Acres.
She was born 26 February 1668, the daughter of John and Margery Acres of Dorchester, Providence, Newport and New Shoresman.
Following her death in 1715, his second marriage was to her sister Margery, who was born 24 May 1665. Margery was the widow of Daniel Tosh, whom she had married 19 October 1685 at New Shoresman. Daniels will was dated 4 January 1706 and proved 11 April 1706 at New Stoneham.
The will of John Ackurs (Acres) dated 12 November 1698 mentioned only 2 children: Martha Card and Margery Tosh.
Job's 3rd marriage was to Hannah Holloway in South Kingston. She had been born 1 March 1667 to Mr. Holloway and was the widow of Ephraim Bull.
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Job Card's Timeline
| 1653 |
February 26, 1653
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Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British Colonial America
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| 1690 |
September 2, 1690
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Block Island/New Shoreham, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
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| 1694 |
May 4, 1694
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South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
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| 1699 |
April 6, 1699
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New Shoreham, Block Island, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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| 1702 |
February 19, 1702
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New Shoreham, Newport County, Rhode Island
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| 1703 |
September 18, 1703
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Westerly, Providence Plantations County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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| 1705 |
August 9, 1705
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New Shoreham, Block Island, Newport County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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| 1739 |
September 7, 1739
Age 86
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South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British Colonial America
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