Job(3), Job(4), Joseph(5), Jedediah(6), Hiram(7), Joseph(8), Frank(9)…and the generations go on. The Card family immigrated from England to the United States in the early 1600’s. Since then the Card name has proliferated in the United States and Canada.
Richard Card, of Newport, Rhode Island, probably came from the southwest of England, from Devon or Dorset around 1635. Due to the total destruction of Newport records for the period in which he lived, there are only a few records that pertain to him. Richard is known to have three sons, Joseph, James, and Job. The early Card’s settled in lived in much of Rhode Island. The family moved to Northeastern Ohio in the 1820’s and then in a few years into the mid Michigan area. The concentration of this page is the descendants of Job(2).
The purpose for this page is to share family history and to connect with other family. Studying our past can be very enlightening. Genealogy can be a lot of different things to different people. My hope is this page brings us a deeper understanding of who we are, where we came from, but also brings us together. Reach out to your aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and so on and share your memories and make new ones for future generations.
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The bulk of the information from this site is based off of the book along with years of research and contributions from Douglas Card.
Descendants of Richard Card and his wife Rebecca of Rhode Island : who had three sons, Joseph, James and Job .
By Maxine Phelps Lines and Mary Card Yarnell. Digital download available.
Vols. 1, 3, and 4 compiled by Maxine Phelps Lines; v. 2 pts. 1-2 compiled by Mary Card Yarnell.v. I. Descendants of Joseph Card and his wife Jane of Newport, Rhode Island — v. II. Descendants of James Card and his two wives, (1) Ruth Havens, (2) Martha West of Newport and North Kingston, Rhode Island — v. III. Descendants of Job Card and his two wives, (1) Martha Acres, (2) Margery (Acres) Tosh of Block Island, Rhode Island — v. IV. Card families not identified as descendants of Richard Card of Rhode Island.
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Contents: v. 1. Descendants of Joseph Card, first son of Richard, and his wife Jane — v. 2. Descendants of James Card, second son of Richard, and his two wives, Ruth Havens and Martha West — v. 3. Descendants of Job Card, third son of Richard, and his wife Martha Acres — v. 4. Miscellaneous Card families, not yet identified as descendants of Richard of Rhode Island — v. 5. Descendants of John Card of Maine and New Hampshire — v. 6. Descendants of Card families in the southern states [this v. not yet published].