Hannah (Holloway) Card (1667 - bef. 1755)

Born 1 Mar 1667 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Ephraim Bull — married 20 Jun 1700 in North Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island

Wife of Job Card — married 27 Aug 1724 in South Kingston

Descendants

Died before 1 May 1755 before age 88 in South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island [uncertain]

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Biography

Hannah was the daughter of Mary Hull, b. 1645, (daughter of Capt. Tristram and his wife Blanche), was married in 1661 to Joseph Holway, b. 1635 , son of Joseph Holway and his wife Rose of Sandwich, Mass.

In January 1692/93, Hannah and her sisters, Mary and Rose signed a receipt for their share of their father's estate.^[1]

Siblings:

1. Joseph Holway, b. 1662.
2. Sarah Holway, b. Apr. 1664.
3. Mary Holway, b. 1665.
4. Rose Holway.
5. Elizabeth Holway.
6. Samuel Holway.
7. Benjamin Holway

She was William Ephraim Bull's second wife after Mary Coggeshall.They married on 20 Jun 1700.^[2]He brought children Mary b. July 30, 1693, Rebecca b. July 27, 1697, Content and Amy (twins) b. November 24, 1699 to the marriage.

Children:

1. Ephraim (twin), b.18 Apr 1702^[3]
2. Hannah (twin) b.18 Apr 1702- d.1721.
3. Daughter
4. Daughter
5. Daughter

Abstracts of South Kingstown Wills, in Rhode Island Genealogical Register. (Princeton, Massachusetts: A. G. Beaman), 80, July 1983 indicates:

Ephraim Bull of Kingstown, yeoman, will dated 14 Feb 1720, proved 3 Mar 1721, pps. 149-154. Wife Hannah Sons Ephraim Bull under age 21. Daughters: Mary, Rebeckah, Content & Amie. Friends Rowse Helme & Abiel Shearman both of Kingstown, overseers. Witnesses: Joseph Case Jr., Aaron Milliman and William Sheffield.

Since their daughter Hannah Bull is not mentioned in this abstract, but son Ephriam is mentioned, Hannah Jr. may have died before 1720. This related record also fails to mention a daughter Hannah:

18 May 1723 Hannah Bull widow to Ephraim Bull lately deceased & Peleg Mumford Jr. & Mary his wife & Saml Hayden Jr. & Rebeckah his wife & Content Bull & Amie Bull have this the 2 May 1722 received of Ephraim Bull executor to the last will & testament of his father Ephraim Bull his moveable estate. Signed: Hannah Bull, widow, Peleg Mumford Jr., Mary Mumford, Saml Hayden Jr., Rebeckah Hayden, Content Bull, Amie Bull. [South Kingstown Land p. 15]

After Ephraim's death, Hannah became the third wife of Job Card whom she married at South Kingstown. ^[4]

Hannah's marriage to Job Card is described in some detail in the Rhode Island Genealogical Register Vol. 3 No 3 January 1981 'Descendants of Richard Card of Newport' By Maxine Phelps Lines who wrote:

Job (Card) married (3) 27 Aug 1724 at South Kingstown Hannah Holloway who was born 1 Mar 1667 daughter of Mr. Holloway and widow of Ephraim Bull whom she had married 20 June 1700 at North Kingstown and whose will was dated 14 Feb 1720/1 and proved 3 Mar1720/1. (SK TCP 1:149).

After Job Card died Hannah Card is on record attesting to the value of Job Card's large estate and also fully quitting her claim to any portion of Job's estate based on a payment already made by Job's son.^[5]

"Know all men by these present 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

"The widow Hanah Card wife to the Deceased Job Card and Job Card Son & Executor to the Last will & Testament to the Deceased Job Card appeared in Council in Charlestown this 8th Day of October 1739 and made oath that what is Contained In this Inventory is the whole of her Deceased husbands and his deceased fathers personal Estate to the Best of their Knowledge and further that if any More of his sd Estate Should hereafter Come to their Knowledge They will Cause the Same to Be added to this Inventory / Attest William Clark C. Clerk.

Hannah's Will was dated 11 Jun 1752, and proved 1 May 1755

Research Notes

More information about her at Job Card's profile suggests Ephriam Bull may have been her second husband and Job Card her third.

Sources

1. ↑ "Probate records v. 1-3 1686-1747" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YB-N9YS : 18 April 2024), Film# 00770540, Barnstable, Massachusetts, image 52, Vol 1, Page 80.
2. ↑ https://archive.org/details/genealogicaldict00aust/page/n549 The genealogical dictionary of Rhode Island : comprising three generations of settlers who came before 1690 : with many families carried to the fourth generation by Austin, John Osborne, 1849-1918
3. ↑ "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F87K-KX1 : 17 December 2019), Ephraim Bull in entry for Ephraim Bull, 1702.w
4. ↑ Narragansett Register Narragansett Register
5. ↑ Probate Records Probate Records of Job Card