Here is some info I found of Joseph Card and wife Martha. It is
interesting. Any of you Card researchers know of this Joseph Card, please
let me know.
Thank you, Imo
Source: Baltimore County , Maryland, Deed Records Vol 4 , 1767 - 1775, by
John Davis, Heritage book
Card, Joseph & Martha, page 90;
16 Jan 1770, Joseph & Martha Card (Martha is daughter of Elizabeth Clark) of
Saint Catherine Court, near tower of London, England, power of attorney to ,
Wm Clark (?), mariner, of Wood Ridge, Suffolk Co., now in Maryland----- to
sue executors of Edward Thorpe, late of Maryland. signed Joseph Card. witt:
Walls Richardson and Nathan Highmore.
22 Dec 1769, Edward Thorpe, died intestate, we, John Thorpe, mariner, of
Oldsburg, Suffolk Co., England, brother of said Edward, Thomas & Mary Baker
(Mary is sister of said Edward), blacksmith, of same, John Thorpe, the
younger, Ezekiel Thrope and John & Elizabeth Curtis (said John & Ezeliel
Thorpe are sons of Elizabeth a daughter of Ezekiel Thorpe deceased and
another brother of said Edward), power of attorney to Wm Clark of
Woodbridge, Suffolk Co., England., signed John Thorpe, Thomas Baker, Mary X
Baker, John X Thorpe, Ezekiel X Thorpe, John X Curtiss and Elizabeth X
Curtiss, : witt; John Drake & Lovett Fox
page 10;
27 Nov 1767, John Clark, of Baltimore Co., MD. to Edward Garrettson, of
same, L26, 17 acre - north side of Bush River, signed John Clark, witt: John
Mathews and Ashberry Cord