Card and Allied Families

BY EDW. D. CLEMENTS, PROVIDENCE, R. I.

Caird-Card Arms-Ermine, a demi-lion couped azure, collared or.
Crest-A demi-lion rampant.

HE Card family has never been a numerous one either in this country or in England, but that its members attained distinction is evidenced by the fact that at least two family groups bearing the name were entitled to bear arms. The armorial bearings blazoned herewith are those recorded by Burke in his "General Armory" for Card or Caird, without designation of locality, and are similar to those of Card of Grey's Inn, which show a different crest and bear, in addition to the lion, three torteaux (red roundles).

1. Joseph Card, who was born in Rhode Island, removed from Rhode Island to Connecticut and located first in Lebanon, but later in Bradford, where he died at the age of ninety-two years. He was a farmer, who conducted a saw mill while in Lebanon. He was twice married.

Children: 1. Clarissa, never married. 2. Maria, married Erastus Newell and lived in Lebanon. 3. Nancy, married Cromwell Kingsley, of Lebanon. 4. William, married Sarah Babcock. 5. Thomas, of whom further. 6. Charles, married Mercy Perry, of New London, Connecticut.

II. Thomas Card, son of Joseph Card, was born in Lebanon, where he spent most of his days, engaged in farming, but during his declining years he lived in Windham, near the Lebanon line, where he was tenderly cared for by his son, Martin. For thirteen years before his death he was blind, but retained all other faculties to the age of ninety-two. He married Hannah Greenman, a native of Mansfield, daughter of John Greenman.

Children: 1. Samuel, of Springfield, Massachusetts. 2. Ann. 3. Clarissa, who died young. 4. Martin, of whom further. 5. Lucy, died young. 6. Catherine, who married Joseph Hendricks, lived in Bridgeport, and died, aged sixty-seven. 7. Cecilia, married (first)

CAIRD (CARD).

Arms-Ermine, a demi-lion couped azure, collared or.
Crest-A demi-lion rampant.

BURDETT (BURDICK).

Arms-Azure, two bars argent (or, in some branches).

WILCOX.

Arms—Argent, a lion rampant between three crescents sable, a chief vair.
Crest-Out of a mural coronet or a demi-lion rampant sable, collared vair.

MAYNE (MAIN).

Arms Argent, on a bend sable three dexter hands couped of the field.
Crest-An oak tree proper.

HUBBARD.

Arms-Quarterly, argent and sable, on a bend gules three lions passant or.

BROWN.

Arms-Argent, on a chevron sable, between three cranes azure, as many escallops or. Crest-On a mount vert a hare courant argent.

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