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From: Joan Lund <>
Subject: [BLACK-L] John Black
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 09:45:23 -0500

I received the following; can any of you help her.
Joan

>From: "Liz" <>
>To: "Joan Lund" <>
>Subject: Re: John Black
>Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 08:51:01 -0700
>X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1
>
>Hi Joan ,
>The reason I am trying to find more information actually pertains
>to a Mr. John Bell that moved from N.C. early 1800's to Tn .
>There is a book in process about this family and I would love to
>help the Author with some information I feel is important to his
>story . This John Bell owned slaves and it is said that his overseer
>or slave master was a man with the last name Black . Maybe John
>Black . It seems to reason that this John Black would have also
>been from N.C. as Mr. bell moved slaves from there and I am
>sure he had his slave master then .
> Do you know where I could get any information on the Blacks
>from that time and area ??
> I do not know why there has been so much interest in the Blacks ,
>because very few even remember that John Bell had a slave master
>by that name . But , This John Black was very important .
> Thanks again for your response . Any information you may have
>would be very helpful .
>Liz Curtiss
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Joan Lund <>
>To: Liz <>
>Date: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 6:27 AM
>Subject: Re: John Black
>
>
>>Are you a member of the Black surname Rootweb list? If not, there has been
>a
>>lot of discussion on Blacks from NC lately. My Black family was from OH and
>>possibly PA. I am only back to 1825 with the birth of George B. Black but
>don't
>>have his parents.
>>Joan
>>
>>
>>At 12:19 AM 9/15/99 -0700, you wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello ,
>>> I found your information on Blacks and thought maybe you could help
>>> me . I am trying to find out about a man, last name Black that was most
>>> probably born no later than 1780's that would have lived in or about
>Halifax
>>> county N.C. and eventually move to Robertson Co. Tenn. probably around
>>> early 1800 . I was given this last name as related to a slave master or
>>> overseer
>>> of slaves for a Mr. john Bell from Halifax Co . Tenn . Do you know of any
>>> place
>>> I could find this information ?? Do you have any idea about anyone who
>may
>>> have
>>> fit the person I am describing ?? Your help would be very much
>appreciated as
>>> I
>>> have been looking for some time with no real answers . Name may be John
>Black
>>> .
>>> Thank you .
>>> Liz Curtiss
>>
>>
>>
>>Joan Lund
>>
>>
>>

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