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Subject: [BLACK-L] Introduction
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 19:13:12 EST


Hi everyone,
I would like to introduce myself, my name is Carol Jean and I am researching
the surname BLACK, among others.
I am sending you all some of what I have on my BLACK's........ This is only
the first 3 generations, and if any of this rings any bells, you may contact
me through the list.


Descendants of DAVID BLACK

Generation No. 1

1. DAVID1 BLACK was born Unknown in unknown, and died Unknown in unknown.
He married WIFE OF DAVID BLACK Unknown in unknown. She was born Unknown in
unknown, and died Unknown in unknown.

Children of DAVID BLACK and WIFE BLACK are:
2. i. THOMAS2 BLACK, b. Unknown, ?; d. 15 March 1779, Cherryville, Gaston
County, North Carolina.
ii. JOHN BLACK, b. Unknown.
iii. WILLIAM BLACK, b. Unknown.

Generation No. 2

2. THOMAS2 BLACK (DAVID1) was born Unknown in ?, and died 15 March 1779 in
Cherryville, Gusto County, North Carolina. He married ELIZABETH (BLACK)
Unknown in ?. She was born Unknown in ?, and died Unknown in Cherryville,
Gusto County, North Carolina.

Child of THOMAS BLACK and ELIZABETH BLACK) is:
3. i. EPHRAIM3 BLACK, b. 11 February 1767, Cherryville (Gusto County) North
Carolina; d. 24 September 1843, Cherryville (Gusto County) North Carolina.


Generation No. 3

3. EPHRAIM3 BLACK (THOMAS2, DAVID1) was born 11 February 1767 in Cherryville
(Gusto County) North Carolina, and died 24 September 1843 in Cherryville
(Gusto County) North Carolina. He married TABITHA HOMSLEY 21 December 1790
in ?. She was born 04 June 1778 in ?, and died 06 July 1854 in Cherryville
(Gusto County) North Carolina.

Children of EPHRAIM BLACK and TABITHA HOMSLEY are:
i. THOMAS4 BLACK, b. 06 June 1792, Cherryville (Gusto County) North
Carolina; d. 02 July 1880, Cherryville (Gusto County) North Carolina; m. (1)
BARBARA LEONHARDT, 08 July 1815, ?; b. 16 April 1798, ?; d. 30 December 1822,
Cherryville Gusto County) North Carolina; m. (2) BARBARA REBECCA STROUP, 23
September 1825, Cherryville (Gusto County) North Carolina; b. 16 August 1805,
?; d. 14 July 1868, Cherryville (Gusto County) North Carolina.
ii. JEMIMA BLACK, b. Unknown, Cherryville (Gusto County) North Carolina;
d. Unknown, ?; m. MICHAEL MAUNEY, 02 March 1812; b. 1788, ?; d. 1866, Or died
before 1885-86.
iii. STEPHEN BLACK, b. 03 February 1800, unknown; d. 22 June 1856,
Cherryville (Gusto County) North Carolina; m. ELIZABETH BROWN, 1821,
unknown; b. 1799, unknown; d. 09 August 1882, Cherryville (Gusto County)
North Carolina.
iv. EPHRAIM (JR.) BLACK, b. Unknown.
v. LAWSON BLACK, b. Unknown.
4. vi. SAMUEL SIMPSON BLACK, b. 18 April 1807, Cherryville (Gusto County)
North Carolina; d. 31 October 1882, Cherryville (Gusto County) North
Carolina.
vii. WILLIAM WILEY BLACK, b. Unknown, unknown; d. Unknown, unknown; m.
SARAH REINHARDT, Unknown, unknown; b. Unknown, unknown; d. Unknown, unknown.
viii. ABEL BLACK, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
ix. LORENZO DOW BLACK, b. 08 August 1818, Cherryville (Gusto County)
North Carolina; d. 20 December 1904, Cherryville (Gusto County) North
Carolina; m. MELINDA WEAVER, 12 February 1844, ?; b. 05 September 1820, ?; d.
03 November 1886, Cherryville (Gusto County) North Carolina.
x. ALFRED BLACK, b. Unknown, Cherryville (Gusto County) North Carolina;
d. Unknown, Cherryville (Gusto County) North Carolina.
xi. BENAJA BLACK, b. Unknown, unknown; d. Unknown, unknown.
xii. ELIZABETH BLACK, b. Unknown, unknown; d. Unknown, unknown.

I would like to mention that THOMAS BLACK is the established founder of the
BLACK family of Cherryville, NC. He purchased a tract of 200 acres on 23
November 1762. This tract of land was in the neiighborhood of the SHOAL
BRIDGE near Cherryville. His 200 acres joined a tract belonging to Valentine
Mauney.

Thank you, and happy researching to everyone. :-)

Carol Jean, from California


Researching: NC, SC, TN, TX, VT, VA, MS, OK, AZ, AL, KY
(Lets just say most of the US)
ALLISON, AVERILL, BLACK, BEAM, CARPENTER, CLARK, GILLETTE, HARGROVE, HARRIS,
HARRISON, JONES, JENKINS, KENNEDY, KISER, LOCKHART, LUTZ, MARTIN, MAUNEY,
MERCER, MERRIMAN, MOSS, PEARSON, RANDLE, ROBERTS, SELLERS, SMITH, SNEED,
STROUPE, WHITWORTH, WILKISON, and WALKER, just to name a few.

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