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Subject: [BLACK-L] From "THE HOUSE OF BLACK" part 1
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 18:36:53 EST

Hi Sherrill,
First - Thank you for catching the place of death, I have made the correction
in my program... I didn't realize I had that in there, because I know he
didn't die in Cherryville, Gaston Co., NC.......Also corrected the Gusto Co.
to Gaston Co. Didn't catch the type O...Appreciate the help.....So much to
type and so little time, what's a girl to do????

Second - To answer your question on where I optioned my information
Here is the history of our BLACK surname. This is from the Black family
genealogy research one of my cousins did in 1986. It is titled "THE HOUSE OF
BLACK".

Here is what it says on the first few pages..........

Our Samuel BLACK'S ancestors arrived in North Carolina before 1760, perhaps
in the 1750s. His grandfather was Thomas BLACK and can be documented by court
records as well as family tradition.

There is a much repeated, but undocumented, story that the family was
Scotch-Irish.
See Minnie Stowe Puett's "History of Gaston County." Four men, David, Thomas,
John, and William arrived in the 1750s. Thomas, John AND William were
brothers. David is assumed to be their father.

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 neighborhood of the Shoal Bridge near Cherryville. His 200
acres joined a tract belonging to Valentine MAUNEY.

Family tradition has preserved the story that Thomas BLACK did not remain on
the land along Indian Creek for more than two or three years. As early as 25
April 1767, he moved to a farm near Shelby where he received a land grant on
both sides of First Little Broad River. He sold this tract of land on 20
January 1771 (LC Deed book 1 page 412). Family tradition as recorded by Miss
Puett's "History of Gaston County" records that Thomas BLACK made his home
west of Shelby until his death in 1779.

In a deed recorded at Lincolnton dated 11 October 1800 between Morris COX and
Ephraim BLACK states that Thomas BLACK died "on or about the 15th day of
March 1779." This deed also tells us that Thomas BLACK died owning two tracts
of land on Indian Creek and a larger tract of 563 acres in Rutherford County
located on both sides of Broad River. This deed released Elizabeth BLACK, the
widow of Thomas, who had remarried by 1800 to Morris COX, of all her dower
rights. This deed is recorded in book 20 page 12 in Lincoln County.

See Part 2 in another email.....

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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