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Book "Constalk Militia" mentions Alexander & William Source: "William Black and his Descendants"

ALEXANDER BLACK was born in Augusta County, Virginia, October 14, 1765. He joined the Colonial forces in the war of Independence but was not in active service during that period. At the age of twenty he crossed the mountains into Kentucky and lived at Strodes Station where he remained for three years, during which time he became a companion and friend of Daniel Boone. Strodes Station was a fort and trading post located two miles west of the present city of Winchester on the Lexington Pike. It has been recently marked by a monument erected by the D.A.R. of Clark County. On June 15, 1791 at the rapids of the Ohio (now Louisville) he was mustered in as a private into Capt. James Brown's company of mounted Kentucky volunteers. This company was part of the First U.S. Regiment commanded by Brig. General Charles Scott. It was in the service of the U.S. against the Wiau Indians of central Indiana.

On February 20, 1793 he married Jane Crockett of Bourbon County, a distant cousin of "Davey Crockett" the noted humorist and member of Congress from Tennessee. She was born in Augusta County, Virginia, January 3, 1770, daughter of James and Martha Gay Crockett, who were early settlers in the Calfpasture River valley in Augusta County. Her grandfather, Capt. Robert Watkins Crockett, Jr., was born in Ireland in 1709 and came to America in 1740. He was in Capt. John Wilson's Muster Roll in 1742, and served under James Patton in the French and Indian war. He died at Beverly Manor, Augusta County in 1746. Her father, James Crockett, came to Bourbon (now Clark) County, Ky. in 1786 and lived on a tract of land on Hancock Creek near where the Blacks lived. He was born in 1741 and died in Clark County in 1813.

ALEXANDER BLACK and wife lived on their farm in Clark County about two miles north of Strodes Station. He served in the army of General Wayne when Wayne scored his decisive victory over the Indians and succeeded in driving them from the northwest territory. In this campaign he was wounded in the face by an Indian arrow in the battle of "Fallen Timbers" fought Aug. 20, 1794 on the banks of the Maumee River near the present city of Toledo, Ohio. On March 12, 1806 he was commissioned Ensign in the 36th Regiment of the Militia of the State of Kentucky, by the Governor, Christopher Greenup. During his stay in Kentucky he had much trouble and law suits over the title to his lands. After several years of litigation over these titles, in which Henry Clay was his attorney, he sold his land in Kentucky. On April 19, 1809 he sold to Thomas Goff 104 acres on Strodes Creek and on March 2, 1813 he sold to Isaac Cunningham 50 acres on Hancock Creek. In the early spring of 1809 he came up into Ohio where, with his family, he settled on a tract of land in Champaign County, on the waters of Macochee Creek in the Mad River valley.

He entered at the Cincinnati land office, the N.W. 1/4 section 23, T5, R.12 Miami River survey, Champaign County, Ohio, under what is known as the Credit System; and as shown by the tract books, the first payment was made July 24, 1809, the second payment Feb. 27, 1811, the third payment June 13, 1812 and the final payment April 29, 1813. He purchased the S.W. 1/4 section 19, T5, R.13 under the same act and the first payment appears to have been made Dec. 11, 1811. The entry was completed Feb. 13, 1816 and the Patent issued June 11, 1816. He also purchased the S.E. 1/4 section 25, T5, R.13, under the same act, and the first payment made April 15, 1812, and the entry completed Feb. 13, 1816 and the Patent issued Aug. 14, 1816. (The original patent on the N.W. 1/4 section 23, T5, R.12, dated August 24, 1813 and signed by James Madison, is at this time, 1972, in the possession of Mrs. Raymond F. Hughes, 27 7 0 Observatory Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. She is a sister of Howard C. Black, deceased.)

During the War of 1812 ALEXANDER BLACK was given a Captains Commission and organized a company of mounted militia known as minute men, who defended the frontier settlers against the attacks of the Indians. On August 18, 1812 he went with his company to the relief of Fort Findlay, in Hancock County, Ohio, which was then being besieged and succeeded in driving off the Indians. For his service in this war he was granted a warrant for one hundred and sixty acres of land. In the Champaign Logan County history of 1872 (Antrim's) is an article by Mrs. Sallie Moore in which she describes the uniform of this Militia Company and also other interesting facts of these fighting forefathers of ours, as follows: "About the time of the War of 1812 a company of young men was organized in Champaign and Logan Counties by Alexander Black. It was an independent company of home guards or minute men and was called a rifle company, each man being armed with a good trusty rifle gun, shot pouch, Powder horn, bullet molds, gunflints, etc. Each furnished his own amunition and was expected to hold himself in readiness at a minute's warning for any emergence, we at that time being the frontier settlement on the north, and exposed to danger from the Indians who might be prowling about in the neighborhood. The uniform of this company consisted of a black hunting shirt, trimmed with white all around the body, made as a loose coat or wrapper, reaching a little above the knees, and open in the front and fringed; then a large circular cape with collar fastening all together at the neck. The fringe was usually made of home made linen about one and one half inches wide, and sewing it on the garment and then raveling it out about half the width. Then a stout leather belt with large buckle in front, or some having a white belt, white pants and stockings. The hat was like one in fashion in the seventies, high crown with narrow rim. Each man had a white plume fastened to the left side of his hat. The feather was made by skillfully adjusting 'the white feathers of a goose around a ratan or stick long enough to reach to the top of the hat, carefully and firmly wrapping their with thread, and on top a tuft of red feathers, a bit of scarlet cloth or the scalp of a red headed woodpecker. The company was called together three or four times a year for muster or company drill, and you may be assured their mothers and sisters, their wives and sweethearts were proud of them when they saw them dressed up in their uniforms and marching under their gallant captain."

In the year 1818 Alexander built a seven room brick. house on his farm two miles south of West Liberty, along the road traversed by General Hull's army on its famous march to Detroit during the War of 1812. This was the second brick house built in Salem Township. The brick for it were made on his farm and a. man by the name of Whitus was the mason. Captain Black having learned the carpenter trade when a lad, did all the carpenter work himself. Considerable time and labor were required in the finishing of this house as all windows, doors and interior trimming had to be made by hand. All woodwork and moulding had to be planed out of native wood and special built planes for each particular kind of moulding. The roof was made of eighteen inch shaved red oak shingles. This original roof remained on the house for over fifty years. Before he had completed his new home, his log house which stood just south of the present brick house, burned down and destroyed all his personal belongings including his planes and carpenter tools. He had then to make all new tools before he could complete his new home. This house is now occupied by the writer at this present date, 1935.

Captain Black was a warm personal friend of General Simon Kenton, of pioneer fame in Ohio, they having lived neighbors for years. Like all the old Indian fighters he had no love for an Indian, as he had spent all his younger days on the frontier fighting them. He died at his home in Champaign County on June 16, 1854, at the advanced age of eighty nine. His wife, Jane, died of cholera on July 21, 1849. They were both charter members of the Muddy Run Christian Church (or Bethel Christian Church) located about one mile west of West Liberty. This church was formed in the year 1814 by a group of citizens who had come from Kentucky. These people were former members of the Presbyterian Church who had rebelled against a growing ecclesiasticism in the Presbyterian Church and had formed this "New Light" or Christian Church. This church was finally disbanded about 1840. Alexander Black and his wife, Jane, are both buried in the Baptist Cemetery at Kingscreek, Champaign County, Ohio. They had the following children:

30 Martha born June 2, 1794

31 William born February 19, 1796

32 James born February 8, 1798

33 Alexander born November 20, 1800

34 Sarah born January 11, 1803

35 John born July 11, 1805

36 Samuel C. born March 20, 1809

37 Harrison M. born December 26, 1812

- (Error - Alexander H. is his father, not grandfather!) SAMUEL CROCKETT BLACK, secretary of the South Dakota & Iowa Land & Loan Company, with headquarters in Mellette, was born on a farm in Champaign county, Ohio, on the 23d of September, 1849, and is a scion of one of the old and honored families of the Buckeye state, where his grandfather, Alexander H. Black, who was a native of Kentucky and of Scotch lineage, took up his residence in 1809, taking part in the early Indian wars and serving as captain of a company in the command of General Wayne, known to history as "Mad Anthony Wayne," by reason of his intrepid daring. In this connection Captain Black accompanied his doughty general on the march to the lakes and saw not a little of active service in conflict with the Indians. He became possessed of a large tract of land in Champaign county, and there passed the closing years of his life, while his son Samuel C., Sr., the father of the subject, also lived on this ancestral homestead and became a prominent and influential farmer and stock grower. He likewise was a native of Kentucky and died in Ohio, as did also his devoted wife, whose maiden name was Mary Ann Grant. They became the parents of nine children, while of the number five are living at the time of this writing. END

THE HISTORY OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, OHIO http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Champaign/ChampaignIndex.htm 502 - HISTORY OF CHAMPAIGN COUNTY. http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Champaign/ChampaignSalem.htm They appeared in such vast numbers, as apparently to cover the earth for miles, and if not well guarded, they would clear the corn-fields as they went along. They would suffer death rather than turn from their course; and would pass over houses and swim lakes, ponds and water-courses. They traveled due south, until they would reach the Ohio River, into which they would plunge and attempt to swim over ; here an immense number would lose their lives by drowning in the river, and those that got over alive would crawl upon the bank, and, after resting a short time, would resume the journey southward. This accounts for the necessity of levying a squirrel scalp tax.

Capt. Alexander Black, Moses McIlvain and others from Kentucky, settled on Macacheek and Mad River, in the northern part of Salem, in the spring of 1809; at that time James McPherson, called "Squalicee " by the Indians, (which means the red-faced man), was then living on Mad River, at or near the Kavanaugh farm, and there were several Indian families there at the time; among others, Capt. John Lewis. A chief had in his family a white woman, named 'lolly Kiser, who was taken prisoner when young, and raised with the Indians. She was highly esteemed by the whites, sixty years ago. The writer several times saw Molly Kiser riding through the woods or along a path in Salem Township, with several ponies and dogs along with her.

Alexander Black was a soldier and served in the army of Gen. Wayne, at the battle with the Indians on the 20th of August, 1794; he was an officer and served in the war of 1812, under Gen. Harrison.

On the 23d of August, 1880, on a visit to an aged friend, James Black, Esq., of Salem Township, the writer found the old man in his eighty-fourth year, weak and feeble in body and mind, but strong in honesty, honor and noble feeling. With the assistance of his obliging sons, John and James, he gave the following historical incidents. His father; Capt. Alexander Black, settled on Mad River, in Salem Township, in 1809. Judge McPherson, then an Indian trader, lived on what is now known as the Samuel Black farm. This point was first settled by a Frenchman named Deshicket, in 1794 ; he was probably the first resident white settler in what is now Champaign County. In the spring preceding Wayne's decisive battle, August 20, 1794, Deshicket resided near the Greenville treaty ground.

The first schoolhouse built in this neighborhood was built on the Samuel Black farm, about the year 1814. I did not learn the name of the first teacher. Robert Crocket taught the second term in that schoolhouse. Among the scholars who attended the first school in this house were : William, John, Samuel and James Kavanaugh, Moses McIlwain's children, Capt. Black's children and George Petty's adopted daughter.

( - Note: Date Error) A letter to Alexander Black from his brother George Montgomery County, March 28, 1857

Dear Brother: I take my pen in hand to rite you a few lines to let you know how wee comes on. I am well at present and the Millers family is well at present, hoping when these lines come to hand they will find you and your family enjoying the same. Like blessings wee have had a fine winter wee have not had any snow of any account wince Christmas in fact wee have not had hardly any snow this winter it was not over two inches deep wee think at any time this winter. The weather it appears out like spring the peach blooms is out and the trees in the woods is leaving out fast and the farmers is nearly done breaking up their ground in fact they is almost done the grass is made a very pretty start. I am looking for my son Andy every day from Indiana and then I can hear from them and I want you to rite as soon as you get these few lines that I can hear from you and the country. I rote to you some time ago and have got no answer. Brother I would like for you to rite to me once and a while. I want you to rite to me when you hear from your grand sons and rite how they are doing the boys that went to California and rite to me how Wm Wain is got. You told me when I was at your house that you could tell me when to hang my meet to keep the bugs from pestering it. Rite to me and tell me if you please. Our town was set on fire the 2 of March it was set to a little frame building at the end of one of the rows the intention was I have no doubt to burn that squar oup but did burn but the one house. On tuesday night the 4 of March they set fire to a livery stable in a nother part of town and burnt that and a blacksmith shop and dwelling and our Court house and it was with difficult that they could keep the hole town from being burnt. Nothing more at present but remain your affectionate brother until death. Give my love to all the conexions. George Black

The Relief of Fort Findlay (Tradition in the Black family) Source: "William Black and his Descendants" In the fall of 1812, after the surrender of General Hull and his army to the British, Governor Meigs, who then had his headquarters at Urbana, rode up one evening to see Capt. Black about raising his company of minute men, and going to the relief of Fort Findlay, which was then being besieged by the Indians. Capt. Black immediately sent his son, James, and his nephew, Cartmill Crockett, to notify the men of his company, each man to provide himself with a musket and powder and were instructed to mould a certain number of bullets and to come on horseback prepared for a forced march. They were to meet at the residence of Capt. Black at day break. With his company of seventy five mounted men he followed Hull's trace on his journey to Fort Findlay. When they came to a stream, north of what is now Bellefontaine, he instructed his men to let their horses, have all the water they would drink, as they would not stop again until they arrived at the fort. As this little band of men came mearer to the fort they saw an increasing evidence of Indians in the neighborhood, so the company was divided, and travelled single file about fifty yards apart on the flanking paths on either side of the main wagon road. He instructed his men to keep in this formation regardless of what might happen and not to stop for anything until they had reached the fort, as that was their principal objective. When they came to a stream of river they were to cross it as hurridly as possible and keep right on moving, as this was the most likely place the Indians would attack. In marching in this formation they succeeded in reaching the besieged fort without seeing a single Indian. Although Bateast with his tribe of six hundred Wyandotts lay concealed along the roadway. The Indians had concealed themselves along the main wagon road in preparation for an attack as the company passed through, but with the sudden appearance of men on either side of them their plan of attack was reversed, as they would be thrown on the defensive rather than the offensive, as they had not planned on such a course of action. Tecumseh accused Bateast of cowardice in allowing this company of men to pass through undisturbed. To which Bateast replied "Me know every man of them, they all men from Kentuck, and men from Kentuck no good for Indian." Upon arrival at Fort Findlay, Capt. Black established a picket line around the stockade. The ground had previously been cleared for several rods around this stockade, all trees and stumps had been cut off level with the ground, so no Indian could hide behind them. At dusk the officer in charge of the fort told Capt. Black he should place his picket men out in the timber, but Capt. Black told him that the Indians were watching every movement they made, and that his men were to remain in the open until dark and then advance their line into the edge of the forest under cover of darkness. The picket men were instructed to shoot at nothing unless they were positive that it was an Indian, as this was a signal to awaken the garrison. Peter Stipp, then a boy of sixteen, and George McCulloch were in the picket line about four rods apart, when during the night they heard a noise in front of them and both waited patiently until they could make out the outline of two Indians approaching on hands and knees near them. When the Indians were within a few feet of them they both fired almost simultaneously. It was later learned that one Indian was shot through the body, the other, who was the Indian Chief, Tecumseh, had a crease cut across his back by one of the bullets. Neither Indian uttered a cry, but Tecumseh quickly gathered up his companion and disappeared into the darkness before he could be captured. With the arrival of reinforcements to the besieged fort the Indians soon afterwards abandoned the siege and were driven northward to the British stronghold at Detroit.

ROLL OF CAPT ALEXANDER BLACK'S COMPANY Captain Alexander Black Lieutenant Alexander SnoddyEnsign John MooreSergeantSamuel WilsonSergeantRobert ClarkSergeant John TitesSergeantEli Wilson

Kentucky Obituaries, 1787-1854, Obituaries, 1834-1854, Page 218 Capt. Alexander Black of Salen Twp, Champaign Co., Ohio(?). He was a soldier in the Indian wars in KY & OH. Fought in the engagement at Maumee Rapids under Gen. Wayne, Aug. 26, 1794. He died June 16, 1854, aged abt. 89 years. http://www.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/ifa_image.cgi?IN=002200&PN=218&SEC=Kentucky%20Obituaries%2C%201787-1854&CD=519

STATE LAND OFFICE RICHMOND VIRGINIA Deed Book No. 30 Page 375 Alexander Black250 acres Nov. 3, 1750 Land in Augusta County in forks of the Cowpasture River, beginning at a hickory running up the several courses of the river 380 poles to a sugar tree on the bank of the corner to the lands in possession of James Miller, thence north eleven degrees (11°) west 84 poles to two black oaks and a white oak at the foot of the Mt., thence south fifty four degrees (54°) west 370 poles, thence south sixty four degrees (64°) east 98 poles to Clover Creek, thence down the several fourses 80 poles to the beginning. Signed by John Robinson, James Wood, Harry Robinson, John Lewis The above land was granted by the King of England to a land company composed of John Robinson, James Wood, Harry Robinson, and Johh Lewis dated Oct. 29, 1743. As payment the purchaser had to clear five acres of land each year for three years for each fifty acres purchased.

WILL OF ALEXANDER BLACK (8) recorded at Urbana, Ohio

Know all men that I Alexander Black of Champaign County, Ohio being of sound mind and memory, but in feeble health, in respect to Almighty God, do make and publish this my last and only will and testament, hereby revoking all other papers or instruments purporting to be or claimed by any person or persons, as my last will and testament: and also ratifying and confirming this as my only last will and testament. I having therefore made an equal and what seems to be an equitable distribution of all my property among my heirs and children, by deed and otherwise, except a warrant obtained by me, from the United States pension or bounty land department, for one hundred and sixty acres of land in consideration of service performed by me during the War of 1812, as Captain of a company of minute men, which warrant was issued to me in pursuance of the Act of Congress of Sep. A.D. 1850. Said warrant at present not being in my possession, I am therefore not able to give the number and date thereof, but in order that is may become definitely understood what land warrant is herein meant to be described by me. I hereby describe said warrant, to be the only one ever received by me, from the U.S. for services performed during the War of 1812. And I do now declare as my will that the foregoing mentioned land warrant shall be the property of my Grand son Alexander Black of the state of Iowa, son of my son William Black, and that my executor shall make a complete assignment in fee simple of said warrant to my grand son, as before mentioned, or if said warrant has heretofore been enacted by my agent and attorney, William Black of the state of Iowa. I hereby declare it to be my last will and testament, that my executor shall make good and sufficient warranty deed for the land upon which said warrant may have been located, so soon as he (my executor) shall receive a patent from the United States for said land: And further I constitute and appoint my son James Black Executor of this my last will and testament, authorizing and empowering him especially to carry out the provisions of this instrument, and nothing else, all my other affairs being heretofore disposed of as I in my best judgement thought right. In testimony whereof Alexander Black testor has hereunto set his hand and seal this nineteenth day of Februa

Augusta County Court House, Staunton, Virginia, Will Book No. 3, pages 377 & 378 L s d First one roan hors13 To one dark bay -------------------------------------------8 To one green colored maire14 To one strawberry rone hors ----------------------------810 To one ditto910 To one white maire ----------------------------------------610 To one dark gray filly5 To one strawberry rone filly -----------------------------3 To one large black maire1110 To one black hors ------------------------------------------510 To one Red Colored filly310 To one Red maire ------------------------------------------510 To one Black maire7 To six head of sheep --------------------------------------110 To one red cow25 To one Red cow --------------------------------------------210 To one Brindle bull18 To one Spotted hefer -------------------------------------18 To one Red hefer18 To one Cow -------------------------------------------------2 To one ditto25 To one small steer -----------------------------------------1 To one Yearlin hefer112 To one Red steer ------------------------------------------15 To one Red steer110 To one Red yearlin hefer --------------------------------112 To one Cow bell5 To Four spring calfs ---------------------------------------15 L s d To Tow gees and one gander3 To A parcel of indian corn --------------------------------5 To a parcel of Reay in shafe36 To a parcel of oats in shafe ------------------------------5 To a parcel of Wheat shafe126 To Three small stacks of hay ----------------------------2126 To Six head of hogs126 To one piece of hom maid cloth -------------------------1 To Three bells12 To 22 spouls of yarn ---------------------------------------3 139136 To one book -------------------------------------------------10 To a parcel of ould books26 To Tow pair cotton &wool cards ------------------------5 To Tow pair of buckskin briches1 To Tow waring jackets ------------------------------------110 To one ould cote10 To tow ould jackets ----------------------------------------6 To One great cote15 To one ould spaid & tow old falling axes -------------7 To one of ditto16 To one hunting sadel --------------------------------------110 To one grubing how & a sprouting how8 To Three ould weeding how -----------------------------1 To One loom & 10 reels & five pairs of needles &

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   iron110

To One ould side table ------------------------------------15 L s d To one iron pole large & one of ditto & one small11 To One frier pan & one raison --------------------------46 To Two books & three bags1 and tow old bags one shirt one ould table cloth ----13 To tow shirts and a pair trousers one fine sheet18 To 5 Duren of yarn & a parcel of ould clothes ------2126 To one bed tick bolsters & pillos one indian blanket2 To A parcel of woolen yarn & one pair trousers ----12 To One bed and bolster and sheets three raw hide12 To one small table -----------------------------------------5 To Paper money715 To Silver money --------------------------------------------32 To Gould money3510 140112 To One maire and one maire colt 1211 To One maire and one tow year old815 To Three old bridles & one eve—reed ----------------9 To Tow old raisors a parcel buttens slick of mohair43 To One pair thread stocking and spectickles--------3 To One pair ould boots one piece of ould leather1 To a parcel of ould rope and one plow bridle -------1 To cash -------------------------------------------------------6 To a parcel ould hors geers & tow old pack sadle46 To tow ould chicels and a gough a parcel of hemp --56 To a parcel of hemp16 To a bay hors -----------------------------------------------5 To a parcel of oak plank a parcel of poplar plank32 To A parcel of coper vesels -----------------------------11 To A ould grin ston and a ould sled one hay fork29 To One pound of Steel -----------------------------------1 Due in paper money2811 6096 In money ------------------------------------------------------55 In money210 To one small looking glass ------------------------------26 651910 John McCreary John CarlileAt a Court held for Augusta his county March 19th 1765 This is Appraisement of the Estate George x Lewis of William Black deceased mark

(The name William is in error. It is the estate of Alexander Black)

HISTORY OF LOGAN COUNTY. - 555 http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Logan/LoganChapXXIV.htm The fist regularly organized church in West Liberty was the Methodist. In the year 1830 this society built a church, which is still standing, being occupied as a residence by E. Meyers. The following statement is found in the old church book : "We, the members of the Christian Church, at Bethel, have hereunto subscribed our names, taking the word of God for our doctrine, discipline and government promising subjection to each other in the Lord, according thereunto, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fourteen. Names - Richard Clark, James McIlvain, Thomas Baird, John Wall, Robert Crockett, William Newell, Betsey Newell; Alexander Black, Patty Crockett, Moses McIlvain, Flora McIlvain, Nellie Baird, Nancy Clark, Netty Well, Peggy McIlvain, Sr., Peggy McIlvain, Jr., Jane Clark, Polly Wall, Jane Black, Polly Cartmill, Jane McNay, Nancy McNay, John Williams, Jane Williams, Jane Lecher, Malinda Wall, Patsey Crockett.....

1. ↑ Obituary.

   Obituary. Andrew Black (1807-1885), photocopy in possession of Janie Black Schuetz

2. ↑ Raymond Finley Hughes and Howard Clift Black. William Black and his Descendents A Genealogy of the Descendents of William Black of Augusta County, VA and la. (Unpublished. Copyrighted 1973 by Hughes).