Person:Samuel Black (23)

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Will

Will of Samuel Black, dated Jul 25, 1770 in Albermarle Co VA mentioned his wife Catherine (executrix) and children in the following order which may be their birth order:

To wife Catherine, 50 pounds currency and mansion house where she is to be maintained.

To son Samuel, 250 acres of a tract purchased from Richard Stockton and negroes.

To son James, remainder of above tract and 20 pounds of currency.

To daughter Margaret, currency.

To daughter Mary, currency.

To daughter Sarah, currency.

To son John, half of the plantation "where I now live" and currency.

To son William, half of the plantation "I now live on" and currency.

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Albemarle County-Will Book 2, page 261-2

"At Albemarle Court November 1770. This last will and testament of Samuel Black, deceased, was presented in court and proved by the oath of Charles Patrick and Joseph Kinkead witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded, and at the motion of Samuel Black, Jr. Executor therein named, probate is granted him for obtaining letters of administration, who gave bond with Joseph Kinkead and Charles Patrick his securities." [S1]

Notes

A3 SAMUEL BLACK b c1700 Ireland d 1770 s/o James Black I of Ireland m CATHERINE SHAW.

Samuel was educated at Edinburgh and licensed to preach at Glasgow. He was pastor of Brandywine Manor Presbyterian Church in Chester County PA, but in 1743 he came to visit his brother John in Augusta Co VA, and for 4 yrs. traveled as a missionary among the Scotch-Irish in the area. He later moved to Albemarle County VA where he married. In 1751 he purchased 400 acres of land on Meechum's River, where he made his home until his death in 1770.

THE BLACK CHILDREN:

1. Samuel d 1815

2. Margaret m James____ -moved to Muskigum Co OH (other sources have her marrying Samuel Price)

3. Mary

4. Sarah

5. John m Elizabeth ____ -sold out in VA in 1789 and went west.

6. William m Mary Black, his cousin & daughter of Samuel (A11)

Source: Dead link 31 August 2013

Family Group Sheet, Dead link, 31 August 2013

Husband: Samuel Black, Rev.

Born: ABT 1700 at: Ireland

Died: 7 AUG 1770 at: Albermale Co, Virginia

Father: James Black

Mother: Unknown

Spouse: Catherine Shaw

Marr: ABT 1735

Born: ABT 1700 at: Scotland

Died: ABT 1778 at:

Children

Name: Sarah Black Sex: F

Born: AFT 1735 at:

Died: at:

Name: James Black Sex: M

Born: ABT 1737 at:

Died: 1790 at: Richmond Co, Kentucky

Spouse: Eleanor Shields

Name: Margaret Black Sex: F

Born: ABT 1739 at:

Died: at:

Spouse: Samuel Price

Name: Anthony Black Sex: M

Born: ABT 1740 at:

Died: at:

Spouse:

Name: Samuel Black Sex: M

Born: 13 MAR 1743 at:

Died: at:

Spouse:

Name: John Black Sex: M

Born: 2 OCT 1750 at:

Died: at:

Spouse:

Name: Willam Black Sex: M

Born: ABT 1755 at:

Died: at:

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Black, Natalie K. Pioneer Preacher, descendants to 1980 of the Rev. Samuel Black (1700-1770) of Pennsylvania and Albemarle County, Virginia. (Madison, Tennessee: N. K. Black], c1981)
   pp 9-17.