Records of Samuel Black in Old Augusta

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1798, following inhabitants of ye Great Calf Pasture, petitioned to change the river road: Thomas Hughart, John Montgomery, Archibald Kinkead, James Gwinn, Jacob Peck, Thomas Kinkead, William Kinkead, Joseph Gwinn, Thomas Gwinn, James Fulton, William Moore, Samuel Black, Peter Simpson, William Yeuel, Samuel Neil, William Steele, Thomas Philips, Adam Hickle.

Stuart for damming up South River and overflowing plaintiff's land.

Samuel Black and Nancy, late Meek. Many years ago David Meek of Augusta died owning land in Augusta conveyed by John Mann to Thomas Meek, father of David. David died, intestate, leaving widow Elizabeth and children, viz: Elizabeth, Sally M. McKnight, and oratrix. McKnight is dead.

Hull; surety, Anthony Mustoe; witnesses, Robert Campbell, Saml. Black.

surety, James Anderson; witnesses, Samuel Black, James O'Neal.

Rebecca Black (consent); witnesses, Joanes Henderson, John McCutchan; surety, Saml. Black.

Rosanna Wright.

Williamson, administrator, c. t. a., of David Williamson; Nicholas Michael, administrator of Peter Buzard; Elinor and James Blair, administrator of Joseph Blair.

  Supernumeraries: Sam'l Black, Maurus Ofriel, Arch. Dickson, Jno. Atkins,

Robert Scott, Wm. Rodgers, Hugh Nelson, Jas. Cunningham, Thos. Scott, Jno. Stuart, Alex. McKinney.

  Page 378.--David Cunningham and Samuel Downey, from Burden's line

to Jenning's Gap between Keneday's Road and the North Mountain. James Bell, Samuel Black, James Fulton, and George Robinson, from Burden's line to Spring Hill between the South Mountain and Keneday's Road by Staunton and from thence by the Tinkling Spring Meeting House.

from his house down the river to James Baird's: For Samuel Hamilton, Andw. Sutlington, John Dickenson, William Sprowel, John Donaly, Hugh Caffey, Joseph Watson, Andw. Muldrough, Wm. Dougherty, John Clendenning, William Maze, James Beard. Processioned by John Botkin: For Samuel Wilson, Abraham Haptonstall, Robert Duffield, James Burnsides, Robert Carlyle, Richard Botkin, John Carlyle, Samuel Black, Edward Hynds, John Botkin, David Bell.

Isabell; sons, David and John, executors; son, Samuel; son, William Brown Teste: Adam Thompson, Moses Thompson, Andrew Cowan. Produced 16th March, 1758, and not being signed, Samuel Black, the heir-at-law, gave his consent. It was then proved by Adam Thompson and Cowan. David Black qualified.

Samuel Black) as administrator of John Mentire.

James Alexander, Jno. Black, Saml. Black.

to children. Executors, Saml. Black and John Bigham. Teste: John Henderson, Jno. Black, Wm. Cowan. Produced 19th December, 1769, by Samuel Black. John Bigham refuses to execute. Widow Elizabeth objected on the ground the testator was not in his right senses, but the will is declared good, and Saml. Black qualifies, with John Black and Michael Bowyer.

John McClure, Saml. Black, Wm. Black.

Black, administrator.

55--To son, John, 300 acres on Niw River where John now lives; to son, William 300 acres, rest of above tract; to sons, Samuel and James, infants, home place known by name of Pine Knot; to daughters, Margaret, Mary, Martha, Nancy, Jean; to wife. Executors, wife, brother Wm. Black, Wm. Porter. Teste: Walter Davis, Thos. Stuart, Mathew Alexander. Proved, 15th April, 1783. by Stuart and Davis. Executors qualify.

pay Robt. Estham; to son, George, land in Cantuckey; to son, John, 1 French Crown, Patriotism (?); to son. Alexander, 1 French Crown, Patriotism (?); to son. William, 1 French Crown, Patriotism (?); to grandson, John Ramsey, 1 French Crown; to grandson, Alex. Ramsey (?), 1 French Crown; to granddaughter, Mary Ramsey; to grandson, John Steele; to wife, Marey; to son, Daniel, residuary legatee and devisee. Executors, wife Mary, Andrew Ramsey, and Andrew Steele. Teste: John Patrick, John, and Samuel Black. Proved, 15th April, 1783, by Patrick and Samuel Black. Executors qualify.

Cornelius Ruddle, Thos. Rutledge, Alex. Thompson. Continental Loan Office Certificates of June, 1780, for $6,000. James Best's account.

amount in appraisement bill of father; to brother, John Ramsey, Andrew Steel, Alex. Ramsey, Andrew Ramsey, Wm. Ramsey, George Ramsey, Jno. Ramsey (son of James, deceased), equal proportion of remainder; to brother, Andrew, all real estate; of land willed to testator at mother's death to brother Andrew, to be appraised by James Steel, Wm. Finley, Jr., Wm. Gilespey, Jno. Finley; to John Ramsey, son of James, infant; to Alex. Ramsey, son of James. Executors, Andrew Steel, John and Andrew Ramsey. Teste: John Black, Martha Black, Samuel Black. Proved, 15th June, 1784, by John and Samuel Black. John Ramsey and Andrew Steel qualified. Andrew Ramsey refused in persona.

St. Anne's, Albemarle County--To Alexander Ramsey, son to James Ramsey, infant; to six sons, viz: John, Alexander, Andrew, William, George Ramsey, and Andrew Steele; to Mary Ramsey, daughter to James Ramsey, infant. Executors, son John Ramsey and Andrew Steele. Teste: Samuel Black, Alex. Cummin, James Perthulls. Proved, 17th October, 1786, by Black and Perthulls. Executors qualify.

Elizabeth, to son, James; to grandson, Thomas Stuart; to son, Robert, houses and lots in Staunton; to son, Thomas; to daughter, Elizabeth Paxton; to daughters, Jenny (houses and lots in Staunton), Julia and Mary; to grandson, Stuart Paxton. Executors, son Robert, and Thomas Stuart. Teste: Benj. Stuart, William and Samuel Black, Robert Stuart. Proved, 17th February, 1789, by William and Samuel Black. Robert qualifies, and 22d April, 1789, Thomas Stuart qualifies.

and children; to son, James (his schooling); to 3 oldest sons, viz: Andrew, William, John; to daughter, Betsy; to daughter, Sarah; to daughter, Anna. Executors, brother Andrew and James Berry. Teste: James Peery, Samuel Tagart, Jean Shields, Sr.; Mary McKnight, Samuel Black. Proved, 24th June, 1799, by Perry and Tagart. Executors qualify.

Margaret, tract purchased of Samuel McChesney on which Samuel now lives; to son, Robert; daughter, Ann Elliot; son-in-law, James Elliot; to heirs of deceased son, Thomas; heirs, of deceased daughter, Isabella; to son, William, and his little son, Archibald Armstong; to grandson, Thomas Armstrong, son to William; to grandson, Archibald Armstrong McCray; to grandson, Margaret McCray; to daughter, Jean McCray; to daughter-in-law, Peggy Armstrong (William's wife). Executors, son William Armstrong and James Berry. Teste: Samuel Black, Joseph Black, James,Jennet, and Ann Peery. Proved, February Court, 1801, by Joseph Black and James Peery. Executors qualify.

of Samuel Black, by the legatees, viz: John Black, Mathew Alexander and wife Jane, Samuel Price and wife Margaret, William Black and wife Mary, William Black, Jr.; Martha Black, Samuel Black, Nancy Black, James Black.

sisters, Peggy and Sally; to brother Anthony Black's five sons, John, Hugh, William, Samuel, James; to sister Eleanor Shields's two sons, Robert and Thomas Shields. Executors, brother Anthony, Samuel Long and Samuel Blackwood. Teste: Joseph Long, Samuel Black, Samuel Black. Proved, 26th September, 1808.

son Samuel; daughter, Jane Alexander; daughter, Martha Black; daughters Margaret Price and Mary Black; daughter. Nancy Gillespee; son, James; sons, John and William. Executors, sons James and Samuel. Teste: Joseph Bell, Moses Hughes, Elizabeth Hughes, Elizabeth Long. Proved,

son, Mathew; to son, William's children in Kentucky (probably William's oldest son Samuel is dead; if he is, then his part to go to his brother John); to daughters, Ellen Berry, Jane Cochran, Polly Templeton; to grandson, Jamison Cochran; to son, John; to grandson, John McConnick; to son James' son John; to son Mathew's daughter Sally. Executors, Jacob Swoope, John Willson, James Jamison. Teste: James Evans, Jesse Evans, W. Willson, Samuel Black. Proved, 26th January, 1818. April 24, 1818, Jacob Swoope qualifies (the other surviving executor having refused.)

February, 1794--Son. Samuel; daughter, Mary Black; son, John, 5 shillings birthright; daughter, Margaret Roberts; son, Joseph. Proved, 7th April, 1802.

Lettis Clark; sister, Peggy Weir, and her son, Hugh; brother, John; sister. Fanny Porter; brother, Joseph Sharp; brother, Robert Sharp; sister, Ann Henry; sister, Jean Black; Lettis Clark's son, John; James Black's son, Sam; Alexander Sharp, son of Robert Sharp, sister Lettis' first husband; wife. Mary.

to Saml. Black, £25, 200 acres, part of two joining surveys, viz., 1st, 185 acres granted to Thos. by patent, 12th January, 1746; 2d, another survey, etc., on Naked Creek; James McConnell's line. Teste: John Henderson and Jno. Anderson.

McCormick, late of Augusta County. Maxwell, in consideration of his being freed from the service as soldier in the Virginia Regiment by the exchange of Thos. Lane, an indented servant of said Samuel Black, binds himself to Black for five years as labourer. Teste: Thos. ( ) Black.

James McConell, £10, 100 acres, part of a large tract. Teste: John Seawright, Robert Curry, Robert Brown, James Jackson, Samuel Black, Mary Jackson. Delivered: James McConald, May, 1759.

£6, 369 acres on South River of Shanandore in Beverley Manor, part of 738 acres on which said Jno. and Samuel now live; cor. Thos. Stewart. Delivered: Samuel Black, 3d August, 1772.

£10, 369 acres on South River of Shanandoe, part of 738 acres whereon John now lives; cor. William Long, Samuel Black's part of said tract. Teste: Thomas Stewart, James and Gabriel Alexander, Samuel Black. Delivered: William Black, 19th July, 1787.

to John Ramsey, £107.10, 165 acres in Beverley Manor on both sides South River of Shanando, part of 375 acres conveyed by Beverley to George Home, and by George Home to Gibbons Jennings, 1750, and said Jennings having afterwards absconded, the land was sold to highest bidder, viz., James Davise, by Richard Winston, sheriff of Orange County, to satisfy Judgment against Jennings in favor of Isaac Smith, 21st April, 1752, and Winston conveyed the land to Davise in Orange County, 24th June, 1753, and land was conveyed by Davise to John Black, 1756; corner Robert Patrick, William Bell's line. Teste: Robert Brown, Andrew Greer, Samuel Black. Livery of seisin. Delivered: Jos. Black, January, 1773.

son Samuel; daughter, Jane Alexander; daughter, Martha Black; daughters Margaret Price and Mary Black; daughter. Nancy Gillespee; son, James; sons, John and William. Executors, sons James and Samuel. Teste: Joseph Bell, Moses Hughes, Elizabeth Hughes, Elizabeth Long. Proved, 24th October, 1814. Samuel qualifies.

County, to James Holles, £40, 98 acres on a branch of Reed Creek, a branch of New River, betwixt the land of the said John and the Cove, patented to John 20th June, 1753. Teste: Israel and William Christian, Daniel McNeill, Robert Brsckenridge, Samuel Black, William Wright, William Bates, George Dair.

Samuel Black, £100, 175 acres on Bull Pasture patented to John Brown, 3d November, 1760, and since conveyed to Hance; corner land in possession of John Brown; corner land now in possession of Mathew Harper, now William Martin's. Delivered: Samuel Black, 3d August, 1772.

Black, £100, 200 acres, part of 1415 acres formerly surveyed for William Henderson on a branch of Christian's Creek, and on said creek; corner Thomas Ruttchledge's land. crossing Black's Branch. Delivered: Samuel Black, 3d August, 1772.

John Jameson, £55, on Christian's Creek, whereon William now lives, conveyed to William by William Martin, 19th March, 1765, 310 acres; corner William Palmer; corner George Robinson, now Samuel Black's land, plot surveyed for Mr. William Russell now Alexander Thompson's land. Teste: William Palmer, Jean ( ) Palmer, William ( ) Calin. Delivered: Samuel Ferguson, 17th August, 1772.

James Young, of Sissel County, Maryland, £90, 200 acres on a branch of Naked Creek conveyed to Samuel by Thomas Watterson, James McConnal's land.

Black, deceased, and Rebecca ( ) to John Black, 180 acres in Beverley Manor on a branch of Lewis' Creek, corner David Black's land. Delivered: Patrick Buchanan, 30th June, 1774.

called Frame's Cabbin patented to Samuel Black, 1st August, 1775. Teste: Patrick Buchanan, John King, Jr., Samuel Givens.

at a place called Frame's Cabbin patented to Samuel Black.

Samuel Black, deceased, to Joseph Bell, 97 acres on head springs of the Straight Fork of Jackson's River, patented to said Samuel, 7th December, 1774.

Samuel Black, deceased, to John Black, plantation that David Black, deceased. live on in Beverley Manor. Teste: Alexander Williams, Walter Dunn.

for a tract of 97 acres on head of Straight Fork of Jackson's river patented to Samuel Black 7th December, 1774, of which Samuel died seized, but Hendersun has the right to dispose and has sold to Joseph and John Black, son and heir of Samuel, has already conveyed to Joseph.

deceased, to James Curry, tract on Carlile's Run of Bullpasture, patented to Samuel Black. Delivered Edward Erwin, per order, 19th March, 1798.