John Black (1736 - 1832)

Born 14 Apr 1736 in York, York, Massachusetts Bay

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Died 1832 at about age 95 in Hancock, Maine, United States

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John Black was a pioneer settler of Sedgwick.

Biography

John Black is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 115453
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant

2nd Lieutenant John Black served with Capt. Nathaniel Fales' Company, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

JOHN BLACK ^[1] born Apr 14, 1736 at York, York, Maine;^[2][3]

He married Abigail Watson daughter of Shadrack Watson and Susanna Kimball, circa 1763;

He died Apr, 1832 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; ^[4]

      In 1758, John Black, Corporal, is recorded as serving in the York militia in Colonel Jedediah Preble's company under Captain James Gowen of Kittery. John Black served in the Revolutionary War. John and Abigail were one of the three first families to settle on Naskeag Point in the spring of 1763.

Children of John Black and Abigail Watson were as follows:

• i. RUTH; born Nov 5, 1766 at Maine; ^[5]married Samuel Gray, son of Reuben Gray and Abigail Black, circa 1790; died Jan 16, 1861 at age 94. On Jun 27, 1860, Ruth Black resided at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; Ruth age 93 and her son Reuben , 53 farmer, were residing in the household of Daniel Wight, 62, and Abigail age 58, in 1860; 1860 Federal Census.

• ii. ELIZABETH; born 1763 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; married Joseph Freethy, son of Joseph Freethy and Elisabeth Banks; died Feb 27, 1860 at Brooklin, Hancock, Maine; Æ about 104; ^[6] According to the 1910 Register of Sedgwick, Elizabeth Black was the first white child born in Sedgwick; ^[7]She appeared on the census of Aug 19, 1850 at Brooklin, Hancock, Maine.

• iii. SAMUEL b. 1765 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; Mrs. Rebecca Annes of Annes Island and Mr. Samuel Black of Sedgwick were pub. April 1 1790 by Joshua Snow, Town Clerk, forbidden by Susanna Lee Crow; m. Rebecca Annis, daughter of Rolfe Annis and Sarah Rawlins, 19 May 1790 at Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; d. 21 Feb 1862..

• iv. JOHN JR.; born Aug, 1767 at Maine; married Sarah York Mar 12, 1786 at Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine ^[8] He appeared on the census of 1800 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine. Listed were Males Three < 10 years, one 26< 45: Females two < 10, one 26<46.

• v. LUCY; born May 19, 1772 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; married Samuel Herrick, son of Andrew Herrick and Sarah Goodwin, Dec 6, 1792 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; died Nov 28, 1847 at age 75; she was buried Dec 1, 1847 at Gray Cemetery Route 175, South Penobscot, Hancock, Maine.

• vi. SHADRACK WATSON; born Jul 10, 1777 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; Marriage banns for he and Phebe Gray, daughter of James Gray and Elizabeth Howard, were published Dec 28, 1800 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; died Dec 1, 1855 at age 78; he and Phebe Gray were buried at Babson Cemetery, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, Æ 62y 6m; he was buried Dec 3, 1855 at Babson Cemetery, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, Æ 78y 5m.

• vii. CAPTAIN JOAB; born Oct 9, 1781 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; Marriage banns for he and Thankful Snow, daughter of Nicholas Snow and Huldah Watkins, were published Aug 1, 1800 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; ^[9] From Almon Gray: "I know he was the Captian of the local Militia Company during the war of 1812. He owned a water driven mill on the outlet of Blacks Pond. The mill was near where the younger Joab lived. From Walter Snow: It is tradition among member of this branch of the Black family that several of Captain Black's children were lured by the gold rush in the 1850's and went to California."

• viii. ABIGAIL; born May 31, 1783 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; Marriage banns for she and William Gray, son of James Gray and Elizabeth Howard, were published Nov 21, 1801 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; Gray, Gray Family of Hancock; died Dec 20, 1822 at age 39; at age 50 (?); ^[10]

• ix. HANNAH; born circa 1763 at Hancock, Maine; m1 an unknown person; m2. d Joseph Wells.

• x. THANKFUL; born between 1763 and 1782; married John Douglass, son of James Douglass and Margaret Elliot, at Hancock, Maine.

• xi. SALLY; born between 1776 and 1784 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; ^[11]married Daniel Davis, son of Thomas Davis and Elizabeth Grindle, Oct 3, 1801 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine.

• Fact: Christening (29 December 1754) First Church of Wells, Wells, York, District of Maine, Massachusetts
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch In 1758, John Black, Corporal, is recorded as serving in the York militia in Colonel Jedediah Preble's company under Captain James Gowen of Kittery. John Black served in the Revolutionary War. John and Abigail were one of the three first families to settle on Naskeag Point in the spring of 1763.

He was one of the first permanent settlers of Sedgwick, arriving about 1763.

• Fact: Burial Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, United States

Revolutionary War Service

2nd Lieutenant, Capt. Nathaniel Fales' co; enlisted Aug. 3, 1779; discharged Aug. 15, 1779; service, 13 days; company marched on expedition to Majorbagaduce by order of Gen. Lovell^[12][13][14]

Sources

1. ↑ George Leonard 1899-1983 Black, Research by George Leonard Black (Sarasota, Florida: George Black, June 1968), page 9;
2. ↑ Birth: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
   citing FHL microfilm: 12836; Record number: 79;
   FamilySearch Record: F43H-L93 (accessed 11 July 2023)
   John Black born on 14 Apr 1736, son of Josiah, Jun. Black & Mary Black, in York, York, Massachusetts Bay.
3. ↑ Lester and John Frost Bragdon, compiler, Vital Records of York, Maine Transcribed by Lester Bragdon and John Frost (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1992);
4. ↑ Maine State Library, Augusta, Kennebec, Maine 04330; he was buried at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; Maine State Library, Augusta, Kennebec, Maine 04330.
5. ↑ (Calculated date); Almon A. and Walter A. Snow Gray, compiler, The Gray Family of Hancock County, Maine (Blue Hill, Maine: Almon A. Gray, 1987);
6. ↑ unknown article title, Ellsworth American, unknown location.
7. ↑ Clarence I Chatto, compiler, Register of the towns of Sedgwick, Brooklin, Deer Isle, Stonington, and Isle au Haut, 1910. (Brooklin, Me.: Friend Memorial Public Library, c 1972).
8. ↑ Church of Latter Day Saints, "LDS International Genealogical Index," Ancestral File.
9. ↑ Sedgwick (Me.), Vital records of Sedgwick; died May 18, 1859 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, at age 77; Ellsworth American; he was buried at Walker's Cemetery, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine.
10. ↑ Gray, Gray Family of Hancock County Maine.
11. ↑ 1810 Federal Census, 360 W 4800 N, Provo, Utah 84604, http://www.ancestry.com.; 1820 Federal Census, 360 W 4800 N, Provo, Utah 84604, http://www.ancestry.com;
12. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers Sailors Rev. War: Vol. 2, Page 97. Image 99 of 1040.
13. ↑ Payroll: Muster/payrolls, and various papers (1763-1808) of the Revolutionary War (Massachusetts and Rhode Island). Vol. 37, Sea coast defense, Penobscot Expedition 1775-1781. A Muster Roll of Capt. Nathaniel Fales and his Company in the State pay on the Expedition to Penobscot from the 6th of July 1779 to the 26th of August following. Film #008092198. Image 171-72 of 628.
14. ↑ Muster roll: Muster/payrolls, and various papers (1763-1808) of the Revolutionary War (Massachusetts and Rhode Island). Vol. 37, Sea coast defense, Penobscot Expedition 1775-1781. A Pay Roll of Capt. Nathaniel Fales and his Company in the State pay on the Expedition to Penobscot from the 6th of July 1779 to the 26th of August following. Film #008092198. Image 118 of 628.

• Family of John Black: "Town and vital records 1759-1930"
  Catalog: Town and vital records 1759-1930 Sedgwick Vital Records.
  Film number: 007724813 > image 199 of 553
  FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BK-LW6G-Z (accessed 11 July 2023)
• FamilySearch Person: L5V4-K8J

Acknowledgements

Research by Robert Bailey