Robert Black (abt. 1775 - 1849)

Born about 1775 in Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Tabitha (Unknown) Black — married 26 Aug 1803 in Tennessee, United States

Husband of Prudence (Beasley) Black — married 1825 (to about 1846) in Tennessee, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 1 Feb 1849 at about age 74 in Giles Co., Tennessee

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Biography

Robert is estimated to have been born about 1775 at his parents home, possibly in Virginia. A common but unsourced date of 12 Sept 1783 is commonly found online with the usual attribution of "Ancestry Family Tree". Nothing is known of Robert's early life as his parents appear to have sold their holdings in Albemarle County, Virginia shortly before he was born. The family next reliably shows up in Madison County, Kentucky about 1785, acquiring a farm and settling down. Robert spent his remaining childhood years in this area.

Robert's father James died in 1789 without leaving a will. It took several decades to settle the estate, but during the 1790s, Robert's older brothers John and Andrew bought out most of their siblings shares in their father's estate. Robert was apparently still living in Madison County in 1800 when he is listed in a tax record. ^[1]

Shortly after 1800, Robert left Kentucky and migrated to Tennesses, accompanied by his brother Alexander. They were among the earliest settlers in what is today Giles County, Tennesse and were founding citizens in th establishment of the town of Pulaski of that county. They are first recorded

He passed away in 1849.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Tax Lists, 1799-1801 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Clift, G. Glenn. Second Census of Kentucky, 1800. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005. This "second census" of Kentucky is an alphabetical list of 32,000 taxpayers and is based on original tax lists on file in the Kentucky Historical Society. Image
2. ↑ Natalie K. Black; Pioneer Preacher, Descendants to 1980 of the Rev. Samuel Black (1700-1770) of Pennnsylvania and Albemarle County, Virginia; privately printed, Williams Printing Company, Nashville, Tenn., 1981; page 53

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLR-YXJ : accessed 5 March 2018), Robert Black, Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 3, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 124; FHL microfilm 193,686.

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPM-TWP : 7 September 2017), Robt Black, Giles, Tennessee, United States; citing 166, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 176; FHL microfilm 24,534.

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYL-676 : 19 August 2017), Robt Black, Giles, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 98, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 523; FHL microfilm 24,545.

• Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Early Tax Lists of Tennessee. Microfilm, 12 rolls. The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. Image

• Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Early Tax Lists of Tennessee. Microfilm, 12 rolls. The Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. Image

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43299928/robert-black : accessed 31 October 2019), memorial page for Robert Black (unknown–Feb 1849), Find A Grave Memorial no. 43299928, citing John Black Cemetery, Giles County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Lin (contributor 46798906) . Be advised that there is much confusion over Robert's wife named Tabitha. She is commonly confused with Tabitha Dodson, the wife of Alexander Black, Robert's brother. The LNAB of Robert's wife is not known.

See Also

• Franklin. Marriage Bonds 1795–1799, 1800–1805, 1806–1810 [1] Marriage Bond for a Robert Black and Polly Roberts, Franklin County, Kentucky on May 18, 1795.