Joseph Black Sr (bef. 1747 - bef. 1825)

Born before 22 Feb 1747 in Frederick, Virginia

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Died before 25 Mar 1825 at about age 78 in Prospect, Blount, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Lieutenant Joseph Black Sr served with Washington County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Joseph Black Sr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A010651.

"Joseph Black, Patriot, Pioneer, Judge, and Soldier was born on 22 February 1747 on a farm near Cedar creek located on the Frederick and Shenandoah county lines in Virginia. His father was John Blackburn who shortened his name to John Black. His mother was Elizabeth Colville, descendant of Scottish Lord of Cleish. He had two brothers according to the Frederick County deed book #8, named Andrew and Samuel Blackburn. His father died in 1750 and in 1754 his mother remarried Samuel Newell."

Captain Joseph Black , who is honored for his military service by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, served as an officer under Captain Dyzart. ^[1] During the war Joseph and his wife Jane were livin in Washington county, Virginia. (see researchers notes).

Joseph Black Sr. died 25 Mar 1825 (aged 78) in Prospect, Blount County, Tennessee, United States and was buried at Eusebia Cemetery in Prospect, Blount County, Tennessee, United States.

Research Notes

The county lines in Virginia were in a time of fluxuation during Joseph's lifetime. It was not that he moved around, as much as the county in which he lived changed names: Frederick County was created from Orange County in 1738, and was officially organized in 1743. Augusta County was formed in 1738 from Orange County, although, because few people lived there, the county government was not organized until 1745. Botetourt County was created in 1770 from part of Augusta County. Fincastle County, Virginia, was created in 1772 from Botetourt County. At the time, the colony believed that its boundaries extended west all the way to the Mississippi River. In 1776, the Virginia General Assembly abolished Fincastle County and organized three new counties: Montgomery, Washington, and Kentucky.

From Find A Grave: "The county of Washington was established by an Act of the Assembly of Virginia in the fall of the year 1776, and by the provisions of that Act Black's Fort was designated as the first place of meeting of the County Court of the new county. The time of the meeting was fixed as January 28, 1777."

Lieutenant Joseph Black, DAR Ancestor #A010651. DAR records indicate that Joseph died before March 25, 1825, in Blount county, Tennessee. Applications for membership in the Society of the DAR have been made by the descendants of his sons Joseph Black, who married Ruby Catherine Henry; Joel Black, who married 1) Elizabeth Carney and 2) Elizabeth Cowell; and of his daughter, Mary Black, who married William Houston.^[2]

Tennessee was admitted to the Union as the 16th state on June 1, 1796. Tennessee earned the nickname "The Volunteer State" during the War of 1812, when many Tennesseans stepped in to help with the war effort, especially at the Battle of New Orleans.

Sources

1. ↑ Annals of South West Virginia, 1769-1800, by Lewis Preston Summers, Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1967, 1972, 1975, page 1381 available online through the Church of the Latter Day Saints: https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/72352?availability=Family%20History%20Library
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 05 Mar 2024), "Record of Joseph Black", Ancestor # A010651.

• "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-S19T : Thu Nov 09 00:12:20 UTC 2023), Entry for Joseph Black, 30 Oct 1777.
• https://www.knoxnews.com/story/entertainment/arts/2016/02/12/tanasi-1796-tells-of-pioneer-days-conflicts/90851922/ (Amy McRary the Knoxville News Sentinel. Captain Joseph Black; Tanasi 1796’ tells of pioneer days, conflicts February 12, 2016. )
• https://bkmnp.com/celebrating-victory/ (Battle at Kings Mountain)