Samuel Black (1765 - 1862)

Born 1765 in Naskeag, Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Annis) Black — married 19 May 1790 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine

Descendants

Died 21 Feb 1862 at about age 97 in Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, United States

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Biography

Samuel Black; 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^[1] at Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine;

He died 21 Feb 1862^[2] Brooksville, Hancock, Maine.

The names of Samuel's parents seems to have been a mystery for some time. Numerous queries have appeared in various genealogical publications. Thanks to Almon Gray for providing what may be the only evidence in existence. From Stephen Decatur Gray's autobiography, written around 1905, the following: "My mother was Charlotte Black, daughter of Samuel and Rebecca Black. Her grandfather was John Black, who also served as a soldier during the war of the revolution."

Rebecca Annis was born at Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire. She was baptized on 5 Apr 1767 at Andover, Essex, Massachusetts. She died after 1860 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine.

Known children of Samuel Black and Rebecca Annis were as follows:

• i. David I. Black; b. 6 Feb 1791^[3] at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine Marriage banns for he and Ruth Gray, daughter of Samuel Gray and Ruth Black, were published 6 Aug 1815 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; d. 24 Jul 1879 Æ 88 Years 6 mo; he was buried at Black Family Cemetery, Kingdom Road, Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine.

• ii. Rebecca Black; b. 15 May 1794 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; b. 15 May 1794 at Brooklin, Hancock, Maine; m. Benjamin York, son of Benjamin York and Mary Cummings, 4 Nov 1813 at Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; d. 5 Dec 1867 at Rockport, Knox, Maine, at age 73.

• iii. Charlotte Black; b. 19 Jul 1797 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; Marriage banns for her and Andrew Decatur Gray were published 3 Oct 1818 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; d. 27 Sep 1885 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, at age 88; she was buried at Gray Family Cemetery, Cape Rosier, Hancock, Maine.

• iv. Lucy Black; b. 11 May 1800 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; m. Jotham Staples, son of Jotham Staples Jr and Sally Thomas, 25 Aug 1821 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; d. 7 Nov 1876 at Hancock, Maine, at age 76.

• v. Judith Black; b. 6 Oct 1802^[4] at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; Marriage banns for she and Josiah Gray, son of Adam Gray and Mercy Gray, were published 29 Jul 1822; m. Adam McCaslin, son of Alexander McCaslin and Abigail Gray, 27 May 1837; d. 20 Jun 1886 at age 83; Æ 83y 8m; she was buried at Castine Village Cemetery, Castine, Hancock, Maine.

• vi. Sarah Black; b. 5 Jun 1805 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; m. Daniel Davis, son of Daniel Davis and Sally Black, 16 Jan 1824 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; m. Galon Cousins, son of Samuel Cousins and Pamela Orcutt, 27 Jan 1825 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; d. 6 Feb 1893 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, at age 87.

• vii. Samuel Black Jr; b. 14 May 1808 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; b. 24 Jun 1808 at Brooklin, Hancock, Maine; Marriage banns for him and Melinda Carter were published 27 May 1837 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; He was from Brooksville and she from Harbor Island, Maine; d. 2 Aug 1892^[5] at Benton, Kennebec, Maine, at age 84; Æ 84y 2m 18d.

• viii. Benjamin Dore Black; b. 3 Apr 1810^[6] at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine; b. 3 Apr 1810 at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; m. Rosilla Carter, daughter of Isaac Carter and Susanna Black, 17 Oct 1832; d. 30 Sep 1872 at Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, at age 62.

• ix. Rosanna Black; b. 23 Jan 1811^[7] at Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine; b. 23 Sep 1811 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; m. Joachim Gray, son of Benjamin Gray and Susanna Hutchinson, 4 Apr 1833 at Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; d. 11 Feb 1888 at age 77; she was buried at Gray Cemetery Route 175, South Penobscot, Hancock, Maine.

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4F4-2Z2 : 10 February 2018), Samuel Black and Rebekah Annis, 19 May 1790; citing Deer Isle,Hancock,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 873,822.
2. ↑ Brooksville Vital Records
3. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44S-LPP : 10 February 2018), Samuel Black in entry for David Black, 06 Feb 1791; citing SEDGWICK,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 1,002,590.
4. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44S-SYB : 10 February 2018), Samuel Black in entry for Judith Black, 06 Oct 1802; citing SEDGWICK,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 1,002,590.
5. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ38-M9V : 28 September 2017), Samuel Black in entry for Samuel Black, 02 Aug 1892; citing Benton, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.
6. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44S-2HC : 10 February 2018), Samuel Black in entry for Benjamin Dore Black, 03 Apr 1810; citing SEDGWICK,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 1,002,590.
7. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44S-SYZ : 10 February 2018), Samuel Black in entry for Rosanna Black, 23 Jan 1811; citing SEDGWICK,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 1,002,590.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6JP-X95 : 12 April 2016), Samuel Black in household of Samuel Black, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, United States; citing family 123, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHK-QP5 : 12 December 2017), Samuel Black in entry for Samuel Black, 1860.