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Historical Record of the Posterity of William Black by Cyrus Black (1811-1900)

*Chignecto Project Electronic Edition, March 1999*

Edition used: Historical Record of the Posterity of William Black, Amherst, N.S.: Amherst Gazette Steam Printing House, 1885.

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PREFACE

The object in compiling these pages is that the present and future generations may have knowledge of their ancestors.  An 

effort has been made to procure the name of every descendant of William Black, Esq., who, with his family, came from 

Yorkshire, England, to this country in the year 1775.

The difficulties encountered in the prosecution of this work, entailing research over more than a century, are such that we 

feel obliged to appeal for sympathy, which few, except those engaged in a similar work, have the power to bestow.  

Documentary information was not to be found, and many of the descendants are widely separated.  In order to procure a 

correct knowledge of facts, many families have been visited in various parts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, many have 

been solicited by letter, and very many others interrogated on the street and at their homes.   Yet with all the effort put forth 

it is impossible to get the whole of the names required, though the success has been excellent.  Wherein there are failures 

the writer claims forbearance.

The names given in the Black connection are so numerous that it appeared requisite to define the relationship held to the 

first William Black.  The reader, therefore, will find that in the introduction of his grandchildren the names are in small 

capitals.

It was at first intended that this History should be limited to William Black's descendants; but the work is enlarged by notice 

of many of the first emigrants from Yorkshire and their families, and also of Loyalists from the United States, and others from 

the British Colonies, as then existing, to whom were granted large tracts of land.

The work lays no claim to literary merit, the object being to give concise statements of facts.

The record is brought down to 1883.

The persons to whom the writer is indebted for assistance in the work are too numerous to mention; but he desires to 

express special obligations to R. B. C. Weldon, Esq., of Boundary Creek, Westmoreland County, Rufus S. Purdy, Esq., 

of Wentworth, and S. Hiram Trueman, of P.E. Island.

HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE FAMILIES OF THE NAME OF BLACK.

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CHAPTER I.

 

William Black was born in Paisley, Scotland, in the year 1727.

 

His father was a public officer, and possessed an independent fortune.  His leisure was largely employed in the chase, and he kept a good pack of hounds.  Until William was twenty-one years of age he had turned his attention to little else than the recreation of following the hounds.  Soon after this he engaged as traveling salesman for a large manufacturing concern.  In one of his tours he met an English lady in Huddersfield, England--Elizabeth Stocks--whom he married.  About the same time he engaged in the linen and woolen drapery business.

 

By the spelling of the name Stocks, in the will of Thomas Stocks, STOKES, his sister--Mrs. Black--and her heirs were deprived of twenty thousand pounds of the property, which went to a maiden lady named Stokes, who was a connection of Mrs. Stocks.  Mrs. Black's portion was thus reduced to fifteen hundred pounds.

 

Mrs. Black, as well as her husband, moved in the higher circles of fashion and refinement.  She was accustomed to follow the hounds.  When she came to Nova Scotia, she brought the scarlet riding habit and the cap she used to wear when engaged in the chase; also, dresses of embroidered white satin and other rich and costly materials for which she found but little use in the new country.

 

A few years after his marriage William Black's mind was drawn toward Nova Scotia, as a most desirable country.

 

At that time there were rich agricultural districts in the province untenanted in consequence of the expulsion of the Acadians from Nova Scotia in the year 1755.  An unbroken stillness had for several years reigned over the ruins which showed the sites of the former dwellings of those expelled.

 

In the year 1758 Governor Lawrence, who was then Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, had given invitations to the inhabitants of the New England colonies, inviting such as might be disposed to do so to come over and occupy those lands, offering them liberal inducements.

 

These people were more readily induced to leave New England and come to Nova Scotia by the liberal agreement, ratified by the Governor, that they should have the unrestricted liberty of exercising all their civil and religious rights, there being at the time some restrictions to religious liberty laid on some of the denominations residing in New York, Virginia, and other of the then British Colonies (now constituting the United States).  Governor Lawrence therefore issued a proclamation securing full liberty of conscience and worship to all denominations of Christians.  These worthy people in coming to Nova Scotia found themselves relieved from burdens they had borne at home.

 

Among those who came from New England was a small Baptist Church which emigrated en masse from Massachusetts to Sackville (then Nova Scotia), now New Brunswick, in the year 1763.  They brought their pastor with them and the church was soon after considerably enlarged.

 

Michael Franklin, who at that time was Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, engaged several families to emigrate from Yorkshire, England, to Nova Scotia in the year 1772.  These people arrived in Cumberland on the 21st May, having been detained a few weeks in Halifax.  Others came in 1773 and in 1774 from the same place and settled in different parts at the head of the Bay of Fundy.

 

Our object at present is to speak of William Black and his descendants, yet we shall refer to many other prominent families.

 

Mr. Black (then of Huddersfield, England) after some careful reflection respecting a removal to America, prudently concluded to see the country before removing his family thither.  In accordance with these views he reached Halifax May, 1774, thence came to Cumberland.  Here he saw those who had emigrated from New England residing at Amherst, where he purchased an estate, a part of which are the farms now owned by Mr. George Black, his sons, and Mr. Rupert Black.  William Black returned to England in the autumn of 1774 and in the following April chartered a vessel in which he brought his family, consisting of his wife, four sons, and a daughter.  He also brought a nurse girl who married a son of one of the emigrants.  He also brought some stock of improved breeds.  He was detained at Halifax two weeks when he again embarked for Cumberland. Mrs. Black received some injuries in getting on board the vessel at Hull which are supposed to have hastened her death, which took place about a year after her arrival in America.  She was highly esteemed as possessed of an elevated mind and many Christian virtues.  Their eldest son, John, was sixteen years old when they arrived at their new home in America.

 

At this time the population of Halifax was estimated at 3,000 inhabitants, and that of the province at 12,000.  This was about 25 years after the first settlement of Halifax.

 

The several families who came from Yorkshire bore the following names;--Dixon, Wells, Trueman, Weldon, Bowser, Chapman, Freeze, Ripley, Shipley, Fawcett, Keillor, Trenholm, Read, Donkin, Oxley, Smith, Atkinson, Dobson, Pipes, Anderson, Harrison, Johnson, Robinson, Lusby, Foster, and others, whose numerous descendants are spread over the land to which their fathers emigrated.

 

Most of these families are too well known to require any eulogy from the writer; suffice it to say they have become household names through the country, and are generally esteemed for their sobriety, industry, and religious principles.  Let it be remembered that those who now, in the year 1882, are accounted old men, are the grand-children of those emigrants from Yorkshire.

 

Charles Dixon purchased over two thousand acres of land in Sackville, where he settled, on which some of his posterity now reside.  William Wells and William Trueman settled at Point de Bute, then called Prospect, Ripley and Shipley at Nappan, Thomas Bowser and John and William Fawcett at Sackville, New Brunswick.  William Freeze purchased what is now known as the Keillor property at Amherst, also, a large area of land on the southwest of the same and now owned by several parties.  At that time the marsh produced broadleaf and other wild grasses, except one small stack of English, and Mr. Freeze, and most others thought it was destined to remain the same.  He, therefore, sold and removed to Upper Sussex, now Penobsquis, New Brunswick, purchased a large block of land on the river, with low lands adapted to produce a large quantity of English hay.  His posterity have filled, and some of them now fill responsible situations in Kings County.  William Donkin lived several years at Westmoreland, near Fort Cumberland, and removed thence to River Philip.  George Oxley settled at Amherst, but subsequently removed to Wallace.  John Weldon first settled at Hillsboro, N.B., and removed to Dorchester in 1780.  Mr. Read first settled at River Hebert, and subsequently moved to Nappan.  Thomas Lusby and Thomas Robinson jointly bought lands lying in Amherst between Laplanche street and the mill brook, including the brook.  Mr. Lusby built a mill on the brook.  Some of the descendants now live on the property.  The Robinson portion is all out of the name.

 

The most of these people were of the Methodist denomination.  In their accustomed zeal special meetings were held at Amherst in 1779, when Mr. Black, his wife, four sons and daughter all professed to have entertained a hope in the merits of the Saviour and united with the Methodist Church.  Thomas S., the youngest son, some years after, became a Baptist, as will be noticed in chapter 5, William became a faithful and very successful Methodist Minister, and John also became a local preacher.  Most particular notice will be taken of the descendants of these persons, beginning with the eldest.

 

The names of the children of William and Elizabeth Black, who came with their parents from England, are John, William, Richard, Thomas Stocks, and Sarah.  Mr. Black married a second wife, Elizabeth Abber, by whom he had seven children, namely: Elizabeth, Mary, Nancy, Jane, James, Alexander, Joseph A., and George Mason.  After his second marriage he purchased a large estate in Dorchester, New Brunswick, where he lived the latter part of his life with his son Joseph, and where he died in the year 1820 at the advanced age of 93 years.  Some of his grand-children now live on portions of this same farm, other portions of it having been sold and gone out of the name.

 

Mr. Black held the Commission of Justice of the Peace for Cumberland, and in 1779 was appointed Judge of the Common Pleas.   To him, Edward Barron, and Charles Baker, were the Court House grounds, at Amherst, deeded, in trust for the County of Cumberland, by Mr. William Freeman, in the year 1788, those three men being then prominent Justices of the County.

 

William Black, Esquire, survived his second wife several years.  He, at the age of 88 years, rode on horseback from Dorchester to Amherst, then thirty miles to visit his sons residing there.  He was a remarkably well proportioned man, and retained an erect and dignified bearing to old age.

 

Both secular and religious interests suffered severely in Cumberland in consequence of the Revolutionary War which had broken out, some of the New England settlers sympathizing with their friends that revolted.  In 1776, by the influence of disaffected persons in the country, the garrison at Fort Cumberland was besieged by a force from Machias.  They disarmed those who were friendly to the Government, and forbade them to stir off their farms under penalty of imprisonment or death.  The number of men in the garrison being small they did not attempt to come out to relieve the country until they were reinforced by the arrival of a frigate from Halifax.  In the night the flashes and reports of the cannon and musketry at the fort were watched and heard by Mr. Black's family at Amherst, only a few miles distant.

 

Various and numerous were the difficulties these English emigrants encountered in this their new country, in which Mr. Black shared, to perhaps a more limited extent than many others.  Both the men and the women were robust and vigorous, and remarkably adapted to the settlement of a new country.  Here we will leave them and notice their posterity.

 

 

CHAPTER II.

 

John Black, as before noticed, was the eldest son of William Black.  He married Barbara Donkin, and settled at River Philip.  He was a Methodist local preacher, and was always ready to every good work.  He secured the assistance of others, and was principal himself, in procuring a grave-yard and a site on which a church was built, mainly by means furnished directly by himself.  In this church he used to preach to the inhabitants on Sundays, and industriously worked on his farm during the week.  He succeeded in clearing up a large area of intervale and upland, which became, in time, a very valuable farm.  He was a Justice of the Peace for Cumberland.

 

John Black had six sons and five daughters, whose names were Elizabeth Stocks, James, Joseph, William Donkin, Nancy, Margaret, Matilda, John, Mary, Amos, and Horatio Nelson.

 

ELIZABETH STOCKS, the eldest daughter of John Black, was married to Joseph Oxley.  They settled on the River Philip.  Mr. Oxley was a Justice of the Peace, and was several times elected  a member for Cumberland of the Nova Scotia Assembly.  He was a man of few words, yet he discharged his public duties with credit to himself and honor to the public.

 

Their children consisted of five sons and four daughters.  Two sons and three daughters died when young.  Those remaining were Cuthbert Collingwood, George Provost, Mary, and James Black.  Mrs. Oxley died in the year 1866, aged 79 years.  Her husband, Joseph Oxley, died in 1868, aged 90 yearS.

 

Cuthbert Collingwood, eldest son of Joseph Oxley, married Olevia Schurman, of River Philip, in which place they were comfortably settled.  Mr. O. died in 1859, aged 61 years, leaving a wife and one son, named Leander.  Mrs. Oxley and son now live at Oxford.

 

George Provost Oxley was named for the Lieut.-Governor of Nova Scotia.  He for several years was engaged in shipbuilding at Pugwash and removed thence to Halifax, where he opened a store and was for several years engaged in mercantile pursuits, after which he moved to Liverpool, England, and was engaged there in a shipping office.  His wife, Eliza Ann, died in 1857, aged 43 years, leaving one son and one daughter named Martin Gay Black and Mary Elizabeth.  He, George P. Oxley, returned to Pugwash, bringing his daughter with him.  He died in 1875, aged 65 years.

 

His son remained in Liverpool, England, where he is the principal physician in a hospital.  He married Emmie Lloyd and has one son named George Provost.

 

Mary Elizabeth, the only daughter of George P. Oxley, was married to Rev. Alexander S.  Tuttle, a Methodist minister.  They have three children named George R. Martin, and Emmie Lloyd.

 

James Black Oxley, the youngest son of Joseph Oxley, entered into business as a merchant in Halifax where he conducted a large and prosperous trade for many years.  He died in 1876 aged 58 years.  His wife's maiden name was Helen Macdonald, of Halifax.  Their children's names are Frederick Henry, James McDonald, Rufus Black, Harold, and Affie Morrison.  Five others died when young.

 

Frederick Henry married Elizabeth Wilmot Black, daughter of Samuel G. Black of Windsor.

 

James Macdonald Oxley married Mary, daughter of J. B. Morrow, who possessed abundant means and was always ready to do good.  Mr. Oxley is a lawyer.

 

Rufus B. Oxley married Maria Keith, of St. John, N.B.  The above three live in Halifax.

 

Mary, the only surviving daughter of Joseph Oxley, was married to Cyrus Bent of Pugwash, where they settled and still live.  Mr. Bent is engaged in trade.  He is a Justice of the Peace and much respected.  They have one son and three daughters, named Edgar, Matilda C., Bessie, and Lillie.

 

Edgar, the only son of Cyrus Bent, is Post Office Inspector.  He married Emma McNutt.  They have five children named Maude, Fred, Annie, Charles and Greta.

 

Matilda C., the eldest daughter of Cyrus Bent, was married to John Cooper.  Mr. Cooper died in 1881, leaving a widow and four children.  Their children's names are Edgar, Carl, Mary, and William, and reside at Spring Hill, where Mr. Cooper had lived for several years previous to his death.

 

Bessie, another daughter of Cyrus Bent, was married to Rev. Robert A. Daniel, a Methodist minister.  They have four children named Lillian, Mary, Jane, and Henry.

 

JAMES BLACK was the eldest son of John Black.  When young men, he and his brother William D. engaged in mercantile pursuits in Halifax.  Several years after this William D. left the business with his brother and opened a store in Amherst and James continued the business in Halifax for many years.

 

When somewhat advanced in life he removed to Pugwash where he owned very valuable real estate in the business portion of the village.  He married Sarah Hare of Halifax.  He died in 1875, aged 76 years, leaving a wife and two children.

 

Mary Ann, one of the daughters, was married to John W. Webb, son of Rev. William Webb.  Mrs. Webb died, leaving two children.  One of them, a son, died when young.  The daughter's name is Annie. Mr. Webb married his second wife, Rebecca Black, daughter of George M. Black, of Dorchester, by whom he had eight children.  They live in Windsor.  For further particulars see chapter 13.  The other daughter of James Black was never married.

 

JOSEPH, second son of John Black, settled at Pugwash.  At the age of 51 years he received injuries from a threshing machine, from the effects of which he died in the year 1849.  His wife's name was Sarah Pineo, a sister of the late Hon. H. G. Pineo.  He left three sons and four daughters.  Their names are Rufus F., Henry, Martin, Caroline, Adelaide, Anna, and Loniza.

 

Rufus F., the eldest son of Joseph Black, married Harriet Parker, daughter of Rev. Maynard Parker, of Pugwash.  They have eight children, named Amos, Rufus, Joseph, Peter, Cyrus, Annie, Mary, and Hattie; another died when young.

 

Amos married Mary Augusta Freeman, daughter of Daniel Freeman, of Amherst.  They lived in Boston, where Mrs. Black died in 1881, aged 30 years.

 

Cyrus, son of Rufus F. Black, lives in the United States, where he married a Miss Bing.

 

Mary, daughter of Rufus F. Black, was married to a man by the name McCollum.  They had two children.  Mrs.  McCollum died in 1881.

 

Caroline, daughter of Joseph Black, was married to Allan Dewar, of Pugwash.  They had one child, who died while young.

 

Adelaide, daughter of Joseph Black, was married to Thomas Webster.  They have three sons and one daughter, named Joseph, Telyson, Leonard, and Florence.  Annie, daughter of Joseph Black, is married in the United States.

 

WILLIAM DONKIN BLACK, third son of John Black, when a young man, opened a store, in company with his brother James, at Halifax.  After a few years he left this store with James, and opened one at Amherst.  He also built the first part of what is now the Cumberland Hotel.  His dwelling was a neat and commodious two-story house, equal, perhaps superior, to any dwelling-house in Amherst at that time.

 

Slightly digressing, it may be noticed that in the same year in which this house was built by W. D. Black, seven other young bachelors built comfortable dwelling houses at Amherst.  The brick house now occupied by the Bank of Nova Scotia was built by Dr. Carritte, father of our esteemed townsman, Dr. T. W. Carritte.  The first part of what is now Lamy's Hotel was built by Rufus Freeman.  W. F. Black built on the farm now occupied by T. Ansley Black.  Samuel Holsted built the house now occupied by John A. Embree.  William B. Embree built a house in what is now called Warren.  Samuel Gourley built the house now occupied by A. S. Blenkhorn, Esq., and William Dickey built a portion of the house now occupied by Sheriff McLean.  These were built about the year 1823 and were at that time quite a noteworthy acquisition to a small settlement like Amherst.

 

The same William Donkin Black married Olevia Freeman, daughter of William Freeman, of Amherst.  They resided at Amherst several years, when Mr. Black purchased a farm at River Philip, whence he removed and where he resided until called away by death in 1846, aged 52 years.

 

Some years after, his widow was married to Joseph Avard, Esq., of Bristol, Westmorland, New Brunswick.  Mr. Avard died some years after this, and Mrs. Avard died in 1881, aged 81 yearS.

 

The names of the children of the above William D. Black are Rufus Freeman, Horatio Nelson, Alexander Augustus, Hibbert Crane, Matilda, Josephine, Mary, and Eliza.

 

Rufus Freeman Black is a Justice of the Peace and has a store at River Philip.  He has also an interest in a store at Truro, where he now lives.  He married Amelia Trueman, daughter of the late Harmon Trueman, Esq., of Point de Bute, Westmorland.  Their family consisted of four daughters and one son, named Ida, Louisa, Albert, Emeline, and Mary.  Louisa died in 1882.

 

Horatio Nelson, another son of William D. Black, married in New Orleans, and had a small family.  He died, leaving two children, named Matilda and William.

 

Alexander A., the third son of William D. Black, married Emeline Pineo, daughter of Hon. H. G. Pineo.  He died in 1868, aged 40 years, leaving a widow and three sons--Ernest, Arthur, and Alexander.  He was a Justice of the Peace.  His widow was subsequently married to Alexander Wilson.

 

Hibbert Crane, youngest son of William D. Black, married Margaret McLeod, daughter of Rev. A. McLeod, D.D., a Methodist minister, who was for some years editor of the "Provincial Wesleyan" newspaper, but who is now residing in the United States.  Dr. McLeod was for many years a travelling minister in the lower provinces.  Hibbert C. Black had five children.  Two daughters died when young.  The names of the survivors are Walter, Charles, and William.  They reside at Pugwash, where Mr. Black carries on an extensive lumbering and general business.

 

Matilda, the eldest daughter of W. D. Black, was married to Thomas Thompson, of Oxford, Nova Scotia.  Mr. Thompson was a Justice of the Peace.  He died in 1881.  They had two sons and four daughters, whose names are Stanley, Edith, Mary, Eliza, Arthur, and Margaret.

 

Josephine was married to Henry Cochrane, of Newport, where they reside.  They have one son and one daughter, named Ernest and Bessie.  Henry Cochran and his father are merchants and keep the post office.

 

Mary was married to Charles Avard, son of her mother's second husband.  They reside at Bristol, N.B., and have two small children, a son and a daughter, named Francis Ivey and Josephine.

 

Eliza, the youngest daughter of W. D. Black, was married to George Hewson.  They reside at Oxford and have four children whose names are Harvey, Edgar, Louise, and Maria Olivia.  Mr. Hewson is one of the wealthiest men of his age in Cumberland County.

 

NANCY, second daughter of John Black (the eldest son of William Black), was married to Robert Colon Read.  They settled at Pugwash.  They had three sons and four daughters, named Mary Jane, who died at the age of 18 years, James Black, John, Stephen, Sarah, Margaret, and Leanora.  Mr. Read was a Justice of the Peace.

 

Mr. Read was very ingenious in wood-work.  He possessed a remarkably retentive memory.  At one time he made a tour in the United States and Texas, and it was exceedingly interesting to hear his graphic description of his travels.  He sometimes entered into particulars respecting the towns he passed through, the number and quality of the hotels in each, their cost, the number of rooms, etc.  These statements were made with such precision that one could scarcely avoid envying him of his memory.

 

When viewing the Table Lands in Texas he imagined it to be the most desirable place under heaven in which to live, and some years after succeeded in persuading his wife, his son Stephen and wife, and his youngest daughter to remove thither, and accordingly took them and went in the second search of that happy land.  He, however, searched in vain.  Places that he now visited presented to him a different appearance from that of the previous visit.  In the few years that had elapsed since his first visit new settlers had come in, the lands being occupied by mixed races of people among whom Mr. Read and his family thought it far from desirable to locate, and apart from this he found it difficult to discern the place which he had so highly valued on his former visit.  The result was, that, through the entreaty of his wife and family, he left those previously admired Table Lands, returned to Pugwash and settled himself comfortably upon a farm, having the satisfaction of knowing that not he alone but his wife and family had seen much to remember.  After this last visit Mr. Read's references to the Table Lands of Texas were not in the glowing terms of former days.

 

Robert Colon Read died in 1875, aged 81 years.

 

James B., eldest son of R. C. Read, married Mary DeWolfe, of Pugwash.  He died a few years ago.  Their family consists of five children, named Caroline, Clarence, Hibbert, Annie, and Alice.  Caroline was married to James Albert Brown, who is a prosperous farmer living at Pugwash.  Their children's names are Stanley Read, Joseph Rupert, and Minnie DeWolfe.  The latter two are twins.  Annie was married to Thomas A. Moore.  They live in Halifax and have two children named Louisa DeWolfe and William McCallum.

 

John, second son of R. C. Read, married Charlotte Hewson.  They have one son and two daughters, named Joseph, Bessie, and Abey.

 

Stephen married a Miss Crowe, of Boston.  They have one son, and live in Montana, U. S.

 

Sarah, daughter of R. C. Read, was married to Jesse, son of Joseph Black, of P.E. Island.  The family own and reside on the farm in Pugwash that R. C. Read purchased on his return from Texas.  They had three sons, named Albert, Edgar, and Rufus.  Jesse Black died in 1881, aged 58 years.

 

Margaret was married to William DeWolfe, of Pugwash.  Mr. DeWolfe died in 1870.  Their family consisted of two sons and one daughter, named Barton, Minnie, and Allison.  Minnie died while a youth.

 

Leanora, the youngest daughter of R. C. Read, was married to a Mr. Bateman, of Boston, who died in 1875, leaving one son.

 

MARGARET, the third daughter of John Black (son of William), was somewhat advanced in life when she was married to a Doctor Patterson.  After a few years of married life she died, aged 55 years, leaving no offspring.

 

MATILDA, fourth daughter of John Black, was married to Rev. Robert H. Crane, a Methodist minister.  Mr. Crane was highly esteemed both for his piety and zeal.  He was stationed on several circuits in Nova Scotia and was finally appointed on circuits in Jamaica and St. Vincent.  He died in St. Vincent in the year 1839, aged 45 years, leaving his widow a stranger in a strange land.  She had, by universal reputation, been a helpmeet for a minister of the Gospel.  Her sound mind and penetrating judgment were brought to the test in removing with her children to her native home; yet she vigorously surmounted the difficulties, and took up her abode at Halifax, where she remained several years, after which she purchased a residence at Pugwash, where she resided until removed by death in 1879, aged 79 years.

 

Mrs. Crane had three sons and four daughters, three of whom died when young.  The names of the others are, Miriam Matilda, Rebecca Fisher, Mary Anna, and James Hibbert. 

 

Miriam Matilda was married to Rev. William C. McKinnon, a Methodist minister of good ability.  Mrs. McKinnon died in 1862, aged 33 years.  She left two sons, named William Charles and John Robert.  One of these died in 1876, from injuries received when coasting, while attending school at Sackville Academy.  The other is with his grand-uncle, Amos Black, Esq., Horton.

 

Rebecca F., daughter of Rev. R. H. Crane, was never married.  She died in 1851.

 

Mary Anna was married to Capt. George Eaton, of Pugwash, son of Levi Eaton, Esq.  A few years after their marriage a company of persons embarked at Pugwash for Aukland, New Zealand.  They consisted, in part, of Levi Eaton and his family, George Eaton and his wife, Rev. William Hobbs (a Baptist minister), and his wife, with others.  Capt. Eaton, a few years after his arrival at Aukland, was lost at sea and his widow soon after removed to her mother's at Pugwash.  They had a son, named Robert Crane, and a daughter who died when young.

 

Mrs. Eaton was subsequently married to Augustus, son of George Carter, of Pugwash, where they reside.  They have one son and a daughter, named John W. and Nettie.

 

James Hibbert, only son of Rev. Robert H. and Matilda Crane, died in 1853, aged 25 years.

 

JOHN, the fourth son of John Black, died in 1824, aged 31 years.   He was never married.

 

MARY, youngest daughter of John Black, was married to John Schurman.  They lived at River Philip, where Mr. Schurman had previously settled.  They had five sons and two daughters, whose names are John William, Sarah, Alexander, Amos Black, Matilda, Cuthbert Colby, and Samuel.  Mrs. Schurman died at Oxford in 1877, aged 73 years.  She had been a widow for several years.

 

John W., her son, married Olivia Donkin, of River Philip, where they reside.  They have three sons and four daughters, named Frank, May, Alice, Eliza, George, Maggie Harrison, and Robert Donkin.

 

Alexander married Fannie Bulmer, daughter of Frederick Bulmer.  They live at Truro; have four young children, named Richard Upham, Frederick, Alexander Morton, and Mary.

 

Sarah, daughter of John and Mary Schurman, was married to William Henry Donkin.  They live at River Philip.  They have three daughters and one son, named Annie, Walter, Maggie, and Effie.

 

Amos B. Schurman was never married.

 

Cuthbert Colby married Sarah Davison.  They reside at Spring Hill, and have two children, named Rupert and Mary.

 

Samuel, the youngest son of the first named (John and Mary Schurman) married a Miss Shaw.  They have seven children.

 

AMOS, the fifth son of John Black, married Charlotte Lusby, daughter of Luther Lusby, Esq., of Amherst.  He lived on the homestead at River Philip for many years. Afterwards, he sold the farm, and removed to Grand Pre, Horton, having purchased a farm there, where he now lives. They have no children.  Amos Black was, when in Cumberland, a Justice of the Peace, and in King's County he also received that commission.

 

HORATIO NELSON, the youngest son of John Black, when young, went as a clerk in a store at Halifax, where his health failed and he died in the year 1829, aged 19 years. He was possessed of natural ability of a superior order.

 

Rufus F. Black, of Truro, is prospering in his business there, principally in flour, West India produce, and groceries. He has closed his store at River Philip, where his principal business in that place is collecting accounts.

 

Thus is brought to a close the sketch of the descendants of John, son of William Black, who, at the age of 71 years, came from his home in River Philip to Amherst on business, where he became ill and died in the year 1830.

 

                  Posterity of John Black, 1st.

 

                              Living         Dead      Total

 

Children,                         2            9         11

Grand Children,                  28           19         47

Great Grand Children,            96           14        110

Great Great G. Children,         16            0         16

 

Descendants                     142           42        184

 

 

 

 

CHAPTER III.

 

Now to return to the original stock who came from England.

 

William Black was the second son of William Black, and was born in Huddersfield, England, in 1760, and removed with his father's family to Cumberland in 1775.

 

When quite young he was, for several years, with his uncle, Thomas Stocks, at Otley, and was placed at school.  In the memoirs of Rev. William Black, written by Rev. Dr. Ritchie, the following incident is related:--

 

"Mr. Stocks, accustomed, it appears, to spend many of his leisure hours in angling, brought home one day a live trout, and, for the amusement of his juvenile nephew, threw it into a trough of water that stood in the yard.  William, after witnessing for some time, with no small degree of satisfaction, the gambols of his finny captive, stooped down, incautiously, to take a drink at the mouth of the spout by which the water was conveyed, and fell headlong into the trough.  The position in which he fell precluded the possibility of using an effort to extricate himself from his condition of imminent peril.  In a very short time he must inevitably have been drowned had not a female domestic, happening to come to the door just in time to rescue him from the arms of death, seen his feet above the water and ran to his relief.  His appearance, when taken out of the water was ominous; for some time he lay motionless and insensible, and serious apprehensions were entertained by his afflicted friends that the vital spark was extinct.  To their inexpressible joy, however, their fears were soon dissipated."

 

His pious and excellent mother watched over him with the tenderness of a mother's love.  While his father was on his first visit to America his mother frequently took him aside to talk and pray with him, explaining to him how, at the age of sixteen, she was convicted of sin and experienced forgiveness.

 

In the early part of the year 1779 a revival of religion took place at Amherst.  Social religious meetings were held frequently, and encouraging results followed.  The family of Mr. Black shared in the benefits resulting from this work, for William and the rest of the family began a different life from that previously pursued.  In his experience William mentions several of those worthy old Englishmen who were a benefit to him in his distress of mind on account of sin.  He mentions William Wells, William Freeze, Thomas Scurr, and others, likewise Mrs. Oxley and Mrs. Donkin.

 

Shortly after this the mind of William Black became particularly impressed with a desire to be useful to his fellowmen by preaching the Glad Tidings to them.  He, however, remained at Amherst with his father until he had attained to his majority, which was in the autumn of 1781.  William Black left his father's home in Amherst on the 10th November, 1781, under the guidance of his Heavenly Father, directing his steps to the Petitcodiac River.  He preached in various places, and returned in eighteen days, having preached twenty-four times, feeling sure that his labor had been abundantly blessed.  He had received a good common education, enabling him to deliver his message with freedom and force.

 

About this time a "Newlight" preacher--Henry Alline--attracted a large share of attention.  The force of the religious influence which he exerted has never been erased, but can still be clearly traced in many parts of the Lower Provinces. This man, who resided in Falmouth, had, for several years, been living a miserable existence for fear of death, under the terrors of the law.  At the age of twenty-seven light of the Glad Tidings broke into his previously dark mind, and he obtained strong faith in the merits of Christ as his Saviour.  Comparing this with the depression he previously experienced, "Oh! the astonishing wonders of His grace," he exclaimed, "and the ocean of redeeming love.  Millions and millions of praise to His name! and oh! the unspeakable wisdom and beauty of the glorious plan of life and salvation." Mr. Alline visited Amherst and many places in the Lower Towns, then so called.  He attracted large congregations, and the usual result of his preaching was a revival of religion.  In 1783 he went to New Hampshire, where he died the next year, at the early age of 36 years, and his works follow him.

 

As previously noticed, William Black about this time had begun his itinerant work, for which he possessed special qualifications. He was soon the honored means of gathering a large number into the Methodist society at Amherst and other places at the head of the Bay of Fundy.  In 1782 Henry Alline made a second visit to these places. The result was that many united with him, among whom were seventy that belonged to Mr. Black's church.*  The slight clashing which occurred between these good men in consequence of a difference of opinion on the doctrines of the Bible, was regretted by many mutual friends.

 

[As stated in "Memoir of Rev. W. Black."]

 

Rev. William Black was very highly esteemed by the people generally, and particularly by the body of christians to which he belonged--so much so that he went by the title of Bishop Black and the Father of Methodism in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.  He was allowed the privilege of residing in Halifax for many of the last years of his life, the Conference kindly acceding to his desire in the matter.  His ministry was exceedingly successful, as may be learned by his memoir.

 

Though this venerable servant of the Lord is dead he yet speaketh.  On the 10th November, 1881, just one hundred years had passed since he left his father's home in Amherst, shouldered his knapsack and proclaimed salvation in the name of Jesus to the inhabitants of Sackville and many other places on the Memramcook and Petitcodiac Rivers, when he had no Conference to support him.  He went forth at heaven's call, by which he was guided as he walked the footpaths through the wilderness and forded the streams or crossed them on a single log, sometimes finding the flesh weak while the spirit was willing.  We will not pause to picture the dangers and difficulties he encountered through the opposition of men who ought to have welcomed the Glad Tidings and the messenger who bore them.

 

He may be correctly styled the pioneer itinerant of Methodism in the three Lower Provinces, now embraced in the vast Canadian Dominion.  The subsequent growth of the Methodist churches in these Lower Provinces has been such that they now show a membership of about seventeen thousand and a proportionately large number of adherentS. Rev. William Black was social in his manner and judicious in his measures. His labors were widely diffused and in scarcely any instance without apparent results in which all good men will rejoice.

 

Mr. Black preached for seven and a half years before he was ordained.  Mr. Wesley did not ordain any until about seven years before his death.  The first to whom he administered the rite were Thomas Coke (whom he sent out to superintend the work in America) and two others, in 1784.  Previously to this, Mr. Wesley's ordinations were by the national church.  In the year 1787 Mr. Wesley ordained James Wray, and sent him out to superintend the cause in Nova Scotia.  In 1789 Mr. Black, with John and James Mann, attended a Conference in Philadelphia, where they were ordained by Thomas Coke and Francis Asbury.  It was thought by some of the ministers that Wray sought with English determination to enforce certain rules in a thinly settled country which could not in all cases be carried out, and some differences had arisen.  Harmony was soon restored, however, and Wray wrote to Dr. Coke to relieve him of the responsibility of Superintendent by appointing another. Mr. Black was immediately appointed Superintendent of the work in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland.  He accepted the charge, but not without hesitancy.

 

The first Methodist Meeting House opened in Sackville, N.B., was by James Mann in the year 1790.

 

Mr. Wesley died in the year 1791.

 

The Rev. William Black married Mary Gay, daughter of Martin Gay of Westmorland.  His children consisted of three sons and two daughters, named Celia, Martin Gay, William Anderson, Samuel, and Mary.

 

Mrs. Black died in 1827, aged 73 years. Mr. Black, in 1828, married, as his second wife, Mrs. Calkin, widow of Elisha Calkin, of Liverpool, N.S.  He lived to the age of 74 years and died in the year 1834.

 

His widow returned to Liverpool, where she had ten children by her first husband, and where she resided till her death.  She was highly esteemed for her many excellencies and christian virtues.

 

CELIA, the eldest child of Rev. William Black, was married to James Hamilton, a wealthy merchant, of Halifax.  Mrs. Hamilton died in 1861, aged 76 years.  Mr. Hamilton died in 1856, aged 77 years.  They had a numerous family, several of whom died in infancy.  The survivors were William, James Martin, Ebenezer Gay, John Barry, Mary Ann, and George Alfred.

 

William married a lady from the United States; she had no children.

 

James Martin married Elizabeth Mary Gill, of Newfoundland.  He died in 1865, aged 55 years.  His wife died in Brooklyn, in 1858, aged 52 years.  They left one daughter.

 

Ebenezer Gay, another son died in New Jersey in 1881, aged 65 years.

 

John Barry, another son, died in Cadiz, Spain, in 1852, aged 28 years, leaving one daughter.  His wife's name was Bohannan.

 

Mary Ann, daughter of James Hamilton, died in 1862, aged 44 years.  She was never married.

 

George Alfred, the youngest son, resided in Providence, R.I., where he died in the year 1872, aged 47 years.

 

Of this large and wealthy family but few representatives reside in Halifax or in any part of Canada.

 

MARTIN GAY BLACK, the eldest son of Rev. William Black, married Fannie Smith, daughter of Doctor Rufus Smith, of Westmorland, N.B.  They had six sons and seven daughters, named Eliza, Rufus Smith, Alexander Anderson, Fannie, Celia, Matilda, Martin Gay, Amelia, Louise, William, Samuel H., Sophia, and Charles.  Charles died when quite young.

 

Martin Gay Black was universally acknowledged to possess sterling principles, was a warm supporter of the Methodist church, always ready to support the missionary cause and other benevolent institutions.  He was for many years one of the foremost merchants in Halifax, firm in his principles, and was generally esteemed by his acquaintances.

 

On one occasion a respectable gentleman living in Cornwallis purchased from Mr. M. G. Black a stock of goods, and, on his return to Cornwallis, found with regret that his buildings had, in his absence from home, been consumed, leaving him in a condition not able to meet his engagement.  He, therefore, proposed to return the goods.  Mr. Black generously replied that he needed the value of the goods more than before, and authorized him to sell them and pay him when he found it convenient to do so.

 

His mode of trading is shown by the following:--On one occasion a woman in his store bought some small articles.  The price asked by Mr. B. for one article did not please her.  She made use of her persuasive powers, that women alone possess, when finally, after long resistance, he yielded to her entreaties to sell a shade lower.  When this woman went to the door to go away Mr. B. asked if there was not something wrong in the dealings? She said, No.  Mr. B. then said that she had persuaded him to reduce his price on a certain article, which was contrary to his custom, but he had laid the amount on other articles that she purchased, and, said he, I now hand you the extra charge, but never try to beat me down again.  This, though a small matter, serves to show the systematic manner in which he conducted his affairs.

 

Mrs. Black died in 1859, aged 68 years, and Martin Gay Black in 1861, aged 74 years.

 

Rufus Smith, the eldest son of Martin Gay Black, is a medical doctor and stands high in his profession in Halifax, where he resides.  He married Theresa Ferguson, only child of John Ferguson, Esq., of Halifax.  They had a family of two sons and six daughters.  One of the sons died in infancy.  The names of the others are Fanny Theresa, Mary Elizabeth, Jane Millar, John Ferguson, Louisa Pinkney, Laura Matilda, and Edith Sophia.

 

Jane M., daughter of the above Dr. Rufus S. Black, was married to Rev. Jabez A. Rogers, who is a prominent Methodist Minister.  They had six children, named Charles Melville, William Arthur, Gertrude Evelyn, Eleanor Theresa, Alfred Seymour, and Bertha.  The eldest two died while young, in 1880, at Amherst, where Mr. Rogers was then stationed.

 

John Ferguson Black, son of the above Dr. R. F. Black is a medical doctor.

 

Alexander Anderson, the second son of Martin Gay Black, married Mary Ann Leishman.  They had two sons, each of whom died at the age of 8 years.  Mr. A. A. Black also died in 1855, aged 42 years.

 

Eliza and Louise, daughters of Martin Gay Black, were never married.

 

Matilda, daughter of M. G. Black, was married to Rev. Charles DeWolfe, a Methodist minister, who was appointed to several important circuits, and was for several years a professor in the Mount Allison institution at Sackville, N.B.  He received the title of Doctor of Divinity from Acadia College.  Mr. DeWolfe was emphatically a man of peace, was highly esteemed by all classes of christians, and by people generally.

 

After Dr. DeWolfe became supernumerary he and Mrs. DeWolfe lived a few years at Shelburne with their daughter, Mrs. White.  They then removed to Windsor, where Mrs. DeWolfe died in 1873, aged about 53 years.  The Doctor then removed to Wolfville, his native place, where he died in 1875.  They had one son and three daughters.  Two died in infancy.  The names of those living are Fanny and Louisa.  Fanny was married to N. W. White, of Shelburne.  He is a lawyer and a member of the Nova Scotia Legislature, is also a member of the Executive Council.

 

Martin Gay Black, jr., another son of Martin Gay Black, married Mary Mitchell, of Chester.  They had five sons and three daughters; one died in infancy, another at the age of 12 years.  The names of the remainder are Fannie S., John B., Mamia M., Henry B., Wm. S., Alfred C.

 

Fanny S. was married to Alfred J. Creighton, of Halifax.  They have two children, named Mary Black and Alfred D.; two others died when young.

 

John B., son of Martin G. Black, jr., is living at Londonderry.

 

Henry, another son, is in Chicago.

 

William and Alfred live in Dartmouth.  Neither is married.

 

Martin G. Black, jr., died in 1879, aged 62 years.  He was a merchant for several years, and also held a responsible position with the Halifax Banking Co.

 

Fannie, daughter of Martin Gay Black, 1st, was married to James L. Mathewson, of Montreal.  They are both dead.  Three sons and one daughter survive them.

 

Celia, daughter of Martin G. Black, 1st, was married to Thomas Cannon, a merchant of Liverpool, G. B., where they reside.  Their family consisted of three sons and one daughter.  One son died while young.  Mr. Cannon died in 1852.  His widow married a Mr. Glynn, who also died.

 

Amelia, daughter of Martin G. Black, 1st, was married to James A. Mathewson, of Montreal, where they reside.  Mr. Mathewson is a thorough business man, and in very easy circumstances.

 

William, son of Martin G. Black, 1st, was never married.

 

Samuel Henry, the youngest son of Martin G. Black, 1st, married Fanney E. McMurray, daughter of Rev. John McMurray, D. D. of Windsor.  Mr. McMurray has, for many years, been a Methodist minister, and is highly esteemed.  Samuel H. Black's family consists of one daughter and one son, named Nancy E. and John Henry.

 

Mr. Black is cashier of the Halifax Banking Co.

 

Sophia, youngest daughter of Martin G. Black, 1st, died in 1859, aged 24 years.

 

WILLIAM ANDERSON BLACK, second son of Rev. William Black, married Mary Ann Etter, of Halifax.  There he engaged in mercantile business, in which he was exceedingly successful, and became very wealthy.  He died in the year 1864, aged 75 years.  His wife died in 1847, aged 54 years.  He was for many years a member of the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia, and deservedly won public respect.

 

William A. Black had eight sons and six daughters, named, respectively, Benjamin Etter, William Lang, Mary Ann, Martin Pinkney, Elizabeth, Sarah Sinclair, John Alexander, Samuel Gay, Charles Henry Miller, Celia Hamilton, Fannie Holman, and Emma Louisa.  Two others, both named Thomas, died young.

 

Benjamin Etter, the eldest son of William A. Black, married Hannah Cannon, of Liverpool, England, and engaged in mercantile pursuits in Halifax.  They had six daughters and two sons, named Jane, Agnes, Mary Ann, Elizabeth, Alice, Celia Gertrude, David Cannon, and Charles.  The last three and Elizabeth died when young.  Benjamin Black died in 1851, aged 39 years.  Hannah, his wife, died in 1848, aged 34 years.

 

William L. Black, second son of William A. Black, married Mary Marshall, daughter of Judge Marshall.  He died in 1878, aged 65 years, leaving a widow and one son.

 

Mrs. Black was married again in 1881 to H. F. Worrall, a native of Halifax but now residing in the United States of America.

 

Mary Ann, the eldest daughter of William A. Black, was married to Stephen Newton Binney.  They had no children.  Mr. Binney was for many years cashier of the bank of British North America.  He died in the year 1871, aged 77 years.  Mrs. Binney died in 1881, aged 67 years.  In her will Mrs. Binney left five thousand dollars for the benefit of religious and benevolent objects.

 

Martin Pinkney, the third son of William A. Black, lives in Halifax, and is not married.  He owns and lives on the property his father occupied--a splendid place with beautifully laid out gardens and extensive grounds, all of which bear the impress of wealth and taste.

 

Elizabeth, the second daughter of William A. Black, was married to Lemuel A. Wilmot, who at that time was a prominent lawyer of New Brunswick, and resided in Fredericton.  He, for several years, was Attorney-General of that province, and was subsequently elevated to the Supreme Court Bench, and thence to the Lieutenant-Governorship of the province.  He was highly esteemed as a gentleman, a christian, and a statesman.  He died in the year 1877, aged 69 years.  Mrs. Wilmot now lives in Halifax.  They had no children.

 

Sarah Sinclair, the third daughter of William A. Black, was married to Edward Wilmot, of Fredericton, a lawyer and half brother to the late Governor Wilmot before mentioned.  They have no children.

 

John A., son of William A. Black, married a Miss Cannon of Liverpool, England, where they now live.  They have a family of five children, named Jane Agnes, Clara, Edith Binney, William A., and Alexander.

 

Samuel G., son of William A. Black, married Sophia Wright, of Windsor, where they settled and are farming.  They have one son and five daughters.  His son, William A., is doing business in Halifax as one of the firm of Pickford & Black.  The daughters are named Mary, Kate, Elizabeth Wilmot, Laura, and Ellie.  Samuel G's son, Wm. A., married Annie Bell, daughter of Sheriff J. Bell, of Windsor.  They have two children, named Walter and Muriel.

 

Charles H. M., youngest son of William A. Black, married Lizzie Smith, of Fredericton.  They had two daughters, one of whom died when young.  The other, named Ada Louisa, was married to Henry St. George Twining, of Halifax.

 

Celia Hamilton, daughter of William A. Black, is not married.  She resides with her brother, Martin P.

 

Fannie Holman was married to Dr. McNeil Parker, who stands high in his profession of medicine.  He is also a member of the Nova Scotia Legislative Council.  They have four children, named Mary Ann, Will, Laura, and Fanny.  Dr. Parker is a very efficient Baptist and takes a lively interest in the public deliberations of that body of christians.

 

Emma Louisa, the youngest daughter of William A. Black, was married to W. J. Lewis, M. D., of Halifax, where they reside.  Their family consists of three children, named Florence, Ernest, and Ethel.  Two others died when young.  Dr. Lewis was, for several years, surgeon in the navy, but is now a merchant in Halifax.

 

When the sons of the Hon. William A. Black were comparatively young men several of them entered into a partnership under the name of Black Brothers & Company.  They did a heavy and prosperous business, principally in hardware, which enabled them to become wealthy.  None of them or their sons are now in the trade in Halifax.

 

SAMUEL BLACK, the youngest son of Rev. William Black, married Rebecca Crane, of Horton, and resided in Halifax.  They had three sons and one daughter, whose names are Jonathan Crane, William, James, Noble Crane, and Rebecca.

 

Samuel Black died in 1826, aged 34 years.  His widow was married to a Methodist minister, named Taylor, who died about 1860.  During her widowhood she was, in accordance with her wish, called Mrs. Black.  She died in Philadelphia, in 1873, aged 83 years.

 

Jonathan C., the eldest son of Samuel Black, while young, went to Sackville, N.B., for the purpose of getting a knowledge of farming.  There he married Elizabeth Scurr and was very comfortably settled in a house which he built, scarcely second to any in Sackville.  He died in 1857, aged 43 years, leaving a widow who, after several years, was married to James Ayer, of Sackville.  Mrs. Ayer died in 1865, aged 51 years.

 

Jonathan C. Black had four sons and three daughters, named Samuel, Mary, Albert, Rebecca, Benj. Scurr, Louise, and William.

 

Samuel, the eldest son of Jonathan C. Black, married Mary, daughter of Reuben Watts, of Sackville.  They removed to Calais, where they now live, and had four children, named Howard, Florence, Frank, and Charles Albert.  Florence was married to Mr. Read, of Boston.  They reside in Massachusetts.  They have one child.

 

Mary, the eldest daughter of Jonathan C. Black, was married to William Boultenhouse, son of the shipbuilder, Christopher Boultenhouse.  William died in 1860, aged 38, leaving his widow and two children, named Minnie and Rebecca.  One other died when young.  Mrs. Boultenhouse removed to Philadelphia, where she still resides.

 

Albert married Rebecca Teed, of Sackville.  They had nine children, four of whom died while young.  The survivors are named Alexander, Mary, Carrie, Benjamin S., and Charles Albert.

 

Rebecca, daughter of Jonathan C. Black, was married to George Thomas Bowser, of Sackville, a farmer.  They have no children.

 

Benjamin Scurr, the third son of Jonathan C. Black, married Miss Marshall, of St. John.  He is a telegrapher.  They have no children.

 

Louise, the youngest daughter of Jonathan C. Black, was married to John C. Carter, son of Thomas Carter, Esq.  They live at Sackville, N.B., and are farming.  They have three children, named Cora, Thomas, and Hattie.

 

William, the youngest child of Jonathan C. Black, is married and has four children, named Ella May, Ida Louise, Rebecca Victoria, and Clarence William.  He lives in the State of Pennsylvania.

 

William, the second son of the above named Samuel Black, was never married.  He resided during a portion of his life at St. John, and also lived in the U. States, at Halifax, and at River Philip.  He died in Boston, aged 50 years, in the year 1870.

 

James N. Crane, the youngest son of Samuel Black (son of Rev. William Black), married Elizabeth Hopson, of Philadelphia.  They had three sons and three daughters, named Edwin Crane, Florence Lillie, James Darst, Maggie Hopson, and Carrie Rebecca.  Charles, another son, died at the age of 20 years.  James N. C. Black was, for many years, a merchant at St. John, N.B., also in Philadelphia, where he now resides.

 

Rebecca Darst, the only daughter of the first named Samuel Black, moved to the United States with her mother, where she died in Philadelphia in the year 1867, aged 46 years.

 

MARY, the youngest child of Rev. William Black, was married to John Alexander Barry, of Halifax.  They lived in that city, where Mr. Barry was engaged in mercantile pursuits for many years.

 

Mr. Barry was once elected a representative of the Nova Scotia Legislature for Shelburne, which then embraced Yarmouth and Shelburne.  He was possessed of more than ordinary speaking talents, and made use of these talents fearlessly in the Legislature, to the gratification of many, and, of course, to the annoyance of others.  In order to carry his points he was, at times, regardless of consequences.  In the year 1832, when debating in the legislative chamber, he disregarded a call to order, and refusing to apologise, was imprisoned, but was shortly after released without the apology.

 

Their family consisted of a son and four daughters, named Celia, Anna, Elizabeth, Housial, and another, who, with her brother, went to Liverpool, England.  Housial was there for a few years in the employ of J. S. DeWolfe, after which he became a member of the firm.

 

Mrs. Barry, after a protracted illness, died in the year 1833.

 

Mr. Barry was a dealer, to some extent in glass and chinaware, and made purchases of these from a gentleman in New York whose daughter he became acquainted with and married.  But there were conditions in the marriage contract by which they were to live alternately one year in Nova Scotia and one in New York.  They lived one year in Nova Scotia and a son was born, then a year in New York, and Mrs. Barry refused to return to Nova Scotia.  A daughter was born.  There was much dissatisfaction on account of Mrs. Barry refusing to carry out the marriage contract, and a separation was about to be formed when a difficulty arose about which should have the children.  Mrs. Barry refused to give them up to their father, and he brought a law-suit in the State of New York, to obtain them, and succeeded; but before he could get charge of them, Mrs. Barry had escaped with the children to another State that was not governed by New York laws.  Mr. Barry then brought suit in the United States Court, which he conducted in person and gained.  Then a compromise was made under which he was to have the son and she the daughter.  After this he lived at Liverpool, N.S.

 

In the year 1782, when the American colonies were recognized by the British Parliament as independent states, the many who had refused to take up arms against Britain were required to seek homes elsewhere, and before winter thousands of families took ship to seek them in the wilderness of Nova Scotia, which included New Brunswick until 1784, when they were constituted separate provinces.

 

Several of these loyalists removed to Shelburne, among whom was Robert Barry, the father of John A. Barry, who was highly esteemed, particularly by the Methodists.  A large number of the loyalists went to Parrtown--now St. John--and in the autumn of 1783 over five hundred framed houses were erected there.

 

It is extremely difficult to get a correct list of the posterity of Rev. William Black, a large number having removed to England and the United States of America.

 

We give what is probably below the number of great grand-children and great, great g.children:

 

 

Posterity of Rev. William Black in 1882:

 

                                   Living.        Dead.

 

Children,                  5          0             5

Grand Children,           53         29            24

Great G. C.,              87         66            21

Great Great G.C.          19         16             3

                         ___        ___           ___

                         164        111            53

 

 

 

CHAPTER IV.

 

Richard Black was the third son of the first named William Black.  He was born in England in the year 1762, and was 13 years old when he arrived with his father at Amherst, Cumberland.  He first settled at River Philip where he bought 500 acres of land from Rodger Robinson.  There he remained several years, and moved thence to Amherst, and settled on the farm his father bought on his first visit to Cumberland in 1774.  Here he lived the remainder of his life.  While at River Philip two of his children died when young.  His youngest son and some of his grandsons now live on the old Amherst farm.

 

About the year 1804 arrangements were made by Richard Black, Thomas S. Black, and Samuel Holsted, by which a large block of land was purchased at Amherst.  The conveyance was to Richard Black, who sold to his brother, Thomas S., 540 acres for 180 pounds, and to Samuel Holstead 750 acres for 190 pounds, each choosing his lot.

 

Richard Black was one of the strong supporters of the Methodist denomination, to which he belonged, and, when its number in Amherst was small, he was always found ready with means to support the cause as far as his duty dictated.  The partial loss of his hearing in the latter part of his life operated very materially against his comfort.  As long as health permitted, however, he attended religious meetings, and, in order to hear, invariably took his seat at the desk or in the pulpit, beside the minister, of whatever denomination of christians he was.

 

 

He married Sally Chapman, who was also from Yorkshire.  Their family consisted of eleven children*, named William, Thomas, Maria, Joseph, Sarah, Richard Asher, John Chapman, Ann, George, and Mary.  Two others died when young.  The family were of particularly large physique and very muscular.  The writer once heard one of them say he was the smallest of seven brothers and weighed 185 pounds and was six feet in height.

 

[*Ed. Note: The way it is above is exactly as it is in the original. Numbers 11 and 12 may be the "two others" who died when young.]

 

Mrs. Black died in 1820, aged 53 years.  Richard Black married again Elizabeth Smith of Parrsboro.  He died in the year 1834 aged 72 years.  His second wife had no children, and died in 1861, aged 84 years.

 

WILLIAM, the eldest son of the above Richard Black, married Mary Bent of Amherst, daughter of John Bent.  They settled upon a farm, in what is now called Salem, but was then known by the name Sugarwood Hill, it having been originally covered with rock-maple trees from which much maple sugar was made.  They had one daughter and five sons, named Maria, Edward Baker, Luther, Ezra, Daniel, and Rufus.

 

William, son of Richard Black, died in 1829, aged 46 years.

 

Maria, the eldest of the children, was married to William, son of Matthew Sharp, of Maccan.  They settled in Amherst.  They have three daughters, named Mary Jane, Selina and Emma.  Mr. Sharp died in 1848, aged 37.

 

Mary Jane was married to Robert C. Sharp, of Amherst, where they reside, and have four children, named John, Cora, Arthur, and Clarence.  Cora, the only daughter of Robert C. Sharp, was married to Robert Pugsley, a merchant at Amherst.  They have one daughter, named Mabel. John, son of Robert C. Sharp, lives in Chicago.

 

Selina, the second daughter of the above William Sharp, was married to Joseph Cove and resided in Amherst until the year 1881, when they removed to Boston.  They had eight children, named John William, Fred, Winfield, Selina, George, Milton, Nora, and Flora.  John W. married Flora, daughter of Isaac Carter, of Amherst.  They also removed to Boston, and have one daughter named Florence Mabel.

 

Emma, the youngest daughter of William Sharp, was married to John William Cove, a medical doctor.  They live at Spring Hill, where the doctor has an extensive practice.  They had several children, all of whom, except one daughter and one son, died when quite young.

 

Edward, the eldest son of William Black (son of Richard Black) married Matilda Freeman, daughter of William Freeman, of Amherst.  They live on and own half the homestead of the above William Black at Salem.  They had five sons and six daughters, named Sarah, Clifford, Bessie, Clara, Cyrus, Alice J., Avard, Margaret, Fred, Walter, and Amelia.

 

Sarah, the eldest daughter of Edward Black, was married to Hazen Goodwin.  They live at Point de Bute, N.B., and had one child that died when young.  Clifford, the eldest son of Edward Black, died in 1869, aged 24 years.  Bessie, the second daughter, was married to Joseph Black of Amherst.  They have three daughters, named Clara Maud, Jane, and Sarah; another died when young.  They live on a portion of the farm the first William Black bought in 1774.  Clara, the third daughter, was married to Edwin Wheeler, of Worcester, Mass., where they reside and have three children.  Alice was married to Arthur Walker.  They live in Cambridge, Vt.

 

Luther, the second son of William Black, married Jane Gibson, of Shinimicas, Cumberland, where they purchased a farm and still reside.  They had six sons and one daughter, named William White, Ezra Bent, Robert Gibson, George L., Mary Jane, John Edward, and Charles Tupper.

 

William W., the eldest son, married Julia Davis, daughter of Henry Davis, Esq., of Shinimicas.  Mr. Black is a farmer and blacksmith.  They have four children, named Mary Agnes, Eva Jane, Frank Woodgate, and Eddie.

 

Ezra B., the second son of Luther Black, married Sarah Jane Sharrah, of Shinimicas and is farming.  They have a daughter and a son, named Maggie and Sharrah.

 

Mary Jane, the only daughter of Luther Black, was married to John W. G. Smith, of Shinimicas, where they are farming.  The names of their four sons are L. Black, Robert, Fred, and John B.

 

The remaining three sons of Luther Black are not married.

 

Ezra, the third son of William Black, married Mary Ann, daughter of James Carter, of Amherst.  They own and occupy half of his father's homestead in Salem.  Their children consist of three sons and two daughters, named James William, Mary Eliza, Howard, Emma, and Charles.  James W. married Mary Tuttle, of Salem.  They have six children: Norman, Arthur, Clarence, Ina, Annie, and Jane, and live in Leicester.  Mary E., daughter of Ezra Black, was married to David Linton, of Truro, where they live.  They have four children: Cora Oleta, Frank Osburne, Harry Park, and Charley Stanley.

 

Howard, son of Ezra Black, married Henrietta Creed, daughter of Dr. Charles Creed, of Pugwash.  They have two children, named Karl Creed and Herbert Linton.

 

Daniel, the fourth son of William Black, married Jane, daughter of Samuel Embree, of Salem.  They live at Leicester, Cumberland, and are farming.  They had five children, but that fell disease, diphtheria, took them all away except one daughter named Annie.  She was married to Blair, son of Rufus Black, and has two daughters named Sarah and Armenia.

 

Rufus, the youngest son of William Black, when a young man, went to Canaan, Queens Co., New Brunswick, where he married Jane Price.  Their children's names are John Ford, Blair Bent, Cutler Freeman, George Edward, and Joseph Bliss.  Two daughters died when young.

 

Blair, the second son, married Annie, only daughter of Daniel Black, of Leicester, where they reside.

 

The last named Rufus Black died in 1866, aged 44 years.

 

THOMAS, the second son of Richard Black, settled on a new farm in Salem, and, by persevering industry, turned the woodland into fruitful fields and left a valuable property to his sons.  He died in 1838, aged 53 years.  His wife was Phoebe Purdy, of Westchester, at that time going by the name Cobequid Mountains.  Mrs. Black was married again to Daniel McNutt.

 

Thomas Black had seven sons and five daughters, whose names* are Alfred Purdy, Mary, Celia, Richard Bradford, Jane, Elizabeth Ann, Martin, Henry Oscar, Robert, Charles E., and Maria.  His eldest son, Alfred B., married Mary, daughter of James Shipley, of Nappan, Cumberland.  They had a family of children, all of whom were victims to the dire disease, diphtheria, except the eldest daughter, named Bell, who was married to Samuel Baird, of Leicester, Cumberland Co.  They settled upon the farm in Leicester, owned by her father, who vacated it for his daughter, and went to Oxford.  Mrs. Baird died, leaving one daughter and one son, named Mary Alice and Alfred.

 

[*Ed. Note: that entire sentence is exactly as in the original. Actually, the comma could have been between Alfred Purdy, Richard Bradford, or Henry Oscar. The decision was not to guess at it.]

 

Alfred P. Black was a Justice of the Peace, and was also, for several years, appointed Stipendiary Magistrate of Oxford.

 

Mary, the eldest daughter of Thomas Black, was married to George Thompson, of Little River, Cumberland Co., where they still reside and have five children, whose names are Celia Ann, Mary Jane, Adelia, George Ives and Ida.  Three others died of fever when young.

 

Celia Ann was married to George, son of Richard Thompson, of Oxford.  They have six children, named Mary Elizabeth, Clifford, Everett, Jane, Rupert, Annie, and Trueman.

 

Mary Elizabeth, daughter of George Thompson, was married to Miner Johnson, son of Levi Johnson, of Little River.  They have one child named Minnie.

 

 

Clifford married Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Silas Fulton, of Wallace.  They have one son.

 

Everett married Mary Ellen Johnson, of Truro.  They have one son, named Ray.

 

Mary Jane, the second daughter of the first named George Thompson, was married to Joseph Lawrence Purdy, of Little River, where they are farming.  They had nine children: Armenia, Albert, Clara, Oressa, Fannie, Flora, Arthur, Maggie, and Hattie.

 

Armenia, the eldest, died in 1880, aged 23 years.  The remaining children of the said J. Laurence Purdy are unmarried.

 

Adelia, another daughter of George Thompson, was married to Clifford Purdy, son of James Purdy, of Greenville.  They have three children, named Ida, Minnie, and Lawrence.

 

George Ives, the only surviving son of the first named George Thompson, married Latitia, daughter of Silas Fulton, of Wallace.  They have no children.

 

Ida, the youngest daughter of George Thompson, is not married.

 

Celia, the second daughter of Thomas Black, was married to Rufus S. Purdy.  He is a Justice of the Peace for Cumberland.  They live at Wentworth, and have six children, named Lucy A., Thomas Hibbert, Selina J., Frances A., Everett E., and Sidney.  Three others died when young.

 

Lucy A., the eldest daughter of Rufus S. Purdy, was married to Alexander Dotton.  They have five children, named Celia Ann, William Tremain, Avard Leslie, Robert Osborne, and Hester Kent.

 

T. Hibbert, eldest son of Rufus S. Purdy, married Clara Canfield.  They have four children, named Melbourne W. Smith, Wesley Somerville, Ethel Augusta, and Emily Selina.

 

Frances A., the third daughter, was married to Joshua H. Livingstone.  Had one child that died and one living, named Elma Sheridan.  Everett E., another son, married Emma J. Swallow.

 

Richard Bradford, the second son of Thomas Black, married Margaret Dunlap, of Stewiack, Colchester Co., and owns a good farm at Salem, part of that which his father owned.  He had two sons and five daughters.  One son died when young.  The names of those remaining are Jesse G., Susanna A., Ellen M., Mary J., Oressa, and Esther.

 

Ellen M. was married to Charles Shipley, of Salem.  They have one son named Charles Edgar.  Another died when young.

 

Mary J. was married to Amos Fowler, of Amherst.  They have three children, named Mary, Thomas, and William.

 

Oressa was married to Albert B. Thompson, of Oxford.  They have two children, named Albert Odley and Herald Roy.

 

Jesse G., Susanna A., and Esther are not married.

 

Hazen, the third son of the said Thomas Black, married Martha, daughter of John Bent, of Salem.  He purchased a good farm in Leicester, where he resided until his death, which was in 1877, at the age of 57 years.  His wife also died in 1877, aged 58 years.  They have two sons and two daughters who survive them, named C. Allen, J. Botsford, Martha Augusta, and Ada.  Another daughter named Laura died, aged 13 years.

 

Their eldest son, C. Allan, is a medical doctor.  He lives at Amherst, where he has a good practice.  The doctor married Sarah Miles, daughter of Rev. G. F. Miles, of Amherst.  She died in 1873, aged 26 years, leaving a daughter who also died while a child.  In 1881 the doctor married Bessie, daughter of J. K. Elderkin, Esq.

 

J. Botsford, the second son of Hazen Black, married a young widow, Mrs. Collins, of Liverpool, N.S., whose maiden name was Lydia Freeman.  They have one daughter named Kate May.

 

Martha Augusta was married to Samuel Baird, who had previously been the husband of Bell, the daughter of Alfred P. Black.  The present Mrs. Baird has one son and three daughters, named Hazen, Lena, Flora, and Ethel.  One died when an infant.

 

Mr. Baird sold the farm that he got from his first father-in-law--Alfred P. Black--and bought the homestead of his second father-in-law, Hazen Black, where he now lives, in Leicester.

 

Ada, the youngest daughter of Hazen Black, was married to Keiver Bird, of Fenwick, where they own a good farm on which they now reside.  They had one child that died in infancy.

 

Jane, the third daughter of Thomas Black, was married to James Bigney, of Wallace.  Mr. Bigney died in 1872.  Their family consists of five daughters and four sons, whose names are Thomas Albert, Isadore, Margaret E., Martha A., Hazen B., Sidney O., Mary T., Ada, and Allison.

 

T.  Albert, the eldest son of James Bigney, married Jane McLean.  They have four children, named Ann Alethia, Sarah Maud, Frederick, and Minnie.

 

Margaret E., a daughter of James Bigney, was married to Charles Tuttle, of Wallace.

 

Martha A., another daughter, was married to Cyrus Brundige.  They have three children: Clarence, Augusta, and an infant.

 

Ada, the youngest daughter of James Bigney, was married to Levi Brundige.  They have one child named Maggy Etta.

 

Elizabeth Ann, the fourth daughter of Thomas Black, died, aged 18 years, in the year 1830.  She was never married.

 

Martin, the fourth son of Thomas Black, was married twice, first to Elizabeth Fletcher, of Onslow, by whom he has no children.  She died in 1872, aged 44 years.  The name of his present wife was Maria Stephens, of Truro.  They have one daughter named Mary Ells.  They live at Amherst.

 

Henry Oscar, the fifth son of Thomas Black, first settled at Salem.  Several years after, he sold his farm (a portion of his father's homestead) and purchased a place at Amherst Shore which he has converted in a fine farm, and on which he now lives.  The property contains a good saw-mill.  His wife's name was Jane Smith, daughter of the late James Smith, of Fort Lawrence.  They have one son and four daughters, named Arminella, Benson, Lalia, and Annabell.  Arminella, the eldest daughter, was married to Adam Trueman, son of Joseph Trueman, of Point de Bute.  The eldest child of H. O. Black, named James, died, aged 14 years.

 

Robert, the sixth son of Thomas Black, settled at Little River, Cumberland, where he married his wife, Louisa, daughter of Richard Thompson, of Little River.  They have eight sons and two daughters, named Wesley, Clementine, Charles, Hazen, Rufus, Florence, George, Herbert, Kempton, and Stephen.

 

Wesley married Elsie Dobson, daughter of Rev. William Dobson, a Baptist minister, of Little River.  Mrs. Black died in 1881, when quite a young woman, leaving two children, named Ernest and Ira.

 

Clementine, the eldest daughter of Robert Black, was married to Elisha, son of Gabriel Purdy, of Westchester, where they now live, and are farming.  They have three children, named Selby, Garnet Wolesley, and Stanley.

 

Charles, the second son of Robert Black, married Eunice Glennie, of Fort Lawrence.  They had one son that died when an infant.

 

The remaining children of Robert Black are not married.

 

Charles E. was the youngest son of Thomas Black.  He also owned a farm at Salem, which he sold and removed to Tidnish, Cumberland Co., where he bought a farm, built a mill, engaged in farming and lumbering, and is prospering.  He married Elizabeth Selina Ripley, daughter of John Ripley, of Nappan.  They have six sons and six daughters, named John Everitt, Joseph Milledge, Thomas Wilber, Charles Clifford, Henry Edward, Robert Clarence, Mary Frances, Annie Laura, Ida Gertrude, Minnie, Cora, and M. Maud.  None of them married.

 

Maria, the youngest daughter of Thomas Black, was married to Marcus Tuttle, of Wallace.  They follow farming.  They have a family of nine children, named Laura, Stephen, Isadore B., Phoebe A., Allan B., Mary J., Clara M., Emma S., and Bertha E.  Another died when an infant.

 

Laura, the eldest daughter, was married to Harris Peers.  They have one daughter named Luella.

 

MARIA, the eldest daughter of Richard Black, was married to Thomas Gray, who came from England.  After his arrival in America he taught school for several years, before his marriage.  Their family consisted of three daughters and two sons, named Frederick, Sarah, Jane, Matilda, and Martin.

 

Frederick, the eldest son of Thomas Gray, married Caroline Atkinson, of Fort Lawrence, a daughter of the late John Atkinson.  A few years after their marriage they went to the United States, where he was drowned in the year 1875, leaving a widow and a family of children.

 

Sarah, the eldest daughter of Thomas Gray, was married to Samuel G.  Bent, of River Philip, where they lived and followed farming.  Mrs. Bent died, leaving three children, named Earl Gray, Augusta, and Lemuel.

 

Earl G. married Jane, daughter of Hugh McLellan, of River Philip, and is farming.  They have one son, named Fred.

 

Augusta, the only daughter of Samuel G. Bent, was married to Capt. Henry Atkinson, of Woodpoint, Westmorland.

 

Jane, another daughter of Thomas Gray, was married to James Shipley, son of James Shipley, of Nappan.  They had five children, Sarah S., Maria M., Jane Matilda, Frederick S., and Ada May.

 

Sarah S., was married to Albert Ripley, of Fenwick.  They have three children, named Clifford, Laura, and Fred.

 

Maria M., another daughter of James Shipley, was married to Gilbert P. Ripley, of Nappan, son of Henry Ripley.  Their children's names are Eva, Clara, and Earl.  One other died when young.

 

Jane M., another daughter of James Shipley, was married to Anthony Pipes, son of Thomas Pipes, of Nappan.  They had two children, who died when young.  Anthony Pipes died.  Mrs. Pipes was again married to Joseph Ripley, son of Andrew Ripley of Fenwick.  They have one son, named Edward Oman.

 

Frederick S., the only son of James Shipley, married Matilda Pugsley, daughter of Job A. Pugsley, of Athol.  They live at Nappan.  They had one son, named Gilbert Thornton, who died when young.

 

Ada May, the youngest daughter of James Shipley, was married to James Ripley, son of Robert Ripley, of Maccan, where they are farming, and have one son named Harold Garfield.

 

Martin, the youngest son of Thomas Gray, was a carpenter.  He married Caroline Casey.  They had one daughter.  Martin Gray died in the year 1880.  His widow remarried.

 

JOSEPH, the third son of Richard Black, married Sarah Canfield, of Wallace.  They lived for several years near River Philip, and moved thence to Prince Edward Island, where he was High Sheriff of Prince County for many years.  He had a family of five sons and four daughters, named Sarah C., Mary B., Martin G., Stephen R., Jesse C., Tryphena, Wm. Rufus, Asher, and Beria S.

 

Sarah C., the eldest child, was married to Terence Webster.  They lived at Searletown, and were engaged in farming, merchandise, and shipbuilding.  They had six children, all married as below.  Their names are: Henrietta P., Matilda, C. O. Wheelock, Eliza J., Joseph M., and Mary T.  Mr. W. died in 1866, aged 76 years.

 

Henrietta P., daughter of T. Webster, was married to Henry B. Hobbs, of Charlottetown.  They moved to East Boston.  Mr. Hobbs is a house and sign painter.  They had two children, named Bruce and Frank.

 

Matilda C., another daughter of Terence Webster, was married to John Clark.  They had one child, who died in infancy.  Mrs. Clark died in Chelsea, Mass., in the year 1868, aged 29 years.

 

O. Wheelock, a son of Terence Webster, married Eliza Mayho, of the United States.  They reside in East Boston.  Mr. Wheelock Webster is a bridge builder.

 

Eliza J., another daughter of Terence Webster, was married to John C. Hobbs, of Charlottetown, where they reside.  They have one daughter named Nettie.  Mr. Hobbs is a cabinet maker.

 

Joseph M., another son of the said T. Webster, married Annie M.  Farrow, of Mitchell, Ontario, where they reside, and are farming.  They have two daughters and one son, named Cecil B., Frank D., and Minnie M.

 

Mary T., the youngest daughter of T. Webster, was married to John A. Jury, of Charlottetown.  They reside in Chelsea, Mass.  Mr. Jury is a watchmaker and jeweler.  They have two children, one an infant, the other named Florence.

 

Mary B., the second daughter of the first named Joseph Black, was married to Lewis Wright, son of Nathaniel Wright, of Bedeque.  They lived at Searletown, and were farming.  Mr. Wright died in 1877.  They had no children.

 

Martin G., the eldest son of Joseph Black, resides at Bedeque, and is farming.  His wife's maiden name was A. Eliza Wright, daughter of Stephen Wright, Esq., of Bedeque.  They have seven children, named Martha L., S. Elma, Annie W., Charles N., Laura E., Henry E., and Millicent.  All are single.  One other died young.

 

Stephen B., the second son of Joseph Black, is also farming, and lives at Searletown.  He married Isabella, daughter of the late William Colbeck.  Their family consisted of six children, one of whom died when young.  The names of those living are S. Janey, W.  Wesley, Alice A., A. Alder, and J. Hiram.

 

S. Janey, the eldest daughter of Stephen B. Black, was married to Henry A. Stewart.  They have one child, named Annie J.

 

W.  Wesley, the eldest son of Stephen B. Black, married Nellie, daughter of Stephen Fulton, Esq., of Wallace. Further reference to Mr. Fulton will be made in other parts of this chapter.  Mrs. W. Wesley Black died in the year 1881, leaving one son, named Frank A.  Another son died in infancy.

 

Jesse C., the third son of Joseph Black, married Sarah, daughter of R. Colon Read, of Pugwash, where they settled on the farm the late R. C. Read left at his death.  Jesse Black died in the year 1881, aged 57 years.  He had three sons, named Albert, Edgar, and Rufus.  All are unmarried.

 

Tryphena, the third daughter of Joseph Black, was married to S. Hiram Trueman, of Point de Bute, N.B., son of the late Thomson Trueman, well and favorably known.  S. Hiram Trueman lives at Searletown, and is farming.  The family consisted of six children, named Thompson J., S. Eliza, Lewis W., Silas W., Mary A., and Albert M.  Silas died in the year 1872, aged 12 years.

 

Thompson J., the eldest son, is studying for the medical profession.

 

William Rufus, the fourth son of Joseph Black, married Elizabeth Dark, a native of England.  They reside in Taunton, Mass.  They have one child, named Louisa.  W. R. Black is a government contractor.

 

Asher, the fifth and youngest son of Joseph Black, married Gulielma, daughter of the late Joseph Green, of Summerside, P.E.  Island.  They had three children, named Cecil Bradford, Leonora, and Sarah H.  Asher Black died in the year 1868, aged 35 years.

 

Beria S., the youngest daughter of Joseph Black, was married to Dugald S. Wright, son of the late Hon. John Wright, of Searletown, where they are farming.  They have four children, named Annie A., Leslie A., Mary A. M., and Fred J.

 

SARAH, the second daughter of Richard Black (son of William Black who came from Yorkshire) was married to Joshua Huestis, of Wallace, where they settled.  Mr. Huestis was a Justice of the Peace, and for several years was the Custos of the County.  He was also for many years Post Master for Wallace.

 

Their family consisted of three sons and three daughters, named Julia Ann, Edward, Richard B., Sarah, Catherine, and William B.

 

Their daughter Julia Ann was married to Stephen Fulton of Wallace.  He was a Justice of the Peace, and for several years was also the Custos of the County.  He was also several times elected a representative to the Nova Scotia Legislature and was, for a number of years, a member of the Legislative Council.  They had no children.  Mrs. Fulton died in 1844.  Mr. Fulton married a second time as will be noticed in another part of this chapter.

 

Edward, the eldest son of Joshua Huestis, married Lydia Fulton of Wallace.  Their children's names are Sarah Ann, Charlotte Amelia, Harvey, Elsie, Henry, and Wylie.  Sarah Ann was married to I. J. Hingley who is a Justice of the Peace and Warden of the County.  They have no children.  Harvey married a Miss Smith, of Rhode Island, where they resided, and have two children named Maud and Hattie.  Elsie, a daughter of Edward Huestis, was married to Samuel Fletcher.  They lived in Truro, and had two children who died.  They now live in Providence, R.I.

 

The remaining three of Edward Huestis' children (Charlotte Amelia, Henry, and Wylie) are not married.

 

Richard B. Huestis, son of Joshua Huestis, married Augusta, eldest daughter of John C. Black, of Amherst.  He was a merchant at Wallace for several years, but afterwards removed to Amherst where he engaged in similar business.  He was Clerk of the Peace for the County of Cumberland for 20 years, and was also a Justice of the Peace.  He filled these offices in a creditable manner.  When the Wallace Greystone Company was formed he was one of the company, and was appointed manager, and took charge of the work at Wallace, whither he removed and remained until his death, which was in 1877, at the age of 55 years, leaving a widow and three children.  The names of the children are Mary Amelia, Sidney Osborn, and Bessie.

 

Mary A., the eldest daughter of Richard B. Huestis, was married to Arthur Davison, formerly of Wallace.  They reside at Amherst.  Mr. Davison is Clerk of the County Court.  They have three children, named Clarence Osborn, Richard H. Bertie, and Emma Augusta.

 

Sidney Osborn, son of Richard B. Huestis, now lives at Wallace and has charge of the Wallace Greystone Quarry.  He married Lila Lewis of Amherst.  They have two children named Richard B. Huestis, and Ada Beatrice.

 

Bessie, the youngest daughter of Richard B.  Huestis, was married to William Clifford Greenfield of Amherst, who is following the business of a merchant with his father at Amherst.  They have one daughter, named Helen Florence.

 

Sarah, the second daughter of the before mentioned Joshua Huestis, was married to Angus Livingstone.  They live at Wentworth, Cumberland Co., and are farming.  Their children's names are Julia, Joshua Huestis, Arthur, Alice, and Murray.

 

Julia, their eldest daughter was married to Rev. J. B. Woodland, a Baptist minister.  They now are on Prince Edward Island.  They had four children, three of whom died while young.

 

Joshua H. Livingstone, son of Angus Livingstone, married Augusta, daughter of R. S. Purdy, Esq., of Wentworth.  They have one son named Elma.

 

Arthur, Alice, and Murray, the remaining children of the said Angus Livingstone, are not married.

 

Catherine, youngest daughter of Joshua Huestis, was married to William Stevens, of Wallace.  They removed to Boston.  They had 7 children, one of whom died when young.  The names of those living are Selina, Ardell, Lydia, Augusta, Bessie, and Chesley.  Selina was married to W. R. Slade, a teacher at Oxford.

 

Ardell was married to John Gow, of Wentworth, and removed to Boston.

 

Lydia married and removed to California.

 

Augusta was married to a Mr. Patriquen.  They live in Boston.

 

William B., the youngest son of Joshua Huestis, married Adeline Betts, of Wallace.  Their family consisted of six children, two of whom died when young.  The survivors' names are Ida, Fred, Harry, and Mabel.  William B. Huestis resided at Wallace, where he followed a mercantile business for several years, and has now removed to Londonderry, Colchester County.  He was a Justice of the Peace for Cumberland County.

 

RICHARD BLACK, junior, the fourth son of the first named Richard Black, married Arathusa Oxley, daughter of George Oxley, Esq., of Wallace.  They settled near River Philip on a farm that his brother Joseph left when he went to Prince Edward Island.  By industry and economy he and his sons made such improvements that the farm became a valuable property.  Mrs. Black died in 1871, aged 73 years.  Mr. Black died in 1873, aged 75 years.  They had three sons and six daughters, named George Oxley, Richard Lorenzo, James, Cynthia, Jane, Elizabeth, Margaret, Emeline, and Augusta.

 

George O. settled on a portion of his father's homestead.  He married Sarah Ann Fillmore, of River Philip.  They have six children, named Flora, Hiram, Anna Bella, Arathusa Jane, Frank Everitt, and George.

 

Richard L. married Sarah Gorden, of River Philip.  They keep a hotel on strictly temperance principles at that place, and are also engaged in farming and lumbering.  They have two children, named Etta B. and Percy; two others died when young.  Mr. Black is a Justice of the Peace and a County Councillor.

 

James, the youngest son of Richard Black, junior, married Caroline Cove, of River Philip.  In 1877, at the age of 38 years, he came to his end from injuries received while hauling timber.  He was much respected in the community.  He left six children, named Frederick, Arthur, Augusta, Emma, Ella, and Clifford.  They live on a portion of the homestead of Richard Black, junior.

 

Cynthia, the eldest daughter of Richard Black, junior, was married to John Powers, of Black River, Cumberland County, where they settled and kept hotel and farmed.  They had six children, named Thomas, Richard, Alida Starr, Mary Eliza, Augusta, and Alice Jane.  Their son Thomas is married and lives in Quebec.  Another son, Richard, married Jane Keiver, of Black River.  They have one child named Alma.  Their daughter Alida was married to Erastus Bent, of Amherst.

 

 

Jane, the second daughter of Richard Black, junior, was married to Edwin J. Purdy, of Westchester, Cumberland County, where they have kept hotel for many years.  Mr. Purdy is a Justice of the Peace; was Lieut.-Colonel of Nova Scotia Militia.  Their family consists of four children, named Sarah Amelia, Bell, Laura Jane, and Arthur.  Sarah Amelia, the eldest daughter of Edwin J.  Purdy, was married to Angus McLellan, of Campbellton, N.B., railway conductor.  They have five children, named John Edwin, Nellie, Warren Smith, Arthur Angus, and Mary Jane.

 

Laura Jane, another daughter of E. J. Purdy, was married to J. W. Weldon, a railway postal clerk.  They live at Moncton, N.B.

 

Elizabeth, the third daughter of Richard Black, junior, was married to Henry Cove, of Claremont, Cumberland, where they live.  They have three children, named William, Annie, and Clarence.

 

Margaret, the fourth daughter, was married to Martin Bent, of Salem, where they live, and are farming.  They have five children, named Byron A., Calvin G., Fred N., John Fraser, and Martin F.

 

Emeline, the fifth daughter, was married to Caleb Schurman, of Black River, where they lived for several years, but now reside at Spring Hill.  They have seven children, named Frederick, Ada, Otis, Lucy, Hazen, Laura, and Howard.  Their daughter Ada was married to Tweedy Boss, of Spring Hill.

 

Augusta, the youngest daughter of Richard Black, junior, was married to Rupert Donkin, of River Philip, where they live.  They have three children, named Eddie, Ada, and Bessie.  Two others died when young.

 

Asher, the fifth son of the first mentioned Richard Black, owned and resided on part of his father's farm, a portion of the purchase his grandfather made before he removed his family from England.  He was a Justice of the Peace, and was very ingenious, and a useful man in the community.  He married Eleanor Archibald, of Truro, daughter of James Archibald, Esq.  They had six sons and two daughters, named Elizabeth, James, William A., David W.  Archibald, Joseph Tremaine, Silas, Rebecca Jane, and Rupert.  Asher Black died in 1863, aged 63 years.  Mrs. Black died in 1876, aged 73 years.

 

Their eldest daughter, Elizabeth, was married to Stephen Fulton, of Wallace (to whom reference has already been made in the notice of his first wife who was cousin to the second wife, and a daughter of Joshua and Sarah Huestis).  The family by the second marriage consisted of seven children, named Julia, Allison, Lydia, Ellen, Augusta, Louisa, and Mitchell.  Mr. Fulton died in 1870, aged 60 years.  Mrs. Fulton died in 1877, aged 51 years.

 

Julia, the eldest daughter of the second wife of Stephen Fulton, was married to Milledge Tuttle, of Pugwash.  Their children's names are Louisa, Ethel, Bessie, Mabel, Harry, Nellie, and Ernest.  They reside at Pugwash and are farming.

 

Allison, the eldest son of Stephen and Elizabeth Fulton, married Eliza Gardner, of Saint John.  They have three children, Ada, Fanny, and Harry.  They live in Rhode Island, U.S.

 

Lydia, another daughter, was married to Z. M. Kempton, who is a medical doctor.  They reside at Wallace, and have three children, named Gertrude, Millard, and Percy.

 

Ellen was married to Wesley, son of Stephen Black, of Prince Edward Island.  They had two children, one of whom died when young.

 

Augusta was married to J. G. Wells, of Point de Bute.  They live at Wallace and have no children.

 

Louise was married to Rev. Cyrus S. Wells, a Methodist minister.  Mitchell lives at Wallace and is not married.

 

James, the eldest son of Asher Black, when a young man went to the United States, where he died.  He was never married.

 

William A., the second son of Asher Black, is a Justice of the Peace.  His wife was Mary Treen, of Wallace.  They live at Pugwash, and have six children, named James A.  Tremain, John William, Bertha Ellen, Frank W., Annie, and Henry D.  Five others died when young.  Mr. Black has a farm at Pugwash, and a mill at Maccan.

 

David W. Archibald, another son of Asher Black, died in 1845, aged 14 years.  Joseph Tremaine, another son, died in 1855, aged 20 years.

 

Silas, the fifth son of Asher Black, went, when young, to live with his cousin, Mrs. Laughead, at Old Barnes, now Clifton, Colchester County.  She adopted him for her son, and they are farming.  He married Jennie Greenfield, daughter of Samuel Greenfield, of Amherst.  They have three children, named Joseph Arthur Greenfield, Ada Elizabeth, and George.

 

Rebecca Jane, the youngest daughter of Asher Black, was married to Rev. A. S. Tuttle, a Methodist minister.  They had one child that died when an infant.  Mrs. Tuttle died at Bay Verte (where they were then stationed) at the early age of 27 years, in the year 1867.  Mr. Tuttle has been well received where he has been stationed.  He has again married.

 

Rupert, the youngest son of Asher Black, lives in the house his father built a few years before his death, and owns a portion of his father's farm at Amherst.  He married Annie Wright, of Pugwash.  Their children's names are Florence, Walter, Mabel, and Nellie.

 

JOHN CHAPMAN BLACK was the sixth son of the first named Richard Black.  He married Tabitha, daughter of David Pugsley, of Maccan, settled at Amherst, and cleared up a farm on which he lived until 1861, at which time his wife died, aged 56 years.  Mr. Black's son-in-law, R. B. Huestis, took possession of the farm, and Mr. Black now lives with his son at Amherst Shore.  They had three children: Augusta, Mary Jane, and Gilbert Pugsley.

 

Augusta was married to Richard B., son of Joshua Huestis.  (Reference has already been made to Richard B. Huestis, whose mother was a daughter of Richard Black.) Their family consisted of two daughters and one son, named Mary Amelia, Bessie, and Sidney Osborn.  They are all married.

 

Mary Amelia was married to Arthur Davison, of Wallace, They settled at Amherst, and Mr. Davison engaged in merchandize.  He is now clerk of the County Court.  Their children's names are Clarence Osborn, Richard B. Bertie, and Emma Augusta.

 

Mary Jane, the second daughter of John C. Black, was married to George William Freeman, of Amherst.  He owns a good farm, and has shown considerable genius as an inventor.  They had two sons, named John William and Charles Edward.  Mrs. Freeman died in 1853, aged 23 years.  Mr. Freeman has been married twice since that time, and has children from each marriage.

 

John William, the eldest son of G. W. Freeman, married Julia Trueman, daughter of the late George Trueman, of Westmorland.  They have two sons, named Berton B. and William Oka.  Another died when an infant.

 

Charles Edward married Matilda, daughter of Thomas Lusby, Esq., of Amherst.  He owns a property in Amherst, where they live.  He does a large business in musical instruments.

 

Gilbert P., the only son of John C. Black, has been married twice--first to Ellen Chapman, who had two children, both of whom died when young.  Mrs. Black died in 1862.

 

After Gilbert P. Black married his second wife--Adelia Ward, of Amherst Shore--he bought a farm there on which they still reside.  They have four children, named John Osborn, Augusta, Arthur, and Albert.  Three others died when young.

 

ANN, another daughter of the first mentioned Richard Black, was married to Charles Carter, of Onslow, who settled at Amherst, and was a carpenter.  They had three children, named George, William, and Elizabeth.  Mr. Carter died in 1831, aged 34 years.

 

His widow was married again to James Mageney.  The names of their children were Richard, Charles, Julia, Jane, Catherine, and Rebecca.  Mrs. Mageney died in 1880, aged 75 years.  Mr. Mageney died in 1876.

 

Her eldest son, George Carter, married Jane Coates, daughter of James Coates, of Amherst.  They have two daughters and one son, named Amelia Augusta, Mary Ann, and Thomas B.  None of them married.

 

Her second son, William, married Rebecca Corbett, daughter of Jacob Corbett, of Nappan.  They have seven sons and three daughters, named John G., Mary Elizabeth, George Bradford, Robert William, Anelora, Charles, Edward, Silas, Frederick, and Florence.

 

The only daughter of the above named Charles Carter was married to James Bigney, of Wallace.  Mr. Bigney died in 1880, aged 58 years.  He had, a few years previously, removed to the Acadian Iron Mines, Londonderry.  They had seven children, named Marshall, Charles, Joseph, Rufus, Elizabeth, Stephen, and Shenton.  Another died in infancy.

 

Richard, the eldest son of James Mageney, married Sarah, daughter of Matthew Lodge, of Mapleton, Cumberland County.  Mrs. Richard Mageney died leaving no children.  Richard Mageney keeps a shop in Halifax.

 

Charles, the fourth son, and the second son by the second marriage, married Eliza Brown, of Mapleton.  He died in 1876, leaving a widow and one daughter named Ada.

 

Julia, the eldest daughter by the second marriage, was married to George McLellan, who does business in Halifax, and has been a member of the city council.  They have seven children, named Wilson, Ida, John, Augusta, Mande, Bessie, and a babe.  Wilson, the eldest son is a lawyer.

 

Jane, another daughter of James Mageney, was married to Captain Brenton Thomson, of Five Islands, Colchester County.  He followed a seafaring life.  Mrs. Thompson died in 1874, leaving three children.  One died young.

 

Catherine, another daughter of James Mageney, was married at Berwick, Kings County, where she had opened a shop.  Her husband's name is Sidney Borden.  He is a carpenter.  They reside at Port Williams, Kings County.

 

Rebecca, the youngest daughter of James Mageney, was married to David Mills, of Maccan.  They have two children.

 

GEORGE, the youngest son of Richard Black, 1st, married Jane Coates, of Amherst.  He owns and lives upon part of the old homestead--a portion of that that his grandfather lived on when he first removed from Yorkshire to Cumberland.  He was a very unassuming person, and has for many years led a pious and exemplary life.  He had four sons and five daughters, named Wesley, Sarah Jane, Asher, Joshua, Lavinia, Joseph, Bessie, Caroline, and Augusta.

 

Wesley married Lucy Carter, of Point de Bute.  They had two children, named C. Edgar and Harold Fenwick.  Wesley Black died in 1868, aged 33 years, after which his widow removed to Point de Bute.

 

Joshua, the third son of George Black, is a Justice of the Peace, and has been twice elected County Councillor.  He owns and occupies a portion of the property first purchased by the first William Black.  He married Bina Purdy, daughter of Gilbert Purdy, Esquire, of Amherst.  They have three children, named Frank, George Harry, and Mary Eliza.

 

Joseph R., the youngest son of George Black, also lives on a portion of the old homestead.  He married Bessie, daughter of Edward B Black, of Salem.  They are farming, and have three daughters, named Clara Maud, Jane, and Sarah.  One other died.

 

Asher, Bessie, and Caroline, children of George Black, are not married.

 

Sarah Jane, the eldest daughter of George Black, died at the age of 15 years.

 

Lavinia died in 1868, aged 27 years.  She was highly esteemed.  Augusta died in 1868, aged 14 years.

 

Mary, G. daughter of the first named Richard Black, was married to Elisha Gourley.  He was a native of Colchester County, but lived for some time at Amherst, where, after his marriage, he built the house now owned and occupied by Peter Etter, and lived there for several years.  He afterwards removed to his native county where he, for many years, conducted the business connected with his trade.  He now resides at Truro.

 

They had six children whom they named Amelia, Bessie, Fitzallan, James Forman, Clarence, and Seymour Eugene.

 

Amelia, the eldest child, was married to James Franklin Nash, an artist, who acquired his profession at the heavy outlay necessary in England.  They live in London, and have children named Mary J., Emma, Florence G., Benjamin, and Victoria Helena.  One other died when an infant.

 

Bessie, the second daughter of Elisha Gourley, was married to William R. Gerish, a merchant of Boston, where they live.  They have no children.

 

Fitzallen, the eldest son of Elisha Gourley, is engaged in the mining business in Gibsonville, California, in which he is prospering.  He married Mary Stove, of San Francisco.  They have one child.

 

James Forman, the second son of Elisha Gourley, keeps a large wholesale and retail clothing store in Montreal, and has seven agents in his employ.  The business is said to be in a healthy state.  Clarence, another son of Elisha Gourley is living in London, G.B., and is not married.

 

Seymour Eugene, the youngest son of Elisha Gourley, is a graduate of Acadia College, and has a superior education.  He occupies a prominent position in the legal profession.  He and his parents live together at Truro.  He is not married.

 

This closes the record of the numerous posterity of Richard Black.  Most of them are settled in the lower provinces of Canada, and a large portion of them in Cumberland County.

 

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POSTERITY OF RICHARD BLACK

 

                              Living.        Dead.     Total.

 

Children,                         2           10          12

Grand Children,                  55           21          76

Great Grand Children,           252           44         296

Great Great G. Children,        113           19         132

                               ____          ___        ____

 

Descendants,                    422           94         516

 

 

 

CHAPTER V.

 

Thomas Stocks Black was born in England and came with his father to America.  At that time he was the youngest and fourth son of the first mentioned William Black.  The maiden name of the wife of Thomas S. Black was Mary Freeze, whose father also came from England.

 

In the year 1804 Thomas S. Black purchased a farm at Amherst for 180 pounds, where he settled.  The farm contained 540 acres, about 200 of which was marsh and bog.  A large portion of this farm, both upland and marsh, was at the time uncultivated.  About the year 1822, the proprietors of marsh lands in Amherst commenced digging a canal to drain the marshes.  This canal crossed the marsh of Thomas S. Black and, after six years, when finished, it had cost him 200 pounds.  Subsequent enlargements cost about 125 pounds more.  The result of these expenditures is that nearly the whole is now valuable marsh.  The upland has also by industry been proportionately improved, so that now it consists of four valuable farms and other smaller portions, all owned by the children and grand-children of Thomas S. Black.

 

In the year 1814 one Robert Berry sold at auction at Amherst Point several ten-acre lots of marsh, growing chiefly broadleaf grass.  Richard and Thomas S. each purchased a lot for which the latter paid 15 pounds 1/6d per acre.  It would now appear that the amount would have been more judiciously expended in clearing up the low lands of their farms.

 

It has been previously noticed that, four years after their arrival in Cumberland, there was a religious excitement in which the family experienced a change of principles.  At that time William 2nd, at a prayer meeting, became very joyful in religion.  After going home at midnight he conversed with his brother Richard, and they kneeled beside the bed and prayed.  John and Thomas S. hearing from their bed, joined them, and at that time Thomas S. declared that his sins were blotted out.

 

About the year 1806 the views of Thomas S. Black in regard to baptism were changed and he united with the Baptist Church at Amherst.  Soon after this he was set apart as deacon, which office he continued to fill to the close of his life, in the year 1850, aged 84 years.

 

Mrs. Black, his wife, died in 1842, aged 66 years.

 

They had seven sons and five daughters, named Elizabeth, Josiah, William Freeze, Almira, Joshua Freeman, Samuel Freeze, Mary, Cyrus, Charles Freeze, Jane Charlotte, Ruth Rebecca, and Alexander Barry.  Ruth Rebecca died at the age of five years.

 

ELIZABETH, their eldest child, was married to Reuben Taylor, of Dorchester, where he owned a good farm on which they settled.  They had five sons and four daughters, named, respectively, Mary, William, Lydia Ann, Jane, Thomas, Albert, John, Charles E., and Elizabeth.

 

Mary, the eldest child of Reuben Taylor, was married to J. Harvey Brownell, of Dorchester.  They owned and lived on a farm there until a few years ago, when they sold it and removed to Nebraska, U.S.  They had a large family, some of whom also removed to the United States.  Two died when young.  One is High Sheriff in Nebraska, and one is on Prince Edward Island.  The names of some of them are William, who is a sea captain, Aaron, Henry, John, Rainsford, and Clara.

 

William, the eldest son of Reuben Taylor, married a Miss Baker, of Prince Edward Island.  He died leaving three children, one of whom was named Josiah.

 

Lydia Ann, the second daughter of Reuben Taylor, was married to J. Weldon Chapman, son of Robert B. Chapman, Esq.  She died not many years after, leaving one daughter, who was married to Ralph E. Colpitts, son of Robert Colpitts, Pleasant Vale, Albert County, a Justice of the Peace.  Weldon Chapman was married again to a Miss Chapman, as will be noticed in next chapter.

 

Jane, daughter of Reuben Taylor, died when a young woman.

 

Thomas died when a young man, of consumption, as did the others of the family whose decease is mentioned.

 

Albert, the third son of Reuben Taylor, married Jane Wilbur, of Shediac, where they resided for several years and then went to Oregon, where they still reside.  They have no children.

 

John and Charles E., the two youngest sons of Reuben Taylor, sold the homestead farm--possession of which they had been left by their father--went to St. John, and are large and prosperous shipowners.  John married Miss McGivern, of St. John.  She died leaving one son, named Frederick.  Charles E. is not married.

 

Elizabeth, the youngest daughter of Reuben Taylor, is living in St. John, and unmarried.

 

JOSIAH BLACK is the eldest son of Thomas S. Black.  He settled on a portion of his father's property, which he converted into a good farm.  Several years since he disposed of it to one of his sons, and purchased a smaller place.  About seven years ago he had a sickness that so seriously affected him that he has ever since been an invalid.  He is 87 years old and has arrived to a greater age than any of his grandfather's descendants.  He has been twice married,--first to Hannah Embree, daughter of Elisha Embree, of Amherst.  She died in 1842, aged 40 years.  They had five sons and four daughters, named Robert E., Calvin, Almira, Ann Jael, Joseph Lawrence, Thomas Reuben, Mary Elizabeth, Lucy Victoria, and Burtram.  The last named died when young.

 

Robert E., the eldest son, married Amelia, only surviving daughter of Elisha Embree, 2nd, of Amherst, where they live.  They have no children.

 

Calvin, the second son of Josiah Black, married Rebecca Travis, daughter of Daniel Travis, of Amherst, where they are farming.  They had three daughters and two sons.  The eldest, named Hannah, died when young.  The others are named Effa Loreen, Fred. S., James, and Florence Matilda.

 

Almira, the eldest daughter of Josiah Black, was married to George Lusby, of Amherst, where they farmed.  Mrs. Lusby died in 1869, aged 44 years.  They had three daughters and one son, whose names are Edith, Augusta, Annie, and Josiah Black.  Edith was married to T. Ansley Black.

 

Ann Jael, the second daughter of Josiah Black, was married to John Bent, of Salem, where Mr. Bent owns a farm and a mill.  They have no children.

 

Joseph L., the third son of Josiah Black, is a merchant doing a very large business in lumbering, merchandize, and farming, at Sackville, N.B.  He is a Justice of the Peace, was once elected County Councillor, and is now a member of the House of Assembly of New Brunswick.  He was first married to Jane Humphrey, of Sackville.  She died in 1860, aged 26 years, leaving a daughter named Minnie, who was married to Edmund Burke, of Toronto, where they live.  Joseph L.  Black's second wife was Mary Snowball, daughter of Rev. John Snowball, who was a Methodist minister, well and favorably known in the lower provinces of Canada.  The second family consists of two daughters and two sons, named Hattie, Jennie, Frank, and Walter.

 

Thomas R. Black, the fourth son of Josiah Black, married Eunice, daughter of W. W. Bent, Esq., who represented the township of Amherst in the Provincial Legislature for many years.  Thomas R. Black owned and settled upon the farm his father owned.  He afterwards sold it, and is now owner of valuable land and building properties in the town of Amherst.  He is a Justice of the Peace.  He had two sons and three daughters, named Willie, Charles, Mary, Emma, and Mira.  Emma died in 1877, aged 10 years, and Mary died in 1881, aged 16 years.

 

Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Josiah Black, is not married.

 

Lucy V., the youngest daughter of Josiah Black, by his first marriage, was married to James R.  Ayer, of Sackville, N.B.  Mr. Ayer is doing a large business in tanning and in the making up of the leather manufactured into boots, shoes, Larigans, etc.  They have two daughters, named Mabel and Emma.

 

The maiden name of Josiah Black's second wife was Elizabeth McCully (daughter of Rev. Samuel McCully, a much respected Baptist minister of Amherst.) Their family consisted of a son and daughter.

 

The son, whose name is Samuel McCully Black, is a Baptist minister, and is pastor of the church at Liverpool, N.S.  He married Eva, the daughter of W. H. Rogers, Esq., of Amherst.  They have one daughter named Margaret.  One son died when young.

 

Eliza Bell, the youngest daughter of Josiah Black, was married to Isaac R. Skinner, of Kings County, N.S.  They have one son named William Josiah.  Mr. Skinner is a Baptist minister, and pastor of the church at River Hebert, Nova Scotia, also of the Beulah church, at Warren.

 

WILLIAM FREEZE BLACK was the second son of Thomas Stocks Black.  He settled on a portion of his father's farm, which he left to his two youngest sons.  He was for many of the last years of his life a deacon of the Baptist Church at Amherst.  He was married twice,--first to Sophia Travis, of Amherst, daughter of Nathaniel Travis.  They had four daughters.  His second wife was Matilda Anderson, of Coles Island, New Brunswick (daughter of Thomas Anderson) who had five sons and a daughter.

 

The names of the children of W. F. Black's first wife are Susanna, Elizabeth, Mary Deborah, and Sophia.  Those of the second wife were named Thomas Anderson, Gaius Lewis, Cyrus, Titus Ansley, Hilbert, and Augusta.

 

Susanna, the eldest daughter, was married to Jesse Bent, of Leicester, where Mr. Bent owned a good farm.  They had five children, three of whom died when young.  Those living are named Bedford and William.  Mrs. Bent died in 1864, aged 41 years.

 

Mr. Bent married a second and a third time.

 

Elizabeth, the second daughter, was married to John Glendenning, son of George Glendenning, Esq., of Warren, Cumberland Co., where they reside and are farming.  They have two sons and two daughters, named Caroline, Ella, George W. F., and Hiram Alexander.

 

Caroline is at home, and unmarried.

 

Ella, the second daughter of John Glendenning, was married to John W. Shepherdson, a Methodist minister.  They have one son named George Arthur.

 

George W.  F.  Glendenning is a young Methodist minister, has been on a circuit one year, and is now studying in the Mount Allison College.

 

Mary D., the third daughter of William F. Black, was married to Isaac Trueman, son of William Trueman, of Point de Bute.  They live at Sackville, N.B.  They have two children, named Laura and Eva.  Two others died when young.

 

Laura, the eldest daughter, was married to Ansley Anderson, a dentist.  They lived in Halifax where he died in 1879.  Their children are named Harold Ernest, Charles Beverly, and Mary Allinise.  One other died an infant.  The widow was again married to James Findley, a carpenter.  They live at Sackville, N.B.

 

Eva, the other daughter of Isaac Trueman, was married to J. Hiram Davis.  He is a young Methodist minister.  They have two daughters, named Hattie Flos, and Mary Tryphena.

 

Sophia, the fourth daughter of William F. Black, was married to James A. Elliott, of Pugwash, who is a Justice of the Peace, and a County Councillor.  He is engaged in mercantile pursuits at Pugwash.  They had seven children, named Edgar, Herbert, Manetta, Annie Maria, Mary Emma, Eveline Amelia, and Frank.  Manetta died in 1874, aged 17 years.

 

Edgar married Cyrella, daughter of Dr. Clarke of Pugwash.  They have two children, named Daisy and Pearl.

 

Mrs. Elliott died in 1873, aged 41 years.

 

Mr. Elliott married, as his second wife, Caroline Bennett.

 

Thomas A. Black, the eldest son of William F. Black, and the eldest child of his second wife, lives at Hastings.  He married Martha Elliott, sister of the above J. A. Elliott.  They had seven children, named Clara, Charles Freeze, Judson, Edgar, Laura, Alfred Loring W., and Ruby W.  The two youngest died in 1881.

 

Clara, the eldest daughter, was married to Edwin McCullum, of Hastings, where they live.

 

Gaius L. Black, the second son of W. F. Black, lives at Westmorland, N.B., and owns a large house at Amherst.  He was twice married,--first to Martha Miner, of Amherst.  They had one son, named Hibbert.  His second wife's name was Amelia Sharp (daughter of John Sharp, of Sackville, N.B.).  They have four children, named Bernard Botsford, Ada May, Annie Matilda, and Hattie Amelia.

 

Cyrus, the third son of W. F. Black, owns part of the farm his father left to him and his younger brother, and is unmarried.

 

T. Ansley, the fourth and youngest living son of W. F. Black, owns and lives on part of the farm his father left.  He married Edith, daughter of George Lusby, of Amherst.  They have one daughter, named Ethel.

 

Hilbert, the youngest son of W. F. Black, was preparing for the Baptist ministry, when he died in the year 1865, aged 22 years.

 

Augusta, the youngest child, died in 1880, aged 31 years.

 

William Freeze Black died in the year 1872, aged 74 years.  His first wife--Sophia Travis--died in 1883*, aged 30 years.  His second wife died in 1871, aged 60 years.

 

[*Ed. Note: The date 1883 is exactly as it is in the original.  Someone had placed a question mark in the margin.]

 

ALMIRA, the second daughter of the before mentioned Thomas S.  Black, was married to Daniel Travis, son of Nathaniel Travis, of Amherst.  They settled at Amherst, on a part of his father's farm.  They had six sons and five daughters named Mary D., Rebecca, George, Matilda, William, Cyrus, Charles Howard, Sarah Jane, Thomas Albert, Gilbert, and Julia.  Julia died when young.  Matilda died in 1877, aged 47 years.  She was never married.

 

Mary D., their eldest daughter, was married to Jonas Taylor, of Rockland, Westmorland Co., where they live.  Mr. Taylor is a Justice of the Peace and postmaster.  They have no children.

 

Rebecca, the second daughter, was married to Calvin Black (son of Josiah Black) before mentioned in this chapter, where will be found the record of the family.

 

George, the eldest son of Daniel Travis, is a carriage maker.  He first settled at Sackville, N.B., and now lives at Leicester.  He married Sarah Weldon, of Dorchester, daughter of William Weldon.  They have one daughter named Mary.

 

William and Sarah J. live on the farm their father left, and are not married.

 

Cyrus, Charles Howard, and Thomas Albert live at Hastings, Cumberland Co.  When they were quite young their father and uncles made a clearing and built a saw-mill on this place, which was then a dense forest, three miles in the interior.  Year after year the clearing has been enlarged until now the three brothers are comfortably settled and surrounded by quite a neighborhood.

 

The above named Cyrus Travis married Nancy, daughter of Samuel Embree, of Salem.  They have no children.

 

Charles H. is deacon of the Warren Baptist Church.  He married Caroline Taylor, of Rockland.  They have no children.

 

Thomas married Mary, daughter of Asa Read, of Shemogue, Westmorland Co., N.B.

 

Gilbert, the youngest son of Daniel Travis, married Carrie Dernier, of Dover, Westmorland Co.  They have three children, named Walter Henry, Herbert Arthur, and Annie Blanche.  They live at Salem, and are farming.

 

Daniel Travis died in 1861, aged 63 years; Mrs. Travis in 1865, aged 65 years.

 

JOSHUA F., the third son of the aforementioned Thomas S. Black, was for many years a member and warm supporter of the Methodist denomination, and was much esteemed for his many christian virtues.  His wife' maiden name was Amy Bent, daughter of Vose Bent, of Fort Lawrence.  They settled on a part of his father's property, which of itself is now a good farm, in the hands of his son.

 

He died in the year 1879, aged 76 years, after six months' severe suffering.

 

His wife died in 1874, aged 71 years.

 

They had one son and three daughters, named J. Hiram, Emma Selina, Mary Eliza, and Fannie.

 

J. Hiram, the only son, is a Justice of the Peace and was four years a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.  He is now a member of the Legislative Council of the province.  He owns the farm just mentioned, which was left him by his father.  He married Elizabeth, daughter of George H. Smith, of Maitland, Hants Co.  They have three sons, named Seymour, Percy, and Norman.

 

Emma S., the eldest daughter of Joshua Black, was married to Alfred E. Chapman, of Moncton.  They have no children.  Mr. Chapman owned one of the most valuable farms on the Petitcodiac River, which he sold, and purchased property at Moncton, where he built an excellent residence and lives in very easy circumstances.  He is the owner of valuable real estate.

 

Mary Eliza, the second daughter of Joshua Black, was married to Harvey O. Black, son of Cyrus Black, of Amherst.  They had no children.  For further reference see following part of this chapter.

 

Fannie, the youngest child of Joshua Black, is not married.

 

SAMUEL F. BLACK, the fourth son of Thomas S. Black, opened a store at Sackville, N.B., when a young man.  He continued in the mercantile business until near the close of his life, which occurred in 1880, at the age of 74 years.  He had also stores in other parts of the County of Westmorland, and was for a short time engaged in shipbuilding.  He was a Justice of the Peace, and was a Judge of the Inferior Court of Westmorland some years previous to and at the time that court was abolished.  At one time he sustained serious loss by the burning of his residence.  He, however, erected another house that far exceeded the former.  He married Sarah Berry of Sackville.  They had two sons and four daughters.  One of the daughters died when young.  The names of the survivors are, Mary Jane, Charles Augustus, Arabella, Laura, and Clarence E.

 

Charles A. is a physician.  He resides at Bay Verte, where he has an extensive practice.  He has been twice elected County Councillor and is now the Warden of Westmorland.  He married Elizabeth Silliker, daughter of Jacob Silliker, of Bay Verte.  They have one daughter, named Florence.

 

Mary Jane and Arabella, daughters of Samuel F. Black, have not been married.

 

Laura, the youngest daughter of Samuel F. Black, was married to David G. Dixon, of Truro.  He is in mercantile business at Sackville, N.B.

 

Clarence, the youngest son, is a surgeon in the United States Navy, his skill and attention to duty having secured the several promotions up to that position.

 

MARY, the third daughter of Thomas S. Black, was married to Samuel Holsted, of St. John.  Mr. Holsted had been previously married and had a family of children, all of whom except his youngest daughter, had died prior to his second marriage.  Mr. Holsted's native place was Amherst.  He removed to Petitcodiac, thence to Sussex, and then to St. John.

 

Mrs. Holsted died in 1868, aged 61 years.

 

Mr. Holsted survived her a few years and was married the third time.  He died in 1875, aged 75 years.

 

CYRUS, the fifth son of Thomas S. Black, settled at Moncton, where he owned 100 acres of land which is now in the centre of the town, and contains three large churches and a large number of dwellings of a good class.  It would be difficult to exaggerate the contrast between that place at the present time and when Mr. Black sold it forty-two years ago.  He removed from Moncton to Sackville where he was in the mercantile business.  Several years after, he bought his father's homestead at Amherst, part of which he still owns.  Another portion he let his son have.  He also owns other property in the town of Amherst where he lives.

 

Cyrus Black has for many years been Justice of the Peace and for eleven years was Stipendiary Magistrate, which office he resigned in 1880.  He has been a life-long advocate of temperance.  In flagrant violation of the customs of the day, while living at Moncton in 1838, he determined to have the frame of a two-story house raised without the aid of intoxicants, and to the astonishment of the people succeeded.  At Sackville and Amherst he was among the organizers of temperance institutions.  He has issued writs against liquor sellers when a second Justice could not be found to add his name.  On one occasion after issuing such writ his office was broken open on the night before the trial and despoiled of legal records and valuable papers, but he renewed the writs next day.  His wife's maiden name was Elizabeth Bowser, daughter of Richard S. Bowser, of Sackville.  Their family consisted of four sons and one daughter, named Josiah Albert, Harvey Olinthus, Lucy Amelia, Clement Cyrus, and Burton Eugene.

 

J. Albert, the eldest son, after being four years in a wholesale dry goods house in St. John, was engaged in merchandize for a few years with his father, at Amherst, under the firm of C. Black & Son.  He then entered the ranks of journalism, as being more congenial to his tastes, and in 1866 commenced the publication of the "Amherst Gazette," the pioneer newspaper of Cumberland County, of which he is still editor and proprietor.  He has been Adjutant of the Cumberland Battalion of Militia since 1871, and was lately advanced to the rank of major.  He married Sarah S., daughter of Peter Etter, of Amherst.  They have three children, named Claude DeLisle, Lorene, and Alberta.

 

Harvey O., the second son of Cyrus Black, married Mary Eliza, daughter of Joshua Black, as before mentioned in this chapter.  They had no children.  Harvey O. Black was engaged in mercantile affairs.  He owned a valuable property in the centre of the town of Amherst and a farm that he procured from his father.  A large portion of his property he left to his widow.

 

He died in 1881, aged 40 years, highly esteemed for his civil deportment and for his upright principles.

 

Lucy Amelia, the only daughter of Cyrus Black, was married to D. W. C. Dimock Archibald, son of Daniel Archibald, of Stewiacke.  He has been for some years engaged in the sale of books.  They now live in Halifax where he is employed by the three Baptist churches of that city as city missionary--a work which he finds congenial to himself and, he hopes, profitable to others.

 

Clement Cyrus, the third son of Cyrus Black, when quite young went as clerk in the store of Joseph L. Black, at Sackville, N.B., where he remained seven years.  He then was for a year in Chicago, and afterwards a few years in Ontario.  He was much esteemed by his many friends for his upright and christian principles as well as for his business qualifications.  He died in 1877, aged 30 years; was never married.

 

Burton E. Black, the youngest son of Cyrus Black, is first clerk in the store of Joseph L. Black, where he has been for twelve years.

 

CHARLES F., the sixth son of Thomas S. Black, settled in Moncton where he married Margaret, daughter of William Steadman.  He was a mechanic, but was in mercantile pursuits a part of his life.  He died in the year 1860, aged 47 years.  His wife died in 1847, aged 31 years.  They had a family consisting of two daughters and three sons, named Mary Hannah, William Thomas, Alfred Charles, and Stephen Shaw.  One daughter died when young.

 

Mary H. was married to William Banister Deacon, of Moncton.  They reside at Shediac.  Mr. Deacon is a Justice of the Peace and is in the drug business.  They had ten children, named, respectively, Maggie Agnes, Alice Millard, Charles William, Clifford Banister, Lulie May, Edgar Harrie, Frank Edgar, Laurie Steadman, Clarence Royal, and Albert Black.  Three of these--Edgar H., Frank E., and Clarence R.--died when young.  Maggie A. died in 1872, aged 16 years.

 

William T., the eldest son of Charles F. Black, married Sarah White.  They had two daughters and one son, named Gertrude Fredina, William Steadman, and Charlotte.  One daughter died when young.  Mr. Black died in 1868, aged 29 years.  Mrs. Black, his widow, died in 1880.

 

Alfred Charles, the second son of Charles F. Black, married Sophia Vonte.  They had five children, one of whom died when young.  They reside in the United States.

 

Stephen S., the youngest son of Charles F. Black, is a medical doctor and resides at Fredericton.  His wife is also a physician having a diploma.  Her maiden name was Kate Shepherdson.  They have no children.

 

JANE C., the fourth and only daughter now living of Thomas S.  Black, was married to James Trueman, of Point de Bute, Westmorland, where they settled upon a farm, a portion of the old Trueman estate.  This farm they sold, and entered into mercantile pursuits in St. John.  Mr. Trueman owned a valuable dwelling house and two stores in the city, which all, together with some valuable contents, fell a prey to the GREAT FIRE of 1877.  Even in this calamity the family of Mr. Trueman were much more fortunate than many of their neighbors, for they had a handsome summer residence just being completed at Hampton, where they also own a farm of considerable value, and where they now reside.  They had one daughter and one son, named Augusta and Calvin Alexander.  Calvin A. died when young.

 

Augusta was married to Henry Charles MacMonagle.  Mr. MacMonagle was a prosperous lawyer doing business in St. John.  He was also Clerk of the County Court.  He died in 1881, aged 41 years, leaving an excellent record.  He left to his widow a large portion of a considerable amount of property which he had acquired.

 

ALEXANDER BARRY BLACK, the youngest son of Thomas S. Black, had his father's homestead left to him, which he disposed of to his brother Cyrus, and entered the Methodist ministry, in which he continued for twenty years.  When a young man he was appointed a Justice of the Peace.  He now owns a valuable farm at Amherst, on which he lives, beside other lands.  His wife's name was Caroline Croscombe, daughter of Rev. William Croscombe, a much esteemed Methodist minister.  They have six sons.  Their names are William Arthur, Albert Starr, Frederick, Frank Harold, Charles Howard, and Ernest Leslie.  They had also a daughter who died when young.

 

W. Arthur, their eldest son, obtained a good education, and is a Methodist minister.  He was for two years on circuits in Nova Scotia and is now in charge of a circuit in the State of New York.  He married Louisa, daughter of James Dixon, Esq., of Sackville, N.B.

 

Albert Starr, the second son of Alexander B. Black, is also a Methodist minister, and is now on this third year of probation.

 

Frederic, the third son of Alexander B. Black, is also engaged in the ministry.  He is now on his first Methodist circuit.

 

The remaining three sons are at home with their parents.

 

This closes the record of the descendants of Thomas Stocks Black.

 

 

POSTERITY OF THOMAS STOCKS BLACK.

 

                         Living.        Dead.          Total.

 

Children,                    4            8              12

Grand Children,             51           19              70

Great Grand Children,       83           23             106

                           ___          ___             ___

Descendants,               138           50             188

 

 

 

CHAPTER VI.

 

We return to the children of the first mentioned William Black.

 

SARAH, the eldest daughter, and the only daughter who came from England with her father, was married to John Chapman, who also came from England with his father.

 

They settled at Dorchester, where they owned a large block of land, which in time became a very valuable farm, and is now owned by various persons, among whom are several descendants of Mr.  Chapman.  Mr. Chapman took first rank as a Justice of the Peace at Dorchester.  Their family consisted of four sons and two daughters, whose names were William, Mary, Richard R., John Stocks, Nancy, and Robert Barry.

 

WILLIAM, their eldest son, married Charlotte Turner, of Hopewell, and settled on a farm at Coverdale, at that time Westmorland, now Albert County, N.B.  This farm in time was left in possession of his son, then of his grandson, and was considered one of the most valuable farms on the Petitcodiac River.  The marsh is bounded on three sides by this serpentine river.  William Chapman was a Justice of the Peace, and one of those who for a considerable length of time was authorized to solemnize marriages.  He was also zealous in religious matters, and occasionally preached to the people.  He had one son and seven daughters, named John Nelson, Sarah, Charlotte, Anna, Almira, Elizabeth, Bathsheba, and Margaret.

 

John Nelson, the only son, married Jane Pugsley, daughter of David Pugsley, of Maccan, Cumberland Co., and came into possession of his father's homestead.  He had one son, and three daughters named Alfred Edwin, Augusta Louise, Lucinda Amelia, and Mary Pugsley.

 

Alfred E. was left in possession of the old farm at Coverdale, which he sold.  He afterwards bought property in the town of Moncton where he lives.  He married Emma, daughter of Joshua F.  Black, of Amherst, as noticed in Chapter V.

 

The three daughters of J. Nelson Chapman died when comparatively young.  Augusta L. was married to Rev. Charles Garkin, a Methodist minister who died in 1861, aged 56.  They had one daughter, named Julia Victoria, who died in 1877, aged 18 years.

 

Sarah, the eldest daughter of William Chapman, was married to John Wallace, of Coverdale, where they reside.  Mr. Wallace is a Free Christian Baptist minister.  Their family consists of three sons and four daughters, whose names are Charlotte, Ansley, Ann, William, Mary, Marsdon, and Hilda.