Henry Black (1739 - 1817)

Born 6 Oct 1739 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Stowers) Black — married 25 Jul 1765 in Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 15 Jun 1817 at age 77 in Stockton, Waldo, Maine, United States

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Biography

Lieutenant Henry Black served with Col. Josiah Brewer's Regiment, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Henry Black is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A010624.

Henry Black is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-115421
Rank: Lieutenant

Henry Black (1739-1817) served as lieutenant in the 4th company, Col. Josiah Brewer's regiment, 1779, in the Penobscot expedition. He was born in Boston, Mass.; died in Stockton, Maine^[1][2]

According to Genealogical and Family History of the STATE OF MAINE Volume III^[3]:
(II) Henry, son of John Black, was born in Boston, October 6, 1739, from old family Bible, and died in Prospect, Maine, June 15, 1817, and is buried at Sandy Point, Stockton. He received by his mother's will the great family Bible, a sight of which would be greatly appreciated by the family historian.

He married^[4] August 6, 1764, Sarah Stowers, who was born in Chelsea (Rumney Marsh, Boston), January 25, 1744, and died in Prospect, Maine, October 5, 1816. He and wife were admitted to the Chelsea Church, owning the covenant, July 25, 1765. He was a soldier in the revolution in Captain Samuel Sprague's company, 1775.

Children born in Boston in what is now Chelsea and baptized in the Chelsea Church:

1. Henry Jr., November 10, 1765, baptized November 17; mentioned below.

2. Sarah, June 17, 1767, baptized June 28; married Josiah Ames.

3. John, June 25, 1769, baptized October 15, 1769; married Rebecca Stimpson.

4. James, November 5, 1770, baptized June 30, 1771; married Rebecca Brown.

5. Elizabeth, January 2, 1775, married Joseph Matthews.

6. Jane, April 20, 1776, married _____ Field.

7. Mary, March 23, 1778, married Jonathan Dow.

8. Alexander, March 20, 1780.

Research Notes

35 Henry Black 1773, May 20, Jun 23, 26, Aug. 10, Sep. 14, Oct. 7, Nov. 25. 1774, Feb. 10, Mar. 16, 28, May 27, Jul. 1, Sep. 14, Oct. 1, Dec. 26. 1775, Jan. 1, Mar. 10, 22, May 15, Jul. 15, Aug. 12. 1776, Jan. 1. 1777, Oct. 7. Fort Pownal Waste Book, 1772-1777 Source: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 90 (Boston, Mass.: The Society, 1936).

He was a saddler by trade. He removed to Prospect, Waldo county, Maine, during the revolution. His house was burned by the British when their fleet sailed up the river. He used to do leather work for the revolutionary soldiers at Fort Pownal, Cape Jellerson. He was once placed under arrest for criticizing the bravery of Commander Saltonstall. He represented his town in the Massachusetts general court in 1806-07-08-09-10-11. He was one of the leading citizens of the town.

According to the Maine Veterans Cemetery Records, Henry Black died 15 Jun 1817^[5] He is buried in Sandy Point Cemetery^[6] Find-a-grave.

Sources

1. ↑ LINEAGE BOOK National Society OF THE Daughters of the American Revolution VOLUME C I I; 19l3 [page 241]
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Nov 4, 2018), "Record of BLACK, HENRY", Ancestor # A010624.
3. ↑ Genealogical and Family History of the STATE OF MAINE Volume III Compiled under the editorial supervision of George Thomas Little, A. M., Litt. D. LEWIS HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY New York 1909. [Transcribed by Sandra Boudrou]
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZR-T5WJ : 5 January 2017), Henry Black and Sarah Stowers, 29 Jun 1765; citing Marriage, Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, 21, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 482,908.
5. ↑ "Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXQ8-9JC : 4 December 2014), Henry Black, 15 Jun 1817; citing Death, Stockton, Maine, United States, State Archives, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,001,837.
6. ↑ "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-3FLS : 30 October 2014), Henry Black, 1817; citing Stockton Springs, Waldo, Maine, United States, Sandy Point Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,315,031.

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• Henry Black https://archive.org/details/storyofstocktons00elli/page/13/mode/1up?q=Henry+Black

• Black Family http://dunhamwilcox.net/me/me_bio_black.htm

• Genealogical and family history of the state of Maine; by Little, George Thomas, 1857-1915, ed; Burrage, Henry S. (Henry Sweetser), 1837-1926; Stubbs, Albert Roscoe https://archive.org/details/genealogicalfami03litt/page/1058/mode/2up?q=%22John+Black%22