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William Black 1693 – 1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1693

Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1782

Death Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

Father: James Black

Mother: Grissell Wishart

Spouse(s): Eleanor Metland

Children(s): Robert Black

William Black was born in 1693 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, the child of James Black and Grissell Blythe Wishart. William Black married Eleanor Helen Mathie Metland, and had children including Robert Black. William Black passed away in 1782 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Black was born in 1693 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, the child of James Black and Grissell Blythe Wishart.
  • William Black married Eleanor Helen Mathie Metland, and had children including Robert Black.
  • William Black passed away in 1782 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Black's Ancestors

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William Black
1693 – 1782
Birth Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Parents
James Black
1650 –
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Grissell (Blythe) Wishart
1654 – 1696
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
David Wishart
1630 –
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Eupham Blyth
1630 –
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
David Wishart
1630 –
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Eupham Blythe
1630 –
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
AGNES WISHART
1607 – 1687
Patrick Blythe
1613 –
Eupham Miller
1600 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Black's Descendants

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William Black (1693 – 1782) m. Eleanor (Helen Mathie) Metland (1682 – 1740)
  1. 1. Robert Black (Abt. 1720 – ) m. Agnes (Rhea) Miller (1720 – 1800)
    1. 1. Agniss Black (1746 – 1825) m. James Wilson (Abt. 1745 – 1848)
      1. 1. Mildred Wilson (Abt 1772 – 1839) m. George Paine\Payne (1772 – 1863)
        1. 1. Joseph Paine\Payne (1806 – 1909) m. Rachel (E.) Cole (3 Nov 1816 – 17 June 1890)

William Black's Timeline

2 Records

1693
1693
Birth of William Black in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
1782
1782
Age 89
Death of William Black in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1693
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA

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