Descendants of David BLACK & Catherine LEYS

David BLACK 1775-1857 married Catheine LEYS in the Parish of Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 1812. As a farmer David worked 146 acres at Newton of Fechil, a farm 2 km southeast of the Town of Ellon. Catherine and David had at least nine children, three of which died as infants. Thier daughter Margaret 1818-1878 married William TAYLOR of Ellon in 1848 and thier advenrurist daughter Catherine 1848-1934 accompanied her uncle Davie BLACK on a trip to Canada in 1876 where she met William LAMB. They were married in Greenock Towship, Bruce County on October 31, 1877.

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Newton of Fechil, 2 km SE of Ellon, Current picture with farm buildings in the background.

The Pedigree Chart below is a portion of a larger chart encompassing all the known Ancestors of  Katherine Louise WATSON, daughter of John Mrshall "Jack" WATSON and  and Florence Mae METCALFE. She was born and raised in Greenock Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. The current Descendant Journal contains as many desendants of the captioned couple as I have been able to idetify todate.   Alexander TAYLOR b1783 below  is as far back as we have researched to date
DNA Matches to Kathy VANDER PLAS nee WATSON on Ancestry or MyHertitage* in this Family Journal. Click on underlined to see Relationship Chart.




 DNA Matches to Kathy VANDER PLAS nee WATSON on Ancestry or MyHertitage* in this Family Journal. Click on underlined to see Relationship Chart.
2nd Cousin
Elisabeth 'Betty' TRENIS nee BAKER - 270 cMs - 2nd cousin.
Sharon SMITH nee COX - 135 cMs - 2nd cousin once removed.
Richard ALEXANDER - 135 cMs - 2nd cousin once removed.
Erin Lee GARDINER - 60 cMs - 2nd cousin once removed.
Charlene FANSTONE nee LAMB - 58 cMs - 2nd cousin once removed.
Sarah Marie ALEXANDER - 60 cMs - 2nd cousin twice removed.
Robert KEY - 34 cMs - 3rd cousin.
3rd Cousin
Ann MURPHY - 49.6 cMs* - 3rd cousin.
Bryon David LAMB - 8 cMs - 3rd cousin twice removed.

Table of Contents

  Descendants of David BLACK
  Surname List
  Index of Names
  Sources (Bibliography)

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Latest Revision May 16, 2021

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