Descendants of David & Catherine BLACK
First Generation 
1. David BLACK, son of David BLACK and Margaret HUTCHEON, was born about 1775 in , , Aberdeenshire, Scotland,1 died on November 9, 1857 in Craighall, Ellon Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland1 aged about 82, and was buried in Ellon Kirkyard, Ellon, Aberdeen, Scotland.
1857 Deaths in the Parish of Ellon in the County of Aberdeen
David BLACK - farmer (retired) (widower) - died 9 Nov 1857 4h 40m AM at Craighall, Ellon - male - age 84 years - father James BLACK, weaver (deceased) - mother Margaret BLACK, maiden name HUTCHEON (deceased)
Cause of death: apoplexy, 8 days - as certified by James REID M.D. who saw deceased Novr 8th
Burial Place: Parish Churchyard, Ellon - as certified by Francis ALLAN, sexton
Informant: George BLACK, son (present)
Registered: 9 Nov 1857 at Ellon by John DAVIDSON, Registrar
Source: Scotlands People website - Statutory Deaths at Ellon, Aberdeedshire, Scotland -
David BLACK Gravestone Inscription at Ellon Kirkyard;
" In memory / of / David BLACK late farmer of / Newton of Feachel who died at / Craighall 19 November 1857 / aged 84 years / and his wife Catherine LEYS / who died 14 June 1850 / aged 64 years / also their son James who died / 19 March 1837 aged 11 years / and 4 months / and their daughter Ann T. BLACK / who died 26 March 1837 aged / 7 years and 8 months. "
Events
• He worked as a farmer in 1841 in Newton, Ellon Parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.
• David farmed on 146 Acres with 1 Labourer at, Newton of Fechil, Ellon Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in 1851
David married Catherine LEYS on November 27, 1812 in Ellon, , Aberdeen, Scotland.1.,2 Catherine was born about 1790 in , , Aberdeenshire, Scotland,1 died on June 14, 1850 in , Ellon Parish, Aberdeen, Scotland1 aged about 60, and was buried in Ellon Kirkyard, Ellon, Aberdeen, Scotland. Another name for Catherine was Elizabeth.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 2 i. George BLACK was born on September 7, 1816 in , Ellon Parish, Aberdeen, Scotland, was christened on September 15, 1816 in , Ellon Parish, Aberdeen, Scotland,2 died on December 16, 1898 in Ruthrieston, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland aged 82, and was buried in Ellon Kirkyard, Ellon, Aberdeen, Scotland.
+ 3 ii. Margaret BLACK was born on May 24, 1818 in , Ellon Parish, Aberdeen, Scotland3 and died on July 31, 1878 in , Ellon Parish, Aberdeen, Scotland1,4 aged 60.
4 iii. David BLACK was born on February 27, 1820,2 was christened on March 11, 1820 in Ellon, , Aberdeen, Scotland, and died on February 2, 1905 in Maud, New Deer, Aberdeen, Scotland aged 84. He had no known marriage and no known children.
David Black was one of the original settlers of Greenock Township as stated in the following excerpt from the Obituary of William Brockie, his brother-in-law.
On the 7th of September, 1854, William Brockie, along with two brothers, George and John, his cousin, Louis Lamb, James Mair, George Leask, David Black, James Davie and one or two others who wished to see the country, bade good bye to the old folks at home. "We set out," says one of the two survivors of this little party of pioneers, "for the Valley of the Saugeen, at that time the great northwest of Ontario, whence all looking for land were travelling. Some believed it was the last of the land in Canada upon which white men could five. After an eventful journey of about six days and navigating the Saugeen river on a raft, which took all the attention of the man at the helm, we at last arrived safe at Orchardvale, now Paisley. All the company settled in the Gore of Greenock and went to work full of hope on being lairds of the land they had taken possession of."
David first settled on Lot 38, Con A and after his return from Scotland in 1877 he made his home on 5 1/2 acres, Lot 20 of the Valentine Survey at Paisley.
David BLACK returned to his home in Aberdeenshire about 1877 and accompanying him on his return to Canada was Catherine TAYLOR. Catherine was a niece to both Helen and David. She worked for William BROCKIE on the Base Line of Greenock and eventually marrried William LAMB, a neigbour from across the concession..
+ 5 iv. Euphemia BLACK was born in 1822 in , , Aberdeenshire, Scotland, died on August 14, 1898 in Brucklay Station, New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland5 aged 76, and was buried in Ellon Kirkyard, Ellon, Aberdeen, Scotland.
+ 6 v. Helen BLACK was born in September 1823 in Newtown, Fechal Ellon, Aberdeen, Scotland, died on April 4, 1899 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada aged 75, and was buried in Douglas Hill Cemetery Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
7 vi. James BLACK was born on November 28, 1825 in Ellon, , Aberdeen, Scotland, was christened on December 17, 1825 in , Ellon Parish, Aberdeen, Scotland,2 died on March 19, 1837 in , Ellon Parish, Aberdeen, Scotland aged 11, and was buried in Ellon Kirkyard, Ellon, Aberdeen, Scotland.
8 vii. Hugh BLACK was born on December 14, 1827 in Ellon, , Aberdeen, Scotland2 and was christened on January 8, 1828 in , Ellon Parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Hugh married Helen MARSHALL on July 22, 1859 in , Drumoak Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Helen was born about 1838 in , Drumoak Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Hugh next married Barbara Stephen SELLAR, daughter of James SELLAR and Elizabeth Palmer WILSON, on July 26, 1865 in Aberdeen, , Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Barbara was born on August 6, 1837 in Peterhead, , Aberdeen, Scotland and died in 1918 in Aberdeen, , Aberdeenshire, Scotland aged 81.
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Marriage witnessed by Alex MENZIES and James SELLAR.
9 viii. Ann T. BLACK was born in 1829 in Ellon, , Aberdeen, Scotland,5 died on March 26, 1837 in , Ellon Parish, Aberdeen, Scotland5 aged 8, and was buried in Ellon Kirkyard, Ellon, Aberdeen, Scotland.
10 ix. John BLACK was born on October 31, 1835 and was christened on December 6, 1835 in Ellon, , Aberdeen, Scotland.2
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