William Black , born Mar 1744 in Malone, Antrim, Ireland; died 4 Feb 1834 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland, son of William Black  and  Eleanor Thetford. He married (1) on 20 Aug 1782 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland Mary Gardiner, born 1764 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland; died Mar 1821, daughter of James Gardiner and Catherine Skerrett ; (2) on 5 Aug 1766 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland Elizabeth or Charlotte Cumberland , born abt 1747 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland; died 1781 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland, daughter of Hanse Cumberland  and Mrs Cumberland.

According to various censuses, there were, and are, many Black families on the Eastern part of Ireland.  The Blacks are not native to Ireland. Our line immigrated from Scotland.  About the only thing that is known about William is that he was a hosier.

Children from the marriage of his first wife Elizabeth, or Charlotte, were:

  1. _Charlotte Black_ was born in 1770 and died in 1796 at age 26.
  2. _Jane Black_ was born in 1771 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland, was christened in 1789 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland, and died in 1798 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland at age 27.
  3. _Valentine Mark Black_ was born in 1777 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland and died in 1818 at age  41.
  4. _George Blac_k was born in 1778 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland, was christened in 1788, and died in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland.
  5. William  next married Mary Gardiner on 20 Aug 1782 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland. Mary Gardiner, daughter of James Gardiner and Catherine Skerrett, was born in 1744 in Malone, Antrim, Ireland and died in 1834 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland at age 90.

Children from the Mary Gardiner marriage were:

  1. _William__Young Black_
  2. _Joseph Black_ was born in 1786 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland.
  3. _Jane Black_ was born in 1772 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland, was christened in 1789 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland, and died in 1798 at age 26.
  4. _Charlotte Black_ was born in 1770 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland and died in 1796 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland at age 26.
  5. _Valentine Mark Black_ was born in 1777 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland and died in 1918 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland.