Joseph Black, Sr.

Joseph Black (Submitted by Fred Weyler)

Joseph Black was born 22Feb1747 on Buffalo Marsh Run (or at Joseph Colville, his grandfather’s house on Opequon Creek nearby). He was the first son of John and Elizabeth Colville Black. His father died later that year before the birth of his younger sister, Elizabeth. Joseph inherited his father’s farm which was deeded to him upon his age of majority. He grew up in the very Presbyterian community adjacent the plantation of David Logan. His mother’s younger brothers Andrew and Samuel Colville served early fatherly capacities, then at age seven he acquired a step father, Samuel (1713) Newell, and big brother Thomas Newell. Boyhood next door neighbor, Benjamin Logan would later in 1771 move with him to the Holston. Younger brother Samuel Newell joined the family 04Nov1754 while his step father was detained by storms at sea returning from business in Scotland. Horsemanship was a prominent activity among the Cedar Creek/Opequon Creek neighborhood. Captain (and sheriff) Lewis Stephens lived nearby. We can imagine Joseph with a 1757 stallion of pride similar to a shiny 1957 Chevy Impala. When the word of Cornwallis’ surrender reached Abingdon in 1782, Black was one of those indicted for horseracing in the wild celebration. The Knoxville Gazette reported his loss of horses in 1794 to renegades from across the gap of Chilhowee ridge in Happy Valley. The Marlboro Virginia community had other boys “shining their Impalas”: the Blackburn boys on the Shenandoah side of Cedar Creek, cousin Samuel Vance on the next plantation down Buffalo Marsh Run, John Vance of Opequon run, other Colville uncle and cousins on both sides of Opequon and Cedar Creeks, and several Newell boys among others.

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