William Black b 1744 and MARY GARDINER b 1764

Generation 2

William Black , born Mar 1744 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland; died 4 Feb 1834 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland, son of 30. William Black and 31. Eleanor Thetford. He married (1) on 20 Aug 1782 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland 17. Mary Gardiner, born 1764 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland; died Mar 1821, daughter of 32. James Gardiner and 33. 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. They most probably immigrated from England and 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 Black was born in 1778 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland, was christened in 1788, and died in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland.

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
4. in 1789 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland, and died in 1798 at age 26.
5. Charlotte Black was born in 1770 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland and died in 1796 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland at age 26.
6. Valentine Mark Black was born in 1777 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland and died in 1918 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland.