WILLIAM BLACK b 1696 and Eleanor Thetford b 1717

William Black, born 1696 in Belfast, Antrim Ireland; died 25 Oct 1760 in Belfast, Antrim Ireland, son of John Black and Jane Eccles.  He married Eleanor Thetford, born 1717 in Belfast, Antrim Ireland; died 15 Feb 1777 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland, daughter of Henry Thetford and Eleanor Garnet.

Children of William Black and Eleanor Thetford were as follows:

1. William Black, born 1744 in Malone, Antrim, Ireland; died 1834 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland.  He married (1) on 20 Aug 1782 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland Mary Gardiner, born 1744 in Malone, Antrim, Ireland; died 4 Feb 1834 in Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland, daughter of James Gardiner and Catherine Skerrett; (2) Charlotte (Elizabeth) Cumberland, died 1798, daughter of Hanse Cumberland.
2. Eleanor Black, born 28 Dec 1748 in St. Ann, Malone, Antrim, Ireland.

Not a lot is known about William and Eleanor. As a matter of interest, Eleanor’s Mother Eleanor Garnet and her Grandfather Nicholas Garnet were both born in Shane’s Castle. Shane’s Castle is a ruined castle near Randalstown in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The castle is on the north-east shores of Lough Neagh. Built in 1345 by a member of the O’Neill dynasty, it was originally called Eden-duff-carrick. Shane MacBrien O’Neill changed the name to Shane’s Castle in 1722. In modern times the castle is used extensively in the HBO TV series Game of Thrones.

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Shanes Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland