Young-Tietjen

Clara Young Roberts Audio from 1986 — .

John R. Young’s third wife was Tamar Black, a daughter of William Morley Black, whose grandfather was William Black. There have been questions on who William Black’s father might have been. The narrative here is an explanation of a probable lineage.

This narrative by Ron Young is meant to show the parentage of William BLACK (1770-1862). It also shows the reason he lived in North Carolina. (There is an immigration record that corresponds to this. Most of the other material is from FamilySearch; it shows people organized into their families.)

To begin:
In the 1680s, John BLACK and Elizabeth DOWNIE started their large family. They all lived in Scotland, near Edinburgh. Two sons are of interest to us. The first one, with the name of John, will be brought up later. The second one, James, married and started his family about 1705, and they lived not far from his parents. One of their sons, Thomas, begins a story:

Thomas William BLACK (G9K3-K33) was born in 1713 in Scotland. At the age of 17, he worked in Ireland, and had a one-night stand with a 12-yr-old girl, Jean Jane of Ireland. Their baby was David, born in 1730 in Ireland.

Thomas continued working in Ireland. Within a year, he met Mary CUNNINGHAM. He took her to his parent’s home in Scotland, where they married in 1731. They soon had James. (Maybe in 6 months) They saw opportunity in America. They immediately crossed the ocean. Their next baby arrived after they were settled in Cecil Co. MD, in 1732. They named him, George. Ireland seemed to offer better prospects again, so they returned to Ireland in 1734. In 1735, baby John arrived. Mary died the next year.

Thomas again immigrated, bringing sons James, George and John — this time to Pennsylvania. There he met a mature lady, 13 years older than he — Mary CALHOUN. And they married in 1745. Their baby was John, born in 1746.

James and George were maturing; they left home and went to Maryland to find work. George met Margaret WALLACE, of one of the well-to-do families there. They married in 1749 — and right away fell in with a group of adventuresome families and couples that were heading for the far side of the Appalachian Mountains, where the land was free.

So their son, George Jr., was born in North Carolina in 1750. He grew up knowing farming quite well. He courted and married Catherine AVERLY in 1776; George was 26. They had three boys and nine girls. Their births range from 1777 to 1800.

The settlement in North Carolina prospered. Thomas’s first son, David, had followed his half-brothers. He immigrated and settled there also. That news reached Pennsylvania, where Thomas and Mary were. They decided to visit, since they had a new grandson there. They stayed. Thomas grew old; in ten more years he was 50 — a typical age to begin slowing down. He died at age 53, there in North Carolina. David, who had followed George there, died six years later, age 42. (Maybe in an accident?)

In a few more years, the colonies declared their independence from Great Britain, and a war followed. George Jr. enlisted; he got paid for some expenses after the war.

Now, John’s story:
He married Grace GELL, in Scotland. They decided to join a colony of Scots on the Irish Isle of Man. There they began their family. One son, whom they had named John, grew up there. He met Catharine CALLOW, and they began their family there on the Isle of Man, near John’s family. They liked the name, John. They named one of their sons, John. He grew up, and stayed next to his family when he married. (The lucky girl was Catharine KERRUISH.) In 1770, they had a son whom they named William.

William’s father, John, died early. When William was in his early 20s, sickness rampaged thru the area, coming from Belfast. William’s mother died. Here he was, a 24-year-old orphan, young and able (and single). (Assume that his brother and sister had married.) He wondered what to do with his life. The family had told stories of his cousins having great success in America. He decided to join them; he immigrated in 1795. Needing money to continue on, he first got a job in Maryland, before setting out for North Carolina. In Maryland, he met a pretty Quaker girl, Sarah. William was enthralled — soon they had a baby girl, Mary. Immediately they set out for western North Carolina. There, a baby boy was born to them in March of 1797, John. They liked meeting and living near William’s cousins; farming was good. But after four years, Sarah was homesick; he and Sarah returned to Maryland, where her family was. They farmed there for seven years, then went to Pennsylvania, to an area where Irish people had come to settle, ten years hence. They lived there for eight or more years before moving to Ohio, where there was cheap land. Ohio was the frontier in those days. A couple of his married children had moved there, and had liked it. Years later, when he was 73, he learned that one of his grandsons had gone west in search of gold, but had instead joined the awful “Mormons”.

Old-time — Ray’s 1935 Easter Picnic Photo Album.

Small Stories by Raymond Young:

. Lost with Dog & Elevator.

. Seat Belt Prompting .

. Birds in Nest Story .

. Boulder Mountain Visit 1977 .

. Personal Record .

Samuel C. Young’s handwritten report: Story of Aunt Clara .

John R. Young’s 1931 Will, and his line of authority.