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Black Family History
Black Genealogy & Family TreeBlack is an English surname from Lincolnshire, England, where the family held a seat from the 11th Century. It referred to someone with black hair, complexion, or clothing, or to someone with an occupation that left them covered in soot, like a chimney sweep. Roots for this name can also be found in Scotland, Ireland, and France. The family motto is Non crux, sed lux which means “Not the cross, but its light.”
Other spellings include “Blacke,” “Blake,” “Blakeman,” “Blackett,” “Blackham,” “Blackie,” “Blacklock,” “Blackman,” “Blackmon,” “Blackmore,” “Blackshaw,” and “Blackwood.” Notable people with the surname include American comedian and actor Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda, King Kong, School of Rock), American actor Lucas Black (The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Jarhead, Friday Night Lights), and American actress and musician Karen Black (Five Easy Pieces, Family Plot, Nashville). The first Black to come to America was Edward Black in Virginia in 1637.
Black Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Elizabeth Jane Black -- --, 1710 June 5, 1782
- Female Black -- --, 1640 December 0, 1640 Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Ellender Nancy Black -- --, 1780 December 0, 1865 Virginia
- Lillian Mae Black -- --, 1892 November 26, 1957 Virginia
- Annie S Black -- --, 1886 February 25, 1923 Virginia
Black Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- James Black -- --, 1674 December 0, 1751
- Thomas Verner Black -- --, 1895 September 28, 1918 Virginia
- Mary Black -- --, 1823 May 26, 1913
- Anthony Black -- --, 1710 August 9, 1769
- Robert Black -- --, 1887 December 0, 1900 Virginia
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- Catherine "Catherine" /Zeta-Jones/
- Jeffery Michael "Jeff" /Gordon/
- George Walker "George W." /Bush/ President
- Michael Fred /Phelps/
- Malcom John /Taylor "McDowell"/
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