Jo BLACK

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John Adam Black was born in 1784 in Glasgow, Scotland near Dundee. He was a Scottish publisher. He died in 1855 in Glasgow, Scotland.

The foundation of Glasgow University was in 1451. The Education Act was passed in 1496.

John Adam Black attended school in Dundee and became a writer. He later obtained employment as an accountant in Edinburgh, Scotland. He attended classes at the University and was doing some library work.

Dundee is a Scottish seaport sixty miles north of Edinburgh -on the Firth of Tay. World famous candy and marmalade came from Dundee. Firth is a narrow arm of the sea in Scotland.

John Adam became a reporter for the London Morning Chronicle in 1810 and editor in 1817. He also published translations of Political Essays on New Spain from 1811-1812.

John Adam was a patron of Charles Dickens, whose connection with the Chronicle began in 1835.

He was a friend of John Stuart Mill and Lord Brougham. John Stuart says that John Adam played a really important part in the progress.

John Adam married Fediment Bruce. They both stayed in Glasgow, Scotland. John and Fediment had four children.

The three sons came to America by boat to Charleston, South Carolina. Each one went their separate ways.

1. Jo Black, a tailor by trade went to Louisiana.
2. Bruce Black - no information.
3. John Alexander Black came to Blackville and built the first house and Blacksmith shop.
4. Annie Black married Robert de Bruce, king of Glasgow, Scotland. They both stayed in Glasgow, Scotland.

The preceding information is from family notes and stories, but the source has not been positively identified.

According to Internet research done by Donna Hackett, the first Robert the Bruce was King from 1306-1329, the second was Robert II from 1371-1390 and the last was Robert III from 1390-1406. The last Monarch of Scotland was in 1714 and in 1707 Scotland signed The Act of Union becoming part of the United Kingdom/Great Britain. Annie Black was not born until 1804, so we are not related to any royality of Scotland. While this is disappointing, I did find a Castle in our past. It seems that the Blacks are part of the MacLean Clan and Duart Castle, in the Isle of Mull, was the seat for the MacLeans. I have attached the information showing our link as well as information on the MacLeans and Duart Castle.

John married Fediment BRUCE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]