This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/VVBBAEB/664.3 Message Board Post: I am a descendent of Samuel Pyle and Jean Black I have been researching this line for the past 5 years following is some of the info I have with regards to them: WILL - CHRISTIAN CO., KY dtd Mar 1806 and proved October Term 1807. In the name of God, Amen I, Hans Black of the county of Christian and state of Kentucky being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be unto God, and calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament disdaining all and every other will or wills that may have been made by me heretofore that is to say principally and first of all , I give and recommend my soul to God and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian manner at the discretion of my executors and as touching such worldly estate where with it has pleased God to bless me in this life. I give demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form in premises. First I give and bequeath unto my dear and loving wife Agnes Black all my whole estate during her lifetime. Item I give and bequeath unto my son David Black the sum of ten Dollars. Item I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Black two hundred acres of land. Item after the decease of my wife Agnes Black it is my will that all the estate and property that may then remain together with the remainder of my land to be sold at public auction and the money equally divided among the following persons, my son Jacob Black my daughter Susannah Edwards my daughter Ann Pyle my son Thomas Black my daughter Sarah McAlroy my daughter Elizabeth Brasier my daughter Jean Pyle and my grandson Nicholas Pyle son of Samuel Pyle. I am lastly do constitute and appoint my wife Agnes Black and my son Thomas Black to be whole and sole executors to this my last will and testament. I have here unto put my hand and sign this date March 1806. Hans (X) Black Proved October Term 1807 I am also researching very hard on this family line right now for Hans Black b:1720 Holland & his children. To update anyone, Ann Black, daughter of Hans Black was married to Nicholas Pyle and they had 15 children. Nicholas & his brother, Samuel Pyle were the sons of Col. & Dr. John Pyle of Chester Co., PA & his wife, Sarah Baldwin also of Chester Co. They migrated to Chatham Co., NC; later some of the Pyle families going to Christian Co., KY. Samuel Pyle was married to Jean Black, another dau of Hans Black. Also another dau of Hans was Elizabeth Black who married Lawrence Brashier. They lived in Christian Co and raised their family there. There is another son of Hans named Thomas Black; not to be confused with David J. Black, Sr.'s son Thomas who married Thalia Seaborn in 1809. David's brother Thomas was also speculating and buying land in KY as well as David & the other brothers, John P. and William. If anyone connects to these lines, would love to hear from you as some solid evidence is being found now in SC, NC & KY as well as AR, MO & IL. Sue Meinhart (suemeinhrt@aol.com) Samuel Pyle (son of John Pyle MD & Sarah Baldwin) & Jean had a son named Nicholas who married Mary ? and they had 7 children including Edwin, Polly, Jincy, Benjamin, John F, Elizabeth, Sarah. Edwin is my g-g-g grandfather if you require further info please contact me.