Listers, I have been studying the censuses for SC for PICKENS: 1756: Samuel p. 235 Granville Muster Roll 1779: Andrew Ninety-Six District Israel same John, Jr. same John, Sr. same John same Jonathan same Joseph same 1784: Andrew J. Abbeville 1785: Andrew Abbeville 1800: Andrew Pendleton, p. 56 20010-20100-01 Israel same 44 01101-211101-08 John same 44 10010-00010-00 Sarah same 50 10110-10001-03 William same 55 00100-00101-02 1820: Andrew Pendleton 171 010010-01000 Andrew same 183 000001-00001 Andrew same 203 300101-02010 Eliza same 178 020100-10010 Israel same 166 010001-11020 Israel same 220 300010-10010 John same 185 230101-11110 John same 186 201201-02301 Robert same 204 100101-11101 William same 170 110101-11101 Andrew same 56 20010-20100-01 My interest is in establishing who the MARY BLACK, Widow of William Black, who had been married 1st to JOHN PICKENS. John Pickens death is reported in Mary Black's application for relief made to the Assembly on 3rd February 1790 for his services as a Horseman before the reduction of Charleston and who died on 16 December 1781 and left her a widow with a family of orphan children. She appealed again on 19 November 1819 to Members of the Senate requesting to be put on the pension list to "enable her to drag out the remaining days which she may have to live' at least she hopes that she will not be refused the three years annuity which she did not draw for herself.: I know that there were several Blacks who signed the petitioner to have the Reverend Alexander Porter come to Cedar Springs and Long Cane to be the minister there. Among those signing circa 1797/8 were MARY BLACK, WILLIAM BLACK, SAMUEL BLACK AND JAMES BLACK. A Mary Black gave five acres for a burying ground for Cedar Springs on her property which was a part of the Hutchinson Survey. I am trying to establish the parents of David Abbot Black (1800 SC - 1869) whose memorial in the Sessional Records for Ebenezer ARP church in Tippah Co., MS shows that he was a member of Cedar Springs congregation before he moved to Wilcox Co. AL where he married in 1833 to Mary Audra Young, the d/o Samuel and Elizabeth Bonner Young, who were members of Cedar Springs before they moved to Wilcox Co., AL when Mary Audra was a child.....circa 1820. Any assistance would be appreciated. Cordelia Snell Holem Austin, TX snellholem@aol.com