First found in Lincolnshire where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Donald Black aged 45, his wife Janet, two sons and two daughters who settled in Wilmington, N.C. in 1775 was typical of the family who settled during this period