The Yorkville Enquirer reported on Aug. 30, 1877 – “Mr. Robert Black, who lives about three miles west of Yorkville, has just received a new steam engine which will be used to run a cotton gin. The engine is from the works of Talbot and Son in Richmond, Virginia.”
City Directories and History: One of York County’s historic homes is that of the old Robert Black house known as Brookwood Plantation. The simple three bay house has been heavily remodeled over the generations but retains its simple farm house lines and shed porches from the mid 19th century.
The prominent Black family of York had this dwelling constructed and “the total lumber bill for the structure was $145.52. This included 3,057 feet of weatherboarding, 2663 feet of flooring, 1,032 feet of sheeting, and 4,986 feet of other lumber.” [Plantation Heritage, p. 42 – 1962] When this publication was issued the house was owned by Mrs. Lillian Faris Black and her son, Robert Black. Shortly thereafter it was sold out of the Black family for the first time in five generations.
The 1850 census does not clearly state which Black family resided at Brookwood. It is however, most likely that of the Joseph Black family, including son Robert. The Walker map of 1910 does not identify the location of the house but it would have been near that of the R.E. Quinn house near the Sutton’s Store.
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