This is another situation where the hard documentation that Margaret is the daughter of Abraham and Elizabeth Black has not yet been found.  The Greenbrier County marriage register contains the record of Margaret's marriage to James Tillman Carroll, but no marriage bond has been found that might assist in family relationships.  Several web sites reference a "Lincoln County WV Heritage" book and a section titled The Colonial Carrolls.  The book is said to state that Margaret was a sister to Adam Black, but the source of this information is not cited on the web sites if it is cited in the book.  Similar to Susannah, several web sites refer to Margaret as Margaret (Schwartz) Black.  There is no explanation as to where the Schwartz came from.  For the following reasons, it does seem reasonable that she is a daughter of Abraham and Elizabeth.

James Carroll appeared in Greenbrier County Personal Property Tax (PPT) rolls until 1817 after which he appears in Cabell County PPT rolls.  This is around the same time that Abraham sells his property in Greenbrier and moves to Cabell as well.  By this time siblings Elizabeth and Catherine, followed by Adam, then Jacob have already gone ahead to Cabell.  The PPT roll below picks up in 1814 where the full date is given and shows the close proximity of James and Abraham.

James and Margaret continue to appear in the Cabell PPT entries, even as the other Black siblings except for Adam and Elizabeth fall away.  In the 1840 census James and Margaret are on line 21 with John Saxton (sic) on line 19, and Andrew Saxton (sic) on line 20, these being the sons of Elizabeth Black Saxton/Sexton (No Township listed, Cabell County, page 32), and Adam Black is on page 34.  James purchased approximately 37 acres of property from William Sexton, Jr., Elizabeth's son, and others on 12 May 1827.  This property was inherited by William's wife upon her father's death and the sale tract represented the portion inherited by her and two sisters (Cabell County Deed Book 4, page 348).

The Cabell County Land Book shows that James started purchasing land not long after they moved to Cabell County.  In 1819 he is shown on 58 acres on Mud River at the Long Shoal purchased from Daniel Neal.  This property is described as 7 miles East of the Court House, which is exactly how the Adam Black property is described.  In 1821 he is shown owning 6 more acres purchased from Daniel Neal and adjoining the above 58 acres.  The property remains unchanged until 1826 when he has added 6 1/4 acres and 5 1/2 acres on Mud River by deed from David Jarred (sic).  David is David Jarrett, father-in-law of William Sexton, Jr., son of Elizabeth Black Sexton.  By the 1827 entry he has sold 6 acres of the original 58 to Nathan Everett.  In 1828 he is shown as continuing to own the above 4 tracts plus the 37 acres of the David Jarrett estate on Mud River from the previous paragraph and an additional 33 1/3 acres purchased from the widow of David Jarrett.  This was the widow's dower and this deed allowed for her to live on the property for the rest of her natural life.  These real estate transactions place James and Margaret in close proximity to the Adam Black and Elizabeth Black Sexton families.

The Abraham Black estate inventory filed 5 September 1828 identifies the fact that the estate held a bond on James T. Carrele (sic) for $98.00 (Cabell County Will Book 1, pages 89-90).  And Abraham's estate settlement (Cabell County Will Book 1, page 160) of 23 July 1833 shows this bond had been settled and the proceeds entered into the estate settlement.  Also, James Carrell/Carrele/Carrill made numerous purchases at Abraham's estate sale.

Nothing stated to this point is concrete evidence that Margaret is part of this family.  At this point proximity and opportunity based on fit with the PPT listings, the common timing of migration to Cabell County for Abraham and Margaret's family, and the close placement of family members in Cabell is a factor.  Additionally, combining these elements together with the financial indebtedness identified in Abraham's estate papers and the purchases at the estate sale seemingly point to a more than casual relationship.  Margaret will be carried with this family until proven otherwise.

After Margaret died, James married Cynthia Miller, nee Holton, 1 April 1852 (Cabell County marriage register, Vol. 1, page 93).  Cynthia was the widow of most probably James Miller who is found on page 34 of the 1840 Cabell County census above and living next to Adam Black.  In the 1850 census Cynthia is living with sister Sarah Holton and is 4 households away from James and Margaret (District 10, Cabell County, page 36A).  In 1860 James and Cynthia are in the Hamlin P.O., Cabell County, page 138 census and in 1870 are in the Carroll Township, Lincoln County, page 429A census.

The children of James Tillman Carroll and Margaret Black are:

1. Rev. Charles T. Carroll, b. 30 August 1813, Greenbrier County, (West) Virginia; d. 12 August 1855, Mason County, (West) Virginia
2. Elizabeth Carroll, b. 8 March 1816, Greenbrier County, (West) Virginia; d. 1843, Milton, Cabell County, (West) Virginia
3. Samuel Carroll, b. 28 January 1819, Cabell County, (West) Virginia; 3 June 1909, probably Lincoln County, West Virginia
4. Nancy D. Carroll, b. 16 April 1821, Cabell County, (West) Virginia; Bet. 1880 - 1900, probably Lincoln County, West Virginia
5. Mahala D. Carroll, b. January 1824, Cabell County, (West) Virginia; Aft. 1900, probably Lincoln County, West Virginia
6. Rev. James Tillman Carroll, Jr., b. 2 February 1827, Cabell County, (West) Virginia; 20 April 1907, Hinton, Summers County, West Virginia
7. John Clement Carroll, b. 2 December 1830, Cabell County, (West) Virginia; Aft. 1930
8. Cynthia Mary Carroll, b. Abt. 1833, Cabell County, (West) Virginia; 1898, prossibly Mason, Lawrence County, Ohio
9. William Addison Carroll, b. 17 August 1837, Cabell County, (West) Virginia; 8 August 1914, Hamlin, Lincoln County, West Virginia