MHC #1267, EASTON'S; AKA Easton's Dave Hill; AKA Easton's Black Hawk; AKA Black Hawk David Hill. Black, 1100 lbs. Foaled 6/9/1849, Shoreham, VT. Bred by Oliver Russell. Recorded progeny: 7 colts, 2 fillies. Sold to Ansel I. Easton, San Francisco, CA--shipped by way of Panama in 1855. First Morgan stallion brought to California for breeding purposes--very popular in California; sired a fast 4-i AMERICAN MORGAN HORSE, Vol.1, 1894, p.487;