N. Banks

Not the son of James Banks, Jr.

More information can be found at the following links:

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=abclmst_&... (dead link)

For sure, the David Banks family discussed in these notes is not related at all to the Adam Bankes family of early Stafford Co., Virginia, or to the William Bankes family of King and Queen Co., VA as has been suggested in some compilations. The ancestors of these other families belonged to entirely different haplogroups (G2 and I1a respectively), indicating no common ancestors in tens of thousands of years. Because the origin of the supposed relationships to the Adam and William Bankes family originated erroneously in Mrs. Frances Storey's compilation, Grandpap's Family, and because she listed James Banks of Surry Co. as father of the David here (based on the same flawed family tradition), James has been deleted in my compilation as father of David Banks here. [In addition she listed Charles Banks of SC as descending from this same James Banks family, and the DNA profiles in that family are entirely different. That S. Carolina family belongs to haplogroup R1a]

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Chatham County Record of Estates

1782-1799 Vol. 1, pg. 25

NC State Archives film # C.022.50001

Will of David Banks - 4 Aug. 1785

In the name of god Amen I David Banks of Chatham county State North

carolina being in a low state of health but of sound mend and memory do

make and ordain this my Last will and Testament in manner & form

following first- I recommend my soul to god who gave it an my Body to

be decently buried in Christian manner at the discretion of my

executors hereafter named -

Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Gunter one feather Bed

Bedstead and firnature

Item I give unto my sons James Banks, John Banks, Revers Banks, and my

Daughter Keziah Gunter and Martha Bratcher Twenty shillings Each to be

raised out of my Estate

Item I give unto Sarah Jones one Heifer Earling (yearling)

Item I lend unto my beloved wife Elizabeth the Bed Bedstead and

firnature during her life with fifteen bushells of corn and the Hogs

her Choice -

Item the rest and remainder of my Estate of what kind soever to my son

Drewry Banks with the Bed & after death of his Mother

Item I have my son Drewry and Matthew Jones Executors to this my last

Will and Testament revoking all other Wills heretofore made by me In

Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 4th day of

August 1785

Sign'd seal'd and delivered in presence of

Sarah Petty (her mark X))

Doratha Dillard (her mark X)

Signed David Banks ( his mark "D")

A Copy Test John Ramsey C. C.

DAVID6 BANKS (JAMES5, WILLIAM4, JAMES3, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1730, and died 1785 in Chatham Co, NC. He married ELIZABETH JONES.

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• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Nov 17 2017, 17:50:08 UTC