Peter A Banta (abt. 1782 - abt. 1851)

Born about 21 Oct 1782 in Kentucky [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Voorhees) Banta — married 12 Jan 1806 (to 1828) in Shelby, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died about 21 Sep 1851 at about age 68 in Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Peter was probably the first of his siblings to be born in KY after his family migrated from Conewago. Theodore Banta mentions on p. 163 that he was known as "Sugar Pete", married a second time to Mary Miles and lists ten children:

1. Abraham b. 4 July 1807 m. Emma Ransdall
2. Albert b. 14 September 1808 m. Martha Vooris
3. Margaret b. 1 January 1810 m. Samuel Headly
4. Cornelius b. 26 July 1811 d.6 September 1833 unmarried
5. Catherine 15 February 1813 m. Clellan Adams
6. Henry 19 May 1815 d. 21 September 1847
7. William b. 25 November 1817 m. Eleanor Copeland
8. Mary Ann b. 1 November 1819 m. Samuel Headly (!)
9. Elijah b. 25 January 1822 m. 1st Emmaline Campbell 2nd Hattie Crosby
10. Christina b.15 March 1826 m. James Jenkins

Research Notes

A deed lists Peter A Banta as one of the heirs of Abraham. Notes Henry Co., Kentucky Deed Book 14, pages 23-to top of page 27 (Images 41-43), the years 1828 and 1830 are mentioned. This record verifies the maiden name of Charity (Banta) wife of David Cox. Charity and siblings Sally (Banta) Brown and Peter A. Banta are named as heirs of Abraham Banta Deceased. Peter was born about 1782. He passed away about 1851. ^[1] Peter married again to Mary Miles in 1832.

Sources

1. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Richard Smith.

• "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4W8-F9Q : 12 January 2020), Peter Banta, 1806.
• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ7-L9PP-3
• "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F47W-LVH : 12 January 2020), Peter A. Banta, 1832.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJL-SRX : 12 April 2016), Peter A Banta, Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL2V-QC38 : 11 February 2019), Peter in entry for Elijah Bauta, 19 Mar 1889; citing Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, United States, The State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.; FHL microfilm 2,168,040.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGY-4WV2 : 13 December 2015), Peter A. Banta, 1851; Burial, Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, United States of America, Greenlawn Cemetery; citing record ID 130564002, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• Banta, Theodore. A Frisian Family: Descendants of Epke . . . p. 88, 163.
• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLX-B3D4