James Banks (abt. 1777 - 1835)

Born about 1777 in Murfreesboro, Hertford, North Carolina, United States

Husband of Elizabeth (Cowperthwaite) Banks — married about 1800 in Sunbury County, New Brunswick

Descendants

Died 1835 at about age 58 in Tobique River, Victoria, New Brunswick

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Biography

James Banks was Loyalist who came to New Brunswick from North Carolina in 1783. He is thought to be the son of William Banks and Mary Sawrey^[1]

He married Elizabeth Cowperthwaite, the daughter of Hugh Cowperthwaite and Sarah Mead of Monmouth, New Jersey, who also emigrated as Loyalists to New Brunswick in 1783^[2].

They first settled in Sunbury County then on Tobique River in Victoria County: they had twelve children, including:

1. William Sawrey Banks who was born circa 1802, and died 20 Oct 1876, and who married Elizabeth Jane Tompkins, daughter of Elijah Tompkins and Frances Woodward in 1824^{[1] [3]}
2. John Banks, born circa 1806, who married (1st) Isabella Cummings in 1834, and then married Isabella/Belle Tompkins, the daughter of Elijah Tompkins and Frances Woodward^[1], and lived in Maine^[4]
3. Ludlow Banks, who died 13 Dec 1836^{[1] [5]}
4. Frances or Fanny Banks born circa 1808, who married Thomas Fowler of Lincoln, NB in 1829^{[1] [6]}
5. Thomas Banks born 1814, who married Catherine, and died in 1888 in Maugerville, NB^[1]
6. George F. Banks born 1816, who married Frances Louise Perley in 1843^{[1] [7]}
7. Mary Banks born 1818, who married Horatio Nelson Sewell in 1829, and died shortly after her marriage^{[1] [8]}
8. Maria Banks who married Horatio Nelson Sewell after her sister Mary died^[1]
9. Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Banks born 1823, married Benjamin Morse in 1847 and moved to Ohio^{[1] [9]}
10. Charles B. Banks born 1826, who married Phebe Elizabeth Babbitt on 6 Sep 1849^{[1] [10]}
11. Charlotte B. Banks born 1829, who married Thomas E Babbitt on 6 Sep 1849 in Sunbury County^{[1] [11]}
12. Phoebe Jane Banks born 1830, who died unmarried^{[1] [12]}

James was killed in an attack by a Native while lumbering on the Tobique River, in Victoria County, New Brunswick^[1]. Elizabeth was a widow in the 1851 Census^[12]

He passed away about 1835.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13} New Brunswick Genealogical and Historical Society First Families listing for James Banks shows the following sources: Sources: MC1/Banks, 10 pages: contains a list of descendants of William and Elizabeth (Tompkins) Banks: see also MC80/364 E. Stone Wiggins, History of Queens County 1876, pg 12: see also MC80/2801 Rollin C. Cowperthwaite et. al. The Cowperthwaite family and allied … families, pages 25-26: see also MC80/1467 Carrie C. Gibson’s Bailey-Banks-Gibson-Gilmore Connections: see MC2657 NBGS Generations Issue #39, March 1989: Cleadie Barnett’s Descendency Chart: Banks family, pages 62-70: order of the children differs among the sources: see also D.R. Jack’s Loyalist families of New Brunswick on microfilm F355, page 57.
2. ↑ New Brunswick Genealogical and Historical Society First Families listing for Hugh Cowperthwaite shows the following sources: Sources: MC80/364 E. Stone Wiggins, History of Queens County, 1876, page 21: see MC80/1055 J. Eliot Woodbridge’s Cowperthwaite: seven generations from Hugh (1st) born in 1648, pgs. 7-8, 16-17: Sarah Mead’s brother Richard Mead also came to NB as a Loyalist: he m. 28 Aug 1772 in Salem County, NJ, Penel or Rasnel Sutton: see also MC80/1720 Theodore C. Holmes’ Loyalists to Canada: the 1783 settlement of Quakers and others at Passamaquoddy, pages 45-46: see also MC80/1214 Ina MacLaggan et. al. Nashwaak families 1785-1885, pages 29-30: see also MC80/2801 Rollin C. Cowperthwaite et. al. The Cowperthwaite family and allied … families, 408 pages: the order of the children differs among the sources.
3. ↑ The 1851 Census shows William and Elizabeth in New Brunswick; District Name: Carleton (county); Sub-District Name: Brighton; Sub-District Number: 6; Page Number: 21; Microfilm: C-994; Reference: RG 31; Item Number: 56782
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHR-SNB : 12 December 2017), John Banks, 1860.
5. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics; Volume 6 Number 1427; Date December 14 1836; County York; Place Fredericton; Newspaper The New Brunswick Royal Gazette, which states: Inquest: Thursday, body of Ludlow BANKS drowned previous eve., accidently skated into air hole.
6. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick County Council Marriage Records, 1826-1887; County Sunbury; Date of Marriage 1828-02-04; Groom FOWLER, THOMAS; Bride BANKS, FRANCES
7. ↑ The 1851 Census shows George and Fannie Banks with their children in New Brunswick; District Name: Sunbury (county); Sub-District Name: Maugerville; Sub-District Number: 75; Page Number: 5; Microfilm: C-996; Reference: RG 31; Item Number: 56673
8. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick County Council Marriage Records, 1826-1887; County Sunbury; Date of Marriage 1829-12-03; Groom SEWELL, NELSON; Bride BANKS, MARY
9. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick County Council Marriage Records, 1826-1887; County Sunbury; Date of Marriage 1847-10-12; Groom MORSE, BENJAMIN; Bride BANKS, SARAH ELIZABETH
10. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick County Council Marriage Records, 1826-1887; County Sunbury; Date of Marriage 1849-09-06; Groom BANKS, CHARLES; Bride BABBIT, PHEBE
11. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick County Council Marriage Records, 1826-1887; County Sunbury; Date of Marriage 1849-09-06; Groom BABBIT, THOMAS; Bride BANKS, CHARLOTTE
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} The 1851 Census shows Phoebe with her brother Charles in New Brunswick] District Name: Sunbury (county); Sub-District Name: Maugerville; Sub-District Number: 75; Page Number: 2; Microfilm: C-996; Reference: RG 31; Item Number: 56750

See also:

• Barnett, Cleadie B. "New Brunswick's Past Accessed 10 Apr 2019.

• Son's death notice - [1]