Zebadiah BANKS is my third cousin 7, 8 and 10 times removed through John and Elizabeth (BIRCHARD) ALCOCK and William and Frances (HAYWARD) HILTON. There are records stating he was abducted by Indians and ransomed for £112, there is no proof that the Zebadiah mentioned is this man. He lived his entire life in York, York, Maine.[1]
Zebadiah BANKS was born 7 May 1730 in York, York, Maine.[2] He was the son of Lieutenant Moses and Ruth (WEARE) BANKS. He died after 1775 I speculate in York, York, Maine. Zebadiah married Abigail MUCHMORE/MUTCHMORE 16 January 1753 in Lyman, York, Maine by Reverend Isaac LYMAN; intentions filed 28 October 1752.[3] She died about 1813 in I speculate York, York, Maine.
Zebadiah and Abigail had the following children:
- Zebadiah BANKS born 1754 in York, York, Maine.[4] He died about 1780. He served under William COFFIN in the Revolutionary War, while serving he was a privateer on the ship “America”.[5]
- Zebulon BANKS born 1755 in York, York, Maine. He was christened 5 September 1756.[6] There is no more information that can be found at this time.
- Pelatiah BANKS born 27 April 1756 in York, York, Maine. He died 23 February 1810 in York, York, Maine. He was a private in the Revolutionary War. Pelatiah married Sarah AVERY 27 April 1775 in York, York, Maine, intentions filed 5 April 1775.[7] Sarah was born 15 January 1754 in York, York, Maine.[8] She was the daughter of David and Elizabeth (ALLEN) AVERY. She died 29 December 1830 in York, York, Maine. They had 3 children.
[1] Wm. E. Chute, A Genealogy and History of the Chute Family in America: with some account of the family in Great Britain and Ireland with an account of forty allied families gathered from the most authentic sources (Salem, Mass: self published, 1894), xi; images online, Internet Library, Archive.org (us.archive.org : online 11 September 2015; Zebediah Banks. Charles-Edward Banks, “The Bank(e)s Family of Maine,” The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 44 (1890), online, American Ancestors (www.americanancestors.org : online 13 June 2017), Zebediah Banks; v. 44, p. 262.
[2] Lester MacKenzkie Bragdon, “Vital Records of York, Maine,” New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114, 115 (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961), online archives, American Ancestors (www.americanancestors.org : online 30 May 2017), Zebadiah Banks; v. 110, p. 60. Charles-Edward Banks, “The Bank(e)s Family of Maine,” The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 44 (1890), online, American Ancestors (www.americanancestors.org : online 13 June 2017), Zebediah Banks; v. 44, p. 262. Chute, A Genealogy and History of the Chute Family in America, xi.
[3] Lester MacKenzkie Bragdon, “Vital Records of York, Maine,” New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114, 115 (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961), online archives, American Ancestors (www.americanancestors.org : online 13 June 2017), Zebadiah Banks and Abigail Mutchemore; V. 115, p. 59. Maine Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, “Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907,” online index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : online 13 June 2017), Zebadiah Banks and Abigail Mutchemore; FHL microfilm 12836. Chute, A Genealogy and History of the Chute Family in America, xi. Banks, “The Bank(e)s Family of Maine,” Zebediah Banks; v. 44, p. 262.
[4] Banks, “The Bank(e)s Family of Maine,” Zebediah Banks; v. 44, p. 262.
[5] Banks, “The Bank(e)s Family of Maine,” Zebediah Banks; v. 44, p. 262. Secretary of the Commonwealth, prepared and published, Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War: prepared in accordance with Chapter 100, Resolves of 1891, 17 (Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co., State Printers, 1901), v. 1, p. 580.
[6] Charles-Edward Banks, “The Bank(e)s Family of Maine,” The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 44 (1890), online, American Ancestors (www.americanancestors.org : online 13 June 2017), Zebulon Banks; v. 44, page 262.
[7] Banks, “The Bank(e)s Family of Maine,” Pelatiah, m. Sarah Avery, April 27, 1775; v. 44, p. 262. Lester MacKenzkie Bragdon, “Vital Records of York, Maine,” New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114, 115 (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961), online archives, American Ancestors (www.americanancestors.org : online 10 June 2017), Pelatiah Banks and Sarah Avery; v. 115, p. 217. Maine Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, “Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907,” online index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : online 10 June 2017), Pelatiah Banks and Sarah Avery; FHL microfilm 12836.
[8] Genealogical Society of Utah, custodian, “Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900,” online database, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : online 10 June 2017), Sarah Avery; FHL microfilm 12836.
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