John
Black
Bankhead
Born about in Pinckneyville, Union County, South Carolina
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Husband of
Jane Watson (McCurdy) Bankhead
— married
1797 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Henderson Bankhead and George Washington Bankhead
Died
at about age 68
in Moscow, Lamar County, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Oct 2023
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Biography
Cornet John Bankhead served in the United States Army in the War of 1812
Service started:
Unit(s): 2nd Mounted Gunmen, West Tennessee Volunteers
Service ended:
Service started:
Unit(s): 2nd Mounted Gunmen, West Tennessee Volunteers
Service ended:
John was born in 1780. He was the son of James Bankhead of Union County, South Carolina. John was named in his father's will of February 1798. He and his brother Hugh were given their father's old plantation on Broad River, which was already in their possession.[1]
John served in the War of 1812. He held the rank of cornet, the most junior grade of commissioned officer.[2]
John married Jane Watson Mccurdy in 1797.[3] In the 1820 census John was in Union County, South Carolina, United States.[4]
John was in a land record on 1 October 1823 in Lamar County, Alabama, where he purchased the west half of Section 4 in Township 14 South, Range 16 West.[5] John owned land shown on a plat map in Northern Alabama.[6]
In the 1830 census John was in Marion, Alabama.[7]
John died on 1 March 1842 and was buried in Redus Cemetery, Moscow, Lamar County, Alabama, United States.[8] John was also mentioned on a memorial in Mulberry Springs Cemetery, Sulligent, Lamar County, Alabama, United States with a death date of 1842.[9]
Children
- James B. Bankhead 1804–1880
- Jane McCurdy Bankhead Abernathy 1807–1857
- Margaret Rebecca "Peggy" Bankhead Hollis 1809–1892
- Luvina N Bankhead Guyton 812–1887
- John Henderson Bankhead 1814–1884
- George Washington Bankhead 1819–1898
- Elvira C. Bankhead Robinson 1821–1894
Slaves
In 1820 John Bankhead owned 5 enslaved persons in Union County, South Carolina. In the 1820 census John was in Union County, South Carolina, United States.[10]
| Category | Number |
| Slaves - Males - Under 14 | 3 |
| Slaves - Males - 26 thru 44 | 1 |
| Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44 | 1 |
| Total Slaves | 5 |
In 1830 John Bankhead owned 18 enslaved persons in Marion County, Alabama.[11]
| Category | Number |
| Slaves - Males - Under 10 | 3 |
| Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35 | 2 |
| Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54 | 1 |
| Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99 | 4 |
| Slaves - Females - Under 10 | 3 |
| Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23 | 4 |
| Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54 | 1 |
| Total Slaves | 18 |
Sources
- ↑
Probate:
"South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980"
Will Books, 1792-1911; Author: South Carolina. Probate Court (Union County)
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9080 #1408881 (accessed 27 October 2023)
John Bankhead probate in 1792-1868. - ↑
Burial:
"U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019"
National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
Ancestry Record 8750 #3601146 (accessed 27 October 2023)
John Bankhead burial (died in 1842) in Moscow Cemetery, Alabama, USA. Born in 1774. - ↑
Marriage of spouse Jane Jean Mccurdy:
"Family Data Collection - Marriages"
Ancestry Record 5774 #129763 (accessed 27 October 2023)
John Black Bankhead in record for another person's marriage. - ↑
1820 Census:
"United States Census, 1820"
citing Page: 132; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M33; Digital film/folder number: 005156902; FHL microfilm: 0162024; Image number: 243
FamilySearch Record: XHG6-JG2 (accessed 27 October 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYY-PG5
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #986854 (accessed 27 October 2023)
John Bankhead in Union, South Carolina, United States.Category Number Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14 3 Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25 1 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 2 Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25 1 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44 1 Slaves - Males - Under 14 3 Slaves - Males - 26 thru 44 1 Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44 1 Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture 5 Free White Persons - Under 16 4 Free White Persons - Over 25 2 Total Free White Persons 8 Total Slaves 5 Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other 13 - ↑
"U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015"
Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1246 #2104170 (accessed 27 October 2023)
Name: John Bankhead; Issue Date: 1 Oct 1823; Place: Lamar, Alabama, USA; Land Office: Huntsville; Meridian: Huntsville; Township: 14-S; Range: 16-W; Section: 4; Accession Number: AL1170__.109; Document Number: 1229 - ↑
Legal Record:
"U.S., Indexed Early Land Ownership and Township Plats, 1785-1898"
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Township Plats of Selected States; Series #: T1234; Roll: 2
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2179 #130754 (accessed 27 October 2023)
Name: John B Bankhead; Year: Earliest Township and Range Public Land Survey; State: Alabama; Principal Meridian: Huntsville Meridian (Northern Part of Alabama). - ↑
1830 Census:
"1830 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1830; Census Place: Marion, Alabama; Series: M19; Roll: 4; Page: 168; Family History Library Film: 0002331
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #1887451 (accessed 27 October 2023)
John Bankhead in Marion, Alabama.Category Number Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14 1 Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19 1 Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29 1 Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59 1 Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9 1 Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19 2 Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29 1 Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59 1 Slaves - Males - Under 10 3 Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35 2 Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54 1 Slaves - Males - 55 thru 99 4 Slaves - Females - Under 10 3 Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23 4 Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54 1 Free White Persons - Under 20 5 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 2 Total Free White Persons 9 Total Slaves 18 Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored) 27 - ↑
Burial:
Find A Grave: Memorial #13040399 (has image, accessed 27 October 2023)
Memorial page for John Black Bankhead (1780-1 Mar 1842), citing Redus Cemetery, Lamar County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Lynn Abernathy (contributor 46819487).
Ancestry Record 60525 #90656409 (accessed 27 October 2023)
FamilySearch Record: QVVZ-S35M (accessed 27 October 2023) - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #239900286 (accessed 6 March 2024)
Memorial page for John Bankhead (1774-1842), citing Mulberry Springs Cemetery, Sulligent, Lamar County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by RLJ (contributor 47142203). - ↑
1820 Census:
"United States Census, 1820"
citing Page: 132; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M33; Digital film/folder number: 005156902; FHL microfilm: 0162024; Image number: 243
FamilySearch Record: XHG6-JG2 (accessed 27 October 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYY-PG5
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #986854 (accessed 27 October 2023)
John Bankhead in Union, South Carolina, United States. - ↑
1830 Census:
"1830 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1830; Census Place: Marion, Alabama; Series: M19; Roll: 4; Page: 168; Family History Library Film: 0002331
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #1887451 (accessed 27 October 2023)
John Bankhead in Marion, Alabama.
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