Young Peter Bankston (1789 - 1878)

Born 16 Jan 1789 in Franklin County, Georgia, United States of America

Ancestors

Husband of Tabitha (Robertson) Bankston — married 15 Dec 1814 (to 1871) in Mt. Nebo, Washington Parish, Louisiana

Descendants

Died 1878 at about age 88 in Louisiana, United States of America

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Biography

Young Peter Bankston was born to John Bankston and Henrietta Coates on 16 Jan 1789 in Franklin County, Georgia. He was a charter member of Mt. Nebo Baptist Church on 31 Jan 1813 in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.^[1]

Marriage: Tabitha Robertson b: 29 NOV 1794 in Georgia

Married: 15 DEC 1814 in Washington Parish, Louisiana

Children

1. Cecilia Bankston b: 25 AUG 1815
2. Bollyn Robertson Bankston b: 9 NOV 1816
3. Susanna Bankston b: 11 DEC 1818
4. Nathan Morris Bankston b: 16 OCT 1821
5. Young Peter Bankston b: 31 OCT 1823
6. Adeline Bankston b: 12 JUN 1826
7. Aaron Calvin Bankston b: MAY 1828 in Louisiana
8. Walter Green Bankston b: 31 Sep 1830 in Louisiana
9. Caroline Bankston b: 25 JUL 1832
10. Mahoney Leticia Bankston b: 15 NOV 1834 in Louisiana
11. Tabitha Bankston b: 15 APR 1836 OR 25 APR 1836 in Louisiana^[2]

He served as Justice of the Peace in Washington Parish, Louisiana between 1822 and 1841, and was notary public there in 1838.

Peter was a witness on the deed of Sarah Robertson, widow of Matthew Robertson on 14 Dec 1836 in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.^[3]

On 27 Apr 1854 he purchased 320 acres in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana situated on Big Crek and bounded by White Spring land east, Spring north, public land west, and south by lands of Spencer M. Bankston, his brother.

On 25 Aug 1871 Peter was appointed Postmaster for Washington Parish, Louisiana.

An inscription, written by Peter Bankston in his family Bible, reads:

Peter Bankston was born 1/15/1789; Tabitha Robertson, his wife, born 11/29/1794; d 12/25/1871. We were married 12/15/1814; commenced housekeeping 2/7/1815/ we moved Dec. 1815 and settled on the place I yet reside. She left me on Christmas night 1871 for a better world above. Since her demise time seems to hang heavily with me.

P. S. We united with the regular Baptist Church known by the name of Mt. Nebo in the latter part of the year 1813. We have raised 9 children on the present Homestead, eight of whom are yet on mortal shore.

SIGNED: Peter Bankston

(Written by his own hand 10/3/1873, the above preserve for future reference, P.B.)^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Mt. Nebo Baptist Church Records, Tangipahoa Parish, LA 1813.
2. ↑ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hocott&id=I1956
3. ↑ Tangipahoa Parish, LA Deed Book (1936).
4. ↑ The Direct Lineage of Young Peter Bankston Eight Generations. Jesse Homer Bankston. Year? Page?

• US Federal Census - 1820 Washington Parish, LA
• US Federal Census - 1840 Washington Parish, LA
• US Federal Census - 1850 Tangipahoa Parish, LA Slave Schedule - 8 slaves.
• US Federal Census - 1860 Tangipahoa Parish, LA.

• Paternal Great Great Great Grandparent relationships confirmed by autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Living Edwards and Jeff Blume. Peter Bankston are Living Edwards Great Great Great Grandparent and Jeff Blume Great Great Great Great Grandparents. Predicted Relationship from AncestryDNA: Jeff Blume is Nephew of Living Edwards based on sharing 1810 cM across 62 segments