Lawrence Bankston (abt. 1754 - 1844)

Born about Nov 1754 in Orange County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 15 Nov 1844 at about age 90 in Wilkes, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Soldier Lary Bankston served with Wilkes County Militia, Georgia Militia during the American Revolution.

Lary Bankston is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A005748.

Received a Bounty Land Grant in Georgia. Lawrence Bankston was born about 1754 to Peter Bankston and Priscilla (?). ^[1] Lawrence Bankston signed his name on a land receipt but signed with an X on his will.. ^[2]

Marriage

Circa 1774 Lawrence Bankston II and Nancy Anne (aka Delphia Nancy) Henderson married. ^[3]

Children

Lawrence Bankston and Nancy Anne Henderson Bankston had seven known children:

• Esther Bankston Whitaker (1774-1834)
• Hyram Lawrence Bankston (1777-1815) ^[4]
• Delphia Bankston Shorter (1780-1803)
• Isabella Lea Bankston Irvin (22 Feb 1784–22 Aug 1874)
• Martha Bankston Sappington (1787- Abt.1849)
• Elizabeth Bankston Mozley (1791–1864)
• Priscilla Bankston Matthews (16 Feb 1792–Aug 1865)

Revolutionary War

Lawrence was a Private in the Georgia Continental Line. ^{[5] [6]}

Timeline

• Circa 1782 -- Lawrence Bankston Jr. and Nancy Henderson Bankston lived in Wilkes county, Georgia. They were members of the Sardis Baptist Church. ^{[7] [8]}
• March 31, 1784 -- Lawrence received his first land grant of 28.5 acres on Kettle Creek. ^[9]
• 1784 -- received a land grant of 200 acres in Washington county, Georgia. ^[10]
• 1785 -- received a land grant of 200 acres in Wilkes county, Georgia. ^[11]
• November 8, 1794 -- received 200 acres on Kettle Creek. ^[12]
• October 27, 1795; registered February 12, 1796 -- William Lea sold 94 acres of land on Kettle Creek to Lawrence Bankston for £10. ^[13]
• 1806 -- received 200 acres of land on Kettle Creek. ^[14]
• Circa 1834 -- owned at least three African slaves: Jordan, a man; Hannah, a woman; and Aggy, a girl. ^[15]

Death

November 15, 1844 -- Lawrence Bankston, Jr. died, age 90. ^{[16] [17]}

Will

Will of Laurence Bankston. Wilkes Co., GA, WB II (ii), pp. 108-110, w. 10 Apr 1834, codicil w. 11 Sep 1838, probate p. 22 Nov 1844. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://ancstry.me/2AVtF6f

wife Nancy Bankston
my four daughters Isabella Irvin, Priscilla Mathes, Elizabeth Mosley, Martha Sappington
son in law Isaac Whitaker
granddaughter Sarah Truitt wife of John Truitt
grandson Alfred Shorter
lawful heirs of Hyram Bankston deceased
grandson Weldon L. Bankston - 1/2 of the distributive shares coming to the said orphans, and the other half to be equally divided between the rest of the children of the said Hyram Bankston deceased, which will be one fifth of the above named property including Weldon L. Bankston and the other four fifths to be equally divided between my four daughters above named.
Exrs: my two sons in law Isaiah (S? T?) Irvin and Caleb Sappington
Wit: Geo. W. Johnson, Daniel Woolbright, William Sherrer
Codicil:
revokes provision to daughter Priscilla Mathews, gives her share to the possession of my grandson Griffin Mathews and Isaac Moore to act as trustees for his daughter. At her death, her share is to go to the heirs of her body.
s/ Lawrence Bankston
Wit to codicil: Charles Smith, William Sherrer, Joseph (A? H?) Farrell

Research and Sources for Will

July 31, 1830, signed April 10, 1834. Amended September 11, 1838. amended November 22, 1844. Will of Lawrence Bankston. Court of Ordinary Wills, 1837 - 1877, Wilkes county, Georgia. Early Georgia Records: Wills. Pages 108 - 110. http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/wilkes/wills/bankstonl.txt

Research Notes

• Fact: Land Assessment (22 Jul 1785) Wilkes, Georgia
• Fact: Land Assessment (21 Dec 1793) Washington, Georgia
• Fact: Residence (1800) Spartanburg District, South Carolina
• Fact: Residence (1810) Spartanburg, South Carolina
• Fact: Tax Assessment (1821) Wilkes, Georgia
• Fact: Tax Assessment (1825) Wilkes, Georgia
• Fact: Tax Assessment (1828) Wilkes, Georgia
• Fact: Tax Assessment (1831) Wilkes, Georgia
• Fact: Tax Assessment (1832) Wilkes, Georgia
• Fact: 4 daughters living 1844 (1844)
• Fact: Probate (29 August 1859) Estate filed August 29, 1859
• Fact: Burial Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery, Rayle, Wilkes, Georgia
• Fact: Land Assessment Georgia

Sources

1. ↑ Lawrence Bankston Land Records
2. ↑ Lawrence Bankston [Jr.] Land Records.
3. ↑ Lawrence Bankston Land Records
4. ↑ Lawrence Bankston Land Records
5. ↑ Lawrence Bankston Land Records
6. ↑ DAR, page 6.
7. ↑ Lawrence Bankston [Jr.] Land Records
8. ↑ Sardis Baptist Church Records
9. ↑ Lawrence Bankston [Jr.] Land Records
10. ↑ Lawrence Bankston [Jr.] Land Records
11. ↑ Lawrence Bankston [Jr.] Land Records
12. ↑ Lawrence Bankston [Jr.] Land Revords
13. ↑ Lawrence Bankston [Jr.] Land Records
14. ↑ Lawrence Bankston Land Records
15. ↑ Will of Lawrence Bankston
16. ↑ Lawrence Bankston [Jr.] Land Records
17. ↑ DAR Record, Lawrence Bankston Jr.

• Washington [Georgia] News. Tuesday, November 24, 1829. Volume 3. Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia. Wilkes - Walton County, Georgia Archives. New Series. "To the Voters of Wilkes County" by Caleb Sappington, October 21, 1829. Additional Comments. From the records of Claire Sappington Schmidt to USGenWeb Archives submitter Cynthia Forde. http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/wilkes/newspapers/gnw83tothevot.txt. Accessed by Michael Boynton on November 27, 2015 at 12:30 PM.
• Lawrence Bankston [Jr.] Land Records, Wilkes county, Georgia. File contributed by the Rev. Dr. Cynthia Vold Forde. Accessed by Michael Boynton on November 27, 2015 at 2:15 PM. http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/wilkes/deeds/bankston.txt
• Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Records. Volume 51. Page * Ms. Isabelle Davis Thomason.
• Sardis Baptist Church Records online.
• Family Tree, database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 08 September 2021, 21:49), entry for Lawrence Bankston (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZXH-52F ); contributed by various users.
• Find A Grave *https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140350834/lawrence-bankston
• Gresham, Robinson & Allied Families *https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/6989691/person/-1185737948/facts
• Forde, Cynthia Forde-Beatty. "Georgia: Wilkes County: Lawrence Bankston Land Records." USGenWeb Archives - census wills deeds genealogy. Accessed November 27, 2015. http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/wilkes/deeds/bankston.txt. This information is about Peter Bankston son, Lawrence.
• Time Line of Peter Bankston, by Cynthia Forde-Beatty in Spirit in the South,http://cynthia-genealogyjournal.blogspot.com/2009/05/spirit-in-south-in-print.html
• Spirit in the South, Cynthia Forde-Beatty https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/226234/I10855/lawrence-bankston/individual
• http://bankstonblog.blogspot.com/