Elizabeth (Rogers) Banks (abt. 1643 - 1722)

Born about 1643 in Kent Island, Queen Anne's, Maryland

Wife of Thomas Banks — married 8 Dec 1687 in Northumberland, Virginia

Descendants

Died 15 Mar 1722 at about age 79 in St Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Elizabeth first married William Keene, son of Thomas Keene, Jr. and Mary Thorley Keene on circa 1665 in St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland County. They had six children. (Note: Five children are recorded in the register of St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland County, giving their date of birth. There was a sixth child, an unknown daughter, William passed away in 1684.

Elizabeth remarried after William's death to Thomas Banks, Gent of Wiltshire, England on December 8, 1687, three years after William Keene's death. On September 20, 1697, Thomas Banks died at age 56 which was ten years after they had married. Thomas was buried beside Elizabeth's first husband William, near the family home at "Cypress Farm",

Different dates in different articles

1. (Elizabeth Rogers Keene Banks died in 1720.....her will was dated May 23, 1720 and probated July 20, 1720, so she died between May and July of 1720, cause of death unknown. She was approximately 77 years old. Source: Garner-Keene Families of Northern Neck Virginia by Ruth Ritchie and Sudie Wood, copyright 1952.)
2. Alternate death date: (At the age of seventy-three, Elizabeth Rogers Keene Banks died in March 1722, thirty eight years after William's (Keene) death. Source: "The William and Mary College Quarterly Magazine".
3. (Mrs. Elizabeth [Rogers Keene] Banks, after enduring two widowhoods, died 1722 (will probated March 15, 1722). Source: "The William and Mary College Quarterly Magazine", 1 st Series, Vol III, 1899 p. 42-47)
4. (In 1722, occurred the death of Elizabeth, widow of William Keene, widow of Thomas Banks, her will being proved March 15, 1722. Source: "Ancestral Records and Portraits" The Colonial Dames of America Vol II, 1910"

Sources

• Genealogical charts of James Mason Grove.
• A rootsweb page.

Find A Grave Memorial

Elizabeth Rogers Banks

Birth 1643 Northumberland County, Virginia, USA

Death 1720 (aged 76–77) Northumberland County, Virginia, USA

Burial Cypress Farm Burial Ground, Lewisetta, Northumberland County, Virginia, :Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #107628584

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Rogers-5535 created through the import of Dennis Family Tree.GED on May 23, 2012 by Laurie Lamb.