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     Benajah Gentry was born in 1733.¹
Benajah Gentry died in 1831.¹

     Hester (Porter?) Simms was born circa 1840 at Missouri, USA; aged 10 in 1850 census.²
     Hester (Porter?) Simms was listed as a resident in Judge James Lovell Simms J.P. and Elizabeth Pratt's household in the census report on 20 August 1850 at District 99, Warren Co., Missouri, USA; p. 35A, lines 10-12, Dwelling 105, Family 105
10 SIMMS, James L. 58 [1792] M W Farmer $1500 VA
11 " , Elizabeth 52 [1798] F W VA
12 " , Hester (Porter?) 10 [1840] M W MO.³

     Capt. Tunstall Banks was born circa 1722 at King and Queen Co. (now), Virginia, USA.^4,3,5 He married Sarah Baylor in 1747 at King and Queen Co. (now), Virginia, USA.^6,3,5

Capt. Tunstall Banks died in 1790 at King William Co., Virginia, USA.^3,5
     Reference: TUNSTALL of NORTH CAROINA
"There has been too much controversy about the early Tunstall's in Virginia to undertake to write about them accurately. Mrs. Phillip W. Hiden has written an excellent review of a book by Whit Norris entitled ''The First Tunstalls in Virginia'' (59V 367-370) (see also 14V -444). This book is very excellent in its presentation of later generations.
Therefore, this account starts with Colonel Richard Tunstall of King and Queen, who was born about 1700, inasmuch as he was Deputy County Clerk of Essex from 1721 to 1724. He was residing in that County in 1724 (9V-436). In 1733-35 he was a Justice of the County Court of King and Queen. (Exec. Journals of Council, Vol. 4-299). From 1741 to 1757 he was Clerk of the County Court of King and Queen. (Stratton Major Parish Vestry Book, pp. 42, 116). Also he was appointed Clerk of Committee of Propositions and Grievances in the House of Burgesses, Sept. 1744.
In the above Parish Register he is referred to as ''Captain, Major, and Colonel'' of King and Queen in sequence from 1741to 1757. He was elected to the House of Burgesses in 1766, succeeding John Robinson. (B. J. 1766-69, p. 4). He served 1n this capacity during 1767 and 1768. He was Chairman of the Committee of Safety in 1714 for King and Queen. His son-in-law, George Brooks, was Vice-chairman, his son John was Clerk, and his son Richard and nephew Tunstall Banks were members.
Col. Richard Tunstall married Ann, daughter of Leonard Hill of Essex County, whose will dated May 12, 1728, proven May 1728, mentions his daughter Ann Tunstall. Ann Hill, born in 1708, first married Dr. James Walker in 1724, as evidenced by the Bible records of her grandson, James W. Maury (27V-376). Dr. James Walker was born March 7, 1692. His children were: Mary Walker, born Nov. 22, 1724, married James Maury, Nov. 11, 1843; died March 20, 1798; and Leonard James Walker, born Nov. 1726, died May 1733. (Id.)
Colonel Tunstall lived on the Mattapony River, and while he and his wife were away from home his two young daughters went wading 1n the river and were drowned. He died before 1782, for the King and Queen tax rolls for that year show that his estate consisted of 1203 acres of which Richard Tunstall, Jr., later received 665 acres in the 1783 rolls. If Col. Tunstall left a will, it perished in the destruction of the King and Queen records.
The most authoritative list of his children was made by his granddaughter• Lucy Tunstall Williams and confirmed by her son, our old friend John Buxton Williams in a letter dated Jan. 27, 1882. (14V437). His statements about other families have been proven correct. (See 17 C - 306; H. S. F., Vol., p. 343.)
Mrs. Williams said: "My grandfather (the said Richard Tunstall) had five sons and five daughters; their names were: RICHARD; LEONARD; THOMAS; JOHN; and my beloved father, WILLIAM; the daughters were: ELIZABETH; CATHERINE; ANN; HESTER; and Aunt BROOKE'. Aunt Brooke was HANNAH TUNSTALL who married George Brooke. (14V437)
William Tunstall, son of Colonel Richard and the beloved father of Mrs. Williams, was born ca. 1736 in King and Queen. He attended Dr. Robertson's School in King and Queen 1760-61 (33V291). He moved to Halifax Co., Va., where in June 1767, he became the first County Clerk of the County of Pittsylvania.* He lived in the western part of the county and on Jan. 1, 1777, his plantation fell in Henry County when it was formed from Pittsylvania. He therefore became ineligible to hold the Clerks office in Pitts. Notwithstanding his ineligibility, he was re-elected Clerk of Pitts, which office he held until 1791.
He was Major of the Pittsylvania County Militia, Nov. 23, 1773 (0. V. 2, p. 275). He became Lt. Colonel Sept. 27, 1775 (19V307). On June 20, 1778, he became County Lieutenant of Pittsylvania, which office he resigned March 23, 1780. (9V 266-415).
Colonel William Tunstall married Elizabeth (Betsy) Barker, born ca. 1745, daughter of Thomas Barker and his wife, Mrs. Ferebee Savage Pugh. On her mother's side she was descended from Ancient Planter Thomas Savage, who arrived at Jamestown Jan. 8, 1608 (A. P. P. 240); on her father's side from Richard Warren of the Mayflower (Index 2065). The date of her marriage 1s unknown, but it was long before the will of John Blagg of Henry County was probated, for John Blagg in his will dated Feb. 22, 1781, bequeathed to ''My Godson, William Tunstall, son of William Tunstall a widowed negro woman and her children. ''If said William died then to Peyton Randolph Tunstall'' unto Thomas Barker Tunstall my sorrel mare. (W.B. 1-1779-99, p. 49).
Thomas Barker, Betsy's father, was appointed Provincial Agent of North Carolina in England in 1761, and Betsy must have accompanied him inasmuch as her portrait was painted by the celebrated English portrait painter, William Hogarth, who was never in America.
In 1791, Colonel William Tunstall resigned his offices 1n Pittsylvania and Henry Counties and moved to Bertie County, N. c. The exact date of his death is not known, but he was plaintiff or defendant in several suits in Henry County, and at the April Session 1793, three of them were abated by the death of Col. William Tunstall. (M1nutes 6, pp. 21-87).
The will of Betsy Barker Tunstall was dated June 17, 1803, and probated November Term 1803, in Bertie County. In it she mentions nine of her ten children and a ''Granddaughter Ruth V. Tunstall, daughter of Edmund Tunstall of Virginia.'' Ruth was the daughter of Betsy's daughter Ann (Nancy) who had married her first cousin, Edmund Tunstall."⁷

; From "Descendants of William BANKS": (p. 6):
"Tunstall Banks was the eldest son who inherited under the will of the first William Banks the estate "Mantapike" in King & Queen. In February 1759, he had its entail docked and soon after sold it to George Brooke, husband of his first cousin, Hannah Tunstall (Hening's Stat., viii. 474; Bagby's Hist., 51).
About 1765-7, he was a Justice of King & Queen.
In April 1767, he was defendant in a suit by his kinsmen Tunstall and Brooke.
On 12 December 177 4, he was elected to the Committee of Safety and probably rendered other Revolutionary service.
In 1782, he was taxed with 230 acres in King & Queen and himself appraised some lands on that tax roll.
He married Sarah (maiden name unknown) and left (unident fied) descendants.
Source: 'THE FIRST TUNSTALLS IN VIRGINA" by Whit Morris (1950) - p 7.

At some time prior to 1758, Manatpike had passed to his son, Tunstall Banks, who sold the entire plantation to George Brooke in 1764. Tunstall Banks then moved to his plantation in King William County.
He had been named in the Commission of Justices of King & Queen County and on the Committee of Safety.
Source: "Old New Kent County (Virginia) : Some Account of the Planters, Plantations, and Places" by Malcolm H Haris - Vol. 1:p.414."⁵

; See Parker Wood Family Tree by Rachel Potter for a proposal regarding the possible ancestry of John Banks through Tunstall Banks.

Rachel leaves open two key possibilities:
1. That John might have been the son of Lynn Banks and Sarah Proctor, but she mentions a DNA test that adds credibility to his father having been Tunstall: "Rachel has DNA matches with descendents of Baylor Banks (1755-1815), who could have been John's brother. Or match is from somewhere else?" N.B. Baylor Banks was a son of Tunstall.
2. Tunstall Banks May have married twice, or his wife's name is confused:
m1 Sarah Jane Richards
m2 Sarah Baylor?⁸ He witnessed the death of William Banks in 1748 at Virginia, USA; "William Bankes of King and Queen count (will dated November 10, 1709), had issue, Ralph Banks, who died about 1735, leaving issue William Banks (Hening, V., p.214). the last-mentioned William Banks died in 1748, leaving issue, Tunstall Banks, his eldest son and heir, living in 1759 (Hening, VII. p. 294). Mile Banks and John Banks were members of the Virginia Company." (p. 234.)^9,10 Capt. Tunstall Banks was "Justices of the Peace of Colonial Virgina, 1757-1775"
Justice of the Peace
also listed, Richard Tunstall between 1766 and 1772 at King and Queen Co., Virginia, USA.¹¹

     Sarah Baylor was born circa 1723 at King and Queen Co. (now), Virginia, USA.² She married Capt. Tunstall Banks, son of William Banks and Ann Tunstall, in 1747 at King and Queen Co. (now), Virginia, USA.^3,1,4

Sarah Baylor died circa 1806 at King and Queen Co. (now), Virginia, USA.²
     Sarah Baylor was also known as Sarah Jane Richards.³

     Caleb Percy Shoebridge was born circa 1882 at England; Aged 24 on 1906 marriage record. He married Fern Abigail Meek, daughter of Oscar Lelan Meek and Annie L. Cresap, on 6 August 1903 at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Co., California, USA,
;
Her 1st husband
California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980
Original data: California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1830-1980. California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images.¹

     William Banks married Ann Tunstall, daughter of Richard? Tunstall and Ann Leonard.⁴
William Banks was born in 1707.⁴
William Banks died in 1748 at Virginia, USA; "William Bankes of King and Queen count (will dated November 10, 1709), had issue, Ralph Banks, who died about 1735, leaving issue William Banks (Hening, V., p.214). the last-mentioned William Banks died in 1748, leaving issue, Tunstall Banks, his eldest son and heir, living in 1759 (Hening, VII. p. 294). Mile Banks and John Banks were members of the Virginia Company." (p. 234.)^5,6
      ; From "Descendants of William BANKS": (pp. 3-4): "William Banks inherited Mantapike under the provisions of his father's will and was resident here in 1742.
In add ition to the Mantapike tract, he owned a mill and adjacent lands in King W illiam County.
At some time prior to 1758, Manatpike had passed to his son, Tunstall Banks, who sold the entire plantation to George Brooke in 1764.
Source: "Old New Kent County (Virginia) : Some Account of the Planters, Plantations, and Places" by Malcolm H Harris - Vol. 1: p 414.⁷ "

     Ralph Banks was born in 1684.³
Ralph Banks died circa 1735 at Virginia, USA.^1,3
      ; From "Descendants of William BANKS": (p. 2)
"Ralph Banks resided at Manatpike and at his death it was left to his son, William Banks, who was resident here in 17 42.
Source: "Old New Kent County (Virginia) : Some Account of the Planters, Plantations, and Places" by Malcolm H Harris - Vol. 1: p 414."
"According to one family tradition, Thomas was the ol dest son, but he was disinherited because he married a Quaker. Although the will of h is father, William Bankes, is no longer extant, ii was for this reason that Ralph, the second eldest son, inherited the entire estate.
Source: "Moran Exodus from Offaly" by Patrick E Moran."³ He witnessed the death of William Banks in 1748 at Virginia, USA; "William Bankes of King and Queen count (will dated November 10, 1709), had issue, Ralph Banks, who died about 1735, leaving issue William Banks (Hening, V., p.214). the last-mentioned William Banks died in 1748, leaving issue, Tunstall Banks, his eldest son and heir, living in 1759 (Hening, VII. p. 294). Mile Banks and John Banks were members of the Virginia Company." (p. 234.)^4,5

     William Banks was born before 1643 at Corfe Castle, Dorsetshire, England; per Ray H Banks' Report on William Bankes:
"There is one tradition reported by James William Banks of Virginia. He was a William Bankes descendant from part of the family that lived continuously in Virginia and was born in 1849. He indicated there were multiple brothers from his family who came to America according to his family's tradition. (Reba Fitzpatrick Lea in her 1945 book, The Lea Family in Nelson County, Virginia, p. 80, based on a 1934 interview with James.) This tradition is seemingly incompatible with another tradition among the descendants of William's grandson Thomas. This latter tradition claims William was a son of Sir John Bankes of Keswick, Cumbria, and Corfe Castle, Dorsetshire, but as mentioned above, the Sir John Bankes family has an entirely different genetic profile."^3,4 He was born in 1643 at Alkham (prob.), co. Kent, England; Parker Wood Family Tree says b. 1643, prob. Alkham, Kent, England or was it VA?¹ He married Mary Tunstall, daughter of Richard Tunstall and Mary Savage, in 1680.³

William Banks died after 11 October 1709 at King and Queen Co., Virginia, USA; Date of will.⁵
William Banks died before 10 November 1709 at King and Queen Co., Virginia, USA; Date of probate of will.³

His estate was probated on 10 November 1709 at Virginia (now), USA.³

     Reference: Descendants of William Banks, found on Parker Wood Family Tree: "Stanley Simpson originally shared this on 7 Oct 2019"
See attached pages in *.jpg and *.pdf formats.⁶

William Banks immigrated to Virginia, USA; NB: Year of immigration is not given. His father is recorded as immigrating in 1635, before William was born.
U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
Virginia; Page Number: 152
Name     William Banks
Arrival Place     Virginia
Primary Immigrant     Banks, William
Source Publication Code     9450
Annotation     Published extracts from The Magazine of American Genealogy, section 4, nos. 1-27 (1929 - [1932]). Good compilation but incomplete, since publication of the magazine was suspended; it contains names from beginning of alphabet through 'Battles' only. Source
Source Bibliography     VIRKUS, FREDERICK A., editor. Immigrants to America before 1750. An Alphabetical List of Immigrants to the Colonies, before 1750, Compiled from Official and Other Records. Surnames 'A through Battles.' Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1965. 220p.
Household Members (Name)     William Banks.⁷

; From "Descendants of William BANKS": (p. 1)
"William Bankes appears in the records of York Co., Virginia, on 24 January 1660. He is known to have llived in New Kent, Co., which was created from York Co. land in 1654 and he died on 10 November 1709 in King & Queen Co., which was created from New Kent Co. landi n 1691.
He was often referred to as "William Bankes of King & Queen Co." and called his land there his "Home Dividend." or his ''Dividend Land and later "Mantapike".
Source: "Moran Exodus from Offaly" by Patrick E Moran.³

Reference: Ray H Banks' Report on William Bankes
Posted Dec 13, 2018 by Rachel Potter
See attached pages in *.jpg and *.pdf formats.⁸ William Banks was also known as William Bankes.⁵
William Banks was mentioned in a land transaction in 1683 at Mantapike, King and Queen Co., Virginia (now), USA,
Memo: From "Descendants of William BANKS": (p. 1)
"Edward Digges, esq. Gent on April 18, 1653, was granted a tract 1of land containing 700 acres, called Mantpoyick, lying on the north side of the Mat tapony River, running from a small creek up by the river southeasterl to Mattoones Creek (Land Patnt Book n° 3, p 32). The title to this land did not remain long in the name of Digges who sold it to Thomas Baxter prior to 1656,which link in the title was set forth in the repatent to William Banks, which was entered on 20 October 1689 for 1.079 acres. It had belonged to Adam Holland in the meantime and he sold it to William Banks in 1683.

William Banlks was the owner of this plantation at the time, of his death in 1709, when it passed to his son, Ralph Banks, by the provisions of his last will and testament.

Source: "Old New Kent County (Virginia): So:me Account of the Planters, Plantations, and Places" by Malcolm H Harris - Vol 1: p 414.³
He witnessed the death of William Banks in 1748 at Virginia, USA; "William Bankes of King and Queen count (will dated November 10, 1709), had issue, Ralph Banks, who died about 1735, leaving issue William Banks (Hening, V., p.214). the last-mentioned William Banks died in 1748, leaving issue, Tunstall Banks, his eldest son and heir, living in 1759 (Hening, VII. p. 294). Mile Banks and John Banks were members of the Virginia Company." (p. 234.)^9,10

     James Bankes was born in 1600.¹
     James Bankes immigrated in 1635 to Virginia, USA; U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
Place: Virginia; Year: 1635; Page Number: 163, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010, Provo, UT, USA
Name     James Bankes
Age     35
Birth Year     abt 1600
Arrival Year     1635
Arrival Place     Virginia
Primary Immigrant     Bankes, James
Source Publication Code     1219.4
Source Bibliography     COLDHAM, PETER WILSON. The Complete Book of Emigrants: A Comprehensive Listing Compiled from English Public Records of Those Who Took Ship to the Americas for Political, Religious, and Economic Reasons; of Those Who Were Deported for Vagrancy, Roguery, or Non-Conformity; and of Those Who Were Sold to Labour in the New Colonies. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. 1607-1660. 1988. 600p.
Household members
Name     Age
James Bankes     35.^1,2,3

     Mary Tunstall was born in 1663.¹ She married William Banks, son of James Bankes, in 1680.¹

Mary Tunstall died in 1709.¹

     Thomas Banks married Mary Davis.¹
Thomas Banks was born in 1682.¹
Thomas Banks died in 1754.¹

     William Banks married Elizabeth Martin on 13 September 1753.^1,2

William Banks died in 1763.^1,2
      ; From "Descendants of William BANKS": (p. 3): "William BANKS and Elizabeth MARTIN had the following children:
i. WILLIAM4 BANKS was born on 6 December 1753.
ii. ELIZABETH BANKS was born on 8 March 1756.
iii. RALPH BANKS was born on 1 June 1759. He married (1) CATHERINE (BANKS). He married (2) MARTHA VENOBLE on 9 December 1778.
iv. MILDRED BANKS was born on 14 January 1762. She married (1) WILLIAM GAINES. He was born in 1757. He died in 1851.² "

     Thomas Banks was born at Halifax Co., Virginia, USA.¹ He married Sarah (?)¹

Thomas Banks died on 19 October 1775.¹
      ; From "Descendants of William BANKS": (p. 3): "Thomas BANKS and Sarah (BANKS) had the follov.1ng children:
i.     JOHN4 BANKS. He married (1) SARAH TRAYLOR.
ii.     DUNSTON BANKS. He married (1) POLLY TRAYLOR."

     Thomas Banks married Susannah Priddy-Hunt at Granville Co., North Carolina, USA,
; His 2nd wife.^1,2 Thomas Banks was born in 1709 at Granville Co., North Carolina, USA.^1,2 He married Sarah Chandler in 1743
; His 1st wife.^1,2 Thomas Banks married Betty White in 1748
; His 3rd wife.^1,2
Thomas Banks died on 28 June 1789 at Elbert Co., Georgia, USA.^1,2

     Sarah Chandler was born at Caroline Co., Virginia, USA.^1,2 She married Thomas Banks, son of Ralph Banks, in 1743
; His 1st wife.^1,2
Sarah Chandler died in 1747.^1,2