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Sir John Christopher Banks 1593 – 1650 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 July 1593

Birth Location: Caterbury, Kent, England

Death Date: 21 Oct 1650

Death Location: Canterbury, Kent, England

Father: Christopher Banks

Mother: Alice Foxe

Spouse(s): Lady Royall

Children(s): Lady Banks, Sea Royall, Lady Banks

Sir John Christopher Banks was born in 1593 in Caterbury, Kent, England, the child of Christopher John I Banks and Alice Keethia Foxe. Sir John Christopher Banks married Lady Janet Royall, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Katherine Banks, Sea Capt Joseph Royall, Lady Elizabeth Katherine Banks. Sir John Christopher Banks passed away in 1650 in Canterbury, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Sir John Christopher Banks was born in 1593 in Caterbury, Kent, England, the child of Christopher John I Banks and Alice Keethia Foxe.
  • Sir John Christopher Banks married Lady Janet Royall, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Katherine Banks, Sea Capt Joseph Royall, Lady Elizabeth Katherine Banks.
  • Sir John Christopher Banks passed away in 1650 in Canterbury, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher Banks
1572 – 1650
Birth Location: Aylesbury, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
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Alice Foxe
1571 – 1603
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Royall
1600 – 1627
Birth Location: Canterbury, Kent, England
LR

Children(s)

Lady Banks
1627 – 1686
Birth Location: Canterbury, Kent County, England (Northamptonshire)
LB
Sea Royall
1646 – 1722
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia Colony
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Lady Banks
1627 – 1733
Birth Location: Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
LB

Sir Banks's Ancestors

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Sir Banks
1593 – 1650
Birth Place: Caterbury, Kent, England
Parents
Christopher John I Banks
1572 – 1650
Aylesbury, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
Alice (Keethia) Foxe
1571 – 1603
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Bankes) (Banks)
1538 – 1593
Farnworth, Lancashire, England
Jane Moulton
1542 – 1599
Moulton, Spalding, Lincolnshire, England
Thomas Foxe
1539 – 1601
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Margaret Gilman
1541 – 1617
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Banks's Descendants

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Sir (John Christopher) Banks (2 July 1593 – 21 Oct 1650) m. Lady (Janet) Royall (1600-1609 – Aft. 1627)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Katherine) Banks (Nov 1627 – 1 December 1686) m. Sir (Captain Henry) Isham (1628 – 13 November 1678) m. Captain (Joseph Elisha) Royall (2 Jul 1600 – 10 Mar 1655) m. William Banks
    1. 1. Mary Royall (1659 – 29 December 1735)
    2. 2. Katherine (Anne) Royall (10 October 1644 – abt 1682) m. Richard Perrin (1635 – 1 April 1695) m. John (William) Worsham (25 Jan 1594 – 1660) m. Henry Isham m. Thomas (Warman) Perren (22 Feb 1610 – 1689)
  2. 2. Sea (Capt Joseph) Royall (1646 – 07 MAY 1722)
  3. 3. Lady (Elizabeth Katherine) Banks (1627 – 1733) m. Capt. (Joseph Elisha Royall) II (2 Jul 1600 – 10 Mar 1655) m. William Hulbert (1635 – 18 October 1718)
    1. 1. Captain (Joseph) Royall (1646 – 7 May 1722) m. Mary (Rose) Worsham (June 1646 – 19 Sep 1726) m. Mary Archer (1664 – 19 September 1726)
      1. 1. Susannah Royall (1671 – 1734) m. John (H Clarin) Ellis (1660-1669 – 1719-1720)
        1. 1. Captain (Charles G.) Ellis (1719 – Aug 1759) m. Susannah Harding (1721 – 1816)

Sir Banks's Timeline

10 Records

1593
2 July 1593
Birth of Sir John Christopher Banks in Canterbury, Kent, England
Canterbury, Kent, England
1593
2 July 1593
Birth of Sir John Christopher Banks in Canterbury, Kent, England
Canterbury, Kent, England
1593
2 July 1593
Birth of Sir John Christopher Banks in Canterbury, Kent, England
Canterbury, Kent, England
1593
2 July 1593
Birth of Sir John Christopher Banks in Caterbury, Kent, England
Caterbury, Kent, England
1620
1620 or 1624
Age 27
Sir John Christopher Banks was married in Northamptonshire, England
Northamptonshire, England
1624
1624 or 1627
Age 31
Sir John Christopher Banks was married in Northamptonshire, Eng.
Northamptonshire, Eng.
1644
Dec. 28, 1644
Age 51
Death of Sir John Christopher Banks in Canterbury, Kent, England
Canterbury, Kent, England
1650
21 Oct 1650
Age 57
Death of Sir John Christopher Banks in Canterbury, Kent, England
Canterbury, Kent, England
1650
21 Oct 1650
Age 57
Death of Sir John Christopher Banks in Northampton Bor., Northamptonshire, Eng.
Northampton Bor., Northamptonshire, Eng.
1650
21 Oct 1650
Age 57
Death of Sir John Christopher Banks in Canterbury, Kent, England
Canterbury, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 July 1593
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 July 1593
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 July 1593
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 July 1593
    Event Place: Caterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1620 or 1624
    Event Place: Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1624 or 1627
    Event Place: Northamptonshire, Eng.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1620; Page Number: 151

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1650
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1650
    Event Place: Northampton Bor., Northamptonshire, Eng.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec. 28, 1644
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1650
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
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