Third Generation (Continued)
Family of Benjamin BANNER Sr. (4) & Sarah CLAYTON

18. Henry BANNER39, 4012, M. Born in 1773 in Surry Co.,NC. Henry died in Washington Co.,Tenn. on 4 Dec 1840; he was 67. Buried in Washington Co.,Tenn.

29 Jan 1829 - Will of Henry Banner, son of Benjamin. Sr. and Sarah in Washington Co.,Tenn.
"Know all men by these presents that I Henry Banner
of the County of Washington and state of Tennessee Do
Make this my Last Will and Testament for the
Home of allmighty God(word marked out) I gave My Body to the
Dust and my sole to the Lord Amen gave and Bequeath
unto my Dearly beloved WIFE JUDY all the (word marked out) plantat-
tion whereon (word marked out) she now lives an as far up a
Dry Gut which divided apart of sd. lands rented to BENJAMON
P.HOPKINS and after BENJAMON P. HOPKINS time is out
I Give and Bequeath unto my Beloved son LEWIS one
years rent of the part of (word marked out) the track
rented to said HOPKINS for hs scooling and said HOPKINS
to have a preference of Renting of that part where
on now he Lives and after that the Balance of the
Rents to go to the use of the family and after he gets his
first years Rent then my Wife JUDY is to have the
Benefits of said Lands During her Lifetime or During
her widow hood then in that case the Land is to be
Rented out for the Benefit for the Children LEWIS and
CATHERINE and ELIZABETH and ANN and MAHALEY. MARY
HOPKINS is to have one of the Cow Beasts out of the
present stock and said MARY to have her home as
long as she thinks proper with the family the Rent of
the property for the use of the family I appoint
My Beloved Wife JUDY BANNER and PHILLIP BANNER
and John Edwards(word marked out) Executors in this my Last
Will and Testament. Whereof I set my hand this
the 26 day of January 1829. Note a beny* BROTHER EPHRIAM
BANNER is to make his home with the Rest of my family
if he wishes to Do so. Henry Banner SEAL
attest
Joseph Longmire
Hannah Longmire
Benjamin P. Hopkins
*Another interpretation is that "Note a beny" is a corruption of the Latin phrase "nota bene" meaning "note well."


1840 - Land records for district 7, Washington Co.,Tenn. show.....Henry Banner Heirs.......110 acres.

Sept 1841-Henry Banner's will probated in Washington Co.,Tenn.

Research: The census evaluation of the Benjamin Banner,Sr, family shows Henry in the household of his father on the 1790 census Stokes Co.,NC census. On the 1800 census, Henry has left the household and is thought to be in Kentucky in the area of Clear Creek,KY(Hopkins Co.) and married to Juda "Judy" Cope Hopkins. This is the second marriage for Juda Cope, she was previously married to Parker Hopkins. According to the book, "Over the Misty Hills, the Story of Cocke Co.,Tenn."by Ruth Webb Odell, "Parker Hopkins went away to fight Indians and was never seen again." In 1813, Henry's first child Lewis Banner is born in Clear Creek,KY. It is possible that Henry was in Washington Co.,Tenn. by 1820, however he does not show on the Tenn. Federal Census until 1840 and at that time he is in Washington Co.,Tenn.13

ca 1810 when Henry was 37, he married Juda "Judy" COPE, 4013, F, in Kentucky??40 Born in 1774 in Kentucky?? Juda "Judy" died in Washington Co. Tenn. in 1855/1856; she was 81.

Research: From a notebook of Robt. Eugene Hopkins (son of Wm. Montgomery), where he has copied a section referenced "History of Hamilton Co & Chattanooga Tenn.", Vol 1, page 271:
Sequatchie county -
Sequatchie Co. was erected by Act. of the general Assembly of the state of Tennesse in 1859 from territory belonging to Hamilton Co. & Marion Co. The county was erected several years after the date of the last Revolutionary Pension list, but several graves of the Revolutionary Soldiers can be found within its boundaries they lived however in Marion & Hamilton Co. & drew pensions in these counties. Sequatchie Co. territory had its part in the Indian history of the Section, Benjamin Hopkins, was killed by the Indian in Sequatchie vally near the present sight of Chattanooga. Judith Cope Hopkins, wife of the victim, was captured by the Indians & she gave birth to a son while she
was a captive. The son was named Benjamin Parker Hopkins, he was probably named for his father. An Indian woman aided Judith H. & her child to escape.

Benjamin and Mary are the children of Juda Cope Hopkins Banner and they are both mentioned in Henry Banner's will dated 26 Jan 1829:

"....Dry Gut which divided apart of sd. lands rented to BENJAMON
P.HOPKINS and after BENJAMON P. HOPKINS* time is out
I Give and Bequeath unto my Beloved son LEWIS one
years rent of the part of (word marked out) the track
rented to said HOPKINS for hs scooling and said HOPKINS
to have a preference of Renting of that part where
on now he Lives ...."

"....MARY HOPKINS is to have one of the Cow Beasts out of the
present stock and said MARY to have her home as
long as she thinks proper with the family...."
*Benjamin Parker Hopkins was born 4 Dec 1808 in Sequatchie, Marion Co.,Tenn. (He is shown in the Cocke Co. book as born in Sequatchie, Yancey Co.,NC, but there is no such place.) He married Ruth Tinker on 23 Nov 1826 in Washington Co.,Tenn. and he died after he and his wife had several children on 28 Nov 1884 in Cosby, Tenn.41

They had the following children:
54 i. Lewis, 4713, M (1813-1893)
55 ii. Catherine "Kate", 4715, F (1816-)
56 iii. Elizabeth "Lizzie", 4717, F (1817-1892)
57 iv. Annie, 4718, F (1818-1899)
58 v. Mahaly "Haley", 5263, F (ca1824-)

19. Benjamin BANNER Jr., 4015, M. Born in 1793/1798 in Stokes Co.,NC. Benjamin died in Forsyth Co.,NC on 10 Oct 1879; he was 86.19

Research: Benjamin,Jr. shows in his father's household on the 1800, 1810 and 1820 census. Ben,Jr. married in 1825 in Stokes Co.,NC and on the 1830 Stokes County census,he is head of his own household.13

20 Mar 1868 - Brunswick Co,NC - Benjamin Banner filed for Bankrupty In Wilmington, NC. He is from Forsyth County, NC - Case # 151.

1870 - Forsyth Co., NC - Benjamin Banner is on the census living in the household of Adeline Clayton, his daughter, in Bethania Township. His occupation is farming.

4 Nov 1872 - Guilford Co., NC - Benjamin Banner filed for Bankrupty in Greensboro, NC. Docket only, Case # 526.

On 27 Mar 1825 when Benjamin was 32, he married Margaret "Peggy" GEIGER OR KIGER, 4016, F, daughter of Johann Adam GEIGER OR KIGER, 8641, M (1771-1843) & Christina MOSER, 8642, F (1774-), in Stokes Co.,NC.10 Born in 1802/1808 in Stokes Co.,NC.

They had the following children:
59 i. Wilson/Wesley Clayton, 5195, M (1827-1893)
60 ii. Christine "Adeline", 5129, F (1828-1890)
61 iii. Marcrum Van Buren, 4850, M (ca1831-1865)
62 iv. Mary "Catherine", 190, F (1839-1906)

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