Georgia:  Wilkes County: Lawrence Bankston Land Records

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BIRTH: Lawrence Bankston was my fifth great grandfather. He was born in
1754 to Peter Bankston and Priscilla? in Orange County, NC. He served in
the Revolutionary War as a private in the Georgia Continental Line. (This
info comes from the DAR: Vol. 51, page 66. Ms. Isabelle Davis Thomason,
DAR ID # 50142.) My DAR Membership # 804758 was approved July 7, 2001;
Brenham, Texas Chapter, Jabez Deming. 

MARRIAGE: Lawrence Bankston and Delphia Nancy Henderson, daughter of Joseph
Henderson (Rev. War Soldier) and Adelphia Lea, were married Abt.1777; they
were parents of six daughters and one son. Their daughter, Martha Bankston
Sappington, was my fourth great grandmother

BANKSTON RESEARCH: The bulk of the Bankston research has been completed by
others. Books abound on the Bankston lineage. One book that has impressed
me is Bankston Cousins, by Anne Haigler of St. Louis, MO. A great deal of
my data is from descendants, Mona Herrin and Patrick Stevens IV, both
Bankston researchers. Dr. Peter Craig, of The Swedish Colonial Society, has
been of tremendous value in clarifying issues related to the confusion over
the identity of Lawrence Bankston's parents. 

There was confusion over Lawrence Bankson/Bankston because there were two
persons named Lawrence Bankston, Jr. Edna Vacher, author of old Bankston
research, thought that he was the son of Lawrence Bankston (Sr.). The
confusion ended with the research of historian, Dr. Peter Craig of the
Swedish Colonial Society. Lawrence, b. 1754 was Lawrence Bankston, Sr.'s
grandson, and not his son by Ann Majors. Instead, Lawrence Bankston b. 1754
was the son of Peter Bankston and Priscilla? . One of the many proofs
offered by Dr. Craig is that Lawrence, born 1754, inherited a child's
portion along with Priscilla in Peter's will. He did not inherit from
Lawrence (Sr.). 

There are those who followed Edna Vacher's research, which is
unsubstantiated, regarding Lawrence b. 1754 as the son of Lawrence Bankston,
Sr. b. 1700-1704. There was another Lawrence Bankson, JR. b. 1748. This
Lawrence (in NC) could not read or write. Lawrence b. 1754 could read and
write. That prompted the discernment that Lawrence b. . 1748 and Lawrence b
1754 were two different men. (This is from the notes of Ramond Mozley. He
obtained his copy from the GA Archives.)

Lawrence Bankston, Jr. b. 1754, died on Friday, November 15th, 1844 in his
90th year of age. This is in agreement with the death date on the DAR
record. It also concurs with the birth date of 1754 (Haigler) s/o Peter
Bankson and Priscilla ? ( not 1748 attributed to Lawrence Bankston, Jr., 
possible son of Lawrence Bankson/Bankston and Ann Majors).

MIGRATION TO GEORGIA: It appears that Lawrence and his wife, Delphia Nancy
Henderson, moved to in Wilkes County, GA in 1782. They were members of the
Sardis Baptist Church according to their church records. Lawrence received
his first land grant of 28.5 acres on Kettle Creek on March 31, 1784. He
also received a land grant of 200 acres in Washington Co., Ga in 1784, 200
acres in Wilkes County, GA in 1785. He received 200 acres on Kettle Creek
in 1806. Other records follow:

Wilkes Co., Ga. Deed Book NN, 1795-1796, pg. 217. 8 Nov 1794,Thomas Lea,
John Lea, Jonathan Lea, Nancy Lea, to William Lea, all of Wilkes Co., for 10
Lbs., 94 1/2 acres on Kettle Creek waters, adj. SW by Larry Bankston and
James Echols, N by Thomas Lea, E by William Lea, S by Subtrine. (signed)
Thomas Lea, John Lea, Jonathan Lea, Nancey Lea. Ack. before A. Burroughs, J
P., 10 Nov 1794. Regd 12 Feb 1796.

Pg. 219 27 Oct 1795, William Lea to Lawrence Bankston, both of Wilkes Co.,
for 10 Lbs, 94 acres on Kettle Creek waters, sdj. SW by Lawrence Bankston
and James Eckols, N by Thos. Lea, E by William Lea, S by Subtrine. (signed)
William Lea. Wit. A. Burroughs, J.P., Regd 12 Feb 1796.