........Thomas Banks was born at Woodstocke in Wiltshire County, on St. Giles, England on September 1, 1642. He was the only son of Thomas and Dorathy Banks. He served as an apprentice to Mr. Wallistone, a Merchant in England. After his apprenticeship, he came to Virginia, settling in Northumberland County. He married three times...his third wife was Elizabeth Rogers Keene, the wife of William Keene, deceased. They were married on 8 December 1687. Thomas died ten years later in 1697, age 56. Elizabeth lived 23 years after his death, dying in 1720. They did not have children.
........Thomas was buried alongside Elizabeth's first husband William Keene at "Cypress Farm", at the head of Garner's Creek, on the left side of the road to Lewisetta. Elizabeth is believed to be buried there also. Both William and Thomas's inscriptions were readable circa 1950.
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........Thomas Banks was born at Woodstocke in Wiltshire County, on St. Giles, England on September 1, 1642. He was the only son of Thomas and Dorathy Banks. He served as an apprentice to Mr. Wallistone, a Merchant in England. After his apprenticeship, he came to Virginia, settling in Northumberland County. He married three times...his third wife was Elizabeth Rogers Keene, the wife of William Keene, deceased. They were married on 8 December 1687. Thomas died ten years later in 1697, age 56. Elizabeth lived 23 years after his death, dying in 1720. They did not have children.
........Thomas was buried alongside Elizabeth's first husband William Keene at "Cypress Farm", at the head of Garner's Creek, on the left side of the road to Lewisetta. Elizabeth is believed to be buried there also. Both William and Thomas's inscriptions were readable circa 1950.
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Inscription
....HERE LYETH THE BODY OF THOMAS BANKS GENT, THE ONLY SON OF THOMAS BANKS GENT. AND DORATHY HIS WIFE WAS BORN AT WOODSTOCKE IN WILTSHIRE ON ST. GILES
.......DAY, ANNO DOM. 1642
......AND SERVED Seven YEARS an
......APPRENTICE to MR. WALLISTONE MERCHT
......in Southampton. And after came into
......Verginia, where he married three Wives
......the last of which he tooke
......to Wife Eliza the Relict of William
......Keene, dec'd, daughter of
......John Rogers Gent. and Ellin his
......Wife of Northumberland County in
......Verginia. Was marryed the 8 day
......of December 1687 and dyed the
......20 of September Anno Dom.
......1697 In the 56 Year of his age.
......As also these two Versers. As I in
......Sorrow for thee have been distrest,
......If God Permit Me Lye by thee to rest.
Gravesite Details
Slab on his grave well preserved circa 1950, with the above inscription readable.
