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About John Banta

John Banta served as a revolutionary soldier (drummer in Capt. Hugh Campbell's company of the 2nd Battalion of York, PA) before migrating to Kentucky with group led by his Father, Henry Banta. Later he was one of the first to join the Shaker Community in Mercer, KY, donating his farm to the sect.

DAR Ancestor A005791


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John Banta's Timeline

1756
September 1756
Somerset County, Province of New Jersey
1783
December 4, 1783
1784
1784
Mercer County, Kentucky, United States
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