Rachel Alston Banks

RACHEL ALSTON JONES BANKS: TRUE DAUGHTER OF THE REVOLUTION

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63228704/rachel-alston-banks

Wife of Capt. Ralph Banks Sr. born 1757 Granville, NC, died 1823 Elbert County, Georgia. Rachel was the daughter of Capt. James Jones of the NC Lighthorse Cavalry and wife Charity Alston. Charity was the daughter of Col. Solomon Alston of the Wake, NC Provisional Congress and Commander of the Wake Militia in the Revolutionary War. Both Capt. Jones and Col.Alston were members of the North Carolina Provisional Congress in addition to their service in the American Revoluton, and for this reason the DAR placed a "True Daughter of the Revolution" marker on her grave. Her husband Capt. Ralph Banks Sr., also a Revolutionary War Patriot, is buried at Coldwater Methodist Church in Elbert County, Georgia with an obelisk that also commemorates his beloved wife Rachel, who moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama with son Marion in 1823 after the death of her husband, in order to be near daughters Sarah Banks Sims and Mary Banks Jones, as well as sons Willis and Dunstan Banks. Dr. Richard Banks of Homer, Georgia, son of Ralph Sr. and Rachel, served the poor and Native American population of Northeast Georgia, and for that reason became the namesake of Banks County, by order of the Georgia Legislature. Descendants of Dr. Richard Banks and my ancestor Ralph Banks Jr. remained behind in Northeast Georgia.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Feb 7 2016, 4:14:38 UTC

From Cathy Cline at Find A Grave

RE: Thomas Bank

Feel free to use any of my photos. This marker is at the Banks Methodist Church in Granville County, NC. He donated the land to build the church.

The other marker on the page is at the Preddy Cemetery in Granville but he is not buried there. John Sheftall, the Banks Family Association genealogist, has determined that Thomas is buried in the family plot at his home on Coldwater Creek in Elbert County, GA. There is no marker for him there, though. John is working on an update to the book on the family.

If you are interested, the family association has a web page http://banksfamilyassociation.org/

It also has a Face Book page, but it was set up under the name of Thomas Banks instead of the family association.

https://www.facebook.com/Thomas-Banks-of-Elbert-County-151319768326...

There is a nice video on there about Thomas' life. Added by Cathy Cline on Feb 07, 2016 6:06 AM