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.
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.
Family Members
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Maj Thomas Alston Banks
1789–1835
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Willis Banks
1791–1852
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James Jones Banks
1792–1867
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Mrs Sarah Banks Sims
1793–1874
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Dr Richard E. Banks
1794–1856
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Ralph Banks Jr
1796–1871
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John Banks
1797–1870
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Dunstan Banks
1800–1881
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Priscilla Banks Butt
1802–1853
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Henry Banks
1804–1846
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Lemuel Banks
1806–1854
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Marion Banks
1813–1886
