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Richard Banbury & Mary Cornish
Descendants of Richard & Mary Tree
 Richard Banbury was born 11 Jul 1791 in Launcells, Cornwall, , Eng, and died 28 Aug 1875 in , Knox, Ohio. He married Mary Cornish baptised 30 Dec 1812 in Kilkhampton , Cornwall, daughter of Philip & Ann Cornish of Kilkhampton.. She was born 16 Aug 1795 in of Marhamchurch, Cornwall, England, and died 03 Jul 1877 in , Knox, Ohio.
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Tinny Farm, Bridgerule |
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The Bridgerule Tax Assessment records for 1816-1829 show Richard Banbury at Tinney, a tiny village about three miles southeast of Bridgerule, and only a mile from Pinkworthy. Baptismal records for his children refer to Richard as of "Tineo". Tineo and Tinney appear in records for the same place, so Tineo may be the name of the farm located in Tinney. In his will, Charles, Richard's father gave to him "all that tenament in Tinney in the parish of Bridgerule, called Sleemans Tenement with all the appurtenances thereto belonging".
Richard, his wife, Mary nee Cornish, and four children emigrated to America in 1832, just two years after his father died. On June 26th, 1832, he purchased a parcel of land in Jefferson Twp, Knox, Ohio from William Starner. He returned to England, aparently by himself and sailed back in 1835 on the Cosmopolite with three of his brother's children. He appears to have persuaded alot of his friends and relatives to follow him to Ohio, including the Hicks, Harris, Colwill and Allin families.
A deed found in Mt Vernon, Ohio, dated 4th July, 1835, shows that Richard and his wife Mary, sold land to Andrew Hicks. Richard was Andrew's cousin, his father Charles was the brother of Andrew's mother Joanne, who had married Andrew Hicks, on the 28th, September, 1791 in Launcells.
The census of Jefferson Twp, Knox County for 1850, shows Richard Banbury, (50), farmer with real estate valued at $3,000, with Mary (56), Richard (22), Hannah (20) and John (17) all born in England. Living with him also was his brother, Thomas (62)
BANBURY, RICHARD , deceased, Jefferson township; was born in Devonshire, England. in 1791. He married Miss Mary Cornish in 1814, who was born in Devonshire, England in 1795. He, with his wife and four children emigrated to America in 1832, and located in Jefferson township, Knox county, Ohio. His first purchase of land was from William Starner, June 26, 1832. The farm is now owned by his three sons, Charles, Richard and John C. By the new township line that was run a few years since, the farm is now in Union township. He lived on the same farm and followed farming and stock raising as his vocation until his death. Mr. Banbury and wife raised a family of six children, four born in England, viz: Charles, Mary A., Elizabeth and Richard. Two were born in Jefferson township, Knox county, Ohio, John C. and Hannah. All are living, married and have families.
Mr: Banbury was father of six children, grandfather of forty-two children, and great-grandfather of forty-two children. He departed this life in 1875, aged eighty-four years. His companion survived until July 3, 1877, when she died, aged eighty-one years. (Knox County History)
Richard's M I in Knox, Ohio (Kindly shared by Bill Banbury)
Children of Richard Banbury and Mary Cornish are:
- Mary Charlotte Banbury, born 17 Nov 1813 in Bridgerule, Devon; died 19 Nov 1813 in Bridgerule, Devon.
- Charles Banbury, born 17 Oct 1815 in Bridgerule, married Barbara Robeson died 21 Oct 1896 in Danville, Knox, Ohio, (Bob Martin's wife's branch)
- Mary Ann Banbury, born 14 Feb 1818 in Bridgerule, Devon; married Solomon Workman, died 04 May 1902 in , Knox, Ohio
- Elizabeth Banbury, born 11 Jun 1821 in Bridgerule, married John Hall, 16th June, 1842, Knox County
- Richard Banbury, born 11 May 1823 in Bridgerule, died 29 Jun 1824 in Bridgerule, Devon.
- Sharlett Banbury, born 13 Jun 1825 in Bridgerule, Devon; died 17 Apr 1828 in Bridgerule, Devon.
- Richard Banbury, born 13 Jan 1827 in Bridgerule, married Margaret Kirby died 17 Sep 1906 in Ohio. ( Bill Banbury's branch)
- Hannah Banbury, born 15 Aug 1829 in Bridgerule, married William Colwill, died 02 Jan 1919 in Mt Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, USA.
- John C Banbury, born 11 Oct 1832 in Jefferson, Knox, Ohio, married Eliza Colwill, died 23 Nov 1894 in Jefferson, Knox, Ohio, USA
Charles and Barbara Robeson (Back to parents)
Charles Banbury was born 17 Oct 1815 in , Devonshire, England, and died 21 Oct 1896 in Danville, Knox, Ohio. He married Barbara Robeson 16 Sep 1841 in , Knox, Ohio. She was born 18 Jan 1819 in Union, Knox, Ohio, and died 27 Mar 1910 in , Knox, Ohio.
Charles was bequeathed by his grandfather, Charles Banbury the Great or Rectorial Tythes belonging to him in Tinny when he reached twenty one years of age.
Item I give unto my Grandson Charles Banbury (the son of Richard Banbury) all the Great or Rectorial Tythes belonging to me in Tinny before mentioned when he arrives at the age of twenty one years.
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BANBURY, CHARLES , Jefferson township, farmer, post office, Danville, oldest son of the aforesaid Richard Banbury, was born in Devonshire, England, October 17, 1815. He emigrated with his parents to America in 1832, who located in Jefferson township, Knox county, September 16, 1841. He married Miss Barbara Robeson, born in Union township, Knox county, Ohio, January 18, 1819, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Robeson. They settled in Jefferson township on a forty acre tract of land, where they lived a few years, when Mr. Banbury purchased and moved on a seventy acre lot of land in the same township, remaining five years. |
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Charles Banbury |
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Barbara Banbury nee Robeson |
In 1853 he purchased and moved on the farm where he is now living. He has made farming and stock raising his vocation. They raised a family of nine children, viz.: Sarah A., Solomon, John R., Mary E., Richard, Martin F., Martha F., Charles F., and Albert L. All are living. Solomon served three years and three month in the civil war. He enlisted in company A, Sixty-fifth Ohio volunteer infantry, in October, 1861, and was honorably discharged in January, 1865. Knox County History
Children of Charles Banbury and Barbara Robeson are:
- Sarah A Banbury, b. 1843 in Jefferson, Knox, Ohio.
- Solomon Banbury, b. 1844 in Jefferson, Knox, Ohio, married Sophie Ann Bailey
- John R Banbury, born 1846 in of Jefferson, Knox, Ohio; died 1935 in , Knox, Ohio, married Delilah A Colopy,
- Richard Harrison Banbury b. 1850, Danville, Ohio, m. Sarah Jane Bailey, d. 1916, Pratt, Kansas . (Bob Martin's wife's branch) .
- Martin Fletcher Banbury, born 1853 in of Jefferson, Knox, Ohio,
- Charles Fremont Banbury, born 1855 in Jefferson, Knox,married Mary E Esiviare and died 1927 in , Knox, Ohio. One child, Mary.
- Mary E Banbury, born 27 Apr 1859 in of Jefferson, Knox, Ohio; died 13 Jan 1902.
- Albert Lincoln Banbury, born 1860 in of Jefferson, Knox, Ohio, married Ida Hauger, died 1950 in , Knox, Ohio. They had three children, Joseph C, Grace and Barbara E.
Richard Harrison Banbury b. 1850, Danville, Ohio, m. Sarah Jane Bailey, d. 1916, Pratt, Kansas
Sarah Jane was the daughter of John Routley Bailey and Mary Ann Colwill and granddaughter of William Colwill and Harriet Harris. They moved from Danville, Knox to McPherson, Pratt, Kansas in the early 1880's where Wallace was a farmer.
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| Seated: Richard Banbury and Sara Jane (Bailey) Banbury. Standing left to right: Mabel, Harrison (Tuffy), Alma Ladell, Wallace Charles, Winifred, John Quincy |
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Children of Richard Banbury and Sarah Bailey are:
- Wallace Charles Banbury, born 1874 in Danville, Knox, Ohio.
- Alma Lodell Banbury, born 1876 in Danville, Knox, Ohio. She married John Edgar Hardesty.
- Winifred Foster Banbury, born 1879 in Danville, Knox, Ohio. He married (1) Nellie Corbin Beem. He married (2) Anna Talbott.
- John Quincy Banbury, born 1883 in Kansas City, Kansas. He married Margaret Carey.
- Richard Harrison Banbury, born 1889 in Pratt, Kansas. He married Clelia Shupe.
- Mary Mabel F Banbury, born 1892 in Pratt, Kansas. She married Edgar Sanders.
Wallace Charles Banbury was born 1874 in Danville, Knox, Ohio and married Delia Bloxom . Their daughter, Florence, married Lawrence Helsel. Margene, Bob Martin's wife is their daughter. Wallace's World 1 draft papers have him as a farmer, living in Pratt.
For more information, please contact Bob Martin, who lives in Kansas, USA, and has researched this branch very thoroughly and is in the process of writing a book on the family.
Mary Ann Banbury and Solomon Workman (Back to parents)
Mary Ann Banbury was born 14 Feb 1818 in Bridgerule, Devon, and died 04 May 1902 in , Knox, Ohio. She married Solomon Workman on the 8th June, 1837. He was born 07 May 1813, the son of David Workman, and died 11 Feb 1901 in , Knox, Ohio.
Solomon was born in Alleghany, Maryland and at the age of thirteen, had come with his family to Knox County, where the family settled in a log cabin in Howard Twp, on Jelloway Creek. After his marriage, his father gave him 85 acres of land adjacent to his own. After five years at that site, they moved to Brown Twp. He and his wife belonged to the German Baptist Church in Danville, Ohio. They had ten children.
Richard and Margaret Kirby (Back to parents)
Richard Banbury was born 13 Jan 1827 in Bridgerule, Devon, and died 17 Sep 1906 in Ohio. He married (1) Margaret Kirby. He married (2) Ellen A Wilkins 04 Oct 1899 in Ohio.
Richard did do well….. He was a water agent which was a very powerful position because he determine who got water and who didn't!!!! It was absolutely necessary to have this water for the hydraulic mining that was practice. It was environmentally a DISASTER! And eventually outlawed…. But while used, water was king!!!!. In 1860 Richard was living in California and his real estate is recorded as $2,000 and his personal estate as $1000. Richard had several gold mines and was a partner in many, including Kirbys and Daughertys where he probably first met Margaret, who was married to
Dennis Daugherty, who died just before the birth of their son, William D Daugherty.
After he married Margaret, he decided it was time to return to Ohio, and went home and basically retired at about the age of 40. He is sometimes listed as a farmer, but in his will he left his son a five acre garden plot, with a comment that the garden was the focus of all of his efforts.
Child of Richard Banbury and Margaret Kirby is:
- Charles K Banbury, born 1868 in California, USA. (Bill Banbury's branch)
Charles K Banbury was born 1868 in Union, Knox, Ohio and married Hallie Armstrong .
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Charles Banbury & Hallie |
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Charles K., the son of Richard Banbury (son of Richard Banbury and Mary Cornish,) and Margaret Kirby married a very young Hallie Armstrong, (Hallie because she was born on Halloween,) in 1891 when he was about 22. They had two children Auralea and Owen Demont. When Charles K. married Hallie she was not of legal age and her father had to sign a consent form, which was witnessed by William Daugherty. Charles's half brother. Nothing more is known of Charles until he
joined a volunteer unit from Mount Vernon, Knox County and this unit went to a training camp not too far south of Missionary Ridge for training. They then embarked on a troop ship in Newport News, VA and sailed to Cuba. The unit the Charles K. was with didn't see action, they were held in reserve in the NW corner of the island and Charles K. was hospitalized. He remained there until his unit was sent home.
. Many were sent home when they got sick but Charlie stayed, perhaps because he was too sick to travel alone. He arrived home about December 1899 and there was a big ceremony where the company was discharged and then the men released… He then filed for a pension. Well, next, the family story is that he got onto his horse and buggy to go to work one day and the horse and buggy come home empty! And that's IT!!!! NOTHING MORE!!!! EVER!!!
The census reports of 1860-1880 shows the family unit, and then the 1900 census shows Hallie with the children and no Charles K. and we can then follow Hallie to Chicago, and subsequently Owen and Auralea to Madison and NYC.
"Hallie was a very beautiful woman, prim and proper to the extreme!!! A real English Lady. As she grew old, it became apparent that she could not live alone in Chicago. She had a burglar attempt to crawl threw a transom window above her rear entry of her third floor apartment. She went out with her cane and beat the man down to the ground and chased him down the stairs. This was cause for my father to decide to bring her to Madison to live with our family, in 1955. She was NOT happy, and she struggle after being very independent for so many years, and she missed her Chicago…. So she moved back. While she lived with us, we observed that she would never leave the house without hat a gloves, even when she was taking trash to the garbage can. Very precise and articulate person! Never a hair out of place!!! I wish that I had been older and had the chance to talk to her and understand.
It was in her family bible where she had a letter written by Richard Banbury, (married to Margaret Kirby Daugherty) that he had written to his parents in 1849 that stated that he had safely arrived in California, all those that he had travelled with died along the way. He told his parents that he would remain in California for a specified period of time and then return to Ohio. He returned in 1868 after the birth of Charles K. in California.
Hallie did remarry after her children had grown and left home …. She married a William Mansbridge who was a widower and he died in the 1940's. Hallie did not do well after the she lost her only son, her only daughter, and her husband all within about a 5 year period. She struggled the rest of her life and died alone in Chicago.
In a short autobiographical sketch by Charles's half brother, William Daugherty, itt states at the time it was authored, in 1928, that he is the only survivor of the siblings of Margaret Kirby (Daugherty/ Banbury)... this would include Charles K. Banbury..... So, some knew where Charlie K. went or what happened to him. Also, after mustering out of the Infantry regiment there was a US census taken in 1900 and it lists Hallie with the two children, and she claims to be married but there is no Charles there.....I have been of the opinion that maybe he went back to Cuba because of some cute chick!!!! But, what ever he did, he was a master at hiding".....by Bill Banbury
Children of Charles Banbury and Hallie Armstrong are:
- Auralea Banbury.
b: SEP 1891 in OH m. Pete Bloom, Chicago, IL d: Long Island, NY 1946- no children
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Owen Demont Banbury.
b: DEC 1893 in OH m. Emma Edna (Jean) Atkinson Chicago, IL 1916 d. Madison, WI 1942 One child: Raymond William Banbury b. Oct. 25, 1916. Recorded on Owen's army call up papers during the first world war, he states that his dependants were his wife, child and mother, so he was obviously supporting Hallie at this time.
Owen Dermont Banbury
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Owen Demont Banbury |
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Owen's M.I. in Madison, Winconsin |
By 1920, Owen had married Emma Edna (Jean) Atkinson and they were living in Madison , WI with their son, Raymond, (Bill's father). Owen died 1941 and is buried in Madison , Winconsin . Grandma Jean was born Emma Edna Atkinson, to Margaret Ford and William Atkinson in Ailsa Craig , Ontario , Canada in 1899. Bill's Grandma Jean died in 1962 in Chicago .
In the 1930 Census Bill's grandparents and father were living in Madison . It's interesting that his grandparents lived at the same address from the time the moved to Madison and his parents lived above them when they married in 1936 and continued there until Bill was about 9 years old… Bill recalls living at 612 South Brearly and has a recollection of the family being on the second and third floor of this structure. He doesn't have a recollection of his grandparents at this location, although he recalls going to meet the milkman and the iceman as they drove their horse drawn wagons down the street and made their deliveries… "Feeding apples and carrots to the horses and having the ice man chip some ice down to us on those hot summer days… what thrills!!"!
For more information on this branch, contact Bill Banbury, Owen's grandson. He has extensive research on his family.
Hannah Banbury and William Colwill
Hannah Banbury was born 15 Aug 1829 in Bridgerule, Devon, and died 02 Jan 1919 in Mt Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, USA. She married William Colwill 04 Sep 1851 in Knox, , Ohio. He was born 27 Dec 1831 in North Petherwin, Cornwall, England, and died 11 Feb 1909 in Mt Vernon, Knox, Ohio.
William's parents were William Colwill and Harriet nee Harris and were from North Petherwin in Cornwall. His parents had come from England about 1842 to Jefferson Twp, where they bought a tract of 280 acres, they had seven children, William being the only boy. He attended the district schools and an academey in Loudonville. He taught school and worked on a farm. When his father died, he moved from Jefferson Twp to Liberty Twp, where he bought a farm. He was a prominent man in his community
COLWILL, WILLIAM Liberty township, farmer, was born in county Cornwall, England, December 27, 1831. His parents, William and Harriet Colwill, nee Harris, came to the United States about 1842, settling in Jefferson township, and purchased a tract of two hundred and eighty acres of land, and were among the best citizens of that section. They have both deceased, Mr. Colwill died on the farm, and his wife survived him some time, and died at Gambler. They had seven children, William being the only son. He was reared on the farm, attended the district schools and select school, and also an academy at Loudonville. He taught school and worked on the farm until the death of his father. He sold his property in Jefferson township, and in 1865 removed to Liberty, where he purchased a farm, and where he has continued to reside. He was superintendent of the building of the Rossville flouring mill, and was secretary of the company, and one of the partners. He is a director of the Farmers' Insurance company, of Jelloway, and collecting agent, which position he has held since the organization of the company. Mr. Colwill is a man of general information, an accurate and good business man, and is one of the leading men of the township. He was married to Miss Hannah Banbury, of Jefferson township. They had seven children - two sons and five daughters. from Knox County History
Children of Hannah Banbury and William Colwill are:
- William Colwill, born 09 Jun 1852 in of Danville, Knox, Ohio; died 24 Jul 1928.
- Mary Caroline Colwill, born Jan 1854 in of Danville, Knox, Ohio; died 1950.
- Tamsen Henrietta Colwill, born 23 Mar 1856 in Danville, Knox, Ohio; died 21 Nov 1912 in Mt Vernon, Knox, Ohio.
- Harriett Olive Colwill, born 1858 in of Jefferson, Knox, Ohio; died 1947.
- Minerva Jane Colwill, born 27 Dec 1859 in Jefferson twp, Knox, Ohio; died 13 Jul 1959 in Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio.
- Lillian Bell Colwill, born 1862 in , of Knox, Ohio; died 12 Sep 1950 in Mt Vernon, Knox, Ohio.
- Richard S Colwill, born Mar 1864 in , Knox, Ohio; died 1914.
John C Banbury and Eliza Colwill
John C Banbury was born 11 Oct 1832 in Jefferson, Knox, Ohio, USA, and died 23 Nov 1894 in Jefferson, Knox, Ohio, USA. He married Eliza Colwill 02 Aug 1852 in Knox, Ohio. She was born Jun 1833 in North Petherwin, Devon, England, and died 21 Mar 1902 in Jefferson, Knox, Ohio.
The 1860 census for Jefferson Twp shows John Banbury (27), b. Ohio, farmer with real estate valued at $2,500, Eliza (26), b. England, Clarence (5)and Ella (4), both born Ohio. By 1870 the family included, Annis, Laura, Emma, Wellington, Lula and baby (Ella). By 1881 they had another three sons.
BANBURY, JOHN C ., Jefferson township, farmer, post office, Danville, son of Richard and Mary Barnbury, was born in Jefferson township, Knox county, Ohio, October 11, 1832. He lived with his parents, in said township, until 1852, when he married Miss Eliza Caldwell, who was born in North Petherwin, Cornwall in the year 1833. She was the daughter of William and Harriet (nee Harris), and sister of William who married Hannah Banbury. Mr. and Mrs. Banbury became the father and mother of twelve children, all of whom yet survive. Mr. Banbury is now living about one mile north of where he was born. Knox County History
Children of John Banbury and Eliza Colwill are:
- Clarence C Banbury, born Aft. 09 Jul 1854 in of Jefferson, Knox, Ohio; died 1914 in Union, Knox, Ohio. He married Louisa Lydick in , of Knox, Ohio; born 1856; died 1914.
- Ella Banbury, born Abt. 1856 in of Jefferson, Knox, Ohio.
- Mary Harriet Banbury, born Abt. 1858 in of Jefferson, Knox, Ohio; died 1919 in , Knox, Ohio. She married Charles Price; born 1858; died 1922 in , Knox, Ohio.
- Glen Banbury, born Abt. 1860 in of Jefferson, Knox, Ohio.
- Annis Banbury, born Abt. 1861 in of Jefferson, Knox, Ohio.
- Laura Banbury, born Abt. 1863 in of Jefferson, Knox, Ohio.
- Emma G Banbury, born 1864 in of Jefferson, Knox, Ohio; died 1961 in , Knox, Ohio.
- Wellington Banbury, born Abt. 1866 in of Jefferson, Knox, Ohio.
- Lula May Banbury, born Abt. 1868 in of Jefferson, Knox, Ohio. She married William Lorin Ross 28 Sep 1886; born 08 Nov 1862 in Danville, Knox, Ohio.
- Ella Banbury, born Mar 1870 in of Jefferson, Knox, Ohio.
- Charles V Banbury, born 13 Feb 1873 in of Jefferson, Knox, Ohio; died 1953 in , Knox, Ohio.
- Colwell Fletcher Banbury, born 1877; died 14 Sep 1898 in Danville, Knox, Ohio.
- Harry Clifford Banbury, born 19 Jan 1881 in Jefferson, Knox, Ohio; died 23 Mar 1926 in , Knox, Ohio.
My thanks to Bob Martin and Bill Banbury for allowing me to share their trees, notes and family photographs.
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