THE GENEALOGIES OF
ROBERT M. WILBANKS IV
Quick Introduction
Please understand this is a work in progress. I will be attempting to update this on a regular basis as I make time to go through my files and add to and build on this written history. I hope to add references and notes along the way as well.
While I will be glad to hear from you, if you try to contact me I cannot guarantee a response at all let alone timely. Circumstances in my life right now are difficult. Please just come back to this link to check for changes, additions and updates.
Thank you for your understanding,
Robert M. Wilbanks IV, Scottsdale, Arizona
Allen
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| Allen family of Virginia, Kentucky and Alabama. Nathaniel Allen of Virginia during the Revolutionary War. His son Benjamin Allen married Elizabeth Hudson and died in Kentucky in 1811. His son Hudson N. Allen migrated to Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama circa 1830s where he died circa 1870s.
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Batte
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| The very early Colonial Virginia Family from Okewell Hall, Yorkshire, England. John and Martha (Mallory) Batte came to Virginia in 1646 and appear in records in Henrico and Charles City Counties.
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Brown
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| This family is possibly from South Carolina during the Revolutionary War. Col. Morgan A. Brown, born circa 1788 in South Carolina, was a prominent resident of Washington County, Georgia in the 1820s and 1830s where he was Commander of the Washington Military Academy.
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Clem
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| Michael A. Clem, born 1797 in Virginia, was a prominent businessman of Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee. His son Thomas Hunt Clem settled in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama before 1850, then after the Civil War settled in the Tuscumbia/Sheffield area of Colbert County, Alabama.
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Crouch
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| Joseph Crouch was a soldier in Virginia during the Revolutionary War. He settled in Washington County, Tennessee where he became Sheriff.
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Hays / Hayes
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| An early Colonial Virginia Family. Molly James Hayes married Dale Palmer circa 1792 in Northumberland County, Virginia. Thomas Hayes (III) names Molly James Hays as his daughter in the 1789 writing, and proving, of his will. Thomas Hayes (III) was married to Chloe James. He was the son of Thomas Hayes Jr. who died in 1761 in Northumberland County. (The Hayes and James lines are fairly well researched back several generations.) |
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Heath
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| Possibly an early Colonial Virginia family. I am stuck in Georgia with Marcus De Lafayette Heath born in 1819 in Wilkes County.
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Hudson
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| An early Colonial Virginia family. I descend from Charles Hudson, born about 1717, who married Susan Patrick.
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Hunt
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| A pre-Revolutionary War Maryland family that came to Washington County, Tennessee in the early 1790s. Samuel Hunt was Sheriff of Washington County, Georgia.
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James
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| A very early Virginia family.
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Kay
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| A very early Virginia family that settled in South Carolina shortly after the Revolutionary War. I descend from Robert Kay Sr. through his son Robert Kay Jr. You can learn more about this family from The Robert Kay Family Association.
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Kirkpatrick
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| The Reverend Alexander Kirkpatrick, a noted Presbyterian Minister of Laurens District, South Carolina.
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Lygon / Ligon
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| A very early Virginia family. Descendant William Ligon dies in Laurens District, South Carolina in 1850.
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Merck
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| Pre Revolutionary War South Carolina German family. Later went to Georgia.
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Milam
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| An early American Colonial Family with much history throughout the United States. I do extensive research on this family and have created an extensive website.
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Palmer
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| An early Colonial Virginia Family.
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Paisley / Pasley / Paslay
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| A very early Virginia family that settles in South Carolina by the early 1700s. Captain Robert Pasley served under Francis Marion during the Revolutionary War. After the Revolutionary War he settled in Laurens District, South Carolina.
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Rawls
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| A very early Virginia family that settles in North Carolina by the early 1700s and then is in South Carolina before the Revolutionary War. After the Revolutionary War they settle in Bulloch County, Georgia.
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Rogers / Roger
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A French Huguenot family that that was part of the colony led by the Reverend Jean Louis Gibert. They settled New Bordeaux and Hillsborough Township along the Saluda and Savannah Rivers in the upcountry of South Carolina in 1764.
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Smith
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| Nimrod Smith of Anderson District, South Carolina.
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Whedbee / Whidby / Whitby
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| Apparently an early Colonial North Carolina family. My connection comes in through Georgia in the 1820s.
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Wilbanks / Willbanks
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| An early American Colonial Family with much history throughout the United States. Naturally, as it is my own last name, I do extensive research on this family and have created an extensive website.
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Winfrey
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| A very early Virginia family. Benjamin Winfrey settled in Georgia in the 1820s.
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Woodson
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| A very early Virginia family.
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Wright
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| A very early Virginia family. Descendant William Ligon married Martha "Patsy" Wright, the daughter of Thomas Wright who died in 1791 in Cumberland County, Virginia. Thomas was the son of George Wright who died in 1769 in Essex County, Virginia.
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Wyatt
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| Extensively well research very early Colonial Virginia family.
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