Person:Katherine Banks (1)

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researcher JC Schriber ( www.jcsisle.com)
various online tree info
born 1610 Cantebury Kent England
Born 1617 Northhampshire England
married Joseph Royal 1634 Henrico
married Joseph Royal 1645 Henrico
died Dec 1 1686 Henrico
died Oct 10 1686

Frederick Adams Virkus in "Immigrant Ancestors, A List of 2,500 Immigrants to America before 1750" states Joseph Royall from England in the Charitie to Jamestown, VA, 1622, settled on James River above Shirley Hundred; large landowner, fought in the Indian Wars, married ante 1637 Thomassia ___; married second Ann ___; married third ca 1645, Katherine Banks of Canterbury, England, who married second Henry Isham.

Death dates & various info from the "Millenium File" available on "Ancestry".

1. ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004).

   Online publication - Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie.

2.   Tyler, Lyon Gardiner. Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. (New York, New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., c1915)
   Vol. IV, pg. 518.

   Joseph Royall, probably the son of the founder of the family in Virginia, married Katherine, who married (second) Henry Isham Sr. Henry Isham Jr., in his will dated November 13, 1678, names his half-brother, Joseph Royall, and his mother Katherine therein. The will of Mrs. Katherine Isham, dated October 10, 1686, names among others her daughters, Mrs. Randolph and Mrs. Eppes, who were children of her second husband; her son Joseph Royall, and her grandson Joseph, son of Joseph Royall; grandson, Richard Dennis, and grandson, Richard Perrin; granddaughters, Sarah Royall, Katherine Farrar, Sarah and Ann Perrin; and daughters Sarah Williamson and Katherine Perrin.

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   Katherine Banks was born into a prosperous family in Canterbury, England in County Kent in 1627, the same year the Massachusetts Bay Colony had been chartered to colonize the eastern coast of North America. Her father, Christopher Banks, was one of England's most influential commoners in his position with the Old London Company, which financed the settlement of Jamestown and Virginia.
   
   Sometime in the early 1640s, Katherine journeyed to America, landing in Charles City County, west of Jamestown on the James River. It was not long after her arrival that she married her cousin, Joseph Royall, twice a widower and 27 years her senior. Royall had come to Jamestown aboard the Charitie in July 1622, just after Powhatan Chief Opechancanough had murdered three hundred and forty-seven colonists. Royall survived "the burning fever," which killed even more settlers. By transporting colonists to Virginia, Joseph Royall was able to accumulate a large plantation, which he called "Doghams" after the French river D'Augham, on the James River above Shirley and opposite current day Hopewell, Virginia.
   
   Joseph Royall died in the mid 1650s. As was the custom in those days, his wife's dower from his estate passed to her during her widowhood. When Katherine married Henry Isham in 1656, Royall's estate passed to Isham, who immediately added another wing to his residence on Bermuda Hundred.
   
   From their luxurious home encircled by tall pines and a extensive English flower garden, the Ishams became leaders of Virginia society. It has been said that Katherine Banks Royall Isham was the wealthiest woman in America. Her father gave her one of the first English coaches to be used in the colonies. It was described as cumbrous and capacious. It held six individuals, three on a seat opposite one another. Two others could sit on stools which faced the doors. Its body was hung high on large springs and was entered by steps. The lining was made of cream-colored cloth. Silver trimmings, cords and tassels accented the exquisite exterior. The driver and the footman sat on the front, while luggage was carried in the rear.
   
   As the fall weather began to cool the shores of the James River, Katherine made out her last will and testament. Three hundred and twenty three years ago today, Joseph Royall, Jr. and Francis Eppes walked into the court of Henrico County to probate her generous and loving testament to her children and grandchildren. Her bequests of exquisite and valuable heirlooms paled in comparison to the true legacy of this little known woman.
   
   By her first husband, Katherine gave birth to six children, Joseph, John, Sarah, Katherine and two other unknown daughters. With Henry, Katherine had Henry, Jr. and Anne. But by far, her most famous child was Mary Isham. Mary was a much courted belle of Virginia. Suitors swarmed to get a glance of this charming young woman, who played the cittern, a three-stringed early version of the mandolin. Mary captured the heart of the wealthy William Randolph of Turkey Island. Over the next three centuries, the couple would come to be known as "the Adam and Eve of Virginia." Now, you will see why.
   
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