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Henry Combs Banta

Male 1835 - 1919  (84 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Henry Combs Banta was born on 01 Oct 1835 in Henry County, Missouri (son of Abraham Banta and Elizabeth Thorp); died on 19 Dec 1919 in Saratoga, Santa Clara County, California.

    Family/Spouse: Winnie Louisa Truett. Winnie was born in 1846; died in 1915. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Abraham BantaAbraham Banta was born on 28 Sep 1800 in Madison County, Kentucky (son of Hendrick Banta and Wilmoth Combs); died on 15 Mar 1882 in Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1840, Big Creek, Rives County, Missouri; (Not sure this is him) Abraham Banty, 2 Males Under 5, 3 Males 5 & Under 10 2 Males 15 & Under 20 1 Male 30 & Under 40 1 Female 15 & Under 20 1 Female 30 & Under 40
    • Land Record: 01 May 1843, Missouri; U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 Thumbnail: View Original Image: View original image Name: Abraham Banta Issue Date: 1 May 1843 State of Record: Missouri Acres: 80.24 Accession Number: MO1300__.474 Metes and Bounds: No Land Office: Lexington Canceled: No US Reservations: No Mineral Reservations: No Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Document Number: 13034 Legal Land Description: Section Twp Range Meridian Counties 4 41-N 24-W 5th PM Henry Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Original data: United States. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records. Automated Records Project; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes. http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/. Springfield, Virginia: Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States, 2007.
    • Land Record: 01 May 1843, Missouri; U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 Thumbnail: View Original Image: View original image Name: Abraham Banta Issue Date: 1 May 1843 State of Record: Missouri Acres: 80.83 Accession Number: MO1300__.475 Metes and Bounds: No Land Office: Lexington Canceled: No US Reservations: No Mineral Reservations: No Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Document Number: 13035 Legal Land Description: Section Twp Range Meridian Counties 5 41-N 24-W 5th PM Henry Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Original data: United States. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records. Automated Records Project; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes. http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/. Springfield, Virginia: Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States, 2007.
    • Census: 17 Sep 1850, Springfield Township, Henry County, Missouri; Abraham Banty, 49, m, , farmer, 1500, Kentucky, , , , Elizabeth Banty, 41, f, , , , Kentucky, , , , , William J. Banty, 19, m, , farmer, , Kentucky, , x, , Thomas H. Banty, 16, m, , farmer, , Kentucky, , x, , Henry Banty, 14, m, , , , Missouri, , x, , Zachariah Banty, 13, m, , , , Missouri, , x, , John Banty, 9, m, , , , Missouri, , x, , James H. Banty, 7, m, , , , Missouri, , x, , Delila Duncan, 18, f, , , , Tennessee, , , ,
    • Census: 12 Jun 1860, Springfield Township, Henry County, Missouri; Post Office: Calhoun Abraham Banta, 59, m, , farming, 6000, 1942, Kentucky, , , , Elizabeth Banta, 50, f, , , , , Kentucky, , , , , Zachariah Banta, 21, m, , , , , Missouri, , , , , John Banta, 18, m, , , , , Missouri, , , , , James H. Banta, 16, m, , , , , Missouri, , , , ,
    • Census: 29 Aug 1870, Springfield Township, Henry County, Missouri; Post Office: Clinton Abraham Banta, 70, m, w, farmer, , 2000, Kentucky, , , , , , , , , x, Elizabeth Banta, 60, f, w, , , , Kentucky, , , , , , , , , James H. Banta, 26, m, w, , 2000, , Missouri, , , , , , , , Insane, x, Nancy Banta, 23, f, w, , , , Missouri, , , , , , , Rilda Banta, 3, f, w, , , , Missouri, ,, , , , , , , Henry Banta, 2, m, w, , , , Missouri, , , , , , , , , Lorinda Banta, 4/12, f, w, , , , MIssouri, , , Feb, , , , , , ,

    Abraham married Elizabeth Thorp on 29 Dec 1825 in Madison County, Kentucky. Elizabeth (daughter of Zachariah Thorp and Mourning Harris) was born on 12 Oct 1809 in Madison County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth ThorpElizabeth Thorp was born on 12 Oct 1809 in Madison County, Kentucky (daughter of Zachariah Thorp and Mourning Harris).
    Children:
    1. Mahala Banta was born on 26 Mar 1827 in Madison County, Kentucky; died on 17 Jan 1863 in Henry County, Missouri.
    2. William Jefferson Banta was born on 28 Oct 1830 in Madison County, Kentucky; died in Sep 1916 in Highland, California; was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California.
    3. Thomas H. Banta was born on 14 Apr 1833 in Madison County, Kentucky; died on 10 Aug 1910 in Henry County, Missouri; was buried in Combs Cemetery, Deer Creek Township, Henry County, Missouri.
    4. 1. Henry Combs Banta was born on 01 Oct 1835 in Henry County, Missouri; died on 19 Dec 1919 in Saratoga, Santa Clara County, California.
    5. Zachariah Throp Banta was born on 14 Mar 1838 in Henry County, Missouri; died on 02 Jan 1929 in Rangely, Rio Blanco County, Colorado.
    6. John O. Banta was born on 05 Mar 1841 in Henry County, Missouri; died on 25 Jul 1869.
    7. James H. Banta was born on 03 Mar 1844 in Henry County, Missouri.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Hendrick Banta (son of Abraham Banta and Margrieta Monfort); died about 1810 in Henry County, Missouri.

    Hendrick married Wilmoth Combs on 6 Jul 1798 in Madison County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Wilmoth Combs (daughter of William Combs and Nell Cloud).
    Children:
    1. 2. Abraham Banta was born on 28 Sep 1800 in Madison County, Kentucky; died on 15 Mar 1882 in Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado.

  3. 6.  Zachariah Thorp was born in 1778 in Elk Creek, Bedford County, Virginia (son of Thomas Thorpe and Elizabeth Holladay); died in 1845 in Platte, , Missouri.

    Zachariah married Mourning Harris on 11 Oct 1799 in Madison County, Kentucky. Mourning (daughter of Christopher Harris and Elizabeth Grubbs) was born on 31 Oct 1783 in Abermarle County, Virginia; died on 04 Jul 1865 in Madison County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Mourning Harris was born on 31 Oct 1783 in Abermarle County, Virginia (daughter of Christopher Harris and Elizabeth Grubbs); died on 04 Jul 1865 in Madison County, Kentucky.
    Children:
    1. James Thorpe/Tharp was born about 1800.
    2. Sarah Thorpe/Tharp was born about 1800.
    3. 3. Elizabeth Thorp was born on 12 Oct 1809 in Madison County, Kentucky.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Abraham Banta was born on 7 Jul 1745 in Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey (son of Henry Banta and Rachel Brower); died on 20 Sep 1793 in Henry County, Kentucky.

    Abraham married Margrieta Monfort about 1768 in Somerset County, New Jersey. Margrieta (daughter of Peter Monfort and Johanna Langestraat) was born on 22 Jun 1749 in Conewago, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died in Feb 1826 in Preble County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Margrieta Monfort was born on 22 Jun 1749 in Conewago, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (daughter of Peter Monfort and Johanna Langestraat); died in Feb 1826 in Preble County, Ohio.
    Children:
    1. Rachel Banta was born on 23 Oct 1769 in Conewago, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died in Jun 1842 in Switzerland County, Indiana.
    2. 4. Hendrick Banta died about 1810 in Henry County, Missouri.
    3. Constantine Christiana Banta was born in 1784; died in 1833.

  3. 10.  William Combs was born in Sep 1757 in Virginia (son of John Combs and Nancy Harding).

    William married Nell Cloud. Nell was born in 1759 in Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Nell Cloud was born in 1759 in Virginia.
    Children:
    1. 5. Wilmoth Combs

  5. 12.  Thomas Thorpe was born on 06 Oct 1752 in Virginia (son of Thomas Thorpe and Sarah Triplett); died about 1818 in Madison County, Virginia.

    Notes:

    Thomas Thorpe was designated the signer of The Declaration of Independence from Albemarle County Virginia. Besides the original signers, they had a designated person from each county also sign a copy of The Declaration of Independence.
    [I would like a source for this]

    Thomas married Elizabeth Holladay in 1772 in Caroline, Virginia. Elizabeth was born in 1755 in Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Elizabeth Holladay was born in 1755 in Virginia.
    Children:
    1. Jeremiah Tharp was born in 1774 in Elk Creek, Bedford County, Viriginia; died on 23 Nov 1843 in Calloway, Missouri.
    2. William Thorp was born in 1777; died in 1849.
    3. 6. Zachariah Thorp was born in 1778 in Elk Creek, Bedford County, Virginia; died in 1845 in Platte, , Missouri.
    4. Susannah Thorp was born on 8 Feb 1782 in Elk Creek, Bedford County, Viriginia; died on 4 Jan 1873 in Linn County, Missouir.
    5. Josiah Tharp was born about 1782 in Bedford County, Virginia; died about 1850.

  7. 14.  Christopher Harris was born on 21 Jul 1755 in Abermarle County, Virginia (son of Christopher Harris and Mary Elizabeth Dabney); died on 27 Jul 1841 in Simpson, Warren Co., Kentucky.

    Christopher married Elizabeth Grubbs. Elizabeth (daughter of William Grubbs and Susanna Hearne) was born on 09 Nov 1758 in Abermarle County, Virginia; died in 1848 in Abermarle County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Elizabeth Grubbs was born on 09 Nov 1758 in Abermarle County, Virginia (daughter of William Grubbs and Susanna Hearne); died in 1848 in Abermarle County, Virginia.
    Children:
    1. 7. Mourning Harris was born on 31 Oct 1783 in Abermarle County, Virginia; died on 04 Jul 1865 in Madison County, Kentucky.