Joseph Banks (1690-1776) is one of the first and most important members of this family. He married Mary Sherwood in 1712, and had seven children. Ebenezer Banks Sr. (1724-1777), the son of Joseph, married Sarah Hide, and had seven children. He was Captain of the Greenfield (militia) Company. David Banks (1718-1791), the son of Joseph, ran a country store with Ebenezer Jr., and was an Ensign in the 5th Co. (militia) of Fairfield. Ebenezer Banks Jr. (1752-1838), the son of Ebenezer, married Huldah Sherwood, and had four children. Ebenezer Jr. served in the Revolutionary war, as did his brother, Joseph (1756-1836). Horace Banks (1831-1909), a descendant of David Banks, married Sarah Burr, known as "Aunt Sallie." Horace had two sisters, Eliza F., who married Rev. George W. Banks of Guilford, and Angeline Banks, who married Moses Banks. George A. Banks, Horace's son, married Minnie V. Jennings (1862-1921), and ran a general store in Greenfield Hill. Benjamin Banks (1682-1760), the brother of Joseph (1690-1776), had a son Gershom (1712-1795), who graduated from Yale College in 1732. His son, Hyatt Banks (1764-1847), was appointed Captain of the 3rd Troop in the 1st Cavalry of Connecticut. Benjamin also had a son John (1717-1784) and is through his line that Barzilla Banks is descended. Barzilla established a general store in 1869 on Greenfield Hill, a store that also served as the post office. His son, William H., ran the store for ten years before his sisters, Georgianna and Mary Elizabeth, assumed control. The store was a mainstay on Greenfield Hill until 1929 when the sisters retired.
From the description of Banks family papers, 1674-1923. (Fairfield Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71174562
