Lt. John Bannister, Sr. was born 13 August 1670 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts to Christopher Bannister (1635-1678) and Jane Goodenow (1642-1708) and died 19 June 1730 Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Ruth Eager (1677-1768) 1 November 1695 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Research Notes
Lt. John Bannister was born 2 on 13 Aug 1670 in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA. He died on 19 Jul 1730 in Massachusetts.
John married Ruth Eager on 11 Nov 1695 in Massachusetts. Ruth was born on 1 Feb 1678 in Cambridge, Middlesex, MA. She died on 25 Dec 1767 in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA. Ruth had a will probated in Cambridge, Middlesex, MA.
They had the following children:
- John Bannister (1696-1779) was born on 29 Aug 1696. He died on 22 Oct 1779.
- Ruth Banister 1 was born on 25 Feb 1699. She died on 1 May 1699.
- Mary Banister 1 was born on 18 Apr 1700. Mary married 2 Ebenezer Taylor 1 on 1 Jan 1723. Ebenezer was born on 4 Jan 1702.
- Ruth Banister was born on 18 Aug 1702. She died before 1742.
- Jane Bannister 1, 2 was born on 3 Jun 1705. Jane married 2 (1) Nathaniel Hudson 1 on 20 Dec 1725. Jane married (2) Richard Warner 1 on 1 Oct 1761. Richard was born 2 on 13 Aug 1676 in Ipswich, Essex, MA. He died 3 on 15 Sep 1768 in Pepperell, MA.
- Hulda Bannister was born on 12 Sep 1707.
- Martha Banister 1 was born on 23 Nov 1710. She died on 10 Sep 1741.
- Sarah Banister 1 was born on 23 Mar 1713. She died in 1738. Sarah married 2 Jonas Holland 1 on 23 Nov 1733.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John Bannister (1696-1779) | 1696 Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 22 October 1779 Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Abigail Barker (1702-1727) Martha Rice (1703-1767) |
| Ruth Bannister (1698-1699) | |||
| Mary Bannister (1700-1736) | |||
| Jane Bannister (1705-) | |||
| Huldah Bannister (1707-) | |||
| Martha Bannister (1710-1728) | |||
| Sarah Bannister (1713-1728) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John Bannister (1670-1730) | 13 August 1670 Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 19 June 1730 Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Ruth Eager (1677-1768) |
| Mary Bannister (1672-1676) | |||
| Joseph Bannister (1675-1731) | |||
| Thomas Bannister (1677-1712) | |||
| Theodore Bannister (1678-) | |||