John Fairbanks was born 3 May 1547 in Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom to George Fairbanks (1547-1625) and Sybil Wade (1532-1573) and died 1625 Thornton in Craven, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. He married Isabella Stancliffe (1556-1597) 6 August 1593 in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. He married Ellen Parker (1577-1643) 1598 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. He married Margaret Symmes (c1580-aft1630) 1615 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| George Fairbanks (c1575-c1620) | |||
| Joseph Fairbanks (c1575-c1575) | |||
| John Fairbanks (c1575-) | |||
| Richard Fairbanks (c1588-1667) | |||
| Jonathan Fairbanks (1594-1668) | 3 May 1594 Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | 5 December 1668 Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States | Grace Smith (1599-1676) |
| Susan Fairbanks (c1595-c1595) | |||
| Anna Fairbanks (c1601-) | |||
| Abigail Fairbanks (c1614-) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Helen Fairbanks (1599-1599) | |||
| Joseph Fairbanks (1600-1600) | |||
| Anna Fairbanks (c1601-) | |||
| Michael Fairbanks (c1603-) | |||
| Jeremy Fairbanks (c1608-) | |||
| Susanna Fairbanks (c1612-) | |||
| Abigail Fairbanks (c1614-) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Marie Fairbanks (c1616-) | |||
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