Anna Small was born in 1728 in Scotland and died in Nov, 1805 in Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pennsylvania around the age of 77.
She married James Banks in 1755 in Ayrshire, Scotland. He was born on Aug 31, 1732 in Ayrshire, and died in Jun, 1793 in Juniata County Pennsylvania at the age of 61. He was the son of Hugh Banks.
The following extracts from a book written in 1886 describe her: She was "a lady endowed with a vigorous constitution, personal beauty, intelligence and religion." Her marriage to James Banks "was a very happy one, and James Banks had a wife well qualified to share with him the adventures and trials which were to follow. Shortly after their inarriage they began to meditate emigration to America. The chief hindrance to this step in Mrs. Banks' mind was the fear that in this then new and far-off country they would be deprived of the ordinances of religion, which she valued so highly at home. Two brothers of Mrs. Banks had emigrated to America a short time previously, a circumstance which may have had some influence in favorably disposing her toward the step they were about to take.
"Ann Banks survived her husband a number of years. This period she spent in the home of her oldest daughter, Mrs. Walker. Becoming aged and infirm, and for the most part confined to her room, she passed much of her time in reading. She was buried by the side of her husband in the graveyard of the old Seeder Church." A monument to her husband erected near Mifflintown stated that she "was buried by the side of her husband in Glebe Cemetery."
"Mrs. Banks was low of stature, somewhat fleshy, of strong constitution and no way backward in the performance of household duties. She had black hair, black eyes and a very melodious voice. She was a woman of intelligence, vigor and remarkable powers of endurance. She was amiable, cheerful, affectionate and charitable. But, above all, she was a devout, faithful Christian."
She married James Banks in 1755 in Ayrshire, Scotland. He was born on Aug 31, 1732 in Ayrshire, and died in Jun, 1793 in Juniata County Pennsylvania at the age of 61. He was the son of Hugh Banks.
The following extracts from a book written in 1886 describe her: She was "a lady endowed with a vigorous constitution, personal beauty, intelligence and religion." Her marriage to James Banks "was a very happy one, and James Banks had a wife well qualified to share with him the adventures and trials which were to follow. Shortly after their inarriage they began to meditate emigration to America. The chief hindrance to this step in Mrs. Banks' mind was the fear that in this then new and far-off country they would be deprived of the ordinances of religion, which she valued so highly at home. Two brothers of Mrs. Banks had emigrated to America a short time previously, a circumstance which may have had some influence in favorably disposing her toward the step they were about to take.
"Ann Banks survived her husband a number of years. This period she spent in the home of her oldest daughter, Mrs. Walker. Becoming aged and infirm, and for the most part confined to her room, she passed much of her time in reading. She was buried by the side of her husband in the graveyard of the old Seeder Church." A monument to her husband erected near Mifflintown stated that she "was buried by the side of her husband in Glebe Cemetery."
"Mrs. Banks was low of stature, somewhat fleshy, of strong constitution and no way backward in the performance of household duties. She had black hair, black eyes and a very melodious voice. She was a woman of intelligence, vigor and remarkable powers of endurance. She was amiable, cheerful, affectionate and charitable. But, above all, she was a devout, faithful Christian."
Anna Small was born in 1728 in Scotland and died in Nov, 1805 in Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pennsylvania around the age of 77.
She married James Banks in 1755 in Ayrshire, Scotland. He was born on Aug 31, 1732 in Ayrshire, and died in Jun, 1793 in Juniata County Pennsylvania at the age of 61. He was the son of Hugh Banks.
The following extracts from a book written in 1886 describe her: She was "a lady endowed with a vigorous constitution, personal beauty, intelligence and religion." Her marriage to James Banks "was a very happy one, and James Banks had a wife well qualified to share with him the adventures and trials which were to follow. Shortly after their inarriage they began to meditate emigration to America. The chief hindrance to this step in Mrs. Banks' mind was the fear that in this then new and far-off country they would be deprived of the ordinances of religion, which she valued so highly at home. Two brothers of Mrs. Banks had emigrated to America a short time previously, a circumstance which may have had some influence in favorably disposing her toward the step they were about to take.
"Ann Banks survived her husband a number of years. This period she spent in the home of her oldest daughter, Mrs. Walker. Becoming aged and infirm, and for the most part confined to her room, she passed much of her time in reading. She was buried by the side of her husband in the graveyard of the old Seeder Church." A monument to her husband erected near Mifflintown stated that she "was buried by the side of her husband in Glebe Cemetery."
"Mrs. Banks was low of stature, somewhat fleshy, of strong constitution and no way backward in the performance of household duties. She had black hair, black eyes and a very melodious voice. She was a woman of intelligence, vigor and remarkable powers of endurance. She was amiable, cheerful, affectionate and charitable. But, above all, she was a devout, faithful Christian."
She married James Banks in 1755 in Ayrshire, Scotland. He was born on Aug 31, 1732 in Ayrshire, and died in Jun, 1793 in Juniata County Pennsylvania at the age of 61. He was the son of Hugh Banks.
The following extracts from a book written in 1886 describe her: She was "a lady endowed with a vigorous constitution, personal beauty, intelligence and religion." Her marriage to James Banks "was a very happy one, and James Banks had a wife well qualified to share with him the adventures and trials which were to follow. Shortly after their inarriage they began to meditate emigration to America. The chief hindrance to this step in Mrs. Banks' mind was the fear that in this then new and far-off country they would be deprived of the ordinances of religion, which she valued so highly at home. Two brothers of Mrs. Banks had emigrated to America a short time previously, a circumstance which may have had some influence in favorably disposing her toward the step they were about to take.
"Ann Banks survived her husband a number of years. This period she spent in the home of her oldest daughter, Mrs. Walker. Becoming aged and infirm, and for the most part confined to her room, she passed much of her time in reading. She was buried by the side of her husband in the graveyard of the old Seeder Church." A monument to her husband erected near Mifflintown stated that she "was buried by the side of her husband in Glebe Cemetery."
"Mrs. Banks was low of stature, somewhat fleshy, of strong constitution and no way backward in the performance of household duties. She had black hair, black eyes and a very melodious voice. She was a woman of intelligence, vigor and remarkable powers of endurance. She was amiable, cheerful, affectionate and charitable. But, above all, she was a devout, faithful Christian."
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