Joseph married Mary Sherwood on 25 Jun 1712 in Connecticut. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Sherwood and Sarah Unknown) was born on 8 Jan 1691 in Greenfield, Connecticut; died on 15 Jun 1770 in Greenfield, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jacobus p.27:
Banks, Benjamin, s. of John.

He had land by gift of father John, 3 Jan. 1679, in Sasqua field, sometime granted to Anthony Beers.

Called son of John, he m. at Fairfield, 29 June 1679, Elizabeth Lyon, dau. of Richard. She m. (2) abt. 1695, William Rowlandson.
Benjamin receipted 1 Mar. 1680 to mother-in-law Margaret Lyon for ?40 due wife Elizabeth under will of her father Richard
Lyon.

Benjamin published warning, 25 July 1691, "not to traffic or barter with my wife Elizabeth." He purchased, 9 Feb. 1684 [1684/5],
from his brothers John of Greenwich and Obadiah of Fairfield.

Will 21 Mar. 1691/2; wife Elizabeth; son Benjamin, land formerly my father John Banks's; son Joseph; daus. Elizabeth and Abigail
Banks; bro. Daniel son of Mr. Jehu Burr sole Exec'r; codicil 2 May 1692; Inv. 5 July 1692.

Ages of children, 12 Mar. 1694 [1694/5]; Benjamin 13. Elizabeth 9, Abigail 5, Joseph 4. Daniel Burr and Elizabeth Rolison made
oath; William Rolison had m. the widow. Adm'n granted to Daniel son of Jehu Burr, and Samuel Roberson. Distribution. 2 Aug.
1706; Benjamin, Joseph, and Abigail Banks, and Elizabeth Davis, eldest dau.

Children, first two recorded at Fairfield:

XBenjamin, b. 30 Oct. 1682, d. 13 Jan. 1760 in 78 yr. (g. s. Greenfield);
m. (1) Ruth Hyatt, who d. 20 May 1751 in 66 yr. (g. s.) or May
1750 ?. 67 (church rec.); m. (2) Elizabeth (???), who d. 27 Dec.
1758 in 63 yr. (rec. Greenfield church); m. (3) 23 July 1759 (rec.
Greenfield) "Widow Whitney." She was Ann (Laborie), widow
of Samuel Whitney of Stratford.
Elizabeth, b. 26 Nov. 1685; m. Samuel Davis.
Abigail, b. abt. 1688; m. 5 Mar. 1710, Daniel Knapp.
XJoseph, b. [30 Dec. 1690 by age at death, making allowance for
calendar change], d. 4 Jan. 1766 ae. 75 (g. s. Greenfield), ae. 75
yrs. wanting 5 days (church rec.); m. (rec. Greenfield church) 25
June 1712, Mary Sherwood [dau. of Benjamin], b. 8 Jan. 1693
(rec. Greenfield), d. 15 June 1770 ae. 77 (g. s.).