John SHANKS
1790 Federal Census Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (Online Census Images @ Ancestry.com), p. 382
1800 Federal Census Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (Online Census Images @ Ancestry.com), p. 599
Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, Will Abstracts, 1791-1868 & Tax Lists, 1797, 1798, 1799, 1806, 1807, p. 286 & Doc. 287 (FHL975.676, p2f)
Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, Abstracts of Early Wills (FHL 975.676, P2h), p. 6
Mecklenberg County, North Carolina, Deed Abstracts, 1763-1779 (FHL 975.676, R28hb), p. 186
Genealogical Deed Abstracts Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Books 10-14 (FHL 975.676, R2f), p. 97
Abstracts of Wills of Deed Books 15-23, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1794-1830 (FHL 975.676, R2fh), pp. 55, 57, 76, (FHL#974,813 P2a v.2)
Rootsweb.com, Entry 145972, grantpinnix@gmail.com
Ancestry.com, Brown Family Tree
Faquier Families, vol 1-2
FamilySearch.org/FamilyTree, Mar 2015
He married Lydia Dickey . Lydia Dickey was born at of North Carolina Abt 1740 .
They were the parents of 7
children:
John Shanks
born 28 May 1758.
William Shanks
born Abt 1763.
Mary Ann Shanks
born 25 May 1764.
Elizabeth Shanks
born Abt 1767.
Charles Shanks
born Abt 1772.
Robert Shanks
born Abt 1775.
Thomas Shanks
born Abt 1778.
John Shanks died Bef 9 Jan 1792 at Mecklenburg, Virginia .