SIXTH GENERATION

51. Nathan BANNISTER ^(10)(3) was born on 3 Jul 1746 in Brookfield, Worcester, MA. ⁽⁸⁾ He died on 23 Aug 1825 in Boylston, Worcester, MA. ^(1)(13) He was buried in Old Burial Grounds, Boylston, Worcester, MA.⁽¹³⁾ Nathan came from Waltham or Weston and settled in Shrewsbury and then was the first of the family to settle in Boylston, MA. They lived in the southwest part of Shrewsbury North Precinct (now Boylston) where he had a farm and saw/ grist mill. He was one of the highway surveyors in 1760. Nathan went to work for Daniel Whitney and married his daughter and they settled on her father's place, which has been known in Boylston ever since the incorporation of the town of Boylston as the Banister Place. Nathan built the house and other buildings, and also took over and ran the saw/ grist mill. The Mill has had at least three different locations since it was first built. First near the outlet of Sewell pond, then about midway between the pond and the present Mill Road and finally the last location on the mill road leading from the Worcester Road at Morningdale to the Shrewsbury Road now known as Sewell Street at the Banister house. This road known as Mill road was laid out as a town road and built between 1811-1813, shows the probable date of the erection of the mill upon its last site. At that time the Banisters added to the business of the Saw/Grist Mill , a nail Shop for the manufacture of hand wrought nails. There was another nail shop in Boylston which probably did a larger business than the Banister's conducted. This other was that of Lieut. Aaron Sawyer at Sawyer's Mill on the South Branch of the Nashua River which had unlimited water power and had a connection with the Nail Factory or Blacksmith shop, Saw/grist mill or Clothiers Mill and Oil Mill.

He was married to Sarah WHITNEY (daughter of Daniel WHITNEY and Thankful ALLEN) on 17 Dec 1769 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, MA.⁽¹⁴⁾ Sarah WHITNEY was born on 9 Sep 1749 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, MA. ⁽¹⁴⁾ She died on 19 Jun 1817 in Brookfield, Worcester, MA. ^(6)(14) Harlow collection states death date as June 12, 1817. She was buried in Old Burial Grounds, Boylston, Worcester, MA.⁽¹³⁾ Nathan BANNISTER and Sarah WHITNEY had the following children:

+129 i. Joseph BANNISTER.
+130 ii. Thankfull BANNISTER.
+131 iii. Nathan BANNISTER.
+132 iv. Daniel BANNISTER.
+133 v. Sarah [Sally] BANNISTER.
+134 vi. Seth BANNISTER.
+135 vii. John BANNISTER.
136 viii. Luke BANNISTER was born on 16 Mar 1786 in Boylston, Worcester, MA. ^(1)(14) He died on 9 Feb 1801 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, MA. ⁽¹⁾ He was buried in Old Burial Grounds, Boylston, Worcester, MA. ⁽¹³⁾
+137 ix. Mary (Polly) BANNISTER.
+138 x. Emery BANNISTER.

He was married to Mehitable LELAND on 28 May 1820 in Boylston, Worcester, MA. ⁽¹⁴⁾