Christopher Bannister was born June 1635 in Branbury, Oxfordshire, England to John Bannister (1606-1685) and Mary Murdock (1610-1700) and died 30 March 1678 Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Jane Goodenow (1642-1708) 1672 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John Bannister (1670-1730) | 13 August 1670 Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 19 June 1730 Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Ruth Eager (1677-1768) |
| Mary Bannister (1672-1676) | |||
| Joseph Bannister (1675-1731) | |||
| Thomas Bannister (1677-1712) | |||
| Theodore Bannister (1678-) | |||
Siblings