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Adam Rankin 1688–1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 16, 1688

Birth Location: Stirlingshire Scotland

Death Date: May 4, 1747

Death Location: Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Rankin

Mother: Dorothy Black

Spouse(s): Mary Steele, Elizabeth May

Children(s): William Rankin, Esther Rankin, Jeremiah Rankin, James Alexander, William Rankin, Hugh Rankin

Adam Rankin was born in 1688 in Stirlingshire Scotland, the child of William Rankin And Dorothy Black. Adam Rankin married Elizabeth May, Mary Steele, and had children including Esther Rankin, Hugh Rankin, James Alexander, Jeremiah Rankin, William Rankin. Adam Rankin passed away in 1747 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Adam Rankin was born in 1688 in Stirlingshire Scotland, the child of William Rankin And Dorothy Black.
  • Adam Rankin married Elizabeth May, Mary Steele, and had children including Esther Rankin, Hugh Rankin, James Alexander, Jeremiah Rankin, William Rankin.
  • Adam Rankin passed away in 1747 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Adam Rankin's Ancestors

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Adam Rankin
1688–1747
Birth Place: Stirlingshire Scotland
Parents
William Rankin
1655–1730
Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dorothy Black
1668–1760
Londonderry, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Alexander Rankin
1633–1703
Duart, Ayrshire, Scotland
Maria (Agnes Christina) Reid
1633–1667
Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
John (Adam Black) V
1640–1700
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Ann
–1669
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
James Rankin
1595–1667
Marion Steidman
1600–1694
John Reid
1613–1673
2nd-Great-Grandparents
ANDREW RANKYN
1570–1616
MARGARET PATOUN
1574–1638

Adam Rankin's Descendants

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Adam Rankin (July 16, 1688–May 4, 1747) m. Mary Steele (1688–Aft. 4 May 1747) m. Elizabeth May (1689–1721)
  1. 1. William Rankin 1723–1792
  2. 2. Esther Rankin 1733–1796 m. John Dunwoody 1747–1824
    1. 1. Esther Dunwoody 1768–1803
  3. 3. Jeremiah Rankin 1733–1760
  4. 4. James Alexander 1721–
  5. 5. William Rankin 1730–1786
  6. 6. Hugh Rankin 1747–1747

Adam Rankin's Timeline

2 Records

1688
July 16, 1688
Birth of Adam Rankin in Stirlingshire Scotland
Stirlingshire Scotland
1747
May 4, 1747
Age 59
Death of Adam Rankin in Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 16, 1688
    Event Place: Stirlingshire Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 557.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WHI
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 558.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WHI

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 4, 1747
    Event Place: Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

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