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Adam Rankin 1688–1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 16, 1688

Birth Location: Sterlingshire, Sterling, Aye or Isle of Mull, Scotland

Death Date: May 4, 1747

Death Location: Pequea Creek, Chester, Pennsylvania

Father: William Rankin

Mother: Dorothy Black

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Adam Rankin was born in 1688 in Sterlingshire, Sterling, Aye or Isle of Mull, Scotland, the child of William Rankin And Dorothy Black. Adam Rankin passed away in 1747 in Pequea Creek, Chester, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • Adam Rankin was born in 1688 in Sterlingshire, Sterling, Aye or Isle of Mull, Scotland, the child of William Rankin And Dorothy Black.
  • Adam Rankin passed away in 1747 in Pequea Creek, Chester, Pennsylvania.

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Adam Rankin's Ancestors

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Adam Rankin
1688–1747
Birth Place: Sterlingshire, Sterling, Aye or Isle of Mull, Scotland
Parents
William Rankin
1655–1730
Ayrshire, Scotland
Dorothy Black
1668–1747
Londonderry, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Alexander (P.) Rankin
1635–1703
Duart, Sorn Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland
Maria ("Mary" Agnes Christina) Reid
1629–1667
St Nicholas or Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Reid
1585–1678
Jane Shanks
1590–1647
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Reid
1560–1600
Robert (Schanks)
1570–1650
Janet Andrew
1559–1615

Adam Rankin's Timeline

2 Records

1688
July 16, 1688
Birth of Adam Rankin in Sterlingshire, Sterling, Aye or Isle of Mull, Scotland
Sterlingshire, Sterling, Aye or Isle of Mull, Scotland
1747
May 4, 1747
Age 59
Death of Adam Rankin in Pequea Creek, Chester, Pennsylvania
Pequea Creek, Chester, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 16, 1688
    Event Place: Sterlingshire, Sterling, Aye or Isle of Mull, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 4, 1747
    Event Place: Pequea Creek, Chester, Pennsylvania

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