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Adam Rankin 1688–1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 July 1688

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

Death Date: 04 May 1747

Death Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

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 Lawlin Rankin And Dorothy Black. Adam Rankin passed away in 1747 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Adam Rankin was born in 1688 in Sterlingshire, Sterling, Aye or Isle of Mull, Scotland, the child of William Lawlin Rankin And Dorothy Black.
  • Adam Rankin passed away in 1747 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

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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 Lawlin Rankin
1658–1720
Ayrshire, Scotland
DOROTHY BLACK
1668–1747
Londonderry, Londonderry Co, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
James (Rankin ⭐️ 8th) GGF
1620–
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Robertson
1620–
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
GEORGE (RICHARD) BLACK
1645–1697
Dalby Parva, Leicestershire, England
Dorothy Hely
1645–1691
Dalby Parva, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Rankin
1595–1667
Issobell SHERRAR
1590–
George Robertsone
1591–1664
Jonet Muirhead
1595–1645
William Black
1620–1692
Ann Bowdiedge
1625–1670
Hugh Healey
1625–1685
Agnes (Caylie)
1630–1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents
ANDREW RANKN
1568–1616
Margaret Patoun
1574–1638
**Georg Louck
1570–1666
Janet Stewart
1570–1658
Sir Robertsone
1575–
Margaret Malcombe\Brounfield
1573–
William Blake
1586–1662
John Healey
1600–
Catharine Asley
1600–1650
Sir Cailly
1600–1649
Alice Braiose
1605–1700

Adam Rankin's Timeline

2 Records

1688
16 July 1688
Birth of Adam Rankin in Sterlingshire, Sterling, Aye or Isle of Mull, Scotland
Sterlingshire, Sterling, Aye or Isle of Mull, Scotland
1747
04 May 1747
Age 59
Death of Adam Rankin in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 May 1747
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

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