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Adam Rankin 1688–1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 July 1688

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: Between 4 May 1747 and 21 September 1747

Death Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Rankin

Mother: Dorothy Black

Spouse(s): Elizabeth May

Children(s): Joseph Rankin, Jeremiah Rankin

Adam Rankin was born in 1688 in Scotland, the child of William Rankin And Dorothy Black. Adam Rankin married Elizabeth May, and had children including Jeremiah Steele Rankin, Joseph Rankin. Adam Rankin passed away in 1747 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Adam Rankin was born in 1688 in Scotland, the child of William Rankin And Dorothy Black.
  • Adam Rankin married Elizabeth May, and had children including Jeremiah Steele Rankin, Joseph Rankin.
  • Adam Rankin passed away in 1747 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Rankin
1651–1730
Birth Location: Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Dorothy Black
1668–
Birth Location: Londonderry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth May
1689–1721
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

Joseph Rankin
1704–1764
Birth Location: Ireland
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Jeremiah Rankin
1733–1760
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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Adam Rankin's Ancestors

Self
Adam Rankin
1688–1747
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
William Rankin
1651–1730
Antrim, Northern Ireland
Dorothy Black
1668–
Londonderry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
Alexander Rankin
1621–1667
Ayrshire, Scotland
Maria Reid
1633–
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Rankin
1595–1667
Marion Steadman
1600–1624
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Rankin
1570–1616
Margaret Patoun
1574–1599

Adam Rankin's Descendants

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Adam Rankin (16 July 1688–Between 4 May 1747 and 21 September 1747) m. Elizabeth May (1689–1721)
  1. 1. Joseph Rankin 1704–1764 m. Rebecca Armstrong 1709–1764
    1. 1. William Rankin 1744–1804 m. Jane Chambers 1752–1826
      1. 1. John (C.) Rankin 1781–1858 m. Tabitha Wharton 1776–1855
        1. 1. Jane Rankin 1804–1881 m. James Wharton 1799–1822
      2. 2. William Rankin 1791–1829 m. Thankful Rankin 1793–1881
      3. 3. Jane Smith 1789–1849
      4. 4. Sarah Wharton 1779–1855
      5. 5. Anna Donnell 1789–1845
      6. 6. Thomas Rankin 1785–1853
      7. 7. Robert (C) Rankin 1791–1853
      8. 8. Nancy (Agnes) Schoolfield 1775–1815
      9. 9. Elizabeth (Ann) Wharton 1773–
    2. 2. John (Chambers) Rankin 1736–1814 m. Hannah Carson 1746–1814
      1. 1. Robert (W) Rankin 1780–1866 m. Margaret Scott 1796–1865
        1. 1. Rebecca (Jane) Rankin 1826–1887 m. John (Calvin) Wharton 1823–1915
  2. 2. Jeremiah (Steele) Rankin 1733–1760 m. Rhoda Craig 1733–
    1. 1. Mary (Polly) Rankin 1758–1848 m. Jonathan Weir 1750–1832
      1. 1. James (Hutchenson) Weir 1789–1832 m. Elizabeth Gault 1790–1850
        1. 1. William (Gault) Wear 1817–1900 m. Sarah (Amanda) Yancey 1819–1879

Adam Rankin's Timeline

2 Records

1688
16 July 1688
Birth of Adam Rankin in Scotland
Scotland
1747
Between 4 May 1747 and 21 September 1747
Age 59
Death of Adam Rankin in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 July 1688
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Between 4 May 1747 and 21 September 1747
    Event Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
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