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George Rankin 1729–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1729

Birth Location: Londonderry, Ireland

Death Date: 1761

Death Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Robert Rankin

Mother: Rebecca Armstrong

Spouse(s): Lydia Steele

Children(s): Robert Rankin

George Rankin was born in 1729 in Londonderry, Ireland, the child of Robert Rankin And Rebecca Armstrong. George Rankin married Lydia Steele, and had children including Robert Rankin. George Rankin passed away in 1761 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • George Rankin was born in 1729 in Londonderry, Ireland, the child of Robert Rankin And Rebecca Armstrong.
  • George Rankin married Lydia Steele, and had children including Robert Rankin.
  • George Rankin passed away in 1761 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Rankin
1708–1795
Birth Location: Donegal, Ireland
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Rebecca Armstrong
1700–1773
Birth Location: Donegal, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Steele
1734–1789
Birth Location: Newton Parish, Londonderry, Ireland
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Children(s)

Robert Rankin
1756–1840
Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
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George Rankin's Ancestors

Self
George Rankin
1729–1761
Birth Place: Londonderry, Ireland
Parents
Robert Rankin
1708–1795
Donegal, Ireland
Rebecca Armstrong
1700–1773
Donegal, Ireland
Grandparents
John (Kenneth) Rankin
1675–1745
Ireland
Dorothy Black
1668–1747
Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James Rankin
1640–1680
Patricia Peters
1655–
Richard Black
1648–1697
Dorothy Healey
1645–1694
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lyle Rankin
1620–1690
Joyce Chadbourne
1615–
William Black
1620–
Ann Bowdiedge
1625–
Hugh Healey
1625–
Agnes Cayley
1630–

George Rankin's Descendants

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George Rankin (1729–1761) m. Lydia Steele (8 Jan 1734–April 1789)
  1. 1. Robert Rankin 1756–1840 m. Mary (Polly) Cusick 1759–1803
    1. 1. Lydia (Isabella) Rankin 1791–1861 m. William (Rankin) Wilson 1787–1855
      1. 1. Isabella (L) Richards 1821–1905 m. Rev. (James Lewis) Richards 1814–1895
        1. 1. Samantha (Ann) Hill 1850–1938 m. George (Barcroft) Hill 1844–1929
        2. 2. Martha (J) Richards 1835–1908 m. William (D) McDanel 1837–1865
        3. 3. Robert (Webb) Richards 1843–1862
        4. 4. Murchison (Connor Columbus) Richards 1845–1891
        5. 5. Robert (Lafayette) Richards 1865–1950

George Rankin's Timeline

2 Records

1729
1729
Birth of George Rankin in Londonderry, Ireland
Londonderry, Ireland
1761
1761
Age 32
Death of George Rankin in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1729
    Event Place: Londonderry, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
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