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James Rankin 1711–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1711

Birth Location: Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 OCT 1792

Death Location: Montgomery Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Adam Rankin

Mother: Elizabeth May

Spouse(s): Jane Campbell

Children(s): James Jr.

James Rankin was born in 1711 in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, the child of Adam Rankin And Elizabeth May. James Rankin married Jane Jean Campbell, and had children including James Rankin Jr. James Rankin passed away in 1792 in Montgomery Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • James Rankin was born in 1711 in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, the child of Adam Rankin And Elizabeth May.
  • James Rankin married Jane Jean Campbell, and had children including James Rankin Jr.
  • James Rankin passed away in 1792 in Montgomery Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Rankin's Ancestors

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James Rankin
1711–1792
Birth Place: Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Parents
Adam Rankin
1688–1747
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Elizabeth May
1689–1721
Sterlingshire, Slirting, Scotland
Grandparents
William Rankin
1659–1730
Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dorothy Black
1668–1747
Londonderry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
John May
1667–1731
Margaretta Hitcher
1664–
Salem, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Rankin
1614–1689
Richard Black
1648–1695
Dorothy Healey
1645–1694
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Rankin's Descendants

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James Rankin (1711–10 OCT 1792) m. Jane ("Jean") Campbell (1715–13 AUG 1799)
  1. 1. James (Rankin) Jr. 1734– m. Mary McGinley 1760–
    1. 1. John (McGinley) Rankin 1781–1835 m. Agnes Burns 1791–
      1. 1. John (Walker) Rankin 1823–1869 m. Sara (Dupuy) Thomason 1830–1893
        1. 1. Mary (Love) Rankin 1852–1936 m. John (Nicholl) Irwin 1845–1905

James Rankin's Timeline

2 Records

1711
1711
Birth of James Rankin in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
1792
10 OCT 1792
Age 81
Death of James Rankin in Montgomery Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Montgomery Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1711
    Event Place: Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 30 December 2018, 00:06), entry for James Rankin(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZNZ-YX1
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 OCT 1792
    Event Place: Montgomery Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 30 December 2018, 00:06), entry for James Rankin(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZNZ-YX1
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree

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