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Jean Denny 1739–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1739

Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: Aft. 1795

Death Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Denny

Mother: Anne Denny

Spouse(s): Robert Jr

Children(s): Mary Rankin

Jean Denny was born in 1739 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Denny And Anne Denny. Jean Denny married Robert Rankin Jr, and had children including Mary Polly Ann Rankin. Jean Denny passed away in 1795 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Jean Denny was born in 1739 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Denny And Anne Denny.
  • Jean Denny married Robert Rankin Jr, and had children including Mary Polly Ann Rankin.
  • Jean Denny passed away in 1795 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Denny
1707–1770
Birth Location: Burt, Donnegal, Ulster, Ireland
WD
Anne Denny
1700–1770
Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Robert Jr
1736–1795
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
RJ

Children(s)

Mary Rankin
1769–1794
Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
MR

Jean Denny's Ancestors

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Jean Denny
1739–1795
Birth Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Denny
1707–1770
Burt, Donnegal, Ulster, Ireland
Anne Denny
1700–1770
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Walter Denny
1701–1752
Pennsylvania, United States of America
Margery Denny
1688–1760
Burt, Donnegal, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Denny
1652–1683
Richard Smart
1678–1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Smart
1640–1709
Margery Shepard
1639–1678

Jean Denny's Descendants

1.
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Jean Denny (1739–Aft. 1795) m. Robert (Rankin) Jr (1736–10 May 1795)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly Ann) Rankin 1769–1794 m. Capt. (Andrew Wilson) Jr 1752–1834
    1. 1. William (Rankin) Wilson 1787–1855 m. Lydia (Isabella) Rankin 1791–1861
      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

Jean Denny's Timeline

2 Records

1739
1739
Birth of Jean Denny in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
1795
Aft. 1795
Age 56
Death of Jean Denny in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1795
    Event Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
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