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John Joshua (Dawson) Rankin 1500 – 1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1560

Death Location: Scotland

Father: William Rankins

Mother: Margarethe Walton

Spouse(s): Jessica Eagleson

Children(s): John RANKIN

John Joshua (Dawson) Rankin was born in 1500 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of William Rankyns Or Rankins and Margarethe Walton. John Joshua (Dawson) Rankin married Jessica M Eagleson, and had children including John James RANKIN. John Joshua (Dawson) Rankin passed away in 1560 in Scotland.

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  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • John Joshua (Dawson) Rankin was born in 1500 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of William Rankyns Or Rankins and Margarethe Walton.
  • John Joshua (Dawson) Rankin married Jessica M Eagleson, and had children including John James RANKIN.
  • John Joshua (Dawson) Rankin passed away in 1560 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Rankins
1460 – 1520
Birth Location: –
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Margarethe Walton
1475 – 1540
Birth Location: –
MW

Spouses(s)

Jessica Eagleson
1500 –
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

John RANKIN
1520 – 1600
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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John Rankin's Ancestors

Self
John Rankin
1500 – 1560
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
William Rankyns Or Rankins
1460 – 1520
Margarethe Walton
1475 – 1540
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Rankin's Descendants

1.
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John (Joshua (Dawson)) Rankin (1500 – 1560) m. Jessica (M) Eagleson (1500 – unknown)
  1. 1. John (James) RANKIN (1520 – 1600) m. Mary (Polly) Lineberger (1520 – 1570)
    1. 1. James (Ranken) (Rankin) (1544 – 1600) m. Jane Phelps (1520 – 1580)
      1. 1. Jonet (Robesoune \) Broun (1570 – 1604) m. Johnne Diksoune (1570 – 1615)
        1. 1. James Diksoune (12 Dec 1599 – 1640) m. Susanna Taintor (1616 – 1643)

John Rankin's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of John Joshua (Dawson) Rankin in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1560
1560
Age 60
Death of John Joshua (Dawson) Rankin in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Scotland
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