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Lt. Robert Estes Rankin 1708–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1708

Birth Location: Letterkenny, County Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 1795

Death Location: Greensboro, Guilford County, Colonial America, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Rankin

Mother: Dorothy Black

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Lt. Robert Estes Rankin was born in 1708 in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland, the child of William Lawlin Rankin And Dorothy Black. Lt. Robert Estes Rankin passed away in 1795 in Greensboro, Guilford County, Colonial America, North Carolina, USA.

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  • Lt. Robert Estes Rankin was born in 1708 in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland, the child of William Lawlin Rankin And Dorothy Black.
  • Lt. Robert Estes Rankin passed away in 1795 in Greensboro, Guilford County, Colonial America, North Carolina, USA.

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Lt. Rankin's Ancestors

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Lt. Rankin
1708–1795
Birth Place: Letterkenny, County Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
William Lawlin Rankin
1658–1730
Ayrshire, Scotland
Dorothy Black
1668–1747
Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Lt. (Alexander P. Rankin (of Clan Mac Lean or) McCloude)
1635–1703
Duart, Sorn Parish Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary Reid
1629–1667
St Nicholas orTurriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
George (Richard) Black
1645–1697
Dalby Parva, Leicestershire, England
Dorothy (Ann) Healey
1645–1694
Dalby Parva, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Rankin
1595–1667
Marion Steadman
1604–1659
Sir Reid
1585–1678
Jane\Jonat Schankis\Shanks)
1590–1647
William Black
1620–1692
Ann Black
1625–1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM STEIDMAN
1578–1605
Catherine Willson
1573–1689
Sir Reid
1560–1600
Laura Nairn-Reid
1561–
Robert\Roberts Shanks\Schanks
1570–1650
Lady Andrew
1559–1655

Lt. Rankin's Timeline

2 Records

1708
1708
Birth of Lt. Robert Estes Rankin in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Letterkenny, County Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
1795
1795
Age 87
Death of Lt. Robert Estes Rankin in Greensboro, Guilford County, Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
Greensboro, Guilford County, Colonial America, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1708
    Event Place: Letterkenny, County Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Greensboro, Guilford County, Colonial America, North Carolina, USA

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