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Richard Rankin 1732–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1732

Birth Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1827

Death Location: Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA

Father: John RANKIN

Mother: Margaret McElwee

Spouse(s): Jane Steele

Children(s): John Rankin, Martha Rankin, John Rankin, Samuel Rankin, Thomas Rankin, Esther Rankin, John Rankin, Jeremiah Rankin, James Rankin, Hugh Rankin, Amelia Rankin, Alexander RANKIN, Christopher Rankin, Isabelle Rankin, Elizabeth Rankin, Lucy Rankin, David RANKIN, William Rankin, David Rankin, Samuel Rankin, James RANKIN, Harvey Rankin, Rev. Rankin, Andrew RANKIN, Robert Rankin, Richard Rankin, Thomas Rankin

The story of Richard Rankin began in 1732 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA. Richard Rankin married Jane Jean Isabella Steele, and had children including Alexander Campbell Rankin, Amelia Rankin, Andrew Campbell Rankin, Christopher Rankin, David Rankin, Elizabeth Betsey Rankin, Esther Rankin, Harvey B Rankin, Hugh Rankin, Isabelle Ibby Rankin, James Gardner Rankin, James Rankin, Jennie Rankin, Jeremiah Rankin, John Rankin, John C Rankin, John Rankin, Lucy Rankin, Martha Rankin, Mary Rankin, Polly Rankin, Rev Alexander Taylor Rankin, Richard Duffield Rankin, Robert Henderson Rankin, Samuel M Rankin, Samuel Steele Rankin, Thomas Rankin, William Clendenin Rankin. Richard Rankin passed away in 1827 in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Rankin began in 1732 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA.
  • Richard Rankin married Jane Jean Isabella Steele, and had children including Alexander Campbell Rankin, Amelia Rankin, Andrew Campbell Rankin, Christopher Rankin, David Rankin, Elizabeth Betsey Rankin, Esther Rankin, Harvey B Rankin, Hugh Rankin, Isabelle Ibby Rankin, James Gardner Rankin, James Rankin, Jennie Rankin, Jeremiah Rankin, John Rankin, John C Rankin, John Rankin, Lucy Rankin, Martha Rankin, Mary Rankin, Polly Rankin, Rev Alexander Taylor Rankin, Richard Duffield Rankin, Robert Henderson Rankin, Samuel M Rankin, Samuel Steele Rankin, Thomas Rankin, William Clendenin Rankin.
  • Richard Rankin passed away in 1827 in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John RANKIN
1724–1749
Birth Location: Londonderry, Derry County, Ireland
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Margaret McElwee
1692–1796
Birth Location: Derry, Ulster, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Jane Steele
1764–1846
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

John Rankin
1793–1886
Birth Location: Dandridge On Dumplin Creek, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
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Martha Rankin
1787–1860
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MR
John Rankin
1805–1897
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Samuel Rankin
1794–1884
Birth Location: Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
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Thomas Rankin
1797–1856
Birth Location: Derry, 5296, Ireland
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Esther Rankin
1797–1866
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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John Rankin
1781–
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Jeremiah Rankin
1780–1853
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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James Rankin
1786–1846
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Hugh Rankin
1778–1857
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
HR
Amelia Rankin
1792–1872
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Alexander RANKIN
1806–1882
Birth Location: Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
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Christopher Rankin
1808–1881
Birth Location: Flat Gap, Tennessee, United States
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Isabelle Rankin
1785–1877
Birth Location: Virginia
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Elizabeth Rankin
1803–1850
Birth Location: Jefferson Co, Tenessee
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Lucy Rankin
1784–
Birth Location: Greene County, Tennesee
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David RANKIN
1797–1814
Birth Location: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
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William Rankin
1795–1889
Birth Location: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
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David Rankin
1791–1814
Birth Location: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
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Samuel Rankin
1784–1859
Birth Location: Jefferson City, Jefferson Co, Tennessee
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James RANKIN
1797–1850
Birth Location: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
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Harvey Rankin
1802–1802
Birth Location: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
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Rev. Rankin
1803–1885
Birth Location: Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
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Andrew RANKIN
1806–1828
Birth Location: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
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Robert Rankin
1810–1840
Birth Location: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
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Richard Rankin
1800–1890
Birth Location: Jefferson Co., TN
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Thomas Rankin
1787–1851
Birth Location: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
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Richard Rankin's Ancestors

Self
Richard Rankin
1732–1827
Birth Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Thomas RANKIN
1724–1749
Londonderry, Derry County, Ireland
Margaret McElwee
1692–1796
Derry, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
John (Kenneth) Rankin
1690–1749
Duart, Derry , Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John RANKIN
1724–1749
Douglas Rankin
1670–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rankin
1690–1749
Alexander Rankin
1628–1703
MARIA REID
1633–1667

Richard Rankin's Descendants

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Richard Rankin (1732–1827) m. Jane ((Jean) Isabella) Steele (04 Apr 1764–17 Jan 1846)
  1. 1. John Rankin 1793–1886 m. Jean (Gillfillen) Rankin 1795–1878
    1. 1. Dr (Andrew Campbell) Rankin 1828–1902 m. Susanna (Roush) Houser 1829–1914
      1. 1. Ellen (H) Rankin 1853–1901 m. William (H.) Copp 1841–1921
        1. 1. Infant Copp 1874–1874
        2. 2. Carl (Rankin) Copp 1876–1879
        3. 3. Raymond (Hersey) Copp 1881–1884
        4. 4. Hugh (Doak) Rankin 1878–1956
      2. 2. Lewis Rankin 1858–1940
    2. 2. Charlotte Rankin 1840–
    3. 3. Richard (Calvin) Rankin 1821–1899
    4. 4. Rev. (Adam Lowry) Rankin 1816–1895
    5. 5. David (Wilmont) Rankin 1817–1857
    6. 6. Isabella (Jane) Rankin 1818–1892
    7. 7. Rev. (Samuel Gardner Wilson) Rankin 1822–1897
    8. 8. John (Thompson) Rankin 1826–1914
    9. 9. Almira (Jane) McConnaughy 1827–1857
    10. 10. Mary (Eliza) Rankin 1829–1891
    11. 11. William (Alexander) RANKIN 1831–1897
    12. 12. Lucinda Rankin 1834–1872
    13. 13. Rev (Arthur Tappan) Rankin 1835–1911
    14. 14. Thomas (Lovejoy) Rankin 1839–1915
    15. 15. Julia (Doakes) Rankin 1824–1881
  2. 2. Martha Rankin 1787–1860
  3. 3. John (C) Rankin 1805–1897
  4. 4. Samuel (M) Rankin 1794–1884
  5. 5. Thomas Rankin 1797–1856
  6. 6. Esther Rankin 1797–1866
  7. 7. John Rankin 1781–
  8. 8. Jeremiah Rankin 1780–1853
  9. 9. James Rankin 1786–1846
  10. 10. Hugh Rankin 1778–1857
  11. 11. Amelia Rankin 1792–1872
  12. 12. Alexander (Campbell) RANKIN 1806–1882
  13. 13. Christopher Rankin 1808–1881
  14. 14. Isabelle (Ibby) Rankin 1785–1877
  15. 15. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Rankin 1803–1850
  16. 16. Lucy Rankin 1784–
  17. 17. David RANKIN 1797–1814
  18. 18. William (Clendenin) Rankin 1795–1889
  19. 19. David Rankin 1791–1814
  20. 20. Samuel (Steele) Rankin 1784–1859
  21. 21. James (Gardner) RANKIN 1797–1850
  22. 22. Harvey (B) Rankin 1802–1802
  23. 23. Rev. (Alexander Taylor) Rankin 1803–1885
  24. 24. Andrew (Campbell) RANKIN 1806–1828
  25. 25. Robert (Henderson) Rankin 1810–1840
  26. 26. Richard (Duffield) Rankin 1800–1890
  27. 27. Thomas Rankin 1787–1851

Richard Rankin's Timeline

4 Records

1732
1732
Birth of Richard Rankin
None
1756
04 Nov 1756
Age 24
Birth of Richard Rankin in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
1756
1756
Age 24
Birth of Richard Rankin in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
1827
1827
Age 95
Death of Richard Rankin in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Nov 1756
    Event Place: Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1732

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1827
    Event Place: Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
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