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Robert William Rankin 1727–1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1727

Birth Location: Frederick, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1818

Death Location: Kentucky, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Rankin

Mother: Dorothy Black

Spouse(s): Margaret Marshall

Children(s): Isabella Park, Benjamin Rankin, John Rankin, Margaret Rankin, Christofer Rankin, James Rankin, Moses Rankin, Col. Rankin

The story of Robert William Rankin began in 1727 in Frederick, Virginia, USA. Robert William Rankin married Margaret Masena Marshall, and had children including Benjamin Rankin, Christofer Rankin, Col Richard Robert Rankin, Isabella Park, James Rankin, John Rankin, Margaret Rankin, Moses Rankin. Robert William Rankin passed away in 1818 in Kentucky, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert William Rankin began in 1727 in Frederick, Virginia, USA.
  • Robert William Rankin married Margaret Masena Marshall, and had children including Benjamin Rankin, Christofer Rankin, Col Richard Robert Rankin, Isabella Park, James Rankin, John Rankin, Margaret Rankin, Moses Rankin.
  • Robert William Rankin passed away in 1818 in Kentucky, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Rankin
1658–1730
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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Dorothy Black
1668–1747
Birth Location: Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Marshall
1733–1808
Birth Location: Washington Parish, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Isabella Park
1756–1828
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Benjamin Rankin
1760–1807
Birth Location: Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
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John Rankin
1749–1790
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Margaret Rankin
1757–
Birth Location: –
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Christofer Rankin
1755–1813
Birth Location: Colony, Anderson, Kansas, United States
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James Rankin
1757–1822
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia
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Moses Rankin
1755–1845
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia
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Col. Rankin
1753–1837
Birth Location: Frederick, Virginia, United States
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Robert Rankin's Ancestors

Self
Robert Rankin
1727–1818
Birth Place: Frederick, Virginia, USA
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

Robert Rankin's Descendants

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Robert (William) Rankin (1727–1818) m. Margaret (Masena) Marshall (1733–1808)
  1. 1. Isabella Park 1756–1828 m. Robert (Arthur) McGee~ 1756–1797
    1. 1. William (Park) McGee 1796–1870 m. Tamar Thom 1807–1873
      1. 1. Eliza (Josephine) McGee 1835–1911 m. Cyrus Bottorff 1829–1864
        1. 1. William (Park) Bottorff 1859–1954 m. Margaret Cochran 1857–1939
        2. 2. Charles (Monroe) Bottorff 1860–1960
        3. 3. Sarah (M.) Bottorff 1852–
        4. 4. Dora (A.) Bottorff 1855–
        5. 5. Edward Bottorff 1861–
        6. 6. Amanda (Lenora) Bottorff 1863–1957
      2. 2. Amanda (Melvina) Mcgee 1842–1927
      3. 3. William (H.) McGee 1837–1896
      4. 4. Robert (Clark) McGee 1827–1902 m. Elizabeth Hampton 1856–1886
        1. 1. John (Wheeler) McGee 1878–1935
      5. 5. Charlotte (Isabella) Wilson 1831–1899
      6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Bottorff 1828–1886 m. Lorenzo (David) Bottorff 1826–1922
        1. 1. Mary (J) Bottorff 1852–1900
        2. 2. Martha (J) Bottorff 1856–1943
      7. 7. James (Park) Mcgee 1847–1912
    2. 2. Samuel McGee 1785–1837
    3. 3. Jane McGee 1789–1803
    4. 4. John McGee 1794–1796
    5. 5. James McGee 1787–1804
    6. 6. Robert (Arthur) Mcgee 1791–1866
    7. 7. Margaret McGee 1783–1800
    8. 8. Patrick McGee 1781–1800
  2. 2. Benjamin Rankin 1760–1807
  3. 3. John Rankin 1749–1790
  4. 4. Margaret Rankin 1757–
  5. 5. Christofer Rankin 1755–1813
  6. 6. James Rankin 1757–1822
  7. 7. Moses Rankin 1755–1845
  8. 8. Col. (Richard Robert ✧) Rankin 1753–1837

Robert Rankin's Timeline

2 Records

1727
1727
Birth of Robert William Rankin in Frederick, Virginia, USA
Frederick, Virginia, USA
1818
1818
Age 91
Death of Robert William Rankin in Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1727
    Event Place: Frederick, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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