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William Rankin 1658–1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1658

Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1730

Death Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Alexander Rankin

Mother: Maria Reid

Spouse(s): Dorothy Black

Children(s): Rev Rankin, Hugh Rankin, Jane Rankin, John Rankin

William Rankin was born in 1658 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Alexander Rankin And Maria Agnes Reid. William Rankin married Dorothy Jane Black, and had children including Hugh Rankin, Jane Rankin, John Rankin, Rev Adam Rankin. William Rankin passed away in 1730 in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • William Rankin was born in 1658 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Alexander Rankin And Maria Agnes Reid.
  • William Rankin married Dorothy Jane Black, and had children including Hugh Rankin, Jane Rankin, John Rankin, Rev Adam Rankin.
  • William Rankin passed away in 1730 in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

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William Rankin's Ancestors

Self
William Rankin
1658–1730
Birth Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Alexander Rankin
1628–1689
Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Maria (Agnes) Reid
1633–1659
Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Rankin
1595–1667
Kinross, Kinross-shire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marion Steidman
1600–1659
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Robert Reid
1609–1680
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Tullo
1615–
South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Rankin
1568–1616
Margaret Patoun
1554–1638
William Steidman
1578–1605
Katherine Wolsoun
1573–1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Rankin
1540–1600
Jane Phelps
1542–1600
James Patoun
1550–1605
Margaret Drysdale
1550–1615
William Steadman
1532–1606
Margaret Anderson
1532–1606
John Wilsone
1540–1610
Katherine Morris
1554–1592

William Rankin's Descendants

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William Rankin (1658–1730) m. Dorothy (Jane) Black (1668–May 4 1747)
  1. 1. Rev (Adam) Rankin 1688–1747 m. Mary Steele 1689–1747
    1. 1. William (Steele) Rankin 1723–1792 m. Victoria (Isabelle) Alcorn 1725–1787 m. Mary Huston 1742–1824
      1. 1. Sarah Rankin 1758–1813 m. William (Lockhart) Sr 1747–1808
        1. 1. David Lockhart 1784–1845
        2. 2. James Lockhart 1780–1815
        3. 3. Nancy Lockhart 1782–1847 m. James Phillips 1765–1847
        4. 4. Samuel Lockhart 1777–1820 m. Elenore Kelley 1780–1808
        5. 5. Thomas Lockhart 1782–
        6. 6. William (Lockhart) Jr 1776–1820 m. Ann Moore 1799–1820
      2. 2. James Rankin 1766–1847
      3. 3. Margaret Rankin 1754–1842 m. Joshua Browning 1758–1807
        1. 1. Joshua (R) Browning 1780–1844
        2. 2. John (Radford) Browning 1757–1844
        3. 3. Anne Browning 1781–1835 m. Joshua Crow 1781–1850
        4. 4. Margaret Browning 1789–1871 m. Aaron Parker 1788–1881
        5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth "Polly" Browning) ✔️ 1784–1836 m. Thomas (Jefferson) McKissack 1773–1836
        6. 6. William Browning 1777–1820
        7. 7. Elizabeth Browning 1775–1850 m. William Pyron 1770–1853
        8. 8. Nancy Browning 1793–1870 m. Garrett Morris 1790–
        9. 9. Phoebe Browning 1782–1861 m. Nathaniel (L) Walker 1774–1847
      4. 4. James (Huston) Rankin 1750–1827
      5. 5. William Rankin 1770–1847 m. Abigail McGinley 1773–1812
        1. 1. William (M) Rankin 1795–1872
        2. 2. Adam Rankin 1801–1882
        3. 3. Susannah Rankin 1818–
        4. 4. James (Munsey) Rankin 1799–1868
        5. 5. Joseph (Alexander) Rankin 1806–1888
        6. 6. Archibald Rankin 1810–1886
        7. 7. Abigail Rankin 1810–
        8. 8. John (McGinley) Rankin 1797–1838
      6. 6. Victoria (Victory) Rankin 1756–1792
      7. 7. David Rankin 1777–1853
      8. 8. Elizabeth Rankin 1774–1820
      9. 9. Mary (Polly) Rankin 1746–1822
      10. 10. Adam Rankin 1762–1817
      11. 11. Archibald Rankin 1764–1849
      12. 12. John Rankin 1779–1848
      13. 13. Jeremiah Rankin 1783–1874
    2. 2. Jeremiah (Steele) Rankin 1720–1760
    3. 3. William (Steele) Rankin 1713–1792
  2. 2. Hugh Rankin 1692–1721
  3. 3. Jane Rankin 1693–1753
  4. 4. John Rankin 1690–1749

William Rankin's Timeline

2 Records

1658
1658
Birth of William Rankin in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
1730
1730
Age 72
Death of William Rankin in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1658
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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