David Rankin OLIPHANT

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Married by Rev. W. H. Russell G. M. his Brother-in-law

David married Vellare Antinette RUSSELL before 1841. Vellare (daughter of RUSSELL) was born about 1818 in TN; died in 1852. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Melissa C. OLIPHANT was born about 1842; and died.
2. William L. OLIPHANT was born about 1847; and died.

David married Margaret M. ROBINSON on 23 Jan 1861 in Greene County, Tennessee. Margaret was born in 1826 in Greene County, Tennessee; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married by:
Rev. W. H. Russell G. M. his Brother-in-law

Alt Name:
D. R. Oliphant on license

Bond:
W. H. Russell

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• Will: 5 Nov 1855, Greene Co. TN Daughters Hannah, Melinda, And Harriet To Have Their Support, Nancy Russell, James, Polly Ann. Grandson James O. Hoyal. Grand Daughter Pollyann Robertson.

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James Oliphant of Greene County, TN (28 Apr 1776-31 Oct 1855) was the great grandson of Duncan Oliphant the immigrant. This James was married to Jane Rankin (20 Sep 1782-12 Apr 1844). James and Jane (Rankin) Oliphant had nine children, viz.: Elizabeth Sarah, John, Malinda, Polly Ann, James, Hannah, Harriet, Nancy, and William. The following will extract applies:

From "Greene County, Tennessee Wills, 1783-1890," Goldene Fillers Burgner, pp. 82-83:
JAMES OLIPHANT 5 November 1855 $10,000
Son William L. to have plantation. Daughters, Sally Melinda and Harriet to have their support. Other children: Nancy, James, Polly Ann. To daughter, Nancy Russell, $375. To grandson, James O. Hoyal, $375. To grand-daughter, Pollyann Robertson, $375. Interest on money to school my grand children. If negroes unruly, they are to be sold.
Executors: David R. and William L. Oliphant. Will Dated 18 August 1855.
Witnesses: Lewis Rankin, John G. Rankin
Signed: James Oliphant

Frequently this James Oliphant of Greene County, TN has been confused with the James Oliphant of Rutherford County, TN. (Note that Greene County is in the very easterly part of Tennessee while Rutherford County is in middle Tennessee adjacent to Davidson County where Nashville is located).
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1830 January 29 Page 113 James Oliphant guardian to Alexander W., Nancy I., John H., William M., Eliza M. and Andrew G. Bell, minor heirs of James Bell, decd.

JAMES OLIPHANT and his wife JANE RANKIN came from Greene County, Tennessee. James was born in Farquire Co. Virginia in 1776 and died in Greene County, but Dr. JAMES OLIPHANT, the son, settled in McMinn County, after living for a time in both Loudon & Monroe Counties. Dr. Oliphan married Lavinia Ballard, daughter of William Ballard and his wife Mary, of the Loudon County Ballards. 1850 Census in Greene County: 7 334 334 James Oliphant 75 M Farmer 2000 Virga 7 8 Sally 43 F Tenn 8 9 Malinda 40 F '' 9 10 Harriet 28 F '' 10 11 James A. Hail 17 M Farmer '' / 11 12 William J. 21 M Farmer '' 12 13 William H. Russell 38 M Preacher '' 13 14 Nancy 26 F '' 14 15 Caladonia 7/12 F '' 15

Other children, who died prior to James' death"
John 1807-1834
Sarah Jane 1810-1811 died in infancy
Hannah Jane 1818-1834

All buried next to James and Jane as well as Nancy Alice who died after her dad James did. Vellare Antinette 1819-1854 also buried here (wife of son David)

James married Jane RANKIN on 6 Jun 1803 in Green County, Tennessee. Jane (daughter of David RANKIN, I and Anne CAMPBELL) was born on 20 Sep 1782 in Stovers Creek, Greene Co, Tennessee; died on 12 Apr 1844 in Greene County, Tennessee; was buried in Mt. Bethel Presbyterian Cemetery, Greeneville, Greene Co. TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Bond:
Robert Rankin

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He was a gunsmith by trade, but afterward purchased a farm, and turned his attention to farming. Doug Goodman has death on 21 May 1823. According to Reynolds (ref 13), 1821 is the date of death in court records. 1829 is on stone. DAR references have 1823. Buried in Ebeneezer Cemetery with Hannah. Was in revolutionary war. See references 2, 3, & 4. Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in TN by Bates lists him marrying Sarah Pruden 1st in 1775 then Hannah at a later date. Membership Roster and Soldiers of the TN Society of the DAR lists the marriage to Hannah in 1775. Info from Doug Goodman lists 1775 as the date John married Hannah. Not sure which is correct, and which children are by which wife. It would seem Hannah was the second wife, as he is buried with her in Tennessee.

JOHN OLIPHANT - Born January 2, 1750, New Jersey; Died 1823, Greene Co., Tennessee; Married 1775, Hannah Amos, born Jan. 14, 1756, died 1814. John Oliphant is reported in the auditors account, page 107, of official records in New Jersey, State House, to have been paid for sundry services and for riding Express No. 19, Date 1777. During the year 1778 he moved to Washington District, N.C. The place where he settled was later Greene Co., Tenn. He was a neighbor of John Sevier and being a Wagon Maker and a Gun Smith, he assisted in fitting out troops for the expedition to King's Mountain, and either accompanied them, or helped protect the settlement during their absence. He was on the First Tax list of Greene Co., 1783. He was given a Land Grant for Revolutionary Service, recorded at Nashville, Tenn. For sundry claims and for Militiary expedition with Waggons, for ten days, by order of Teneral Waddel, it was resolved by the Convention of N.C. that these claims be allowed, and the were signed by Martin Armstrong. (Vol 9, page 485, 487, N.C. records, Adj. Gen. Office N.J., Records of Land Commissioner, Nashville, Tenn.;and Family Bible National No. 126439). The Children of John Oliphant James, born Apr. 28, 1776, married Jane Rankin Thomas, born Jan. 19, 1779, married Hannah Morrow Elizabeth, born Apr. 28, 1781, married Gov. March Sarah, born July 16, 1784, married Felix Earnest Hannah, born Jan. 21, 1787, married William Barton Mary, born Oct. 16, 1789, married MaAmis Anna, born Mar. 14, 1793, married Nathaniel Hayward Rachael, born Sept. 13, 1796, married Thomas West John, born Mar. 9, 1803 Abby, born Nov. 15, 1804

John was an express rider in 1777, and a wagonmaker and gunsmith for troops who fought at Kings Mountain during the war. DAR #451438 Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Tennessee 1974, P. 307, Lucy Womack Bates

John married Hannah AMOS on 14 Jan 1776 in Loudon County, Virginia. Hannah (daughter of Thomas Valentine AMOS and Elizabeth DAY) was born on 14 Jan 1756 in Loudon County, Virginia; died on 11 Sep 1814 in Greene County, Tennessee; was buried in Ebenezer Cemetery, Greene County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From Ron Rankin - March 2008:
David Rankin witnessed the will of James McMurtree in Bedford Co. VA. Mar. 1772 David Rankin gives a solemn affirmation (David Rankin being one of the people called Quaker).

David married Anne CAMPBELL on 20 Sep 1779 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Anne (daughter of William CAMPBELL) was born in 1760 in North Carolina; died in in Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Stout made his will. An added codicil stated that Sarah was dead in 1768.They were then in Loudon County, VA. Ephraim was listed in the 1782 Tax List of Loudoun County.

Occupation- Wagoneer and gunsmith
Ephraim Oliphant (1717-1794), the son of Duncan Oliphant (1682-1734) of Hunterdon Co., NJ, was the father of nine children, among them John Oliphant (1750-1823), who married Hannah Amos (1756-1814) in Loudoun Co., VA, in 1775. Ephraim was born in Staten Isl., NY, in 1717, and moved with his parents to East Amwell, Hunterdon Co., NJ, around 1721. There, he married Sarah Higgins Stout (1725-1768), of Amwell, in 1743. She was the daughter of Freegift Stout (1693-1769) and Mary Higgins (1698-1773), both of Hunterdon Co. Some time in the 1760s, they moved their family to Loudoun Co., VA, where Ephraim died in 1794.

{Above information taken from Find A Grave biographical information. NOTE: I do not guarantee the accuracy of the above information; it is placed here for information purposes only.}

EPHRAIM12 OLIPHANT (DUNCAN 211, JOHN 110, LAWRENCE 19, WILLIAM 48, JOHN 17, LAWRENCE 36, JOHN 55, WILLIAM 34, JOHN 43, WALTER 12, WALTER 21) was born 1717 in Staten Island, Richmond Co., N.Y., and died Aft. 1785 in Loudoun Co., VA (Source: (1) Notes of Mable Basart, "Loudoun Co., Va. This day came before me, Francis Peyton, one of the _____for the said county, Ephraim Olliphant, father of Benjamin Olliphant, dec'd and made oath that Obadiah Olliphant is the eldest brother and heir at law of the said Benjamin Olliphant. given under my hand this the 15th day of Sept, 1785. Francis Peyton.", (2) Stout and Allied Families - Vol I, 27, Says Ephrain Oliphant 1717-1794. They resided in Kingwood Twp., Hunterdon Co., NJ.). He married SARAH HIGGINS STOUT (Source: Richard Higgins and His Descendants by Katherine Chapin Higgins, 61.) Abt. 1749 in Hunterdon Co., N.J. (Source: Notes of Karen Alexander, descended through John Hammett.), daughter of FREEGIFT STOUT and MARY HIGGINS. She was born 1725 in Cloverhill N.J. (Source: Notes of Karen Alexander, descended through John Hammett, She says Sarah was born in 1725, Cloverhill, NJ but another source says born in 1718 in Middletown, Monmouth, NJ.), and died July 10, 1768 in Loudoun Co., Va (Source: Notes of Karen Alexander, descended through John Hammett.).

More About EPHRAIM OLIPHANT:
Religion: 1759, Anglican (Source: A History of East Amwell 1700-1800 published by Hunterdon Co., Historical Society, 1976, 199, At the New Jersey Convention (annual meeting of Anglican Clergy) in 1759 a petition was presented by the combined congregations of Amwell, Kingwood and Readington stating that there were at least 100 Anglicans willing to join in the support of a priest...signed by John Garrison, Samuel Kitchen, Richard Rounsavall and Ephraim Oliphant for Amwell.)
Residence 1: 1763, Kingswood Township, New Jersey
Residence 2: 1782, Loudoun Co., VA (Source: 1782 Loudoun Co., VA Tas List, Ephraim Oliphant.)

Children of EPHRAIM OLIPHANT and SARAH STOUT are:
4.i. OBADIAH13 OLIPHANT, b. Bef. 1750, Hunterdon Co., N.J.; d. 1830, Barren Co., KY. ii. JOHN 2 OLIPHANT (Source: Philip Oliphant email.), b. January 02, 1749/50, Hunterdon Co., NJ (Source: (1) Philip Oliphant email., (2) Stout and Allied Families - Vol I, 27.); d. May 21, 1823, Green Co., TN (Source: (1) Philip Oliphant email., (2) Tom Kiska, des through Samuel Daniel Oliphant., (3) Stout and Allied Families - Vol I, 27.); m. (1) HANNAH AMOS (Source: Philip Oliphant email.), Abt. 1775 (Source: (1) Philip Oliphant email., (2) Stout and Allied Families - Vol I, 27.); b. 1765 (Source: Stout and Allied Families - Vol I, 27.); d. 1814 (Source: Stout and Allied Families - Vol I, 27.); m. (2) SARAH PRUDEN (Source: Philip Oliphant email.), 1775 (Source: Philip Oliphant email.). More About JOHN 2 OLIPHANT:
Burial: Ebenezer Cemetery, Greenville, TN (Source: Philip Oliphant email.)
Military: Revolutionary War (Source: (1) A History of East Amwell 1700-1800 published by Hunterdon Co., Historical Society, 1976, 132, James Agin, Rev. War record, served 10 months under Wagonmaster JOHN OLIPHANT, 1779-1780., (2) A History of East Amwell 1700-1800 published by Hunterdon Co., Historical Society, 1976, Ralph Schenck, Rev. War record, served as Teamaster un Wagonmaster JOHN OLIPHANT, 1779-1780.)
Occupation: Green Co., TN (Source: Stout and Allied Families - Vol I, 27, he was a wagonmaker and gunsmith.)
Residence: 1787, Green Co., TN (Source: Stout and Allied Families - Vol I, 27, Got a military land grant, 50 ac on McCartney's Creek.)

iii. SARAH OLIPHANT (Source: Philip Oliphant email.), b. April 06, 1751 (Source: Tom Kiska, des through Samuel Daniel Oliphant, [email protected].); m. (1) JOHN WOOLSEY (Source: Philip Oliphant email.); m. (2) DANIEL WEATHER, 1800. iv. SAMUEL OLIPHANT (Source: Philip Oliphant email.), b. Abt. 1753, Bedford Co., VA (Source: (1) Philip Oliphant email., (2) Stout and Allied Families - Vol I, 27, said Samuel was b. 1757 and was in the Rev War. resided in Bedford Co., PA.); d. January 27, 1851, Columbiana Co, OH (Source: Tom Kiska, des through Samuel Daniel Oliphant.); m. ELIZABETH HOLMES HARRIS (Source: Philip Oliphant email.). More About SAMUEL OLIPHANT:
Mi litary service: Revolutionary War (Source: Philip Oliphant email, Served as Ensign from Loudoun Co, VA. Apparently married first and had children. He married 2nd Elizabeth Holmes, widow with children.)

More About ELIZABETH HOLMES HARRIS:
Religion: Quaker (Source: Philip Oliphant email.)

5.v. BENJAMIN OLIPHANT, b. 1755, Hunterdon Co., NJ; d. Rev War. vi. MARY 2 OLIPHANT (Source: (1) Philip Oliphant email., (2) Stout and Allied Families - Vol I, 27.), b. 1757 (Source: (1) Philip Oliphant email., (2) Tom Kiska, des through Samuel Daniel Oliphant, says she died in 1759.). vii. ANNE OLIPHANT (Source: (1) Philip Oliphant email., (2) Stout and Allied Families - Vol I, 27.), b. 1759 (Source: Philip Oliphant email.). viii. RACHEL 1 OLIPHANT (Source: (1) Philip Oliphant email., (2) Stout and Allied Families - Vol I, 27.), m. GABRIEL G. MANLEY (Source: Tom Kiska, des through Samuel Daniel Oliphant.).

Ephraim married Sarah Higgins STOUT in 1749 in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Sarah (daughter of Freegift STOUT and Mary HIGGINS) was born in 1725 in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey; died on 10 Jul 1768 in Loudon County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married in Bride's parents house.

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Thomas married Elizabeth DAY. Elizabeth (daughter of Nicholas DAY, Jr. and Elizabeth COX) was born in 1719 in Baltimore, Hartford County, Maryland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Father:
Adam Rankin
Mother:
Mary Steele:
Married:
Victoria Victory Alcorn abt 1753 Antrim Township, Franklin Co., PA
Children:
James Rankin abt 1754 Cumberland, Greene Co., Pennsylvania

William married Mary HUSTON about 1742 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Mary (daughter of Archibald R. HUSTON and Agnes SHAW) was born in 1725; died in 1790 in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1st Wife of William.

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