William RANKIN

1658 - Abt 1730  (72 years)

• Name	William RANKIN
  Born	1658	Scotland
  Christened	21 Feb 1677	Derry Cathedral, Co. Derry, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  _UID	7B10DB5E50C84CC4BD40FDFE5DE38047EB84
  Died	Abt 1730	Chester, Chester Co., Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I3101	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2012

  
  

  Father	Alexander RANKIN,   b. 1635, Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. 12 Feb 1703, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Agnes REID,   b. 1633, Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1658	Scotland
  Family ID	F1478	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy BLACK,   b. Abt 1668, Londonderry, Ulster, N. Ireland ,   d. 4 May 1747, Chester County, Pennsylvania  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Married	1687	Ireland
  Children	1. Adam RANKIN,   b. 16 Jul 1688, Sterlingshire, Slirting Co., Scotland ,   d. 4 May 1747, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania  (Age 58 years)   2. John RANKIN,   b. 1690, Donnegal County, Ireland ,   d. 1749, Juniata River, Pennsylvania  (Age 59 years)   3. Hugh RANKIN,   b. Abt 1692, Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016
  Family ID	F1479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SOURCES: William, with his family and father, fled Scotland and went to Ireland to escape religious persecution. One record indicates that William may have had a total of seven children. Three of his sons came to the New World to settle in Pennsylvania, west of Philadelphia. They were farmers in what is now Cumberland County. Three of his descendents - Richard, Samuel, Thomas - were early pioneer settlers of Dumplin Valley, Jefferson County, Tennessee. A tablet in the Mt. Horeb Presbyterian Church Cemetery honors them.; From RANKIN ROOTS IN EAST TENNESSEE", By Hazel Timblin Townsend Father: Alexander Rankin Mother: Agnes Reid Married: Dorothy Black 1687 Ireland Children: 1. Adam Rankin July 16, 1688 Sterlingshire, Slirting Co ., Scotland 2. John Rankin 3. Hugh Rankin