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Adam RANKIN

Adam RANKIN[1]

Male 1688 - 1747  (58 years)

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  • Name Adam RANKIN 
    Born 16 Jul 1688  Sterlingshire, Slirting Co., Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 758466BF3F854408BCCCE538FE95BA628265 
    Died 4 May 1747  Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3104  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 5 Jan 2006 

    Father William RANKIN,   b. 1658, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1730, Chester, Chester Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Dorothy BLACK,   b. Abt 1668, Londonderry, Ulster, N. Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1747, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Married 1687  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1479  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary STEELE,   b. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Esther RANKIN,   b. Abt 1723, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Welch Run, Franklin Co, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. William Dinwoody RANKIN,   b. 1726, Chester, Chester Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1786, Franklin County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     3. Jeremiah RANKIN,   b. Abt 1733, Louisa County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F1481  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Eliazbeth MAY,   b. Abt 1689, Sterlingshire, Slirting Co., Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married May 1710  Sterlingshire, Slirting Co., Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James RANKIN,   b. Abt 1711, Londonderry, Ulster, N. Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F1482  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Alexander Rankin, his son William and grandson Adam migrated to Ireland when Adam was only one year old, Adam having been born in Sterlingshire, Scotland. The Rankins took part in the siegeof Londonderry in 1690, and with other various families, defended that city when it was besieged by James II. This siege lasted for 105 days, and was finally relieved by William of Orange.
      Father:
      William Rankin
      Mother:
      Dorothy Black
      Married Elizabeth May (died 17 21) May 1710 Sterlingshire, Scotland
      Children:
      1. James Rankin 1715 Sterl ingshire, Slirting Co., Scotland
      Married:
      Mary Steele
      Children:
      1. William Rankin 1727 Fermanagh or Armagh, Ulster, Ireland
      2. Jeremiah Rankin 1732
      3. Ester Rankin 1733

      "RANKIN ROOTS of EAST TENNESSEE"; by Hazel Townsend Tumblin; [email protected]

  • Sources 
    1. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.