General Information

Birth
1723
Feremish, reland
Death
25 OCT 1792
Antrim Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Burial
Moss Spring Cemetery, Franklin County, Moss Spring, Pennsylvania

Notes

William Rankin, and his wife Mary Huston who was born in Feremish, Ireland County Antrim in 1712, came to American in 1720 with his parents who family records describe as being of the titled landed gentry of Scotland, landed at Philadelphia and settle in Chester County, Pennsylvania. William later marred in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and he died there in 1792. The youngest of eight children of william and his wife Mary was david Rankin who was born in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania in 1745.

Parents

Adam Rankin
- Father
1688 - 1747
Birth
16 JUL 1688
Death
4 MAY 1747
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Mary Steele
- Mother

Spouse

Mary Huston
- Wife
1723 - 1790
Birth
1723
Death
1790

Children

David Rankin
- Son
1745 - 1802
Birth
1745
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Death
1802
Robert Lt. Rankin
- Son
1753 - 1837
Birth
1753
Virginia
Death
13 NOV 1837
St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
Burial
State Cemetery, Austin, Texas
William Rankin
- Son
Birth
5 NOV 1770
Antrim Township, Franklon County, Pennsylvania
John Rankin
- Son
1778 - 1848
Birth
1 MAY 1778
Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
22 APR 1848
Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
Adam Rankin
- Son
1762 - 1817
Birth
10 NOV 1762
Antrim Township, Franklon County, Pennsylvania
Death
10 OCT 1817
Henderson, Kentucky
Archibald Rankin
- Son
1764 - 1845
Birth
10 APR 1764
Antrim Township, Franklon County, Pennsylvania
Death
24 JUN 1845
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
James Rankin
- Son
1766 - 1847
Birth
20 APR 1766
Antrim Township, Franklon County, Pennsylvania
Death
1847
Centre, Pennsylvania, USA
Jeremiah Rankin
- Son
1783 - 1874
Birth
26 NOV 1783
Antrim Township, Franklon County, Pennsylvania
Death
18 FEB 1874
Potter Township, Centre, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Rankin
- Daughter
1774 - 1801
Birth
13 OCT 1774
Antrim Township, Franklon County, Pennsylvania
Death
12 APR 1801
Antrim Township, Franklon County, Pennsylvania
Burial
Browns Mill Cemetery
David Rankin
- Son
1777 - 1853
Birth
5 FEB 1777
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Death
14 MAR 1853
Des Moines County, Iowa
Burial
Round Prairie Cemetery, Des Moines County, Iowa