Person:Jeremiah Rankin (1)

m. 1721
  1. James RankinAbt 1722 -
  2. William RankinAbt 1723 - 1792
  3. Esther Steele Rankin1728 - 1796
  4. Jeremiah Rankin1733 - Abt 1760
  5. Hugh RankinAbt 1747 - 1747
  • HJeremiah Rankin1733 - Abt 1760
  • WRhoda Craig1734 -
m. 1754
  1. Rev. Adam Rankin1755 - 1827
  2. Jeremiah Rankin1756 - Bef 1804
  3. Thomas Rankin1757 - 1808
  4. William Rankin1757 - 1798
  5. Mary 'Polly' Rankin1759 - 1843
Facts and Events
Name Jeremiah Rankin
Gender Male
Birth[2] 1733 Hagerstown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Marriage 1754 Hagerstown, Lancaster, Pennsylvaniato Rhoda Craig
Death[1][2] Abt 1760 Pennsylvania, near Hagerstown, Marylandkilled in his mill on Cannegogy Creek
References
  1. Family Notes, in Source Needed.

    Jeremiah and Rhoda lived in Antrim Township, Franklin County, PA where Jeremiah founded Rankin’s Mill. Born about 1720, he is said to have died at his mill about 1760. His children are Adam, William, Thomas, Jeremiah and Mary 'Polly' Rankin. Thomas married in 1789 to a Miss Young of Woodford County, Kentucky. Rev. Adam Rankin
    was born 24 Mar 1755 in Greencastle, PA, married Mary McPhatter and went to Kentucky with a colony in 1784. There he established a Presbyterian church in the present-day city of Lexington where he died in 1827. He has descendents living in Texas and other western states.

  2. 2.0 2.1 Family Recorded, in Rankin, John Mason. 1854 0913 Transcript of Letter. (Originally written by John Mason Rankin. Privately held.).

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