Person:Samuel Rankin (7)
Samuel Rankin
b.Aug 1758 Pennsylvania
d.13 Dec 1834 Jefferson County, Tennessee
Parents and Siblings
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m. Bef 1754
  1. John RankinAbt 1754 - 1825
  2. Richard Rankin1756 - 1827
  3. Samuel Rankin1758 - 1834
  4. William Rankin1759 - 1838
  5. Thomas Rankin, Jr1762 - 1821
  6. Jane RankinEst 1765 -
  7. Margaret Rankin1769 -
  8. James Rankin1770 - 1839
  9. Ann Rankin1770 - 1837
  10. Isabella Rankin1772 -
  11. Mary RankinAbt 1775 -
  12. Nancy RankinAbt 1775 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2] Samuel Rankin
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3][4] Aug 1758 Pennsylvania
Marriage to Jane Isabelle Petty
Death[3][4] 13 Dec 1834 Jefferson County, Tennessee
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Information on Samuel Rankin

Samuel Rankin died in Jefferson Co. in 1828 and is buried in the Military Cemetery in the town of Dandridge. A monument, honoring Revolutionary Soldiers buried there, bears the name of Rankin. The Military Cemetery is part of the original Cemetery of the Hopewell Presbyterian Church.

A tablet on one side of the monument includes the following inscription:

1930
Erected by Martha Dandridge Garden Club
In Memory of
Revolutionary Soldiers Buried Here
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John Blackburn
1741-1808
Abednego Inman
1752-1831
Samuel Lyle
1747-1834
Richard Rankin
1756-1827
Samuel Rankin
1758*(corrected from 1738)-1828
Reverse side of tablet:
Burial Ground at the
site of the original
Hopewell Presbyterian Church
in Jefferson County
1785
[Source: Tennessee Cousins, by Worth S. Ray, pg. 98].
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brøderbund Software, Inc. World Family Tree Vol. 17, Ed. 1. (Release date: December 11, 1997)
    Tree #1700.

    Date of Import: Jan 26, 1999

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 wft17-1700.FTW.

    Date of Import: Jan 26, 1999

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 World Family Tree, Cd.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Find A Grave.

    Samuel Rankin
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=13606&GRid=75677735&

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