Person:Alexander Rankin (14)

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Alexander Rankin
b.1635 Scotland
d.12 Feb 1703 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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  • H.  Alexander Rankin1635 - 1703
  • W.  Unknown
  1. William Rankin1663 - 1730
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Name Alexander Rankin
Gender Male
Birth? 1635 Scotland
Marriage to Unknown
Death? 12 Feb 1703 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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From Scotland to Ireland

  • Alexander escaped from Scotland to Ireland, 1688, with son William Rankin.
  • Was one of 145 signatories on a petition of thanks to Almighty God to William and Mary, King and Queen of England, France and Ireland, for their timely assistance in raising the siege
  • Was in Londonderry in July 1689 during the Siege of Londonderry. Two of Alexander Rankin’s sons were martyred for Presbyterianism in Scotland - one was killed on a highway, the other suffocated in a smokehouse.
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