John
Rankin
Born in Guilford, North Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of George Rankin
and Lydia (Steele) Forbis
Brother of
Elizabeth Forbis [half], Lydia Forbis [half], Robert Rankin, Jennet Forbis [half] and Anne Forbis [half]
Husband of
Martha Jane (Waugh) Rankin
— married
1777 (to about 1785) in Pennsylvania, USA
Husband of
Rebecca Rankin
— married
28 Nov 1786 (to 25 May 1845) in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Descendants 
Father of
George Rankin, Hannah Rankin, Robert Rankin, James Rankin, Solomon Rankin, John Rankin Jr., Jesse Rankin, William Rankin, Eliza (Rankin) Abernethy and Mary Rankin
Died
at age 92
in South Union Shaker Village, Kentucky, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Mar 2011
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Contents |
Biography
John was the son of ...
He married Martha Jane Waugh
He also married Rebecca Rancan 28 Nov 1786, as witnessed by Robert Rankin (probably his brother).[1]
From: Digging Up Dead Relatives: Legends, Outright Lies, and Useful Facts About Our Ancestors
Shaker Rev. John also failed to mention the given names of his father George, his only sibling Robert, or the stepfather who raised him. Rev. John’s widowed mother Lydia Steele Rankin married Arthur Forbis (or Forbes) about 1764, when John was seven.[9] Rev. John’s younger brother was Robert Rankin (1759 – 1840), a Revolutionary War soldier who married (1) Mary (“Polly”) Cusick, then (2) Mary Moody. Robert died in McNairy County, TN in 1840.[10]
Known Children:
Birth
- Birth:
- Date: 27 NOV 1757
- Place: Guilford, North Carolina
Research Notes
- Title: The Rankins of North Carolina
- Abbreviation: The Rankins of North Carolina (web reprint)
- Author: A. Gregg Moore and Forney A. Rankin
- Publication: G. Rankin, online at www.rankin.org, viewed June 2004, Original Date, 1997
- Source S682
- Title: Abstracts of the Wills and Estate Records of Rowan County, NC 1753-1805
- Abbreviation: Rowan County, NC Will Abstracts
- Author: Compiler: Jo White Linn
- Publication: 1970
- Source S686
- Title: "does anyone know where the Parish of Newton in the county of Derry is?", Listserve: IrelandGenWeb, Url: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/IrelandGenWeb/1998-02/0888091336
- Abbreviation: Robert Rankin Biography
- Author: Dan Betts (danbetts(at)home.com)
- Publication: 7 Jan 2008, Original Date, 21 Feb 1998
- Note: FChand1072(at)aol.com
- asset,luginbuel.com/geneology/documents/rankin
Sources
- https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K27M-WYM
- https://digupdeadrelatives.com/tag/robert-rankin/
- ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QF-B67C : 6 November 2017), John Rankin and Rebecah Rancan, 28 Nov 1786; citing , Guilford, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 536,823.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~1.56%
Rolla Rankin
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #207504
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~1.17%
~6.25%
Cara (Cantwell) Mosier :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Brenda Carol Fisher :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F333924 [compare], FTDNA kit #333924
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~0.39%
Ryland Scott :
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