Abraham Rand was born before 1774 in either Virginia or North Carolina. This birth is estimated from the 1790 census where he is enumerated with his father in the 1790 Cumberland, North Carolina, census as being over 16 years.[1] He is believed to be the son of William Rand Jr and Elizabeth Atkins.
Abraham married an unknown spouse, possibly named Rebecca, before 1800.
23 Nov 1796: Maternal grandfather, Ica Atkins, writes his Cumberland, NC will, leaving Abraham 15 schillings and naming him as his grandson by his deceased daughter, Elizabeth Rand, and his former son-in-law, William Rand.[5]
Marriage of daughter Elizabeth (Betsy) to John Cain:
Note: the 1820 Christian, KY census shows John Cain adjacent to Abraham Round. This may be Abraham Rand, Elizabeth's father.
Death:
Abraham Rand died after 1820, possibly in Christian County, Kentucky, or Franklin County, Illinois.
Notes
Family Connections: While living in Franklin, IL in the 1830's, the following men served together in Capt. Obediah West's Company, 2nd Regiment, Mounted Volunteers during the Black Hawk War:
William Ran, John Cain and Seth Roper. They are believed to be brothers-in-law.[8]
Mary Ann Rann was the wife of Seth Roper. This is confirmed by the death records of some of their children.
Elizabeth Rann was the wife of John Cain.
William Rann married Sarah, maiden name unknown. William Rann's widow married Elijah Henderson 15 Nov 1838 in Johnson County, IL. Elijah Henderson's sister, Malissa, married William Roper, the brother of Seth Roper.
The 1830 Franklin County, IL census lists Rebecky Ran on the same page as John Cain. She may be Abraham Rand's widow:
Males: 1<20; Females: 1(or4?)<30, 1<40, 1<60[9]
WikiTree profile Rand-498 created through the import of donevanell (2).ged on Dec 20, 2011 by Ralph Rogers. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Ralph and others.
Original biography and sources compiled by Leah Kopka, 2021
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abraham 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 Abraham: