George Rankin (abt. 1729 - abt. 1760)

Born about 1729 in Letterkenny, Kilmacrenan, Donegal County, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Steele) Forbis — married 1755 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died about 1760 at about age 31 in Guilford, North Carolina

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Biography

George Rankin was born about 1729 in Letterkenny, Kilmacrenan, Donegal County, Ireland, son of Robert Rankin (1700–1773) and Rebecca Armstrong (1700–1773).

Immigration:  : Date: ABT 1750: Place: America

George (25) married Lydia Steele (20) (born on January 8, 1734 in Newtown, Kenoght, Derry County, Ireland; daughter of John Steele and Lydia Margaret (UNKNOWN) Steele) in 1755 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. ^[1]Their children were:

• John Rankin (1757–1850) .
• Robert Rankin (1759–1840)

Death: 1761 at Guilford, North Carolina

Burial at Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA^[2]

Notes

From: Digging Up Dead Relatives: Legends, Outright Lies, and Useful Facts About Our Ancestors

• https://digupdeadrelatives.com/tag/robert-rankin/

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]

Husband: George Rankin

Wife: Lydia Steele

Child: John Rankin

Child: Robert Rankin

Marriage:

Date: BEF JUL 1755

Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Research Notes

• http://digupdeadrelatives.com/2016/10/27/line-of-robert-rebecca-rankin-of-guilford-co-nc/
• http://www.luginbuel.com/genealogy/person/i07987
• Title: The Rankins of North Carolina: Author: A. Gregg Moore and Forney A. Rankin: Publication: G. Rankin, online at www.rankin.org, viewed June 2004, Original Date, 1997
• Title: Abstracts of the Wills and Estate Records of Rowan County, NC 1753-1805: Author: Compiler: Jo White Linn: Publication: 1970
• George Rankin

Birth: 1729 Ireland Death: 1760 (aged 30–31) Burial: Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA Memorial #: 180827066 Bio: George Rankin married Lydia Steele in 1755 on Lancaster County, PA.Ruling Elder. Son of Robert Rankin Sr.George's family filed his will on May 23, 1760, but it was not probated until October 21, 1760 - Debra Rankin contributed this information. Family Members Parents Robert Estes Rankin 1700-1773 Spouse Lydia Steele Forbis 1734-1789 Created by: Coco15 (48679220) Added: 28 Jun 2017 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180827066/george-rankin Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 October 2020), memorial page for George Rankin (1729–1760), Find a Grave Memorial no. 180827066, citing Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Coco15 (contributor 48679220) .

• Marriage to Lydia Steele :

Ancestry.com. Guilford's Scotch-Irish [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data:Rankin, William C.. Guilford's Scotch-Irish. Charlotte? N.C.: Rankin?, 1979.

Sources

1. ↑ From: Digging Up Dead Relatives: Legends, Outright Lies, and Useful Facts About Our Ancestors[1]
2. ↑ Find a Grave Memorial ID: 180827066: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180827066/george-rankin: accessed 03 February 2024), memorial page for George Rankin (1729–1760), Find a Grave Memorial ID 180827066, citing Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Coco15 (contributor 48679220).

Acknowledgements

• Created through the import of RW.GED on 12 March 2011.