'Rankin2'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Ranken of Colden, Ranken in Kinross, Ranken of Perth

                               
Andrew Renkyn in Kinross (d 28.08.1616)
m. Margaret Patoun
1. James Ranken in Kinross (d 1667)
  m. Marion Steidman
  A. John Ranken, 1st of Colden (d before 21.03.1678)
m1. (mcrt 18.12.1643) Janet Gib (dsp, dau of John Gib of Castletoun)
  m2. (mcrt 04.11.1653) Eupham Steidman (of Little Seggie?) (a 1710)
  i. James Ranken of Colden (b c1654, d 24.04.1732)
  m. (mcrt 26.12.1679) Anna Bogie (b c1660, d 24.04.1732, dau of Robert Bogie of Kinnestoun (son of Robert in Kinnestoun) by Janet Brand)
  a. James Ranken of Colden (b 1689, d 17.04.1732)
  m. (mcrt 08.07.1720) Katherine Thomson (b c1699, d 28.01.1742, dau/heir of James Thomson of Nether Magask by Helen Black)
  (1) Robert Ranken of Colden (bpt 09.07.1724, d 29.01.1789, 2nd son)
  m. Janet Chalmers (b c1740, d 16.04.1812, dau of John Chalmers)
  (A) Katherine Ranken (b 1768, dsp 21.07.1844)
  m. Christian Geddes of the Park, Culross (b c1747, d 1830, captain, cousin)
  (B) Janet Ranken (b 1770, d 09.12.1796)
  m. James Davidson (MD)
(i) Janet Davidson of the Park, Culross (b c1794, d unm 28.08.1865)
  (C)+ other issue - James (b 26.01.1766, d(vp?) unm), John in London (b 29.08.1773, d unm 1845), Grizel (b 1765)
  (2) James Ranken (bpt 27.03.1726, d 01.1802)
  m. Sarah McVey (dau of James McVey)
  (A) Anne Ranken (b 1762, d 1820)
  m. (1783) David Allan of Edinburgh
  (B)+ other issue - Thomas (b c1758, d 24.11.1764), William (b c1765, d 28.12.1773)
  (3) Janet Ranken
  m. David Sym
  (A) John Syme of Cartmore & Lochore (WS)
  m. Barbara Spottiswood (dau of James Spottiswood of Duniplace)
  (i) James Syme (b 07.11.1799, d 26.06.1870, surgeon) had issue
m1. Anne Willis (d 1840, sister of Robert Willis)
  m2. (12.1841) JEmima Burn
  Some details on James come fromWikipedia ("James Syme", 16.10.21).
  (4)+ other issue - James (bpt 25.02.1722, d infant), David (b 1729, d 23.04.1732), Anna (bpt 19.05.1723), Helen (b 1727, d 14.04.1732)
  b. Janet Ranken (b 1685)
  m. (1711) John Halkerston (d 1767, clerk of Culross)
  c. Eupham Ranken
  m. (1708) William Halkerston of Halklerstons Beath (d 1737)
  d.+ other issue - Robert (b 07.05.1683/5, d young), William (b 1696), Robert (bpt 03.03.1700), David (b 1705)
  ii. John Ranken in Kinross (baxter)
  iii. Christian Ranken
  m. John Steidman (sheriff clerk of Kinross)
  iv. Margaret Ranken
  m1. William Steidman in Kinross
  m2. Mungo Wallace in Kinross (mason)
  B. Alexander Ranken of Perth (d 08.1678)
m. Agnes Reid
  i. Alexander Ranken of Perth (d 04.1698, bailie)
  a. Alexander Ranken of Pottie & Perth (d 04.1679)
  m. Elizabeth Scrymgeour
  C. Agnes Ranken
  m. (mcrt 22.10.1661) William Dempster in Kinross
  i. Eupham Dempster
  m. Robert Allan (Captain)
  D. Eupham Ranken
  m. (mcrt 19.02.1652) Robert Steidman, younger of Ballingall
2.+ other issue - John, Walter, William, Agnes, Christine

Main source(s): 'Some old families' (H.B. McCall, vol 1 (1890), Chapter VIII, 'The Rankens of Colden', p159+ )
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