RANKIN, John ^{2 3}

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John married Agnes GARTSHORE, daughter of John GARTSHORE of Middle Blairlinn, DNA linked and Elezebeth WOOD (DNA Linked).¹ (Agnes GARTSHORE was born about 1674 in Blairlinn farm, New Monkland parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland ¹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"There is a sasine whereby John Gartshore (Elizabeth Wood) borrowed money from Alexander Gartshore of Gartshore in December 1688, bought Middle Blairlin a week later and had paid back Alexander Gartshore by 1694. They had the following children in Blairlin: Agnes 1674 (John Rankin); Janet 1676; Elizabeth 1677; Mary 1679 (John Lang); Thomas 1681 (Agnes Findlay); James 1685; John 1690 (Susanna Howie). John was the only one found in IGI."

from Rootschat

Note:

This source is provided here, though not a primary source, in the hope that more firm evidence may be found that supports it or dismisses it as inaccurate. It is odd that the names and birth years of the children of John Gartshore and Elizabeth Wood are listed without a sound source being provided, though the writer does state above the quoted paragraph: "This is what I have re John Gartshore/ Elizabeth Wood, some from IGI, some from Gartshore family research, so obviously a little suspect" ¹