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Margaret "Peggy" Rankin

 

 

Born: Abt. 1781, Lincoln (Now Catawba) County, NC
Died:  26 Apr 1868, Catawba County, NC

 
Margaret "Peggy" Rankin was the daughter of James Rankin (1750 - 1781) and Elizabeth Fuller (1750 - 1791). Peggy was born about 1781 in Lincoln County, NC. The upper part of Lincoln County where the Rankin Family lived became Catawba County in 1842.
 
 
     
     
 

The Witherspoons of North Carolina  1775 - 1975

 
 

Compiled by David Howell Witherspoon, Raleigh, NC, 01 Apr 1976

 
     
 

In the Court Records, Lincoln County, North Carolina, October 1790 appears the following: "Margaret Rankin came into Court but being under age to choose a guardian, the Court chose John Alexander, Esq. for her, who gave bond and security of one hundred pounds."  This is the only reference to a Margaret, or Peggy Rankin, other than the marriage bond.  It is possible that the two names are of the same person.  Assuming she was eight years of age in 1790, she would have been of a marriageable age by 1801.

 
     
 
 
Peggy married Thomas Wesley Witherspoon on 06 Jul 1801 in Lincoln/Catawba County, NC. Thomas was born 06 Jun 1787 in Wilkes County, NC, and was the son of Thomas Wesley Witherspoon (1748 - 1790) and Sarah "Sallie" Howard (1761 - 1790).
 
Thomas Wesley Witherspoon & Margaret "Peggy" Rankin
Marriage License, 06 July 1801
 
 
 

Tryon and Lincoln County Marriage Record

 
 
 
Thomas and Margaret's marriage produced at least eight children.
 
Children of Thomas Wesley Witherspoon and Margaret Rankin
Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse
Emoline Witherspoon 02 Jul 1803
Lincoln Co, NC
21 Apr 1868
Claremont,
Catawba Co, NC
Lawson Lowrance
m. 03 Jan 1826
James E. Witherspoon 23 Apr 1805
Lincoln Co, NC
1860
Catawba Co, NC
Elizabeth Setzer
m. 26 Apr 1829
Thomas Franklin Witherspoon 28 Nov 1807
Lincoln Co, NC
29 Sep 1878
Catawba Co, NC
Sara Anna Huit
m. 1838
Louise Witherspoon 07 Jun 1809
Lincoln Co, NC
died prior to 1841
will of Thomas
 
Calvin A. Witherspoon 28 Nov 1811
Lincoln Co, NC
1948
Catawba Co, NC
Adaline Mahaffy
m.
19 Feb 1842
Hoyle "Hile" Brown Witherspoon 30 Jun 1814
Lincoln Co, NC
17 Dec 1863
Carroll Co, Arkansas
Mary Susan Polly Carpenter
m. 02 Aug 1842
Miles "Milas" Rankin Witherspoon 13 Mar 1817
Lincoln Co, NC
09 Feb 1892
Catawba Co, NC
Sarah Elizabeth Aderhold
m. 11 Nov 1844
Anna A. Witherspoon 28 Nov 1819
Lincoln Co, NC
1892
Catawba Co, NC
John Jacob Aderholt
m. 13 Nov 1843
 
 
 
Thomas and Margaret/Peggy were living in Capt. Lawrances District, Lincoln, NC at the time of the 1810 Census.  The 1810 Census shows that seven individuals were living in the Thomas Witherspoon (Weatherspoon) home.  Males under age 10 were James E. and Thomas Franklin.  Females under age 10 were Emoline and LouiseThomas and Margaret/Peggy would have been the Male & Female individuals aged 26 thru 44. There is no indication who the other male, aged 16 - 25, living in their home was.
 
 

1810 Lincoln County, NC Census

 

  Free White Males Free White Females
Name Under
10
16 thru
25
26 thru
44
Under
10
26 thru
44
Thomas Weatherspoon 2 1 1 2 1
  James E.
Thomas Franklin
Calvin A. Thomas Emoline
Louise
Margaret/Peggy
 
 
 

The 1820 Census lists Thomas Witherspoon's residence as east of the South Fork of the Catawba River, Lincoln, NC. The Census shows ten individuals living in the Thomas Witherspoon (Weatherspoon) home.  Males under age 10 were sons, Calvin A., Hoyle Brown "Hile" and Miles Rankin.  Males ages 10 - 16 were James E. and Thomas Franklin.  Females under age 10 were Thomas' daughters, Anna and Louise.  The Female aged 10 - 16 would have been daughter, Emoline.  Thomas falls into the age category of 45 and up.  Margaret falls in the age category of 26 thru 44.

 
 

1820 Lincoln County, NC Census

 
  Free White Males Free White Females
Name Under
10
10 thru
16
45 and
up
Under
10
10 thru
16
26 thru
44
Thomas Weatherspoon 3 2 1 2 1 1
  Calvin A.
Hoyle Brown
Miles Rankin
James E.
Thomas Frnklin
Thomas Wesley Anna
Louise
Emoline Margaret/Peggy
 
 
 

The 1830 Census shows eight individuals living in the Thomas Witherspoon (Weatherspoon) home in Lincoln County, NC.  It appears as if daughter, Emoline, and son, James, have married and left home.  The Male aged 10 to 15 would have been son, Miles Rankin.  Males ages 15 - 20 were Calvin and Hoyle.  The Male aged 20 - 30 would have been son, Thomas Franklin.  Females ages 10 to 15 were Thomas' daughters, Anna and Louise (although Louise's age was actually 21).  Thomas Wesley and Margaret fall in the age category of 40 to 50.

 
 

1830 Lincoln County, NC Census

 
  Free White Males Free White Females
Name 10 to
15
15 to
20
20 to
30
40 to
50
10 to
15
40 to
50
Thomas Weatherspoon 1 2 1 1 2 1
  Miles Rankin Calvin A.
Hoyle Brown
Thomas Franklin Thomas Wesley Anna
Louise
Margaret/Peggy
 
 

 
 

The 1840 Census shows six individuals living in the Thomas Witherspoon home in Lincoln County.  Those individuals would have been Thomas and Margaret as well as their four youngest children, Hoyle, Miles Rankin and Anna.

 
 

1840 Upper Regiment Militia, Lincoln County, NC Census

 
  Free White Males Free White Females
Name 20 to
30
60 to
70
20 to
30
60 to
70
Thomas Witherspoon 2 1 2 1
  Miles Rankin
Hoyle Brown
Thomas Wesley Anna
Louise
Margaret/Peggy
 
 

 
 

By 1850, all of Thomas and Margaret's children have left home.  They have a young mulatto woman, Mary Keever, living with them - probably as a household servant.  Thomas' farm is valued at $150.  The farm closest to Thomas and Margaret is that of their youngest son, Miles Rankin Witherspoon, and his family.  Years later Miles Rankin Witherspoon's daughter, Margaret, married Patrick Sylvanus Setzer, the son of Jacob Setzer, another near neighbor.

 
 

1850 Catawba County, NC Census

 
Name Age Sex Color Occupation Real Estate
Value
Place of
Birth
Thos. Witherspoon 75 M   Farmer $150 Catawba
Margaret  " 69 F       "
Mary Keever 17 F M     "
             
Miles Witherspoon 33 M   Farmer   Catawba
Sarah   " 30 F       "
Margaret  " 4 F       "
James F.  " 2 M       "
John H.  " 1 M       "
             
Jacob Setzer 44 M   Farmer $1500 Catawba
Delilah  " 42 F       "
Marcus 20 M       "
Mahalaha 18 F       "
William 16 M   Farmer   "
Jacob 14 M       "
Joe 12 M       "
John 10 M       "
Anna 9 F       "
Patrick 6 M       "
Henry 5 M       "
Rachel Hartzock 45 F M     Catawba
 
 
 
 

Death and Burial

 
 
Thomas Wesley Witherspoon died 16 Jan 1856 in Catawba County, NC.  Margaret died around 1868 around the age of 87. Thomas and Margaret were buried in the family cemetery near Witherspoon Crossroads in Catawba County, NC.  Unfortunately, grave markers were removed from the family cemetery years ago to make the property easier to sell.
 
 

 

 
 

SOURCES:

 

"The Descendants of John Witherspoon", Compiled by H. Glenn Williams, 1997, sixranch@swbell.net

 

Thanks to Dr. Frank Witherspoon from Memphis, TN, for additional information on Thomas Wesley Witherspoon and the Witherspoon Family.  You can contact Frank at fwspoon@bellsouth.net

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

If you have additional information or photos of Margaret "Peggy"  Rankin Witherspoon,
 please contact me.