William Polk

Male 1695 - 1753  (57 years)


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  • Name William Polk  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Birth 11 Jul 1695  Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Death 1753  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    • Was Anson County
    Burial 1753  Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Polk Family Cemetery
    Person ID I24283  MontyHistNotes_2014
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2023 

    Father John Polk,   b. 1659, Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1707, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Joanna Knox,   b. 1662, Dames Quarter, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1700, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1694  Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F8667  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Priscilla Roberts,   b. 1695, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1727, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years) 
    Marriage 1720  Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Margaret Polk  [Father: natural]
     2. John Polk,   b. 1721, Cecil County, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1743, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years)  [Father: natural]
    +3. Susanna Ruth Polk,   b. 1734, Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1813, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F8666  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2023 

    Family 2 Margaret Taylor,   b. 1702, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1763, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 1725  Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Brigadier General Thomas Polk,   b. 1732, Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jun 1794, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. Captain Charles Polk,   b. 29 Jul 1732, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1821, Union County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]
    +3. Deborah Polk,   b. 1734, Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1811, Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]
    +4. Mary Polk,   b. 1744, Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1814, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F10102  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Jul 1695 - Somerset, Maryland, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1720 - Maryland, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1725 - Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1753 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1753 - Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S614] Armstrong, Zella, Notable Southern Families, (Name: Name: Lookout Publishing Company; Location: Chattanooga, TN; Date:1922;;), Volume II Available on Genealogical.com Disk GPC 7191 Also available on ancestry.com also outlined: http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/showsource.php?sourceID=S484&tree=Legends Notable_Southern_Families.pdf Montgomery Section starts on page 241.

    2. [S1386] SAR Application 13377, (Name: Name: Sons of the American Revolution;;), John Polk.

    3. [S18] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Database online. Source number: 2381.000; Source type: ElectronicDatabase; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS.
      Record for Priscilla Roberts

    4. [S1387] SAR Application 13640, (Name: Name: Sons of the American Revolution;;), John Polk.

    5. [S1844] Polk Family Cemetery, (Name: Name: Findagrave; Location: Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina,USA;;).

    6. [S4030] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      Record for Brigadier General Thos Polk
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=SARMemberApps&h=800658&indiv=try

    7. [S18] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Database online. Source number: 985.000; Source type: ElectronicDatabase; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS.
      Record for Joanna Knox