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Brigadier General Thomas Polk

Male 1732 - 1794  (62 years)

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  • Name Thomas Polk  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] 
    Title Brigadier General 
    Birth 1732  Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 13] 
    Gender Male 
    Fact 1 20 May 1775  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 14] 
    Signer of Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence 
    Residence 1790  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 15] 
    Probate 1794  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    Will 1794  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Loose Estate Papers 
    Burial 1794  Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 13] 
    • Old Settlers Cemetery
    Death 26 Jun 1794  Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13] 
    Person ID I24300  MontyHistNotes_2014
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2025 

    Father William Polk,   b. 11 Jul 1695, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1753, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother 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) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1725  Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F10102  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susanna Spratt,   b. 1734, Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1763, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years) 
    Marriage 1755  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    >1. Margaret Polk,   b. 1757, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1800, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Colonel William Polk,   b. 9 Jul 1758, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1834, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Ezekiel Polk,   b. 9 Jul 1758, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1793 (Age 34 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. Martha Polk,   b. Abt 1760  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +5. Charles T Polk,   b. 1762, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Aug 1812, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. James Polk,   b. 1764, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1789, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F2981  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1732 - Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1755 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFact 1 - Signer of Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence - 20 May 1775 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1790 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 1794 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Loose Estate Papers - 1794 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1794 - Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Jun 1794 - Charlotte, 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. [S382] Marler, Kathleen, Residents of Mecklenburg County North Carolina, (Name: Name: Clearfield; Location: Baltimore, MD; Date: 2005;;), Lists deed and other transaction information between 1762-1790, ISBN-13: 978-0-8063-5285-5 ISBN-10: 0-8063-5285-X.
      William Orr items: Page 265
      Cathey Items: Pages 64-65
      Clark Itmes: 67-69

    2. [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.

    3. [S1385] SAR Application 41753, (Name: Name: Sons of the American Revolution;;), Thomas Polk.

    4. [S614] Armstrong, Zella, Notable Southern Families, (Name: Name: Lookout Publishing Company; Location: Chattanooga, TN; Date:1922;;), Volume I 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.

    5. [S1845] Old Settlers Cemetery, (Name: Name: Findagrave; Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina,USA;;), 200 W 5th Street Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC 28202.

    6. [S3312] Graham, George Washington, The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, (Name: Neale Publishing Company; Location: New York; Date: 1905;), Book found on Heritage Quest.

    7. [S3963] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 088 : 1911.
      Record for Thomas Polk
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ContentPegFamilyHistories&h=2596988&indiv=try

    8. [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 Thomas Polk
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=SARMemberApps&h=892039&indiv=try

    9. [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

    10. [S3760] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Wills and Estate Papers (Mecklenburg County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina.
      Record for Thomas Polk
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=USProbateNC&h=2688543&indiv=try

    11. [S3760] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Wills and Estate Papers (Rowan County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina); Probate Place: Rowan, North Carolina.
      Record for Thomas General Polk
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=USProbateNC&h=21014&indiv=try

    12. [S3031] Ancestry.com, 1790 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1790; Census Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 354; Image: 535; Family History Library Film: 0568147.
      Record for Thomas Polk
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1790usfedcen&h=180831&indiv=try

    13. [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Margaret Polk Alexander
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=88530903&indiv=try

    14. [S205] Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecklenburg_Declaration_of_Independence.

    15. [S560] Ray, Worth S, The Mecklenburg Signers and Their Neighbors, (Name: Name: Clearfield;; Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Date: 2007;), Reference Book with Historical Facts about Mecklenburg, NC a.k.a. The Lost Tribes of North Carolina, 13: 978-0-8063-0286=7.



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