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Ann Nancy KNOX 1662–1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1662/1664

Birth Location: Londonderry, Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 24 Feb 1718

Death Location: Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America

Father: John KNOX

Mother: Sarah (Knox)

Spouse(s): William POLK

Children(s): William Jr, Elizabeth POLK, Charles Potomic", James POLK

Ann Nancy KNOX was born in 1662 in Londonderry, Donegal, Ireland, the child of John Knox And Sarah V Gracy Knox. Ann Nancy KNOX married William Bruce Whitehall Polk, William Owens, and had children including Charles Polk Indian Trader Of The Potomic, Elizabeth Betsy Polk, James Knox Polk, William Bruce Polk Jr. Ann Nancy KNOX passed away in 1718 in Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ann Nancy KNOX was born in 1662 in Londonderry, Donegal, Ireland, the child of John Knox And Sarah V Gracy Knox.
  • Ann Nancy KNOX married William Bruce Whitehall Polk, William Owens, and had children including Charles Polk Indian Trader Of The Potomic, Elizabeth Betsy Polk, James Knox Polk, William Bruce Polk Jr.
  • Ann Nancy KNOX passed away in 1718 in Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John KNOX
1640–1689
Birth Location: Donegal, Ireland
JK
Sarah (Knox)
1640–
Birth Location: Donegal, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

William POLK
1663–1739
Birth Location: Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
WP

Children(s)

William Jr
1700–1753
Birth Location: Whitehall, Somerset, Maryland, United States
WJ
Elizabeth POLK
1695–1775
Birth Location: Whitehall, Somerset, Maryland, USA
EP
Charles Potomic"
1703–1753
Birth Location: Whitehall, Somerset, Maryland, Colonial America
CP
James POLK
1719–1771
Birth Location: Somerset, Montgomery County, Maryland
JP

Ann KNOX's Ancestors

Self
Ann KNOX
1662–1718
Birth Place: Londonderry, Donegal, Ireland
Parents
John KNOX
1640–1689
Donegal, Ireland
Sarah (V. GRACY) (Knox)
1640–
Donegal, Ireland
Grandparents
John (KNOX) Sr
1615–1658
Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Jane (Jean GRACIE Grace) (Knox)
1615–1658
Antrim, Northern Ireland
John (Le Gras) Gracy
1629–1700
Ballylinch Bridge, Kilkenny, Ireland
Mary (WYLIE) (Gracy)
1608–
Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Esquire
1585–1605
Jeane Sinclair
1595–
Gerald Gracy
1609–1642
Ellen BUTLER
1610–1663
WYLIE
1580–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas KNOX
1540–1592
Barbara SEMPHILL
1540–
Oliver (Grace)
1577–1626
Margaret Dunboyne
1577–1631
Edmund BUTLER
1586–1640
Margaret (Butler)
1590–1650

Ann KNOX's Descendants

1.
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Ann (Nancy) KNOX (1662/1664–24 Feb 1718) m. William (Bruce "Whitehall") POLK (1663/64–24 Feb 1739)
  1. 1. William (Bruce POLK) Jr 1700–1753 m. Margaret (TAYLOR) (Polk) 1704–1763
    1. 1. Thomas (POLK Brig.) Gen. 1730–1794 m. Susan SPRATT 1734–1763
      1. 1. William POLK 1758–1834
      2. 2. Margaret (POLK) (Alexander) 1757–1800
      3. 3. Charles (Thomas POLK) Sr 1762–1812
      4. 4. Thomas POLK 1758–1781
    2. 2. Charles POLK 1732–1821 m. Philipina HELMS 1764–1849
      1. 1. George (W) POLK 1799–1887
    3. 3. Ezekiel (Franklin POLK) Col. 1747–1824 m. Mary (Jane) WILSON 1747–1791 m. Sophia (NEELY (Leonard)) (Polk) 1776–1851 m. Polly CAMPBELL 1771–1793
      1. 1. Charles (Perry) POLK 1818–1893
      2. 2. Samuel POLK 1772–1827 m. Jane (Gracey KNOX) (Polk) 1776–1852
        1. 1. James (Knox) POLK 1795–1849
      3. 3. Ezekiel POLK 1793–1793
    4. 4. Mary POLK 1744–1814 m. Ezra ALEXANDER 1720–1800 m. Ephraim BREVARD 1744–1781
    5. 5. Deborah (POLK) (McCleary) 1734–1811
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Betsy) POLK 1695–1775
  3. 3. Charles (POLK "Indian Trader of the) Potomic" 1703–1753 m. Christian CARTLIDGE 1703–1753
  4. 4. James (Knox) POLK 1719–1771 m. Elizabeth (Betty COTTMAN) (Polk) 1725– m. Mary (COTTMAN) (Polk) 1723–1744
    1. 1. 1740–1835 m. William (WHITTINGTON) III 1740–1819
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth Carroll WHITTINGTON) (Whittington) 1776–1835 m. Benjamin (WHITTINGTON) Jr 1775–1830
        1. 1. Mary*** WHITTINGTON 1814–1880 m. Augustus*** Adams 1805–1871
        2. 2. William (R) WHITTINGTON 1800–1855 m. Rachel ADAMS 1801–1862
        3. 3. Benjamin (R) WHITTINGTON 1804–1840 m. Rebecca (Adeline DUDLEY (Whittington)) (Smith) 1815–1896
        4. 4. Francis (L) WHITTINGTON 1813–1889 m. Patsey REYNOLDS 1818–
        5. 5. Henry WHITTINGTON 1808–1859 m. Sally\Sarah ESLICK 1807–
        6. 6. Azariah Whittington 1794–1855 m. Elizabeth (C LACY) (Whittington) 1795–1856
        7. 7. John (WHITTINGTON "killed by bushwackers" (middle name possibly) Westley) 1799–1870 m. Catharine DAVID 1804–1885 m. Elizabeth (Betsey RANKIN) (Whittington) 1803–1850
        8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth Polly WHITTINGTON) (David) 1797–1835 m. Edward DAVID 1784–1880
        9. 9. Joseph WHITTINGTON 1795–1846 m. Elizabeth (Lacey Dillon) WHALEY 1800–1844
      2. 2. James WHITTINGTON 1770–1853 m. Sarah LAWSON 1798–
        1. 1. Theodore WHITTINGTON 1820–
        2. 2. John WHITTINGTON 1825– m. Sarah (V) STEVENSON 1837–
        3. 3. Carelia WHITTINGTON 1834–
        4. 4. Mary WHITTINGTON 1836–
        5. 5. Martha WHITTINGTON 1835–
      3. 3. Mary (Jane Priscilla) WHITTINGTON 1769–1815
      4. 4. Isaac (Joseph) WHITTINGTON 1770–1851
      5. 5. Elizabeth WHITTINGTON 1761–
      6. 6. Margaret\Peggy WHITTINGTON 1763–
      7. 7. William WHITTINGTON 1765–1806
      8. 8. Ann WHITTINGTON 1772–
      9. 9. Eleanor WHITTINGTON 1770–1826 m. William HARDESTY 1786–1871
        1. 1. William (T.) HARDESTY 1813–1884
      10. 10. Thomas (Wishart) WHITTINGTON 1760–1818
    2. 2. William POLK 1744–1806 m. Mary (WILLIAMS) (Polk) 1736–1788
      1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betsy") POLK 1780–
    3. 3. Nancy (POLK) (Shelby) 1742– m. Isaac (Judge) SHELBY 1750–1826
      1. 1. Ann SHELBY 1770–1843
    4. 4. Margaret (POLK) (Willey) 1739–1816 m. Absalom WILLEY 1739–1791
      1. 1. William (Polk) WILLEY 1788–1860
      2. 2. Absalom (WILLEY) Jr 1777–1856
      3. 3. James WILLEY 1764–1853
    5. 5. Benjamin POLK 1738–1796 m. Sarah (Sally WHITTINGTON) (Polk) 1734–1806
      1. 1. William POLK 1780–1829
      2. 2. Whittington POLK 1769–1859 m. Rebecca (ADAMS) (Polk) 1802–1870 m. Rebecca (COLLINS (Benson) (Chapman)) (Polk) 1760–1822
        1. 1. Sarah (E) POLK 1823–1914
        2. 2. William (Stephen Collins) POLK 1835–
        3. 3. Whittington POLK 1827–
        4. 4. Rebecca POLK 1831–
        5. 5. Emerson (Graff) POLK 1842–
    6. 6. Virginia POLK 1736–
    7. 7. Leah POLK 1756–
    8. 8. Mary POLK 1758–

Ann KNOX's Timeline

2 Records

1662
1662/1664
Birth of Ann Nancy KNOX in Londonderry, Donegal, Ireland
Londonderry, Donegal, Ireland
1718
24 Feb 1718
Age 56
Death of Ann Nancy KNOX in Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America
Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1662/1664
    Event Place: Londonderry, Donegal, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 48.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1718
    Event Place: Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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