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Capt. Robert Bruce Polk 1625–1699 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1625

Birth Location: Donegal, Donegal, , Ireland

Death Date: May 6, 1699

Death Location: Annapolis, Somerset, Maryland, USA

Father: Sir Ireland)

Mother: Margaret Fleming

Spouse(s): Magdalen Tasker

Children(s): Robert Polk, John Polk, William Polk, Margaret Polk, John Polk, Margaret Polk, David Polk, Anne Polk, Ephraim Polk, JAMES Polk, Sabra Polk, Joseph Pollock, Sabra Polk, Martha Polk

The story of Capt. Robert Bruce Polk began in 1625 in Donegal, Donegal, , Ireland. Capt. Robert Bruce Polk married Magdalen Tasker, and had children including Anne Polk, David Pollock Polk, Ephraim I Polk, James Polk, John Polk, Joseph Pollock, Margaret Polk, Martha Polk, Robert Bruce Polk, Sabra Polk, William B Polk. Capt. Robert Bruce Polk passed away in 1699 in Annapolis, Somerset, Maryland, USA.

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  • The story of Capt. Robert Bruce Polk began in 1625 in Donegal, Donegal, , Ireland.
  • Capt. Robert Bruce Polk married Magdalen Tasker, and had children including Anne Polk, David Pollock Polk, Ephraim I Polk, James Polk, John Polk, Joseph Pollock, Margaret Polk, Martha Polk, Robert Bruce Polk, Sabra Polk, William B Polk.
  • Capt. Robert Bruce Polk passed away in 1699 in Annapolis, Somerset, Maryland, USA.

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Capt. Polk's Ancestors

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Capt. Polk
1625–1699
Birth Place: Donegal, Donegal, , Ireland
Parents
Sir Robert Pollok (2nd Baron of Ireland)
1597–1641
Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Margaret Fleming
1590–1648
Raplock, Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Polk's Descendants

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Capt. (Robert Bruce) Polk (1625–May 6, 1699) m. Magdalen Tasker (1635–7 Apr 1726)
  1. 1. Robert (Bruce) Polk 1675–1727 m. Grace Guillette 1682–1741
    1. 1. Thomas Polk 1704–1781 m. Lurviah Johns 1699–1738 m. Grace Johns 1705–1746 m. Priscilla Dunn 1726–1789
      1. 1. Daniel Polk 1734–1815 m. Cloe Nance 1754– m. Nancy White 1753–1796
        1. 1. Abel Polk 1777–1834 m. Eunice Parramore 1774–1860
        2. 2. Daniel Polk 1764–1815
      2. 2. Joseph Polk 1723–1761
      3. 3. Robert Polk 1725–1777
      4. 4. Mary Polk 1728–
      5. 5. Susan Polk 1730–
      6. 6. Sarah Polk 1732–1736
      7. 7. Magdalena Polk 1735–1815
      8. 8. George Polk 1736–
      9. 9. Thomas Polk 1737–1799
      10. 10. Grace Polk 1738–
      11. 11. George Polk 1744–
      12. 12. John Polk 1743–1746
      13. 13. George POLK 1744–
      14. 14. Grace Polk 1746–1798
      15. 15. Catherine Polk 1755–1799
      16. 16. John Polk 1751–1817
      17. 17. Luke Polk 1749–1800
      18. 18. Priscilla Polk 1761–1807
      19. 19. Ann Polk 1766–1818
      20. 20. Thomas Polk 1726–1736
    2. 2. Susan (Ruth) Polk 1719–1800
    3. 3. David Polk 1700–
    4. 4. William (Polk) Col. 1706–1788
    5. 5. Grace Polk 1716–1800
    6. 6. Baby Polk 1718–
    7. 7. Ann Polk 1720–1800
    8. 8. David Polk 1724–1778
    9. 9. Mary Polk 1714–1750
    10. 10. Clement Polk 1699–
    11. 11. Robert (Polk) III 1707–1770
  2. 2. John Polk 1659–1707
  3. 3. William (B.) Polk 1664–1738
  4. 4. Margaret Polk 1679–1699
  5. 5. John Polk 1628–1708
  6. 6. Margaret Polk 1632–1734
  7. 7. David (Pollock) Polk 1666–1703
  8. 8. Anne Polk 1669–1699
  9. 9. Ephraim (I) Polk 1671–1718
  10. 10. JAMES Polk 1677–1727
  11. 11. Sabra Polk 1680–1735
  12. 12. Joseph Pollock 1681–1751
  13. 13. Sabra Polk 1689–1784
  14. 14. Martha Polk 1679–1709

Capt. Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1625
1625
Birth of Capt. Robert Bruce Polk in Donegal, Donegal, , Ireland
Donegal, Donegal, , Ireland
1699
May 6, 1699
Age 74
Death of Capt. Robert Bruce Polk in Annapolis, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Annapolis, Somerset, Maryland, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Donegal, Donegal, , Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 6, 1699
    Event Place: Annapolis, Somerset, Maryland, USA

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