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Col Ezekiel Franklin Polk 1747–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Dec 1747

Birth Location: Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 31 Aug 1824

Death Location: Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States

Father: Lt Polk

Mother: Margaret Taylor

Spouse(s): Mary *, Sophia Neely, Polly Campbell, Bessie Davis, Bessie Davis

Children(s): Edwin Polk, Benigna Polk, Jane Polk, Marshall Polk, Madison Polk, Ezekiel Polk, Louisa Polk, John Polk, Mary *, Matilda *, William Polk, Samuel Polk, Matilda Polk, Benigna Polk, Eugenia Polk, Thomas Polk, Charles Polk, Edwin Polk, Eliza Polk, Clarissa Polk

In 1747, Col Ezekiel Franklin Polk entered the world in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Lt Col William Bruce Polk And Margaret Taylor. Col Ezekiel Franklin Polk married Bessie Davis, Mary Jane Winslow Wilson, Polly Bessie Davis Campbell, Sophia Neely, and had children including Benigna Polk, Charles Perry Polk, Clarissa Polk, Edwin Fitzhugh Polk, Edwin Polk, Eliza T Polk, Eugenia Polk, Ezekiel Polk, Jane Knox Polk, John Lee Polk, Louisa Polk, Madison Tate Polk, Marshall Tate Polk, Mary Ophelia Polk, Matilda Golden Polk, Samuel Polk, Thomas Benjamin Polk, William Wilson Polk. Col Ezekiel Franklin Polk passed away in 1824 in Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1747, Col Ezekiel Franklin Polk entered the world in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Lt Col William Bruce Polk And Margaret Taylor.
  • Col Ezekiel Franklin Polk married Bessie Davis, Mary Jane Winslow Wilson, Polly Bessie Davis Campbell, Sophia Neely, and had children including Benigna Polk, Charles Perry Polk, Clarissa Polk, Edwin Fitzhugh Polk, Edwin Polk, Eliza T Polk, Eugenia Polk, Ezekiel Polk, Jane Knox Polk, John Lee Polk, Louisa Polk, Madison Tate Polk, Marshall Tate Polk, Mary Ophelia Polk, Matilda Golden Polk, Samuel Polk, Thomas Benjamin Polk, William Wilson Polk.
  • Col Ezekiel Franklin Polk passed away in 1824 in Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lt Polk
1700–1753
Birth Location: Whitehall, Somerset, Maryland, United States
LP
Margaret Taylor
1704–1763
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, United States
MT

Spouses(s)

Mary *
1746–1791
Birth Location: , Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
M*
Sophia Neely
1776–1851
Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee, United States
SN
Polly Campbell
1771–1794
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
PC
Bessie Davis
–1808
Birth Location: –
BD
Bessie Davis
1771–
Birth Location: Mecklenburg Co NC
BD

Children(s)

Edwin Polk
1818–1854
Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, USA
EP
Benigna Polk
1816–1887
Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, USA
BP
Jane Polk
1765–1819
Birth Location: –
JP
Marshall Polk
1778–1778
Birth Location: Mecklenburg Co, North Carolina, United States
MP
Madison Polk
1778–1778
Birth Location: –
MP
Ezekiel Polk
1793–1793
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
EP
Louisa Polk
1787–1869
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
LP
John Polk
1774–1809
Birth Location: , York, South Carolina, USA
JP
Mary *
1785–1835
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
M*
Matilda *
1770–1853
Birth Location: Tryon, Polk County, North Carolina, United States
M*
William Polk
1776–1848
Birth Location: , York, South Carolina, USA
WP
Samuel Polk
1772–1827
Birth Location: Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA
SP
Matilda Polk
1778–1853
Birth Location: –
MP
Benigna Polk
1816–1886
Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, USA
BP
Eugenia Polk
1815–1895
Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee, United States
EP
Thomas Polk
1770–1814
Birth Location: Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA
TP
Charles Polk
1813–1893
Birth Location: Maury County, Tennesee, United States
CP
Edwin Polk
1818–1854
Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, USA
EP
Eliza Polk
1793–1793
Birth Location: –
EP
Clarissa Polk
1782–1846
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
CP

Col Polk's Ancestors

Self
Col Polk
1747–1824
Birth Place: Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Lt Col William Bruce Polk
1700–1753
Whitehall, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Margaret Taylor
1704–1763
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Colonel (James Walker) Taylor
1674–1729
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, United States
Martha Thompson
1679–1762
Orange, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Taylor
1652–1698
Mary Gregory
1665–1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gregory
1622–1697
Elizabeth Bishop
1625–1676

Col Polk's Descendants

1.
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Col (Ezekiel Franklin) Polk (07 Dec 1747–31 Aug 1824) m. Mary (Jane Winslow Wilson) * (1746–29 Nov 1791) m. Sophia Neely (1776–24 Dec 1851) m. Polly (Bessie DAVIS) Campbell (1771–Nov 1794) m. Bessie Davis (–Abt. 1808) m. Bessie Davis (1771–)
  1. 1. Edwin Polk 1818–1854
  2. 2. Benigna Polk 1816–1887
  3. 3. Jane (Knox) Polk 1765–1819
  4. 4. Marshall (Tate) Polk 1778–1778
  5. 5. Madison (Tate) Polk 1778–1778
  6. 6. Ezekiel Polk 1793–1793
  7. 7. Louisa Polk 1787–1869
  8. 8. John (Lee) Polk 1774–1809
  9. 9. Mary (Ophelia Polk) * 1785–1835
  10. 10. Matilda (Golden Polk) * 1770–1853
  11. 11. William (Wilson) Polk 1776–1848
  12. 12. Samuel Polk 1772–1827
  13. 13. Matilda (Golden) Polk 1778–1853
  14. 14. Benigna Polk 1816–1886
  15. 15. Eugenia Polk 1815–1895
  16. 16. Thomas (Benjamin) Polk 1770–1814
  17. 17. Charles (Perry) Polk 1813–1893
  18. 18. Edwin (Fitzhugh) Polk 1818–1854
  19. 19. Eliza (T) Polk 1793–1793
  20. 20. Clarissa Polk 1782–1846 m. Thomas McNeal 1771–1830
    1. 1. Marshall Polk 1795–1819
    2. 2. William (Wallace) McNeal 1821–1870
    3. 3. George (Washington) Mcneal 1810–1896
    4. 4. Evelina (Louisa) McNeal 1818–1855
    5. 5. Samuel (L) McNeal 1815–1871
    6. 6. Jane (Frances) McNeal 1813–1852
    7. 7. Mary (Eliza) McNeal 1808–1853
    8. 8. Albert (Thomas) McNeal 1811–1844
    9. 9. Ezekiel (Polk) McNeal 1804–1886
    10. 10. Marshall (Tate) Polk 1805–1831
    11. 11. Jane (Frances) McNeal 1795–1812
    12. 12. Prudence (Tate) McNeal 1809–1840 m. John (Houston (Major)) Bills 1800–1871
      1. 1. Clinton Bills 1834–1835
      2. 2. Ophelia (Jane) Bills 1826–1885
      3. 3. Clara (McNeal) Bills 1839–1923
      4. 4. Wilson (Thomas) Bills 1831–1858
      5. 5. Lucius Bills 1824–1824
      6. 6. Leonidas (Isaac) Bills 1828–1881
      7. 7. Evaline (McNeal) Bills 1836–1926
      8. 8. Mary (Caroline) Bills 1829–1869 m. Robert (Hancock) WOOD 1826–1901
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Fannie) Wood 1848–1873
        2. 2. Clara Wood 1847–1852
        3. 3. Ophelia Wood 1847–1869
        4. 4. Eva Wood 1847–1852
        5. 5. Lizzie (Frances) Wood 1847–1863
        6. 6. Anteinetta Wood 1847–1852
        7. 7. Leonidus (Bills) Wood 1851–1854
        8. 8. Eva WOOD 1864–1864
        9. 9. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Wood 1859–
        10. 10. Frances (Elizabeth "Fannie") Wood 1848–1928
        11. 11. Ophelia (Caroline) Wood 1853–1916 m. William House 1849–1895

Col Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1747
07 Dec 1747
Birth of Col Ezekiel Franklin Polk in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
1824
31 Aug 1824
Age 77
Death of Col Ezekiel Franklin Polk in Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States
Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Dec 1747
    Event Place: Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1824
    Event Place: Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States
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