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David Polk 1705 – 1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1705

Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 1778

Death Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States

Father: William Polk*

Mother: Ann Knox-Owens

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In 1705, David Polk , Judge entered the world in Somerset, Maryland, USA, born to William Bruce Polk* and Ann Nancy Knox-Owens. David Polk , Judge passed away in 1778 in Somerset, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1705, David Polk , Judge entered the world in Somerset, Maryland, USA, born to William Bruce Polk* and Ann Nancy Knox-Owens.
  • David Polk , Judge passed away in 1778 in Somerset, Maryland, United States.

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David Polk's Ancestors

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David Polk
1705 – 1778
Birth Place: Somerset, Maryland, USA
Parents
William Bruce Polk*
1664 – 1739
Raphoe, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Ann (Nancy) Knox-Owens
1662 – 1718
Donegal County, Ireland
Grandparents
Robert (Bruce) Polk
1625 – 1704
Coleraine, Ireland
Magdalen Tasker
1637 – 1727
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John Knox
1639 – 1758
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Pollock
1606 – 1660
Jean Crawford
1600 – 1625
Roger Ireland
1606 – 1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Depollock
1580 – 1660
James Mowat
1583 – 1657
Agnes Pitcairn
1581 – 1636
Thomas Tasker
1581 – 1661
Clara Seawell
1575 – 1606

David Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1705
1705
Birth of David Polk , Judge in Somerset, Maryland, USA
Somerset, Maryland, USA
1778
1778
Age 73
Death of David Polk , Judge in Somerset, Maryland, United States
Somerset, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: Somerset, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Somerset, Maryland, United States

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