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David Polk 1721–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1721

Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 1778

Death Location: Somerset, Maryland, USA

Father: William Polk

Mother: Nancy Knox

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Children(s):

David Polk was born in 1721 in Somerset, Maryland, USA, the child of William B Polk And Nancy Knox. David Polk passed away in 1778 in Somerset, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • David Polk was born in 1721 in Somerset, Maryland, USA, the child of William B Polk And Nancy Knox.
  • David Polk passed away in 1778 in Somerset, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Polk
1664–1739
Birth Location: Donegal, Ireland
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Nancy Knox
1662–1718
Birth Location: Donegal, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Polk's Ancestors

Self
David Polk
1721–1778
Birth Place: Somerset, Maryland, USA
Parents
William B Polk
1664–1739
Donegal, Ireland
Nancy Knox
1662–1718
Donegal, Ireland
Grandparents
Robert (Bruce) Polk
1640–1703
Donegal, Ireland
Magdalena Tasher
1647–1726
Donegal, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Polk
1606–1703
Annabelle Stewart
1618–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Pollock
1580–1660
Margaret Fleming
1590–

David Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1721
1721
Birth of David Polk in Somerset, Maryland, USA
Somerset, Maryland, USA
1778
1778
Age 57
Death of David Polk in Somerset, Maryland, USA
Somerset, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1721
    Event Place: Somerset, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: One World Tree (sm)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Somerset, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: One World Tree (sm)
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