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David Polk 1721–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Dec 1721

Birth Location: Somerset,Maryland

Death Date: 1778

Death Location: Somerset Co. Maryland

Father: William Col

Mother: Widow GRAY

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David Polk was born in 1721 in Somerset,Maryland, the child of William Bruce Polk Sr Lt Col And Widow Gray. David Polk passed away in 1778 in Somerset Co. Maryland.

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Biography

  • David Polk was born in 1721 in Somerset,Maryland, the child of William Bruce Polk Sr Lt Col And Widow Gray.
  • David Polk passed away in 1778 in Somerset Co. Maryland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Col
1664–1738
Birth Location: Raphoe, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
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Widow GRAY
1690–1740
Birth Location: –
WG

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Polk's Ancestors

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David Polk
1721–1778
Birth Place: Somerset,Maryland
Parents
William Bruce Polk, Sr. Lt Col
1664–1738
Raphoe, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Widow GRAY
1690–1740
Grandparents
Capt (Robert Bruce) Pollock\Polke
1625–1703
County Derry, Ulster, Northern Ireland
Magdalen Trasker
1635–1727
Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1721
11 Dec 1721
Birth of David Polk in Somerset,Maryland
Somerset,Maryland
1778
1778
Age 57
Death of David Polk in Somerset Co. Maryland
Somerset Co. Maryland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1721
    Event Place: Somerset,Maryland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Somerset Co. Maryland
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