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David Polk 1721–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1721

Birth Location: Somerset County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 1778

Death Location: Somerset County, Maryland, USA

Father: William I

Mother: Ann Knox

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

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Biography

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

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David Polk's Ancestors

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David Polk
1721–1778
Birth Place: Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Parents
William Bruce Polk I
1664–1738
County Donegal, Ireland
Ann (Nancy) Knox
1664–1717
County Donegal, Ireland
Grandparents
Robert (Bruce) Polke
1640–1699
Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Magdalen Tasker
1642–
Moneen, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Col. Tasker
1606–1688
Magadalen Porter
1610–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Porter
1560–1625
Sybil Vessey
1561–1625

David Polk's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1721
    Event Place: Somerset County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Somerset County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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