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Ezekiel Franklin Polk 1747 – 1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 December 1747

Birth Location: Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 31 Aug 1824

Death Location: Bolivar, Tennessee

Father: William Polk

Mother: Margaret Taylor

Spouse(s): Mary Winslow, Polly Campbell, Sophia Leonard, Bessie Davis

Children(s): Jane Polk, Matilda Polk, Thomas POLK, Major Polk, John Polk, William POLK, Madison Polk, John Polk, Clarissa Polk, Mary Polk, Louisa Polk, Ezekiel Polk, Eugenia Polk, Benigna Polk, Edwin Polk, Jane (Dodson), Eliza Polk, Charles Polk

Ezekiel Franklin Polk Capt was born in 1747 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of William Ezekiel Robert Polk and Margaret Taylor. In 1780, Ezekiel Franklin Polk Capt resided in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. In 1800, Ezekiel Franklin Polk Capt resided in Salisbury, Mecklenburg, North Carolina. Ezekiel Franklin Polk Capt married Mary Jane "Maria" Wilson Winslow, Polly Campbell, Sophia Leonard, Bessie Davis, and had children including Jane Knox Polk, Matilda Golden Polk, Thomas Benjamin POLK, Major Samuel Wilson Polk, John Lee Polk, William (Stingy Bill)Wilson POLK, Madison Tate Polk, John Polk, Clarissa Polk, Mary Ophelia Polk, Louisa Polk, Ezekiel Polk, Eugenia Polk, Benigna Polk, Edwin Fitzhugh Polk, Jane Knox Polk (Dodson), Eliza t Polk, Charles Perry Polk. Ezekiel Franklin Polk Capt passed away in 1824 in Bolivar, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Ezekiel Franklin Polk Capt was born in 1747 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of William Ezekiel Robert Polk and Margaret Taylor.
  • In 1780, Ezekiel Franklin Polk Capt resided in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States.
  • In 1800, Ezekiel Franklin Polk Capt resided in Salisbury, Mecklenburg, North Carolina.
  • Ezekiel Franklin Polk Capt married Mary Jane "Maria" Wilson Winslow, Polly Campbell, Sophia Leonard, Bessie Davis, and had children including Jane Knox Polk, Matilda Golden Polk, Thomas Benjamin POLK, Major Samuel Wilson Polk, John Lee Polk, William (Stingy Bill)Wilson POLK, Madison Tate Polk, John Polk, Clarissa Polk, Mary Ophelia Polk, Louisa Polk, Ezekiel Polk, Eugenia Polk, Benigna Polk, Edwin Fitzhugh Polk, Jane Knox Polk (Dodson), Eliza t Polk, Charles Perry Polk.
  • Ezekiel Franklin Polk Capt passed away in 1824 in Bolivar, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Polk
1700 – 1753
Birth Location: Whitehall, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
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Margaret Taylor
1695 – 1763
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Winslow
1746 – 1791
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
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Polly Campbell
1771 – 1793
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
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Sophia Leonard
1776 – 1851
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
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Bessie Davis
1776 – 1824
Birth Location: Carlisle, PA
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Children(s)

Jane Polk
1765 – 1819
Birth Location: Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
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Matilda Polk
1770 – 1853
Birth Location: Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States
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Thomas POLK
1770 – 1814
Birth Location: Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA
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Major Polk
1772 – 1827
Birth Location: Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA
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John Polk
1775 – 1809
Birth Location: York, York, South Carolina, USA
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William POLK
1776 – 1848
Birth Location: York, York, South Carolina, USA
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Madison Polk
1778 – 1778
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
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John Polk
1781 – 1805
Birth Location: York, York, South Carolina, United States
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Clarissa Polk
1782 – 1846
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Mary Polk
1785 – 1835
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
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Louisa Polk
1787 – 1869
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
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Ezekiel Polk
1793 – 1793
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Eugenia Polk
1800 – 1895
Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee, USA
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Benigna Polk
1816 – 1887
Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Edwin Polk
1818 – 1854
Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Jane (Dodson)
1824 –
Birth Location: –
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Eliza Polk
1793 – 1793
Birth Location: –
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Charles Polk
1813 – 1893
Birth Location: Maury Co, TN
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Ezekiel Polk's Ancestors

Self
Ezekiel Polk
1747 – 1824
Birth Place: Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
William Ezekiel Robert Polk
1700 – 1753
Whitehall, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
Margaret Taylor
1695 – 1763
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
William (Bruce) Polk*
1664 – 1739
Raphoe, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Ann (Nancy) Knox-Owens
1662 – 1718
Donegal County, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Polk
1625 – 1704
Magdalen Tasker
1637 – 1727
John Knox
1639 – 1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Pollock
1606 – 1660
Jean Crawford
1600 – 1625
Roger Ireland
1606 – 1688

Ezekiel Polk's Descendants

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Ezekiel (Franklin) Polk (7 December 1747 – 31 Aug 1824) m. Mary (Jane "Maria" Wilson) Winslow (1746 – 29 Nov 1791) m. Polly Campbell (1771 – 2 April 1793) m. Sophia Leonard (1776 – 24 December 1851) m. Bessie Davis (1776 – 31 August 1824)
  1. 1. Jane (Knox) Polk (1765 – 24 Nov 1819)
  2. 2. Matilda (Golden) Polk (5 December 1770 – 20 September 1853) m. JOHN (C) CAMPBELL (26 Feb 1768 – 14 June 1816) m. Phillip Jenkins
    1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Campbell (1793 – 1793)
    2. 2. Col. (Robert Bruce) Campbell (05 Jul 1797 – 1 December 1852) m. Elizabeth (Sophia) Polk (9 March 1796 – 8 July 1856)
      1. 1. Richard (Calvin) Campbell (1815 – Aft. 17 Jul 1890)
      2. 2. Harriet (A.) Campbell (1820 – 1872)
      3. 3. Sarah (Ellen) Campbell (1822 – 14 October 1894)
      4. 4. Melville Campbell (1823 – 1840)
      5. 5. John (P.) Campbell (1825 – )
      6. 6. James (A.) Campbell (7 December 1825 – 28 December 1868)
      7. 7. Malilda (Jane) Campbell (10 September 1827 – 15 June 1894)
      8. 8. Elizabeth Campbell (abt 1829 – )
      9. 9. Mary (Wilson) Campbell (abt 1830 – 1881)
      10. 10. Caroline (Huntley) Campbell (10 Jul 1831 – 30 Sep 1835)
      11. 11. Robert Campbell (Abt. 1832 – 9 Feb 1851)
      12. 12. Mary (Wilson) Campbell (1837 – 1881)
      13. 13. ElizaJane\ (Huntley) Campbell (May 1837 – 4 May 1902)
      14. 14. John (p.) Campbell (Abt. 1845 – )
    3. 3. Ezekiel (Madison) Campbell (21 July 1802 – 20 September 1874) m. Rebecca (Patton) Adkins (18 Feb 1800 – 12 Aug 1876)
      1. 1. William (Adkins) Campbell (14 Dec 1821 – 4 Feb 1903)
      2. 2. JOHN (POLK) Campbell (05 Sep 1823 – 27 Dec 1900)
      3. 3. Eliza (Jane) Campbell (27 May 1826 – 29 Jan. 1859)
      4. 4. Ophelia (Caroline) Campbell (27 Jul 1828 – 25 Dec 1891)
      5. 5. Margaret (Eugenia) Campbell (27 May 1826 – 29 Jan 1859)
      6. 6. Matilda (G) Weaver (9 July 1832 – 6 March 1918)
      7. 7. Rebecca (Patton) Campbell (19 Nov 1834 – 27 Jun 1868)
      8. 8. James (Madison) Campbell (27 Jan 1838 – 5 Nov 1901)
      9. 9. Mary (Wilson) Campbell (27 Jun 1840 – 23 Mar 1906)
      10. 10. Robert (Bruce) Campbell (28 Aug 1843 – 16 May 1864)
    4. 4. John (Polk) Campbell (29 Mar 1804 – 5/28/1852)
    5. 5. WILLIAM (C) CAMPBELL (16 May 1808 – 24 Jul 1852)
    6. 6. Amanda (Ann) Campbell (1814 – 1870)
    7. 7. Caroline (Huntley) Campbell (14 MAR 1814 – Bet. 1842–1908)
  3. 3. Thomas (Benjamin) POLK (5 December, 1770 – 1 November, 1814)
  4. 4. Major (Samuel Wilson) Polk (5 July 1772 – 5 November 1827) m. Jannette ("Jane" Gracey) Knox (13 November 1776 – 11 January 1852) m. Sophia Leonard (1776 – 24 December 1851)
    1. 1. Joseph (Lee) Polk (1788 – 1 Sep 1868) m. Isabelle Smith (1795 – ) m. Nancy (Ann "Hannah") Lemaster (26 Mar 1795 – 1 Sep 1853)
      1. 1. Richard (P) Polk (12 Mar 1812 – 12 Feb 1870)
      2. 2. William Polk (12 Jan 1814 – 31 Dec 1891)
      3. 3. Gideon (B.) Polk (30 Jan 1816 – 18 Apr 1890)
      4. 4. Joseph (Lemaster " Joe ") Polk (20 Aug 1819 – 1881-1900)
      5. 5. John (Alexander) Polk (1822 – 1887)
      6. 6. Nancy (E) Polk (1825 – 1897)
      7. 7. Mary (W) Polk (1828 – 1897)
      8. 8. Thomas (Madden) Polk (9 Nov 1829 – 2 March 1914)
      9. 9. Elizabeth (Jane "Betty" Polk \) Jordan (13 Feb 1834 – 15 Aug 1914)
    2. 2. President (James Knox) Polk (2 November 1795 – 15 June 1849) m. Sarah (Childress) Polk (4 September 1803 – 14 August 1891) m. Effie McClelland (3 Mar 1832 – 30 March 1912)
      1. 1. Mary (Adelaid) Polk (1818 – 1863)
      2. 2. Charles (Taylor) Polk (January 1818 – )
      3. 3. Lovena (Elizabeth) Polk (26 October 1833 – 17 May 1910)
      4. 4. Sallie Polk (1843 – 22 Jul 1924)
      5. 5. Leah (Jane) Brown (1 April 1847 – 11 January 1926)
    3. 3. David (Peale) POLK (1796 – 1835)
    4. 4. Jane (Maria) Polk (14 January 1798 – 11 Oct 1876)
    5. 5. Lydia (Elizabeth) Polk (17 Feb 1800 – 29 May 1864)
    6. 6. Franklin (Ezekiel) Polk (23 Aug 1802 – 21 Jan 1831)
    7. 7. Samuel (Wilson) Polk (1803 – 1839)
    8. 8. Franklin (Armstead) Polk (10 Apr 1803 – 2 Jun 1887)
    9. 9. Marshall (Tate) Polk (17 January 1805 – 12 Apr 1831)
    10. 10. John (S) POLK (25 Jun 1805 – 28 Sep 1831)
    11. 11. Naomi Polk (2 July 1806 – 2 August 1836)
    12. 12. John (Lee) Polk (23 Mar 1807 – 28 Sep 1831)
    13. 13. Nancy (Ann) Polk (1 June 1807 – 8 January 1884)
    14. 14. Naomi (Tate) Polk (2 Jul 1809 – 2 August 1836)
    15. 15. Ophelia (Clarissa) Polk (6 Sep 1812 – 18 Apr 1852)
    16. 16. William (Hawkins) Polk (24 May 1815 – 16 December 1862)
    17. 17. Samuel (Wilson) Polk (17 Oct 1817 – 24 Feb 1839)
  5. 5. John (Lee) Polk (1775 – 9 July 1809)
  6. 6. William ((Stingy Bill)Wilson) POLK (10 SEP 1776 – 8 Oct 1848)
  7. 7. Madison (Tate) Polk (1778 – 1778)
  8. 8. John Polk (1781 – 2 Feb 1805)
  9. 9. Clarissa Polk (25 December 1782 – 8 December 1846)
  10. 10. Mary (Ophelia) Polk (6 Apr 1785 – 24 Sep 1835)
  11. 11. Louisa Polk (1787 – 20 Dec 1869)
  12. 12. Ezekiel Polk (2 April 1793 – 2 April 1793)
  13. 13. Eugenia Polk (1800 – 16 Oct 1895)
  14. 14. Benigna Polk (31 July 1816 – 27 December 1887)
  15. 15. Edwin (Fitzhugh) Polk (6 May 1818 – 4 April 1854)
  16. 16. Jane (Knox Polk) (Dodson) (Bef. 1824 – )
  17. 17. Eliza (t) Polk (Mar 1793 – 2 Apr 1793)
  18. 18. Charles (Perry) Polk (27 OCT 1813 – 27 OCT 1893)

Ezekiel Polk's Timeline

5 Records

1747
7 December 1747
Birth of Ezekiel Franklin Polk Capt in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1780
1780
Age 33
Ezekiel Franklin Polk Capt resided here in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
1800
1800
Age 53
Ezekiel Franklin Polk Capt resided here in Salisbury, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Salisbury, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
1820
7 Aug 1820
Age 73
Ezekiel Franklin Polk Capt resided here in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
1824
31 Aug 1824
Age 77
Death of Ezekiel Franklin Polk Capt in Bolivar, Tennessee
Bolivar, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 December 1747
    Event Place: Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 866.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820, Document: Series: General Assembly; Box: Apr - May 1782 [North Carolina State Archives]; Call Number: Folder: Joint Petition; Page Number: 2; Family Number: 8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Salisbury, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Salisbury, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 33; Page: 542; Image: 90; Family History Library Film: 337909

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee; Page: 113; NARA Roll: M33_124; Image: 73

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1824
    Event Place: Bolivar, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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