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Ezekiel Franklin Polk 1747–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 December 1747

Birth Location: Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 31 August 1824

Death Location: Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Margaret Polk

Mother: William Polk

Spouse(s): Sophia Neely, Mary Winslow

Children(s): Samuel Polk, Matilda Campbell, Edwin Polk, Clarissa McNeal, Mary Hardeman, Ezekiel Polk, Benigna Wood, Louisa Collier

Ezekiel Franklin Polk was born in 1747 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Margaret Polk And William Ezekiel Robert Polk. In 1780, Ezekiel Franklin Polk resided in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States. In 1800, Ezekiel Franklin Polk resided in Salisbury, Mecklenburg, North Carolina. Ezekiel Franklin Polk married Mary Jane Winslow, Sophia Neely, and had children including Benigna Wood, Clarissa Mcneal, Edwin Fitzhugh Polk, Ezekiel Polk, Louisa Collier, Mary Ophelia Hardeman, Matilda Golden Campbell, Samuel Major Polk. Ezekiel Franklin Polk passed away in 1824 in Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ezekiel Franklin Polk was born in 1747 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Margaret Polk And William Ezekiel Robert Polk.
  • In 1780, Ezekiel Franklin Polk resided in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States.
  • In 1800, Ezekiel Franklin Polk resided in Salisbury, Mecklenburg, North Carolina.
  • Ezekiel Franklin Polk married Mary Jane Winslow, Sophia Neely, and had children including Benigna Wood, Clarissa Mcneal, Edwin Fitzhugh Polk, Ezekiel Polk, Louisa Collier, Mary Ophelia Hardeman, Matilda Golden Campbell, Samuel Major Polk.
  • Ezekiel Franklin Polk passed away in 1824 in Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ezekiel Polk's Ancestors

Self
Ezekiel Polk
1747–1824
Birth Place: Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Margaret Polk
1705–1763
William (Ezekiel Robert) Polk
1700–1757
Whitehall, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
William (Bruce) Polk_of_Coleraine_&Amp,_White_Hall
1664–1739
Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Nancy (Ann) Knox
1664–1717
Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Polke
1625–1703
Magdalen Tasker
1637–1726
JOHN KNOX
1640–1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Ireland
1597–1675
Jean Crawford
1600–1625
Roger Ireland
1606–1688
John Knox
1615–1658
Jean McFarland
1615–1658

Ezekiel Polk's Descendants

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Ezekiel (Franklin) Polk (7 December 1747–31 August 1824) m. Sophia Neely (1776–) m. Mary (Jane) Winslow (1746–29 November 1791)
  1. 1. Samuel ((Major)) Polk 1772–1827 m. Jane ((Jean Gracy)) Knox 1776–1852
    1. 1. James (Knox) Polk 1795–1849 m. Sarah Childress 1803–
    2. 2. Marshall (Tate) Polk 1805–1831 m. Laura (Theresa) Tate 1808–1848
      1. 1. Marshall (Tate Polk) Jr 1831–1884
      2. 2. Eunice (Ophelia) Polk 1828–1842
  2. 2. Matilda (Golden) Campbell 1775–1853
  3. 3. Edwin (Fitzhugh) Polk 1818–1854
  4. 4. Clarissa McNeal 1782–1846
  5. 5. Mary (Ophelia) Hardeman 1785–1835
  6. 6. Ezekiel Polk 1793–1793
  7. 7. Benigna Wood 1816–1887
  8. 8. Louisa Collier 1787–1869

Ezekiel Polk's Timeline

6 Records

1747
7 December 1747
Birth of Ezekiel Franklin Polk in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
1780
1780
Age 33
Ezekiel Franklin Polk resided here in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
1800
1800
Age 53
Ezekiel Franklin Polk resided here in Salisbury, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Salisbury, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
1807
1807-1820
Age 60
Ezekiel Franklin Polk resided here in Maury, Tennessee, USA
Maury, Tennessee, USA
1820
1820
Age 73
Ezekiel Franklin Polk resided here in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States
Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States
1824
31 August 1824
Age 77
Death of Ezekiel Franklin Polk in Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 December 1747
    Event Place: Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Census Reconstructed Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Salisbury, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1807-1820
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Maury County, Tennessee wills and settlements, 1807-1824 and 1820 census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 August 1824
    Event Place: Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    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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