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James Polk 1673–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1673

Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 1727

Death Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States

Father: Captain III

Mother: Magdalen Tasker

Spouse(s): Mary Williams

Children(s): Jane Polk, James POLK, John Polk, Henry Polk, David Polk, Mary Polk, Anna Polk, Jane Polk, Magdalen Polk, Margaret Polk, Elizabeth Polk, James Polk, Sarah Polk

James Polk was born in 1673 in Somerset, Maryland, United States, the child of Captain Robert Bruce Immigrant Pollock Polk Iii And Magdalen Tasker. James Polk married Mary Williams, and had children including Anna Polk, David Polk, Elizabeth Polk, Henry Polk, James Polk, Jane Polk, John Polk, Magdalen Polk, Margaret Polk, Mary Polk, Sarah Polk. James Polk passed away in 1727 in Somerset, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • James Polk was born in 1673 in Somerset, Maryland, United States, the child of Captain Robert Bruce Immigrant Pollock Polk Iii And Magdalen Tasker.
  • James Polk married Mary Williams, and had children including Anna Polk, David Polk, Elizabeth Polk, Henry Polk, James Polk, Jane Polk, John Polk, Magdalen Polk, Margaret Polk, Mary Polk, Sarah Polk.
  • James Polk passed away in 1727 in Somerset, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain III
1620–1703
Birth Location: Barony of Roos, Donegal, Ireland
CI
Magdalen Tasker
1637–1726
Birth Location: Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
MT

Spouses(s)

Mary Williams
1670–
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States
MW

Children(s)

Jane Polk
1706–
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States
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James POLK
1707–1727
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States
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John Polk
1705–
Birth Location: –
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Henry Polk
1705–1727
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States
HP
David Polk
1700–1773
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States
DP
Mary Polk
1709–1727
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States
MP
Anna Polk
1724–
Birth Location: –
AP
Jane Polk
1721–
Birth Location: –
JP
Magdalen Polk
1717–
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States
MP
Margaret Polk
1713–
Birth Location: –
MP
Elizabeth Polk
1715–
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States
EP
James Polk
1716–1773
Birth Location: Dames Quarter, Somerset, Maryland, United States
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Sarah Polk
1711–1782
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States
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James Polk's Ancestors

Self
James Polk
1673–1727
Birth Place: Somerset, Maryland, United States
Parents
Captain Robert Bruce (Immigrant) Pollock Polk III
1620–1703
Barony of Roos, Donegal, Ireland
Magdalen Tasker
1637–1726
Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Bruce Pollock 2nd Baron of) Ireland
1606–1660
Coleraine, Londonderry, Ireland
Jean Crawford
1600–1625
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Colonel (Roger Tasker Chancellor of) Ireland
1606–1688
Ballindrate, Donegal, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Pollock
1580–1660
Margaret Fleming
1590–1648
Cornelius Crawford
1610–1687
Mary Lockhart
1620–1677
Thomas Tasker
1570–1595
Clara Seawell
1575–1606
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Pollok
1559–1625
Jean Monat
1560–1648
Hew Crawford
1586–1621
Elizabeth Stirling
1586–1616
William Tasker
1550–1608
Eleanor Brooke
1550–1620
Major Seawell
1555–1615

James Polk's Descendants

1.
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James Polk (1673–1727) m. Mary Williams (15 Apr 1670–)
  1. 1. Jane Polk 1706– m. Ferrier 1704–
    1. 1. Martha Ferrier 1723–1801 m. William RODMAN 1721–1781
      1. 1. Alexander (William) Rodman 1739–1807 m. Esther (Dorothy) Walker 1740–1807
        1. 1. Dorothy ("Dolly" "Polly" Rodman) Redman 1774–1828
        2. 2. James Rodman 1770–1845
        3. 3. David Rodman 1781–1859
        4. 4. David Rodman 1760–
        5. 5. Jane (Virginia Jennie) Rodman 1760–1809 m. Charles Murray 1748–1828
  2. 2. James POLK 1707–1727
  3. 3. John Polk 1705–
  4. 4. Henry Polk 1705–1727
  5. 5. David Polk 1700–1773
  6. 6. Mary Polk 1709–1727
  7. 7. Anna Polk 1724–
  8. 8. Jane Polk 1721–
  9. 9. Magdalen Polk 1717–
  10. 10. Margaret Polk 1713–
  11. 11. Elizabeth Polk 1715–
  12. 12. James Polk 1716–1773
  13. 13. Sarah Polk 1711–1782

James Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1673
1673
Birth of James Polk in Somerset, Maryland, United States
Somerset, Maryland, United States
1727
1727
Age 54
Death of James Polk in Somerset, Maryland, United States
Somerset, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1727
    Event Place: Somerset, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1673
    Event Place: Somerset, Maryland, United States
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