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Jannette "Jane" Gracey Knox 1776–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 November 1776

Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 11 January 1852

Death Location: Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Ezekiel Wallace

Mother: Lydia Wallace

Spouse(s): Major Polk

Children(s): President Polk, Franklin Polk, John Polk, Lydia Polk, Nancy Polk, Joseph Polk, Franklin Polk, Naomi Polk, Ophelia Polk, Marshall Polk, William Polk, Samuel Polk, Jane Polk, Samuel Polk, Naomi Polk, David POLK, John POLK

Jannette "Jane" Gracey Knox was born in 1776 in Iredell, North Carolina, USA, the child of Ezekiel Wallace And Lydia Naomi Gillespie Knox Wallace. In 1850, Jannette "Jane" Gracey Knox resided in District 9, Maury, Tennessee, USA. Jannette "Jane" Gracey Knox married Major Samuel Wilson Polk, and had children including David Peale Polk, Franklin Armstead Polk, Franklin Ezekiel Polk, Jane Maria Polk, John Lee Polk, John S Polk, Joseph Lee Polk, Lydia Elizabeth Polk, Marshall Tate Polk, Nancy Ann Polk, Naomi Polk, Naomi Tate Polk, Ophelia Clarissa Polk, President James Knox Polk, Samuel Wilson Polk, William Hawkins Polk. Jannette "Jane" Gracey Knox passed away in 1852 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jannette "Jane" Gracey Knox was born in 1776 in Iredell, North Carolina, USA, the child of Ezekiel Wallace And Lydia Naomi Gillespie Knox Wallace.
  • In 1850, Jannette "Jane" Gracey Knox resided in District 9, Maury, Tennessee, USA.
  • Jannette "Jane" Gracey Knox married Major Samuel Wilson Polk, and had children including David Peale Polk, Franklin Armstead Polk, Franklin Ezekiel Polk, Jane Maria Polk, John Lee Polk, John S Polk, Joseph Lee Polk, Lydia Elizabeth Polk, Marshall Tate Polk, Nancy Ann Polk, Naomi Polk, Naomi Tate Polk, Ophelia Clarissa Polk, President James Knox Polk, Samuel Wilson Polk, William Hawkins Polk.
  • Jannette "Jane" Gracey Knox passed away in 1852 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jannette Knox's Ancestors

Self
Jannette Knox
1776–1852
Birth Place: Iredell, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Ezekiel Wallace
1735–1813
Somerset Co, Province of Maryland, England, GB
Lydia (Naomi Gillespie - Knox -) Wallace
1753–1828
Salisbury, Rowan Co, Province of North Carolina, England, GB
Grandparents
William (Thomas) Gillespie
1719–1796
New London, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Naomi (Lynn) Thompson
1728–1796
Rowan, Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Thompson
1689–1753
Sarah Evans
1698–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jannette Knox's Descendants

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Jannette ("Jane" Gracey) Knox (13 November 1776–11 January 1852) m. Major (Samuel Wilson) Polk (5 July 1772–5 November 1827)
  1. 1. President (James Knox) Polk 1795–1849 m. Sarah (Childress) Polk 1803–1891 m. Effie McClelland 1832–1912
    1. 1. Charles (Taylor) Polk 1818–
    2. 2. Lovena (Elizabeth) Polk 1833–1910
    3. 3. Mary (Adelaid) Polk 1818–1863
    4. 4. Sallie Polk 1843–1924
    5. 5. Leah (Jane) Brown 1847–1926
  2. 2. Franklin (Ezekiel) Polk 1802–1831
  3. 3. John (Lee) Polk 1807–1831
  4. 4. Lydia (Elizabeth) Polk 1800–1864
  5. 5. Nancy (Ann) Polk 1807–1884
  6. 6. Joseph (Lee) Polk 1788–1868 m. Isabelle Smith 1795– m. Nancy (Ann "Hannah") Lemaster 1795–1853
    1. 1. Joseph (Lemaster " Joe ") Polk 1819–1881
    2. 2. Richard (P) Polk 1812–1870
    3. 3. John (Alexander) Polk 1822–1887
    4. 4. Gideon (B.) Polk 1816–1890
    5. 5. William Polk 1814–1891
    6. 6. Nancy (E) Polk 1825–1897
    7. 7. Thomas (Madden) Polk 1829–1914
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Jane "Betty" Polk \) Jordan 1834–1914
    9. 9. Mary (W) Polk 1828–1897
  7. 7. Franklin (Armstead) Polk 1803–1887
  8. 8. Naomi (Tate) Polk 1809–1836
  9. 9. Ophelia (Clarissa) Polk 1812–1852
  10. 10. Marshall (Tate) Polk 1805–1831
  11. 11. William (Hawkins) Polk 1815–1862
  12. 12. Samuel (Wilson) Polk 1817–1839
  13. 13. Jane (Maria) Polk 1798–1876
  14. 14. Samuel (Wilson) Polk 1803–1839
  15. 15. Naomi Polk 1806–1836
  16. 16. David (Peale) POLK 1796–1835
  17. 17. John (S) POLK 1805–1831

Jannette Knox's Timeline

3 Records

1776
13 November 1776
Birth of Jannette "Jane" Gracey Knox in Iredell, North Carolina, USA
Iredell, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 74
Jannette "Jane" Gracey Knox resided here in District 9, Maury, Tennessee, USA
District 9, Maury, Tennessee, USA
1852
11 January 1852
Age 76
Death of Jannette "Jane" Gracey Knox in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 November 1776
    Event Place: Iredell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 9, Maury, Tennessee; Roll: 890; Page: 273b
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 9, Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 9, Maury, Tennessee; Roll: 890; Page: 273b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 January 1852
    Event Place: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times-Picayune; Publication Date: 26 Jan 1852; Publication Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; ,0.920638,0.17957509,0.9681909&xid=3355
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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