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Joseph Lee Polk 1788 – 1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1788

Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1 Sep 1868

Death Location: Maury, Tennessee, USA

Father: Major Polk

Mother: Jannette Knox

Spouse(s): Isabelle Smith, Nancy Lemaster

Children(s): Richard Polk, William Polk, Gideon Polk, Joseph Polk, John Polk, Nancy Polk, Mary Polk, Thomas Polk, Elizabeth Jordan

The story of Joseph Lee Polk began in 1788 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA. Joseph Lee Polk married Isabelle Smith, Nancy Ann "Hannah" Lemaster, and had children including Richard P Polk, William Polk, Gideon B. Polk, Joseph Lemaster " Joe " Polk, John Alexander Polk, Nancy E Polk, Mary W Polk, Thomas Madden Polk, Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Polk \ Jordan. Joseph Lee Polk passed away in 1868 in Maury, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Lee Polk began in 1788 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
  • Joseph Lee Polk married Isabelle Smith, Nancy Ann "Hannah" Lemaster, and had children including Richard P Polk, William Polk, Gideon B. Polk, Joseph Lemaster " Joe " Polk, John Alexander Polk, Nancy E Polk, Mary W Polk, Thomas Madden Polk, Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Polk \ Jordan.
  • Joseph Lee Polk passed away in 1868 in Maury, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Major Polk
1772 – 1827
Birth Location: Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA
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Jannette Knox
1776 – 1852
Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Isabelle Smith
1795 –
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Lemaster
1795 – 1853
Birth Location: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

Richard Polk
1812 – 1870
Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee, United States
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William Polk
1814 – 1891
Birth Location: Columbia, Tennessee Maury, Colorado, United States
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Gideon Polk
1816 – 1890
Birth Location: Maury Co., TN
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Joseph Polk
1819 – 1881
Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee, United States
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John Polk
1822 – 1887
Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee, USA
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Nancy Polk
1825 – 1897
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Mary Polk
1828 – 1897
Birth Location: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
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Thomas Polk
1829 – 1914
Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, USA
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Elizabeth Jordan
1834 – 1914
Birth Location: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
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Joseph Polk's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Polk
1788 – 1868
Birth Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Major Samuel Wilson Polk
1772 – 1827
Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA
Jannette ("Jane" Gracey) Knox
1776 – 1852
Iredell, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Ezekiel (Franklin) Polk
1747 – 1824
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Mary (Jane "Maria" Wilson) Winslow
1746 – 1791
Lunenburg, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
James (Henry) Knox
1752 – 1794
Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
Lydia (Naomi) Gillespie
1753 – 1828
Salisbury, Rowan Co, Province of North Carolina, England, GB
Great-Grandparents
William Polk
1700 – 1753
Margaret Taylor
1695 – 1763
John Immigrant")
1708 – 1758
Jean Gracey
1708 – 1772
William Gillespie
1719 – 1796
Naomi Thompson
1728 – 1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Polk*
1664 – 1739
Ann Knox-Owens
1662 – 1718
William Thompson
1689 – 1753
Sarah Evans
1698 – 1730

Joseph Polk's Descendants

1.
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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)

Joseph Polk's Timeline

3 Records

1788
1788
Birth of Joseph Lee Polk in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
1810
31 Dec 1810
Age 22
Joseph Lee Polk was married in Maury, Tennessee, USA
Maury, Tennessee, USA
1868
1 Sep 1868
Age 80
Death of Joseph Lee Polk in Maury, Tennessee, USA
Maury, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1810
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1868
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA
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