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Lt Col William Bruce POLK 1700–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1700

Birth Location: Whitehall, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 17 Jan 1757

Death Location: Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: William Polk

Mother: Nancy Knox

Spouse(s): Margareth Taylor

Children(s): John Polk

Lt Col William Bruce POLK was born in 1700 in Whitehall, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA, the child of William Bruce Polk And Nancy Knox. Lt Col William Bruce POLK married Margareth Taylor, and had children including John Polk. Lt Col William Bruce POLK passed away in 1757 in Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lt Col William Bruce POLK was born in 1700 in Whitehall, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA, the child of William Bruce Polk And Nancy Knox.
  • Lt Col William Bruce POLK married Margareth Taylor, and had children including John Polk.
  • Lt Col William Bruce POLK passed away in 1757 in Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lt POLK's Ancestors

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Lt POLK
1700–1757
Birth Place: Whitehall, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
Parents
William Bruce Polk
1673–1739
Londonderry, Donegal, Ireland
Nancy Knox
1664–1717
County Donegal, Ireland
Grandparents
Robert (Bruce) Polk
1625–1703
Ballymoney, Donegal, Ireland
Magdelen Tasker
1642–1726
Ulster, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
John Knox
1625–1758
Renfrewshire, Scotland
Jean Gracie
1640–1772
Donegal, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Pollock
1597–1675
Annabel Stewart
1620–1670
Roger Tasker
1606–1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Ireland
1559–1624
Thomas Tasker
1581–1661
Clara Seawell
1575–1606

Lt POLK's Descendants

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Lt (Col William Bruce) POLK (Oct 1700–17 Jan 1757) m. Margareth Taylor (27 January, 1704–10 January 1763)
  1. 1. John Polk 1705–1784 m. Susanna Spratt 1734–1763
    1. 1. Eunice (Druzell) Polke 1740–1790 m. Captain (John Thomas) Scroggin 1746–1812
      1. 1. Benjamin (Asbury "Berry") Scroggins 1780–1839 m. Rebecca (Peggy) Pritchett 1785–1865
        1. 1. James Scroggins 1823–1863 m. Elizabeth Ballinger 1825–1916
        2. 2. Henry Scroggins 1819–1896
        3. 3. Jesse (Y.) Scroggins 1808–1872
        4. 4. Josiah (Isiah) Scroggins 1810–1860
        5. 5. Edward Scroggins 1831–1895
        6. 6. Benjamin (Berry Scroggins) Jr. 1813–1896
      2. 2. John Scroggins 1774–
      3. 3. William (Freeman) Scroggins 1779–1863
      4. 4. Joseph Scoggins 1778–
      5. 5. Samuel Scoggins 1771–

Lt POLK's Timeline

2 Records

1700
Oct 1700
Birth of Lt Col William Bruce POLK in Whitehall, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
Whitehall, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
1757
17 Jan 1757
Age 57
Death of Lt Col William Bruce POLK in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1700
    Event Place: Whitehall, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1757
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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