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Lt. Col. Ezekiel Polk 1747–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Dec 1747

Birth Location: Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 02 Sep 1824

Death Location: Riverside Cemetery, Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States

Father: William jr

Mother: Margaret Taylor

Spouse(s): Mary Wilson, Polly Campbell, Sophia Neely

Children(s): Maj Wilson-Polk, Matilda Polk, Thomas Polk, Jane Polk, Edwin Polk, Benigna Polk, Charles Polk, Eugenia Polk

Lt. Col. Ezekiel Polk was born in 1747 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of William Bruce Polk Jr And Margaret Taylor. Lt. Col. Ezekiel Polk married Bessie Davis, Mary Jane Winslow Wilson, Polly Campbell, Sophia Neely, and had children including Benigna Polk, Charles Perry Polk, Edwin Fitzhugh Polk, Eugenia Polk, Jane Knox Polk, Maj Samuel Wilson Polk, Matilda Golden Polk, Thomas Benjamin Polk. Lt. Col. Ezekiel Polk passed away in 1824 in Riverside Cemetery, Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Lt. Col. Ezekiel Polk was born in 1747 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of William Bruce Polk Jr And Margaret Taylor.
  • Lt. Col. Ezekiel Polk married Bessie Davis, Mary Jane Winslow Wilson, Polly Campbell, Sophia Neely, and had children including Benigna Polk, Charles Perry Polk, Edwin Fitzhugh Polk, Eugenia Polk, Jane Knox Polk, Maj Samuel Wilson Polk, Matilda Golden Polk, Thomas Benjamin Polk.
  • Lt. Col. Ezekiel Polk passed away in 1824 in Riverside Cemetery, Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William jr
1700–1753
Birth Location: Whitehall, Dorchester County, Maryland, United States of America
Wj
Margaret Taylor
1705–1763
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
MT

Spouses(s)

Mary Wilson
1746–1791
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
MW
Polly Campbell
–1793
Birth Location: –
PC
Sophia Neely
1776–1851
Birth Location: Botetourt, Virginia, United States
SN

Children(s)

Maj Wilson-Polk
1772–1827
Birth Location: Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States
MW
Matilda Polk
1770–1853
Birth Location: Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
MP
Thomas Polk
1770–1814
Birth Location: Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, United States
TP
Jane Polk
1765–1819
Birth Location: Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
JP
Edwin Polk
1818–1854
Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
EP
Benigna Polk
1816–1887
Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
BP
Charles Polk
1813–1893
Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee
CP
Eugenia Polk
1815–1895
Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee
EP

Lt. Polk's Ancestors

Self
Lt. Polk
1747–1824
Birth Place: Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
William Bruce Polk jr
1700–1753
Whitehall, Dorchester County, Maryland, United States of America
Margaret Taylor
1705–1763
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
James Polk
1673–1727
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Mary Williams
1673–1719
Col. (James) Taylor
1673–1729
New Kent, VA
Martha (Montague) Thompson
1679–1762
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Taylor
1627–1666
Mary Walker
1633–1666
Roger Thompson
1655–1704
Ellen Montague
1654–1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. III
1607–1653
Elizabeth Horton
1610–1659
John Walker
1609–1665
Sarah Fleet-Burden
1604–1679
James Thompson
1593–1682
Susanna Thompson
1598–1661
Peter III
1634–1695
Maritje Doodes
1630–1702

Lt. Polk's Descendants

1.
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Lt. (Col. Ezekiel) Polk (07 Dec 1747–02 Sep 1824) m. Mary (Jane Winslow) Wilson (1746–29 Nov 1791) m. Polly Campbell (–2 April 1793) m. Sophia Neely (1776–24 DEC 1851)
  1. 1. Maj (Samuel) Wilson-Polk 1772–1827 m. Jannette ("Jane") Gracey-Knox 1776–1852
    1. 1. Lydia Polk 1804–1847 m. Benjamin (B.) McCoy 1794–1870 m. Silas (William) Caldwell 1794–1846 m. Edmund Richmond 1795–1854
      1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) McCoy 1840–1935 m. Laura (Etta) Crosby 1848–1917
        1. 1. Zephaniah McCoy 1871–1925
        2. 2. Robert (L) McCoy 1873–
        3. 3. Fannie (L.) McCoy 1885–
        4. 4. Wade (Hampton) McCoy 1877–1954
        5. 5. Jeter McCoy 1885–
      2. 2. Mary (Caroline) McCoy 1838–1927
      3. 3. Emily (C.) McCoy 1837–1915 m. Joseph (Jefferson) Bishop 1837–1898
        1. 1. Lavina Bishop 1862–
      4. 4. John ('Johnny' Carliss) McCoy 1822–1910 m. Nancy (Jane) Cooper 1834–1900
        1. 1. Emmett (C.) McCoy 1858–1929
        2. 2. Martha (A.) McCoy 1861–1911
        3. 3. Mary (E.) McCoy 1863–1956
        4. 4. Emily (J.) McCoy 1864–1908
        5. 5. John (Kimsey) McCoy 1865–1958 m. Nettie (J.) Green 1882–1938
        6. 6. William (Morgan) McCoy 1866–1917
      5. 5. John (Knox) Caldwell 1824–1830
      6. 6. Susan Caldwell 1820–1885
      7. 7. James (Montgomery) Caldwell 1828–1868
      8. 8. Samuel (Polk) Caldwell 1818–1885
      9. 9. Thomas (J) McCoy 1843–1863
    2. 2. Jane (Maria) Polk 1798–1876
    3. 3. Ezekiel (Franklin) Polk 1802–1831
    4. 4. John (Lee) Polk 1807–1831
    5. 5. Samuel (Washington) Polk 1803–1839
    6. 6. Marshall (Tate) Polk 1805–1831
    7. 7. Naomi (Tate) Polk 1809–1836
    8. 8. Clarissa (Ophelia) Polk 1812–1856
    9. 9. William (Hawkins) Polk 1815–1862
    10. 10. President (James Knox) Polk 1795–1849
    11. 11. Ann Polk 1807–1884
    12. 12. Joseph (Lee) Polk 1788–1868
    13. 13. John (S) Polk 1805–1831
    14. 14. Margaret Polk 1788–1819
  2. 2. Matilda (Golden) Polk 1770–1853
  3. 3. Thomas (Benjamin) Polk 1770–1814
  4. 4. Jane (Knox) Polk 1765–1819
  5. 5. Edwin (Fitzhugh) Polk 1818–1854
  6. 6. Benigna Polk 1816–1887
  7. 7. Charles (Perry) Polk 1813–1893
  8. 8. Eugenia Polk 1815–1895

Lt. Polk's Timeline

6 Records

1747
07 Dec 1747
Birth of Lt. Col. Ezekiel Polk in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1758
1758
Age 11
Lt. Col. Ezekiel Polk was married
None
1769
1769
Age 22
Lt. Col. Ezekiel Polk was married in Co
Co
1800
4 AUG 1800
Age 53
Lt. Col. Ezekiel Polk resided here
None
1824
31 Aug 1824
Age 77
Death of Lt. Col. Ezekiel Polk in Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
1824
02 Sep 1824
Age 77
Burial of Lt. Col. Ezekiel Polk in Riverside Cemetery, Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States
Riverside Cemetery, Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Dec 1747
    Event Place: Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1758

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: Co

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 4 AUG 1800

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: TN

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1824
    Event Place: Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 02 Sep 1824
    Event Place: Riverside Cemetery, Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States
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