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Margaret Mary Taylor Polk 1704–1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1704

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 10 January 1763

Death Location: Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Colonel Wars

Mother: Martha Taylor

Spouse(s): Lt I

Children(s): Priscilla Polk, Charles Polk, Deborah Polk, William Polk, Mary Polk, Priscilla Polk, James Polk, Ezekiel Polk, Richard Polk, David Polk, Samuel Polk, Robert Polk, Susannah Alexander, Margaret Clark, Brigadier Polk, Captain Sr., Deborah McLeary

Margaret Mary Taylor Polk was born in 1704 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Colonel James Walker Taylor Ii James I House Of Burgesses For Va Knight Of The Golden Horseshoe Veteran Of French And Indian Wars And Martha Montague Thompson Taylor. Margaret Mary Taylor Polk married Lt Col William Bruce Polk I, and had children including Brigadier General Thomas Thos Polk, Captain John A Polk Sr, Charles Polk, David Polk, Deborah Polk, Deborah Polk Mcleary, Ezekiel Franklin Polk, James Polk, Margaret Polk Mcree Clark, Mary Polk, Priscilla Polk, Richard Polk, Robert Polk, Samuel Polk, Susannah Susan Ruth Polk Alexander, William Polk. Margaret Mary Taylor Polk passed away in 1763 in Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.

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  • Margaret Mary Taylor Polk was born in 1704 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Colonel James Walker Taylor Ii James I House Of Burgesses For Va Knight Of The Golden Horseshoe Veteran Of French And Indian Wars And Martha Montague Thompson Taylor.
  • Margaret Mary Taylor Polk married Lt Col William Bruce Polk I, and had children including Brigadier General Thomas Thos Polk, Captain John A Polk Sr, Charles Polk, David Polk, Deborah Polk, Deborah Polk Mcleary, Ezekiel Franklin Polk, James Polk, Margaret Polk Mcree Clark, Mary Polk, Priscilla Polk, Richard Polk, Robert Polk, Samuel Polk, Susannah Susan Ruth Polk Alexander, William Polk.
  • Margaret Mary Taylor Polk passed away in 1763 in Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.

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Margaret Polk's Ancestors

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Margaret Polk
1704–1763
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Colonel James Walker Taylor II (James I); House of Burgesses for VA "Knight of the Golden Horseshoe" *Veteran of French and Indian Wars
1675–1729
St Stephen's Parish, New Kent, King and Queen County, Virginia, USA
Martha (Montague Thompson) Taylor
1679–1762
Blackwell Neck, Hanover, VA, USA
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Margaret Polk's Descendants

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Margaret (Mary Taylor) Polk (1704–10 January 1763) m. Lt (Col William Bruce Polk) I (October, 1700–17 January 1753)
  1. 1. Priscilla Polk 1739–1732
  2. 2. Charles Polk 1732–1821
  3. 3. Deborah Polk 1727–1811
  4. 4. William Polk 1725–1794
  5. 5. Mary Polk 1745–1814
  6. 6. Priscilla Polk 1732–1732
  7. 7. James Polk 1728–
  8. 8. Ezekiel (Franklin) Polk 1747–1824
  9. 9. Richard Polk 1734–1807
  10. 10. David Polk 1721–1778
  11. 11. Samuel Polk 1734–1813
  12. 12. Robert Polk 1737–1737
  13. 13. Susannah ("Susan" Ruth Polk -) Alexander 1725–1814
  14. 14. Margaret (Polk McRee) Clark 1742–1814
  15. 15. Brigadier (General Thomas Thos) Polk 1732–1794
  16. 16. Captain (John A Polk) Sr. 1739–1803
  17. 17. Deborah (Polk) McLeary 1734–1811

Margaret Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1704
1704
Birth of Margaret Mary Taylor Polk in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1763
10 January 1763
Age 59
Death of Margaret Mary Taylor Polk in Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1704
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 January 1763
    Event Place: Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

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