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Mary Taylor Polk 1744–1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1744

Birth Location: Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 8 September 1814

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

Father: William Polk

Mother: Margaret Taylor

Spouse(s): Ezra Independence

Children(s): Augustus Alexander, Eleazer Alexander, James Alexander, Mary Alexander, Peggy Alexander, Polly Alexander

The story of Mary Taylor Polk began in 1744 in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA. Mary Taylor Polk married Ezra Alexander Signer Of Mecklenburg Declaration Of Independence, and had children including Augustus B Alexander, Dorcas Alexander, Eleazer Alexander, James H Alexander, Mary Ann Alexander, Paris Alexander, Peggy Henderson Alexander, Polly Ann Mary Alexander, Redemption Alexander. Mary Taylor Polk passed away in 1814 in Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Taylor Polk began in 1744 in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Mary Taylor Polk married Ezra Alexander Signer Of Mecklenburg Declaration Of Independence, and had children including Augustus B Alexander, Dorcas Alexander, Eleazer Alexander, James H Alexander, Mary Ann Alexander, Paris Alexander, Peggy Henderson Alexander, Polly Ann Mary Alexander, Redemption Alexander.
  • Mary Taylor Polk passed away in 1814 in Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Polk's Ancestors

Self
Mary Polk
1744–1814
Birth Place: Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
William Polk
1700–1757
Whitehall, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
Margaret Taylor
1705–1763
Grandparents
William (Bruce Polk) I
1664–1738
County Donegal, Ireland
Ann (Nancy) Knox
1664–1717
County Donegal, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Polke
1640–1699
Magdalen Tasker
1642–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col. Tasker
1606–1688
Magadalen Porter
1610–1710

Mary Polk's Descendants

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Mary (Taylor) Polk (1744–8 September 1814) m. Ezra (Alexander "Signer of Mecklenburg Declaration of) Independence (1720–1776)
  1. 1. Augustus (B) Alexander 1772–1849
  2. 2. Eleazer Alexander 1763–1810
  3. 3. James (H) Alexander 1765–1804
  4. 4. Mary (Ann) Alexander 1781–1851
  5. 5. Peggy (Henderson) Alexander 1773–1774
  6. 6. Polly (Ann Mary) Alexander 1785–1833

Mary Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1744
1744
Birth of Mary Taylor Polk in Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
1814
8 September 1814
Age 70
Death of Mary Taylor Polk in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 September 1814
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    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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