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Nancy Polk 1771–1830 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1771

Birth Location: Anson, North Carolina, British Colonial America

Death Date: ABT 1830

Death Location: Union, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Polk

Mother: Elizabeth Spratt

Spouse(s): Jonathan Shelby, Isaac Shelby

Children(s): Rachel Shelby, William Shelby, Moses Shelby, Sarah Shelby, Jonathan Shelby, Elizabeth Shelby, Holden Shelby, Anna Shelby, Charlotte Shelby

The story of Nancy Polk began in 1771 in Anson, North Carolina, British Colonial America. Nancy Polk married Isaac Shelby, Jonathan Shelby, and had children including Anna Shelby, Charlotte Shelby, Elizabeth Shelby, Holden Wade Shelby, Jonathan Shelby, Moses Shelby, Rachel Shelby, Samuel Shelby, Sarah Shelby, William Shelby. Nancy Polk passed away in 1830 in Union, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Nancy Polk began in 1771 in Anson, North Carolina, British Colonial America.
  • Nancy Polk married Isaac Shelby, Jonathan Shelby, and had children including Anna Shelby, Charlotte Shelby, Elizabeth Shelby, Holden Wade Shelby, Jonathan Shelby, Moses Shelby, Rachel Shelby, Samuel Shelby, Sarah Shelby, William Shelby.
  • Nancy Polk passed away in 1830 in Union, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Polk
1725–1794
Birth Location: Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
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Elizabeth Spratt
1732–1799
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Jonathan Shelby
1761–1820
Birth Location: Craven, South Carolina, British Colonial America
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Isaac Shelby
1765–1826
Birth Location: Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Rachel Shelby
1785–1874
Birth Location: Cheraw, Chesterfield Co., South Carolina
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William Shelby
1794–1817
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
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Moses Shelby
1795–1870
Birth Location: Chinkapin Creek, Anson, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Shelby
1790–1853
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
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Jonathan Shelby
1788–1837
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
JS
Elizabeth Shelby
1805–1858
Birth Location: Union, Hertford, North Carolina, United States
ES
Holden Shelby
1802–1880
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Anna Shelby
1789–
Birth Location: ,, South Carolina
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Charlotte Shelby
1790–
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Polk's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Polk
1771–1830
Birth Place: Anson, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Parents
William Bruce Polk
1725–1794
Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth (Griselda "Grizzie") Spratt
1732–1799
Ireland
Grandparents
William (Bruce) Polk
1700–1757
Somerset, Maryland, British Colonial America
Margaret (Nancy) Taylor
1704–1763
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Thomas Spratt
1685–1757
Scotland
Mary (Ann) Martin
1683–1771
County Down, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Polk
1664–1738
Ann Knox
1664–1718
Peter Taylor
1672–
Sarah Hall
1682–1741
William Spratt
1660–1709
William Spratt
1660–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Pollock
1640–1704
Magdalen Tasker
1634–1726
John Knox
1623–1703
Sarah Locke
1628–
Jacob Hall
1652–1699
Mary Charlesworth
1655–1706
John Spratt
1622–1695
Melian Deane
1622–1695
William Spratt
1660–1709

Nancy Polk's Descendants

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Nancy Polk (1771–ABT 1830) m. Jonathan Shelby (1761–1820) m. Isaac Shelby (1765–1826)
  1. 1. Rachel Shelby 1785–1874 m. Sampson Gray 1785–1874
  2. 2. William Shelby 1794–1817 m. Elizabeth Trull 1794–1880
  3. 3. Moses Shelby 1795–1870 m. Harriett Beard 1800–1869
    1. 1. Nancy Shelby 1817–1885
    2. 2. Jonathan Shelby 1818–1883
    3. 3. Green (A.) Shelby 1827–1850 m. Harriet (S) Kennedy 1827–1861
    4. 4. William (T) Shelby 1838–1862 m. Minerva (A.) Williamson 1840–1912
    5. 5. Colleen Shelby 1820–1880 m. Jacob Gurley 1810–1846
    6. 6. Calvin Shelby 1822–1900 m. Elizabeth (Emmaline) Johnson 1828–1918
    7. 7. Uriah Shelby 1834–1907 m. Martha (Jane) Stokes 1836–1906
    8. 8. James (Warren) Shelby 1830–1896 m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Parker 1837–1917
    9. 9. Harriet Shelby 1830–1877 m. David (J) Kennedy 1824–
    10. 10. Moses (Kelly) Shelby 1832–1863 m. Adeline (Narcissa) Warren 1841–1928
      1. 1. Sarah (W) Shelby 1864–1896
      2. 2. William (Ivey) Shelby 1859–1930 m. Camilla (Irene) Cook 1872–1952
      3. 3. Sarah (Sallie) Shelby 1864–1896 m. Jonathan (Allen) Ayers 1849–1911
        1. 1. JoAnna Ayers 1873–1947
        2. 2. Amanda (J.) Ayers 1865–1907
        3. 3. James (Henry) Ayers 1877–1965
        4. 4. Susanna Ayers 1874–1892
        5. 5. Mary (P) Ayers 1870–
        6. 6. Manerva Ayers 1902–1986
        7. 7. Gurtrue Ayers 1904–
        8. 8. Edn Ayers 1905–
        9. 9. Joseph Ayers 1907–1991
        10. 10. Allen (J) Ayers 1909–1988
        11. 11. Artie (L) Ayers 1896–1911
        12. 12. Addie Ayers 1895–
        13. 13. Mandy (Elizabeth) Ayers 1894–1973 m. Burns 1892–
        14. 14. George (Kelly) Ayers 1880–1943 m. Lydia (Savanna) Wall 1887–1963
        15. 15. Mary (Irene) Ayers 1894–1978 m. Isaac (William Wilson) Winkle 1895–1958
        16. 16. William (Marion) Ayers 1890–1936 m. Maudie (Bell) Rhoades 1890–1976 m. Dollie (Ann) Smith 1898–1976
        17. 17. Richard (John) Ayers 1885–1932 m. Artie (Mesa) Ayers 1894–1982
      4. 4. Moses (Kelly) Shelby 1861–1948 m. Susan (E) Burgin 1868–1893 m. Lola (Virginia) Daughtry 1877–1952
  4. 4. Sarah Shelby 1790–1853 m. Stephen Sides 1784–1867
  5. 5. Jonathan Shelby 1788–1837 m. Susanna Thompson 1795–1834
  6. 6. Elizabeth Shelby 1805–1858 m. Henry Hagler 1797–1852
  7. 7. Holden (Wade) Shelby 1802–1880 m. Betsy (Ann Elizabeth) Byrd 1807–1855 m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Little 1833–1884
  8. 8. Anna Shelby 1789– m. David Culbertsoin 1785–
  9. 9. Charlotte Shelby 1790–

Nancy Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1771
1771
Birth of Nancy Polk in Anson, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Anson, North Carolina, British Colonial America
1830
ABT 1830
Age 59
Death of Nancy Polk in Union, North Carolina, United States
Union, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Anson, North Carolina, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1830
    Event Place: Union, North Carolina, United States
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