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Nancy Polk 1781–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1781

Birth Location: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 19 Mar 1875

Death Location: Bloomfield, Nelson, Kentucky, United States

Father: Captain Reverend

Mother: Delilah Tyler

Spouse(s): Peter Ruby

Children(s): Charles Ruby, Spier Ruby, Sarah Ruby, John Ruby, Wakham Ruby, Benjamin Ruby, Charles RUBY, Jane Ruby, Delilah Ruby, Robert Ruby, William Ruby

Nancy Polk was born in 1781 in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States, the child of Captain Charles Polk Jr Reverend And Delilah Tyler. Nancy Polk married Peter Ruby, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Ruby, Charles Polk Ruby, Charles Ruby, Delilah Ruby, Jane Ruby, John Ochiltree Ruby, Robert Ruby, Sarah Sally Ruby, Spier Spencer Ruby, Wakham J Ruby, William Ruby. Nancy Polk passed away in 1875 in Bloomfield, Nelson, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Nancy Polk was born in 1781 in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States, the child of Captain Charles Polk Jr Reverend And Delilah Tyler.
  • Nancy Polk married Peter Ruby, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Ruby, Charles Polk Ruby, Charles Ruby, Delilah Ruby, Jane Ruby, John Ochiltree Ruby, Robert Ruby, Sarah Sally Ruby, Spier Spencer Ruby, Wakham J Ruby, William Ruby.
  • Nancy Polk passed away in 1875 in Bloomfield, Nelson, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain Reverend
1745–1823
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Delilah Tyler
1755–1797
Birth Location: Mecklenberg Shepherdstown, Frederick, Virginia, United States
DT

Spouses(s)

Peter Ruby
1780–1848
Birth Location: Nelson, Kentucky, United States
PR

Children(s)

Charles Ruby
1812–1858
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
CR
Spier Ruby
1810–1856
Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, USA
SR
Sarah Ruby
1816–1817
Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States
SR
John Ruby
1814–1868
Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States
JR
Wakham Ruby
1813–1895
Birth Location: Cattaraugus, Cattaraugus, New York, United States
WR
Benjamin Ruby
1808–1853
Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States
BR
Charles RUBY
1805–1921
Birth Location: Shelby, Kentucky, United States
CR
Jane Ruby
1803–1878
Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States
JR
Delilah Ruby
1804–1881
Birth Location: Nelson, Kentucky, United States
DR
Robert Ruby
1818–1856
Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States
RR
William Ruby
1808–
Birth Location: New York, United States
WR

Nancy Polk's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Polk
1781–1875
Birth Place: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Captain Charles Polk Jr Reverend
1745–1823
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Delilah Tyler
1755–1797
Mecklenberg Shepherdstown, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Charles (Bruce Polk The Indian) Trader
1703–1753
Whitehall, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Christina (Cartledge) Matson
1714–1779
Philiadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1664–1739
Nancy Knox
1664–1717
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain 2
1625–1699
Magdalen Tasker
1634–1726
JOHN KNOX
1640–1689
SARAH SMILEY
1640–1691

Nancy Polk's Descendants

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Nancy Polk (1781–19 Mar 1875) m. Peter Ruby (1780–1848)
  1. 1. Charles (Polk) Ruby 1812–1858 m. Mima (Jane) Wade 1806–1903
    1. 1. Charles (Henry) Ruby 1843–1921 m. Ida (M) McGonagle 1860–1929
      1. 1. Charles (Augustus) Ruby 1884–1929 m. Elizabeth ("Bessie") Harris 1894–1984 m. Clara (Ethel) Crum 1889–1964
        1. 1. Clarence (Towner Ruby) Sr 1918–1996 m. Florence (Reed "Penny") Holland 1919–1975 m. Fay (Mozell) Rudd 1920–2003
        2. 2. Elliott (Maynard) Ruby 1909–1965
        3. 3. Marguerite Ruby 1907–1985
      2. 2. Towner (Albert) Ruby 1887–1947
  2. 2. Spier (Spencer) Ruby 1810–1856
  3. 3. Sarah ("Sally') Ruby 1816–1817
  4. 4. John (Ochiltree) Ruby 1814–1868
  5. 5. Wakham (J) Ruby 1813–1895
  6. 6. Benjamin (Franklin) Ruby 1808–1853
  7. 7. Charles RUBY 1805–1921
  8. 8. Jane Ruby 1803–1878
  9. 9. Delilah Ruby 1804–1881
  10. 10. Robert Ruby 1818–1856
  11. 11. William Ruby 1808–

Nancy Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1781
1781
Birth of Nancy Polk in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States
Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States
1875
19 Mar 1875
Age 94
Death of Nancy Polk in Bloomfield, Nelson, Kentucky, United States
Bloomfield, Nelson, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1875
    Event Place: Bloomfield, Nelson, Kentucky, United States
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