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Nancy Ann Polk 1807 – 1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 June 1807

Birth Location: Columbia, Tennessee

Death Date: 8 January 1884

Death Location: Columbia, Tennessee

Father: Major Polk

Mother: Jannette Knox

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In 1807, Nancy Ann Polk entered the world in Columbia, Tennessee, born to Major Samuel Wilson Polk and Jannette "Jane" Gracey Knox. Nancy Ann Polk passed away in 1884 in Columbia, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1807, Nancy Ann Polk entered the world in Columbia, Tennessee, born to Major Samuel Wilson Polk and Jannette "Jane" Gracey Knox.
  • Nancy Ann Polk passed away in 1884 in Columbia, Tennessee.

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Nancy Polk's Ancestors

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Nancy Polk
1807 – 1884
Birth Place: Columbia, Tennessee
Parents
Major Samuel Wilson Polk
1772 – 1827
Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA
Jannette ("Jane" Gracey) Knox
1776 – 1852
Iredell, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Ezekiel (Franklin) Polk
1747 – 1824
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Mary (Jane "Maria" Wilson) Winslow
1746 – 1791
Lunenburg, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
James (Henry) Knox
1752 – 1794
Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
Lydia (Naomi) Gillespie
1753 – 1828
Salisbury, Rowan Co, Province of North Carolina, England, GB
Great-Grandparents
William Polk
1700 – 1753
Margaret Taylor
1695 – 1763
John Immigrant")
1708 – 1758
Jean Gracey
1708 – 1772
William Gillespie
1719 – 1796
Naomi Thompson
1728 – 1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Polk*
1664 – 1739
Ann Knox-Owens
1662 – 1718
William Thompson
1689 – 1753
Sarah Evans
1698 – 1730

Nancy Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1807
1 June 1807
Birth of Nancy Ann Polk in Columbia, Tennessee
Columbia, Tennessee
1884
8 January 1884
Age 77
Death of Nancy Ann Polk in Columbia, Tennessee
Columbia, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 June 1807
    Event Place: Columbia, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 January 1884
    Event Place: Columbia, Tennessee

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