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Robert Bruce Polk 1625 – 1703 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1625

Birth Location: ,,Donegal,Ireland

Death Date: 1703

Death Location: Somerset,,Maryland,USA

Father: Robert Pollok

Mother: Annabel Stewart

Spouse(s): Magdalen Tasker

Children(s): William Polk

Robert Bruce Polk was born in 1625 in ,,Donegal,Ireland, the child of Robert Pollok and Annabel Stewart. Robert Bruce Polk married Magdalen Tasker, and had children including William B Polk. Robert Bruce Polk passed away in 1703 in Somerset,,Maryland,USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Bruce Polk was born in 1625 in ,,Donegal,Ireland, the child of Robert Pollok and Annabel Stewart.
  • Robert Bruce Polk married Magdalen Tasker, and had children including William B Polk.
  • Robert Bruce Polk passed away in 1703 in Somerset,,Maryland,USA.

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Robert Polk's Ancestors

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Robert Polk
1625 – 1703
Birth Place: ,,Donegal,Ireland
Parents
Robert Pollok
1597 – 1625
Colerain,Derry,,Ireland
Annabel Stewart
1618 –
,,Donegal,Ireland
Grandparents
Robert Pollock
1559 – 1625
,,Renfrewshire,Scotland
Walter Stewart
Great-Grandparents
John Pollok
1524 – 1593
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Polk's Descendants

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Robert (Bruce) Polk (1625 – 1703) m. Magdalen Tasker (1637 – 1726)
  1. 1. William (B) Polk (1664 – 1739) m. Nancy Knox (1662 – 1718-02-24)
    1. 1. William Polk (1700 – 1753) m. Margaret Taylor (1704 – 10 January 1763)
      1. 1. William Polk (1725 – ) m. Elizabeth Spratt
        1. 1. Hannah Polk (1755 – 1823) m. Thomas Shelby (1750 – 1823)
      2. 2. Thomas Polk (1730 – 26 June 1794) m. Susannah Spratt (1734 – 26 June 1794)
        1. 1. Martha Brevard (1756 – 1776)
        2. 2. Thomas Polk (9 July 1756 – 8 September 1781)
        3. 3. Margaret Alexander (1757 – 12 September 1800)
        4. 4. William Polk (9 July 1758 – 14 January 1834) m. Sarah Hawkins
      3. 3. Susan Polk (1734 – 1813) m. Benjamin Alexander (1725 – 1807)
        1. 1. Susannah (Polk) Alexander (1759 – 1 Mar 1837) m. Evan (Shelby) MD (1748 – Apr 1825)
      4. 4. Ezekiel Polk (7 Dec 1747 – 31 Aug 1824)
        1. 1. Samuel Polk (5 Jul 1772 – 5 Nov 1827) m. Jane (Jean Gracy) Knox (15 Nov 1776 – 11 Jan 1852)

Robert Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1625
1625
Birth of Robert Bruce Polk in ,,Donegal,Ireland
,,Donegal,Ireland
1703
1703
Age 78
Death of Robert Bruce Polk in Somerset,,Maryland,USA
Somerset,,Maryland,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: ,,Donegal,Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] OneWorldTree
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2686.049; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1703
    Event Place: Somerset,,Maryland,USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

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