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Robert Bruce Polk 1625 – 1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1625

Birth Location: Coleraine, Ireland

Death Date: 5 June 1704

Death Location: Annapolis, Somerset, Maryland, USA

Father: Robert Pollock

Mother: Jean Crawford

Spouse(s): Magdalen Tasker

Children(s): William Polk*, David Polk, Joseph Polk, Robert Pollock, Ephraim Polk

Robert Bruce Polk was born in 1625 in Coleraine, Ireland, the child of Robert Bruce Pollock and Jean Crawford. Robert Bruce Polk married Magdalen Tasker, and had children including William Bruce Polk*, David Polk, Joseph Polk, Robert Pollock, Ephraim Polk. Robert Bruce Polk passed away in 1704 in Annapolis, Somerset, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Bruce Polk was born in 1625 in Coleraine, Ireland, the child of Robert Bruce Pollock and Jean Crawford.
  • Robert Bruce Polk married Magdalen Tasker, and had children including William Bruce Polk*, David Polk, Joseph Polk, Robert Pollock, Ephraim Polk.
  • Robert Bruce Polk passed away in 1704 in Annapolis, Somerset, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Pollock
1606 – 1660
Birth Location: Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Jean Crawford
1600 – 1625
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Magdalen Tasker
1637 – 1727
Birth Location: Ir
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Children(s)

William Polk*
1664 – 1739
Birth Location: Raphoe, Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
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David Polk
1666 – 1703
Birth Location: Ireland, Ireland
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Joseph Polk
1668 – 1752
Birth Location: Ireland, Ireland
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Robert Pollock
1670 – 1735
Birth Location: Grange, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Ephraim Polk
1671 – 1718
Birth Location: Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
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Robert Polk's Ancestors

Self
Robert Polk
1625 – 1704
Birth Place: Coleraine, Ireland
Parents
Robert Bruce Pollock
1606 – 1660
Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Jean Crawford
1600 – 1625
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Depollock
1580 – 1660
Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
James (of Ure & Burrafirth) Mowat
1583 – 1657
Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Agnes Pitcairn
1581 – 1636
Northmavine, Shetland, Shetland Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Mowat
1555 – 1633
Margarett Gibbon
1560 – 1654
James Pitcairn
1555 – 1611
Ursula Sinclair
1559 – 1611
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mowat, Mowat
1515 – 1571
Elizabeth Mowat
1511 – 1564

Robert Polk's Descendants

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Robert (Bruce) Polk (1625 – 5 June 1704) m. Magdalen Tasker (1637 – 27 March 1727)
  1. 1. William (Bruce) Polk* (1664 – 24 Feb 1739) m. Ann (Nancy) Knox-Owens (1662 – 24 Feb 1718)
    1. 1. David Polk (1689 – )
    2. 2. Jane Polk (1694 – )
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Betsy) Polk (1695 – 1747)
    4. 4. William (Ezekiel Robert) Polk (Oct 1700 – 10 Jan 1753) m. Margaret Taylor (1695 – 10 Jan 1763) m. PRISCILLA ROBERTS* (1695 – )
      1. 1. DAVID POLK* (11 Dec 1721 – 1778)
      2. 2. WILLIAM POLK* (1725 – 26 Jun 1794)
      3. 3. SUSANNAH ("Susan" Ruth POLK*-) ALEXANDER* (8 June 1725 – 8 Sep 1814)
      4. 4. DEBORAH POLK* (1727 – 1811)
      5. 5. JAMES POLK* (1728 – )
      6. 6. PRISCILLA POLK* (1732 – 1732)
      7. 7. THOMAS (POLK* BRIGADIER) GENERAL (29 Jul 1732 – 26 June 1794)
      8. 8. CHARLES POLK* (29 July 1732 – 10 March 1821)
      9. 9. Samuel Polk (1734 – 1813)
      10. 10. Richard Polk (1734 – 9 Nov 1807)
      11. 11. Robert Polk (1737 – 1737)
      12. 12. JOHN (A POLK* 111) CAPT (18 January 1739 – 10 Apr 1803)
      13. 13. MARY (TAYLOR) P0LK* (6 June, 1740 – 8 September 1814)
      14. 14. MARGARET (POLK* McRee) Clark (6 June, 1742 – 8 September, 1814)
      15. 15. Ezekiel (Franklin) Polk (7 December 1747 – 31 Aug 1824) m. Mary (Jane "Maria" Wilson) Winslow (1746 – 29 Nov 1791) m. Polly Campbell (1771 – 2 April 1793) m. Sophia Leonard (1776 – 24 December 1851) m. Bessie Davis (1776 – 31 August 1824)
        1. 1. Jane (Knox) Polk (1765 – 24 Nov 1819)
        2. 2. Matilda (Golden) Polk (5 December 1770 – 20 September 1853) m. JOHN (C) CAMPBELL (26 Feb 1768 – 14 June 1816) m. Phillip Jenkins
        3. 3. Thomas (Benjamin) POLK (5 December, 1770 – 1 November, 1814)
        4. 4. Major (Samuel Wilson) Polk (5 July 1772 – 5 November 1827) m. Jannette ("Jane" Gracey) Knox (13 November 1776 – 11 January 1852) m. Sophia Leonard (1776 – 24 December 1851)
        5. 5. John (Lee) Polk (1775 – 9 July 1809)
        6. 6. William ((Stingy Bill)Wilson) POLK (10 SEP 1776 – 8 Oct 1848)
        7. 7. Madison (Tate) Polk (1778 – 1778)
        8. 8. John Polk (1781 – 2 Feb 1805)
        9. 9. Clarissa Polk (25 December 1782 – 8 December 1846)
        10. 10. Mary (Ophelia) Polk (6 Apr 1785 – 24 Sep 1835)
        11. 11. Louisa Polk (1787 – 20 Dec 1869)
        12. 12. Ezekiel Polk (2 April 1793 – 2 April 1793)
        13. 13. Eugenia Polk (1800 – 16 Oct 1895)
        14. 14. Benigna Polk (31 July 1816 – 27 December 1887)
        15. 15. Edwin (Fitzhugh) Polk (6 May 1818 – 4 April 1854)
        16. 16. Jane (Knox Polk) (Dodson) (Bef. 1824 – )
        17. 17. Eliza (t) Polk (Mar 1793 – 2 Apr 1793)
        18. 18. Charles (Perry) Polk (27 OCT 1813 – 27 OCT 1893)
      16. 16. SARAH POLK* (1736 – 1835)
      17. 17. WILLIAM POLK* (1738 – 1753)
      18. 18. EDMUND POLK* (abt 1740 – 9 May 1825)
      19. 19. JOHN POLK* (10 Mar 1745 – 1782)
    5. 5. James Polk (1696 – )
    6. 6. Capt (Charles Polk "Indian Trader of the) Potomac" (Oct 1703 – 19 Mar 1753) m. Christian Cartledge (1714 – 03 Mar 1779)
      1. 1. Sarah (Piety) Polk (1736 – 09 Nov 1835) m. Austin Piety
      2. 2. William Polke (1738 – 1753) m. Hannah Henthorn (1731 – Oct 1770)
        1. 1. Mary (Anne) Polk (1757 – 12 Dec 1813)
      3. 3. Edmond Polke (1740 – 9 May 1824) m. Mary Fultz (abt 1740 – Jun 1821)
        1. 1. Joanna (Hannah) Polke (25 Dec 1765 – 17 Mar 1842)
        2. 2. Sarah ("Sallie") Polk (1766 – 1825)
        3. 3. Thomas Polk (1768 – 7 Oct 1843)
        4. 4. Rev. (Charles) Polk (26 Sep 1770 – 25 Jul 1836)
        5. 5. Christina (Katherine "Kitty") Polk (1776 – 10 Oct 1848)
        6. 6. Edmund Polk (Sep 1776 – 16 Mar 1859)
        7. 7. Mary (Polly) Polk (1780 – 12 May 1868)
        8. 8. James Polk (1784 – 1850)
        9. 9. Nancy Polke (1787 – 19 Mar 1875)
      4. 4. Thomas Polke (1742 – 09 Nov 1809)
      5. 5. Charles ("Indian Fighter") Polke (02 Feb 1744 – 11 Oct 1823) m. Delilah Tyler (10 Feb 1755 – 7 Jun 1797)
        1. 1. William (B .) Polke (19 Sep 1775 – 26 Apr 1843) m. Sarah (Sally Coffee) Cooper (22 Mar 1783 – 30 Jan 1870) m. Sally Ashby
        2. 2. Elizabeth Polke (9 Sep 1777 – 1855) m. Spier Spencer (1777 – 7 Nov 1811) m. William (D) Boone (5 October 1774 – 14 February 1854)
        3. 3. Nancy Polk (1781 – 19 Mar 1875) m. Peter Ruby (1778 – 1848)
        4. 4. Sara (" Sally ") Polke (22 Sep 1780 – Sep 02, 1818) m. William (Albin) Bruce (21 Dec 1779 – 23 Apr 1854)
        5. 5. Charles Polk (27 Oct 1782 – 26 Aug 1845) m. MARGARET (( 3 GGM )) McQUAID (10 JAN 1785 – 19 JAN 1855)
        6. 6. Christiana (Kitty) Polk (12 Nov 1784 – 08 Aug 1850) m. Isaac McCoy (13 Jun 1784 – 21 June 1846)
        7. 7. Edward Polk (1788 – 1814) m. Achsah (Van) Meter (1786 – Aug 1824)
        8. 8. Eleanor ('Nelly') Polke (6 Nov 1788 – 6 January 1858) m. John (W) Hollingsworth (10 November 1782 – 1853)
        9. 9. Mary ("Polly") Polk (1790 – 11 Sep 1818) m. Phillip Bell (1717 – )
        10. 10. Thomas (M) Polk (7 February 1792 – 2 February 1872) m. Sarah Sloan (1796 – 01 Mar 1872)
        11. 11. x (Infant son) Polk (Jun 1797 – Jun 1797)
        12. 12. Robert (Tyler) Polk (07 Jun 1797 – 26 May 1843) m. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Widener (1 March 1794 – 9 May 1854)
      6. 6. John (W.) Polk (10 Mar 1745 – 27 Sep 1777)
    7. 7. David Polk (1705 – 1778)
  2. 2. David Polk (1666 – August 1703)
  3. 3. Joseph Polk (1668 – 1752)
  4. 4. Robert Pollock (1670 – 22 August 1735)
  5. 5. Ephraim Polk (1671 – 1718)

Robert Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1625
1625
Birth of Robert Bruce Polk in Coleraine, Ireland
Coleraine, Ireland
1704
5 June 1704
Age 79
Death of Robert Bruce Polk in Annapolis, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Annapolis, Somerset, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Coleraine, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [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
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Polk family and kinsmen

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 June 1704
    Event Place: Annapolis, Somerset, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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