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Samuel Ezekiel Polk 1772–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 July 1772

Birth Location: Tyrone, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 5 Nov 1827

Death Location: Columbia, Tennessee, United States

Father: Colonel Polk

Mother: Mary Wilson

Spouse(s): Jane Knox

Children(s): (11Th Polk, Joseph Polk, William Polk, Marshall Polk

The story of Samuel Ezekiel Polk began in 1772 in Tyrone, North Carolina, USA. Samuel Ezekiel Polk married Jane Jean Gracy Knox, and had children including 11Th Us President James Knox Polk, Joseph Lee Polk, Marshall Tate Polk, William Hawkins Polk. Samuel Ezekiel Polk passed away in 1827 in Columbia, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Ezekiel Polk began in 1772 in Tyrone, North Carolina, USA.
  • Samuel Ezekiel Polk married Jane Jean Gracy Knox, and had children including 11Th Us President James Knox Polk, Joseph Lee Polk, Marshall Tate Polk, William Hawkins Polk.
  • Samuel Ezekiel Polk passed away in 1827 in Columbia, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Colonel Polk
1747–1824
Birth Location: Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, American Colony
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Mary Wilson
1746–1791
Birth Location: Lunenburg County, Virginia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Jane Knox
1776–1852
Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

(11Th Polk
1795–1849
Birth Location: Pineville, Little Creek, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
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Joseph Polk
1789–1868
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
JP
William Polk
1815–1862
Birth Location: –
WP
Marshall Polk
1805–1831
Birth Location: –
MP

Samuel Polk's Ancestors

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Samuel Polk
1772–1827
Birth Place: Tyrone, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Colonel Ezekiel Franklin Polk
1747–1824
Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, American Colony
Mary (Jane Winslow) Wilson
1746–1791
Lunenburg County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Polk's Descendants

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Samuel (Ezekiel) Polk (5 July 1772–5 Nov 1827) m. Jane ("Jean" Gracy) Knox (13 November 1776–11 January 1852)
  1. 1. (11Th (US President) James Knox) Polk 1795–1849 m. Sarah Childress 1803–1891
    1. 1. Charles (Taylor) Polk 1818–
    2. 2. Mary (Adelaid) Polk 1818–1863
    3. 3. Lovena (Elizabeth) Polk 1833–1910
    4. 4. Sallie Polk 1843–
  2. 2. Joseph (Lee) Polk 1789–1868
  3. 3. William (Hawkins) Polk 1815–1862
  4. 4. Marshall (Tate) Polk 1805–1831

Samuel Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1772
5 July 1772
Birth of Samuel Ezekiel Polk in Tyrone, North Carolina, USA
Tyrone, North Carolina, USA
1827
5 Nov 1827
Age 55
Death of Samuel Ezekiel Polk in Columbia, Tennessee, United States
Columbia, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 July 1772
    Event Place: Tyrone, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1827
    Event Place: Columbia, Tennessee, United States
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