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Samuel Polk 1772–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Jul 1772

Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 05 Nov 1827

Death Location: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA

Father: Ezekiel Polk

Mother: Maria Wilson

Spouse(s): Sophia Leonard, Jeanette Knox, Sophia Leonard, Jeanette Knox

Children(s): James President

The story of Samuel Polk began in 1772 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA. Samuel Polk married Jeanette Jane Gracey Knox, Sophia Leonard, and had children including James Knox Polk 11Th President. Samuel Polk passed away in 1827 in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Polk began in 1772 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.
  • Samuel Polk married Jeanette Jane Gracey Knox, Sophia Leonard, and had children including James Knox Polk 11Th President.
  • Samuel Polk passed away in 1827 in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ezekiel Polk
1747–1824
Birth Location: Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Maria Wilson
1746–1793
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sophia Leonard
1776–1851
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
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Jeanette Knox
1776–1852
Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Sophia Leonard
1776–1851
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
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Jeanette Knox
1776–1852
Birth Location: Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Children(s)

James President
1795–1849
Birth Location: Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
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Samuel Polk's Ancestors

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Samuel Polk
1772–1827
Birth Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Ezekiel Franklin Polk
1747–1824
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Maria (Winslow) Wilson
1746–1793
Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Lt (Col William Bruce Polk) II
1700–1757
Dames Quarter, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Margaret Taylor
1704–1763
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Great-Grandparents
William Polk
1664–1739
Peter Taylor
1665–1720
Sarah Hall
1682–1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rober Polk
1625–1703
Magdalen Tasker
1626–1726
William Taylor
1640–1682
Margaret Finsham
1645–1683

Samuel Polk's Descendants

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Samuel Polk (05 Jul 1772–05 Nov 1827) m. Sophia Leonard (1776–24 December 1851) m. Jeanette ("Jane" Gracey) Knox (15 November 1776–11 January 1852) m. Sophia Leonard (1776–24 December 1851) m. Jeanette ("Jane" Gracey) Knox (15 November 1776–11 January 1852)
  1. 1. James (Knox Polk* 11th) President 1795–1849

Samuel Polk's Timeline

4 Records

1767
1767
Samuel Polk was married
None
1772
05 Jul 1772
Birth of Samuel Polk in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
1794
25 Dec 1794
Age 22
Samuel Polk was married in Hopewell, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Hopewell, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
1827
05 Nov 1827
Age 55
Death of Samuel Polk in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Jul 1772
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1767

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1794
    Event Place: Hopewell, Mecklenburg, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Nov 1827
    Event Place: Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
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