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William Polk 1700–1753 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: White Hall, Harford, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 19 March 1753

Death Location: Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: William Col

Mother: Ann Knox

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William Polk was born in 1700 in White Hall, Harford, Maryland, USA, the child of William Bruce Polke Polk Sr 1Lt Col And Ann Nancy Knox. William Polk passed away in 1753 in Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Polk was born in 1700 in White Hall, Harford, Maryland, USA, the child of William Bruce Polke Polk Sr 1Lt Col And Ann Nancy Knox.
  • William Polk passed away in 1753 in Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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William Polk's Ancestors

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William Polk
1700–1753
Birth Place: White Hall, Harford, Maryland, USA
Parents
William Bruce Polke\Polk Sr 1Lt Col
1664–1739
County Donegal, Ireland
Ann (Nancy) Knox
1662–1717
Donegal, Ireland
Grandparents
Robert (Bruce Polk, 3rd) Captain
1640–1702
Coleraine County, Londonderry, Ireland
Magdalen (Porter) Tasker
1634–1726
cavanacor, County Donegal, Ireland
John Knox
1638–
Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Sarah (V) Smiley
1640–
Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Ireland
1617–1675
Jean LADY
1606–1690
John Leop
1615–1658
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Ireland
1564–1624
Jean Busby
1571–1648
Cornelius Crawfurd
1601–1687
Elizabeth Stirling
1544–1631

William Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1700
1700
Birth of William Polk in White Hall, Harford, Maryland, USA
White Hall, Harford, Maryland, USA
1753
19 March 1753
Age 53
Death of William Polk in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: White Hall, Harford, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 March 1753
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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