| i. | Abigail Alexander, born September 15, 1677 in Somerset Co., MD; died Unknown. | |||
| ii. | Sr. Elias Alexander, born February 26, 1679 in Somerset Co., MD; died Bet. 1747 - 1753 in Slate Hill, York Co., PA; married (1) Sophia (Alexander) Alexander Abt. 1709 in Donegal, Ulster, Ireland; born Bet. 1687 - 1692 in Donegal, Ulster, Irelanld; died Unknown; married (2) Mary (Ann?) Taylor Bef. 1726 in Slate Hill, Cecil Co., MD; born Abt. 1680 in Cecil Co., MD; died December 1726 in Mecklenburg Co, NC. |
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Notes for Sr. Elias Alexander: DAR Mag: "Elias Alexander Sr. Col. (Elias) married Sophia his first cousin, dau of his uncle Joseph Alexander, was disignated "son-in-law' in will of Joseph Alexander, tanner. One of the seven Alexanders deeded land in New Munster, recorded Oct 22 1714, Cecil Co.Md. Buys from Stephenson "New Munster" 15 Aug 1718 (Md Land Records J.S.3:206) CC MD Land Deed's 10:147, 1730: " Elias sold to John Alexander the land sold by Stevenson to Elias in Mildford, MD in 1718. John's wife, Susannah of Chester Co PA, widow, in 1762 sell's New Munster land. Elias and Sophia are said to have had seven children (Ref record written in 1853 by W.R.Morgan,a descendant of Second Child of Abraham Alexander) " "Alexander Pioneers": " Elias Alexander was disignated "son in law:" in the will of Joseph Alexander, 'Tanner', of Cecil Co., Will prob in 1730, and no doubt married his (Joseph's) dau Sophia. Elias probably married three times and Ann Taylor, his last wife, is well authenticated." Series II of "Register of Maryland's Heraldic Families ", by Alice Norris Parran, 1938. Page 66: "Elias, son of Andrew (and grandson of William Sr. of Somerset), whose wife was Sophia Alexander, dau--of Joseph Alexander of New Munster, and O'DWire tract. Issue--six sons and daughters: William, 1715, m. Agnes, his cousin; Abraham,1717-1786, m. Dorcas; Zebulon, 1720-1784, m.(first two unnamed) 3rd. Jane McClung; Ezra, 1720-1800, m.(wife not listed); Arthur, d. 1763, m.Margaret McKamy; Daughter of Elias unnamed." Maryland Families, pg 87: " Elias Alexander b. Feb 26,1679, Somerset Co., MD" Welch: " Andrew Alexander also settled in Someset Co., Md. His wife is not known. Two children are listed; Abigail b 15 Sept 1677 and Elias b 1679. (Elias, it appears, married his first cousin Sophia, a daughter of his uncle Joseph Alexander. See Cecil Co. Will AA-1-222". "Alexander Pioneers": " the Will of Joseph Alexander, dated 1726, names sons James and Francis, daughters Sophia, Jane Muley (or Mackey), Abigail Chaphamand, his son-in-law, Elias Alexander, who we know was the son of Andrew Alexander of Somerset (So. Register, I, .K.L.)". Simpson, Pg 183: " Sophia Alexander married her paternal 1st cousin Elias Alexander, son of Andrew Alexander". DAR Mag The Somerset Register, Liber IKL: "Elias Alexander was born 26 Feb 1679, and he died in Frederick Co., MD about 1750, leaving a second wife Ann (Taylor) and a number of children of whom Elias (Colonel Elias of Rutherford Co.NC) was one. PA Gernol Mag: "The children of Andrew Alexander were Abigal, b 15 Sept 1677, and Elias,b 1679". Brevard, Pg 174: "Elias Alexander was born in Somerset Co., MD.26 Feb 1679, and died in 174 7 probably near Slate Hill, York Co.,.Pa. ". "Alexander Pioneers": "The first record of Andrew Alexander apears in the Somerset Register DB, I.K. L., States: 'Elias was born 26 Feb. 1679 and he died in Frederick Co., MD abt 1750 leaving a second wife Ann (Taylor) and a number of children of whom Elias (Colonel Elias of Rutherford Co., NC ) was one. The register was begun in 1714/15 records birth of his son and daughter "Abigail Alexander daughter of Andrew Alexander was born of his wife the fifteenth day of Sep 1677; Elies (Elias) Alexander, the son of Andrew Alexander and his wife, b 26 1679. No other childen are registered." "Alexander Kin", pg.14: "Sophia Alexander m.Elias Alexander, son of Andrew Alexander and Ann Taylor" . Virkus Vol V p 42: "Andrew Alexander's, 1650, two children: Abigail-1677and Elias-1679 m. dau of Jos Alexander of New Munster". PA DAR Mag: " (From Somerset Register), He died in 1747, probably near Slate Hill, Penn., or near York Hill, Pa". ADMINISTRATION BONDS PA , 73, 8 May 1753: Estate of Elias Alexander of York Co., PA: May 1753 Estate of Elias Alexander of York Co., Francis Alexander, administrator. Tenet in 200. Inventory filed with bond [19 May 1753] mentions a legacy of 20 from decendent's brother Jededia Alexander. Orphans Court Dockets York Co Pa 44 28 May, 27th George II (1754).On Petition of Francis Alexander administrator of Elias Alexander intestate, an order of sale is awarded for lands in Chanceford Twp. (8May 1753). Mary, widow of Elias Alexander of Chanceford Twp. renounces administration in favor of her brother-in-law Francis Alexander. Alexander Pioneers: " Elias Alexander was the father of ten children. Jedekiah was the oldest and Elias Jr. the youngest. (probably born when his father was an old man). Four of his sons migrated to Mecklenburg, NC in the early 1750's and were the distinguished progenitors of many Southern lines. He and his wife probably died comparatively young possibly the victims of epidemics (smallpox) which took a heavy toll on the settlers of the Eastern Shore in colonial days." Elias and Sophia are said to have had seven children (ref record written in 1853 by W.R.Morgan, a descendant of thier second child Abraham)," Merton Alexander "Elias (Elijah) Alexander Sr. m. Ann/Mary Taylor b. abt 1680 d. aft 1726" Bill Alexander: "Most of these children migrated to North Carolina, together with Elias's 3rd wife, Mary Taylor, during the seventeenfifties, largely to Mecklenburg County, however it is known that Isaac remained in Penn. and died there in 1793." |
| 418 | iii. | Sr. Benjamine Alexander, born Abt. 1725 in Cecil Co., MD; died Aft. April 28, 1807 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; married Susannah Ruth Polk Abt. 1753 in Mecklenburg Co, NC. |
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Notes for Margaret Nancy Taylor: Margaret Taylor, wife of William Polk II and mother of Susannah Polk is of, at this time, unproven ancestry. Detroit Society for Genealogical Research Magazine, vol. 39, no. 3, Spring 1976, pp. 173-174---Wm. Polk married Margaret Taylor in PA. Wm. Polk died c1753. Margaret Taylor Polk lived for a good while after her husband's death, at least till after 1765, the writer (Harriette M. Wheeler of Grosse Point, MI.) refers here to having seen among Captain Charles Polk's private papers a receipt to him from her for a sum of money dated in the year 1765. The Lookout, a periodical of Chattanooga, TN., vol. 26, April 30, 1921, pgs. 284-285---Wm. Polk married Margaret Taylor in PA. wm. died "West of the Yadkin" 1753-1754; his wife survived him as mention is made of her in 1765. DAR Magazine, August 1915, pgs 76-79---Wm. and Margaret both died in NC. Our Heritage, a genealogy column from the Monroe, NC., Inquirer; issue of August 6, 1959 (IRN = P-180): It states "A certain James Taylor, of which is now Cumberland Co., Penn. His wife Hannah Williams Taylor was reputed to have had five sisters. Margaret married William Polk"---"there were frequent intermarriages between the early Polks, Reeses, Alexanders and Taylors." referring to Taylor sisters---"three sisters married Alexanders and an unnamed sister married a son of Rev. David Reese, Chas. Guillet Reese." In "Notable Southern Families," the Shelby line, page 329 , Zella Armstrong states that three of the Taylor sisters of Carlisle PA. married Alexanders, ancestors of the NC Alexanders. See page 328-329 for Adam Alexander marriage to Mary Shelby and their children; Adam Alexander was born 28 Sep 1728 (per this ref) and thus would have been a contemporary of Margaret and her husband William Polk. John Springs is also mentioned in this ref. as having married the oldest Taylor girl. Our Heritage, issue of Thursday, July 9, 1959 (IRN = P-180): Sussanna Polk, wife of Benjamin Alexander, was born in Cumberland County, Penna., and died in Mecklenburg Co., NC. in 1813." "Sussanna was the daughter of William (Wm., Robt.) Polk and Margaret Taylor, who, it appears, was the sister of James and Hannah (Williams) Taylor of what was Lancaster Co., PA. and later became Cumberland Co., in 1750. PA. Archives, vol. 30, pg. 458, shows James Taylor and also Hannah Taylor. PA. Archives, III series, vol. 24, Chester Co., 1733-1858, pg. 101 (land records), there shows a James Taylor and a John Taylor and in Philadelphia Co., there is a James Taylor.; page 664 of the above, there are many Taylor marriages, but none to a James or any others that seem to fit. Margaret Taylor Polk lived with her daughter Debora McCleary after the death of her (Margaret's) husband William according to "Bulletin," Spring 1994 Issue No. XXX, 4 (a publication of the Carolinas Genealogical Society, Monron, NC.). On page 96 of this issue, there is reference to a very old pamphlet which was used to compile information about three cemeteries in Mecklenburg County, one of which was the Polk Cemetery (sometimes referred to as the Polk/Alexander Cemetery). This pamphlet shows a grave of Polk, Margaret, died 1763. The directions to this cemetery are probably obsolete, but are repeated here for those interested: "Go Old Pineville Road beyond Negro school, Sterling High, turn to right into Old Speedway on water line from Shell Plant to Pineville." Bill Polk tried to find this cemetery in 1992, but was unsuccessful. Evidence suggests the cemetery is near the current location of the James K. Polk birth memorial in Pineville, NC. "Our Heritage" columns of June 8, 1961 and March 5, 1964 and Oct 8, 1959. Taylor and Swearingen and Shanklin family possible connections; good history of Taylor family, possibly the right one (James Taylor of Caroline Co., VA. b. 1616, near Carlisle, England, came to America 1635...more). An article in The Charlotte Observer, a newspaper of Charlotte NC., said article in the issue of 10 April 1955, and entitled "Society Marking Route To Historic Cemetery," reads as follows: "Members of the Mecklenburg Historical Association, under the direction of Dr. Calvin Rea and Mrs. George H. Petteway, are preparing signs leading to the historic Polk-Alexander Cemetery near Pineville. The cemetery was found a few years ago when bulldozers, clearing way for a water line, uncovered tombstones. Among the tombstones is that of Ezra Alexander, signer of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence on May 20, 1775. There are approximately 20 legibly marked stones in the graveyard. Persons interested in seeing the old cemetery may take U. S. Highway 21 South leading into Pineville. One mile before entering the town they will note the marker pointing the way to the cemetery."The circa date of 1725 for the marriage of William Polk and Margaret Taylor is based on the approximate birth of their oldest child, William Polk III. Many published PA. church records as well as the published Pennsylvania Archives have been searched and as of early 1997, no marriage record has been located. Even some Maryland records have been searched, to no avail. Title: The Polks of North Carolina and Tennessee Author: Mrs. Frank M. Angellotti Publication: Originally published by the New England Historical and Genealogical Soc., 1923-1924; republished for the James K. Polk Memorial Association, Columbia, TN., 1984, by Southern Historical Press, Easley, SC.Call Number: ISBN 0-89308-543-X Page: pg. 4 Text: referring to William Polk, son of William Polk, and grandson of Robert Pollok/Polk, he "married Margaret Taylor, who survived him." Title: Pedigree of the Pollok or Polk Family From Fulbert the Saxon (A. D. 1075) to the Present Time Author: Miss Mary Winder Garrett of Williamsburg, VA. Publication: The American Historical Magazine,The University Press, 208 N. College St., Nashville, TN. April 1896 issue begins the series and concludes with Vol. 4, 1899 Page: October 1897 issue, Vol. II, No. 4, pg. 383 Text: "William Polk, only son of John Polk, married twice---first wife Priscilla Roberts; second wife Margaret Taylor of Pennsylvania (Priscilla Roberts was sister of Edward Roberts, who married Nancy, the sister of William Polk." This is incorrect in that William Polk, son of William Polk, son of Robert Bruce Polk married Margaret Taylor. The writer confused William Polk, son of John Polk, son of Robert Bruce Polk, with William Polk, son of William Polk, son of Robert Bruce Polk. It was this latter William who married Margaret Taylor. A footnote at the bottom of page 383 shows the confusion about William Polk's wife. It reads, "From the information that I have been able to procure I would be inclined to think that Margaret Taylor was mother of all the children, she was certainly mother of the two last children, but the family claim descent from Priscilla Roberts in all eight branches." Later found records substantiated that William Polk, son of William Polk, son of Robert Bruce Polk, married Margaret Taylor and all the children were of this couple and that the William Polk who married Priscilla Roberts was the son of John Polk, (see Angellotti, pp. 2-3). 3. Note: William Harrison Polk, Polk Family and Kinsmen, (1912, by Bradley and Gilbert Inc. of Louisville, KY.), pp.191-194, Pages 191-192 show a letter dated 17 Jan 1849 from Bishop Leonidas Polk to James K . Polk, President, which states, in part, "William Polk.....married a Miss Taylor, who was the mother of our grandfathers. She was one of five sisters; one other of the five married a Mr Ruse and was the mother of Rev. David Ruse. The other three married Alexanders, who were the progenitors of all those of that name in Mecklenburg." On page 193, the letter continues and states, "Since beginning this letter I remembered having on my estate an old and highly intelligent negress, who belonged in early life to my grandfather, General Thomas Polk, and upon sending for her and questioning her, she promptly informed me that she well remembered our great grandmother, Miss Taylor, that was the wife of William Polk of Maryland. She was very often at her master's, General Thomas Polk's; was a small woman and lived to a great age. Upon asking if he had a daughter named Debora, she replied in the affirmative and added that she married Sam McLeary, confirming your impression. She also stated there were two other sisters: Margurette, who married David McRee, and Mary, who married John Barnett. She does not know whether the two former had children, but knows that the latter was the mother of Mrs. Smart, the old lady I have mentioned having written to, and also of Col. Jack Barnett, a very noted man in Mecklenburg, of his day, and father of Susan Barnett, whom you may remember having seen while you were at Chapel Hill at my father's in Raleigh. She also mentioned the names of four of her master's brothers, whom she often saw with their sisters, the ladies mentioned, at her master viz: Charles, James, William, and Ezekiel. She knew them all perfectly well, as servants are in the habit of knowing the members of their master's families. She states that she remembered perfectly well the night that master Sam. Polk was married to Miss Jinny Knox. As to whether there was a brother of her master's named John, she does not know, but 'the others she knew as well as she knows me." NOTE: No brother by the name of James has surfaced in any writings, genealogies or documents; perhaps the lady was mistaken in this part of her recollection and actually meant John, the only missing male sibling in her recollection of the children of William and Margaret (Taylor) Polk. Also, the servant lady mentions a daughter Mary who married John Barnett. Mary was not the daughter of William and Margaret Taylor Polk. Mary was the daughter of Margaret Polk and Robert McRea and thus was the granddaughter of William and Margaret Taylor Polk. This Mary did marry a Barnett. Susan Smart was the eldest child of Susan Barnett, daughter of Margaret Polk and Robert McRea. It was Susan McRea who married John Barnett and their daughter Susan Barnett married Mr. Smart. Title: Burke's Presidential Families of the United States Author: Burke's Peerage Publication: Burke's Peerage Limited, 1975, London; distributed in America by Arco Publishing Co., Inc., NY, NY. Call Number: Unknown Page: pg. 243 Text: name given as "Margaret Taylor." Title: The Polk Family Supplement One Author: Compiled by Emory Murphy, Moreland, GA. Publication: November 1981 Page: pg. II-8 Text: name shown is "Margaret Taylor," daughter of "James Taylor" and his wife "Hannah Williams." James Taylor and Hannah appear to be the brother of and sister-in-law of Margaret Taylor, NOT her parents Title: Ancestors of American Presidents Author: Compiled by Gary Boyd Roberts, Santa Clara, CA. Publication: 1989 Page: pg. 18 Text: "Margaret Taylor," is shown as the mother of "Ezekiel Polk," who is shown as the father of " Samuel Polk," who is shown as the father of "James Knox Polk." "William Polk, Jr.," is shown as the husband of Margaret Taylor." Title: Our Heritage, a genealogy and history column published in the Monroe Enquirer, Monroe, NC. Author: Compiled by the John Foster Chapter of the DAR Page: paper dated Thursday, June 8, 1961; letter dated 19 Sep 1871, from Joseph Taylor to Mrs. Virginia Taylor, Mobile, AL. Text: column entitled "Taylor Family," referring to siblings of James Taylor: "James Taylor of Philadelphia had one brother in America and five sisters. The brother, Charles Taylor, never married -- he was a cripple, I believe. His sisters were married and settled in S. C. One married a Polk (Margaret md. Wm. Polk) one a Reese, one to an Alexander." See notes under James Taylor (Husband of Hannah Williams) for full text of "Our Heritage" column of 8 June 1961. Title: Bulletin, a periodical of the Carolinas Genealogical Society, Monroe, NC. Publication: published quarterly Page: Spring 1994, Vol. XXX, No. 4, pp. 95-96, Polk Cemetery burials Text: "Polk, Margaret Died 1763 (Probably the mother of Ezekiel Polk & the wife of Wm. Polk II, who made her home with her dau. Debora McLeary after her husband's death)." Also, "In Memory of Deborah McCleary Who died Sept. 21, 1811 Age 78 yrs. .. "The following cemetery records taken from the pamphlet EARLY FAMILY BURIAL GROUNDS OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY NC." Obviously, there is a discrepancy in the above for the death year of Margaret Polk. Since the tombstone date is 1763, that date is being accepted as correct, rather than 1765. Title: Col'nl Tom Polk First Owner of Polk Mountain Publication: Monroe Journal, 19 Dec 1952 (Monroe, Union Co., NC.) Text: from the accompaning article by Mrs. Bonnie Austin Petteway: "Col. Thomas Polk, owner of Polk Mountain in Union County in the late 1780's and early 1800's was the son of Capt. Wm. Polk III and his first wife (unknown), some say she was a Spratt, but this has not been definitely established as yet. Capt. Wm. Polk III was the eldest son of Wm. Polk II and Margaret Taylor of Carlisle PA., who came South in 1750, along with the Spratts, settling in Mecklenburg County, not too far from what is now Pineville." Source: Bill Polk) Having taken a trip to Pineville, NC in Mecklenburg Co., NC this last March, and having visited the James K. Polk History Center, I found that the old Polk Cemetery had been vandalized and the headstones were moved to the James Knox Polk Historical Center. Some have been placed in a warehouse for repair. The headstone of Margaret Taylor Polk is one of those so broken up that it is in need of repair. The headstone of her daughter Deborah McCleary is still in good shape and is at the Historic Center. The headstone of President Polk's grandmother Maria Wilson Polk is also there along with a number of other Polk and Alexander headstones. They are laid out in an area where they may be photographed. (Martha Cross Mordecai, Apr 2003) |
| 419 | i. | Susannah Ruth Polk, born June 08, 1719 in Carlisle, Chester Co., PA (became Cumberland Co. in 1750; died November 09, 1800 in Cabarrus Co., NC; married (1) David Reese March 31, 1738 in Somerset Co., MD; married (2) Sr. Benjamine Alexander Abt. 1753 in Mecklenburg Co, NC. | ||
| ii. | William III Polk, born Abt. 1728 in Near Carlisle, Chester Co., PA (became Cumberland Co. in 1750; died Aft. 1802 in Cabarrus Co., NC or ANson Co., NC; married in pos PA. |
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Notes for William III Polk: "Willliam Polk is a descendent of a family who emigrated from Ireland about the year 1722 and settled on the eastern shore of Maryland; where they resided until about the year 1740 when they removed into the state of PA, and in the neighbourhood of Carlisle." (Source: Archibald D. Murphy, Papers of Archibald DeBow Murphey, Vol. II, article entitled "Autobiography of Colonel William Polk) William had no Revolutionary War service as a soldier, being over age 50 when the war began. Some DAR applications have named William III as having served n a supporting role in the Revolutionary War. He married before 1750. No records have been found naming William Polk's wives. There was a 90-100 year old female in the household of Nancy Shelby in 1830, in Anson Co., NC. It is possible that she was the widow of William. The last record found for William was in Cabarrus Co., NC in 1802. The Mecklenburg Signers... 'A William Polk may have married a Miss Spratt, sister of Susan Spratt, wife of Thomas Polk, William's brother.... Before 1745, when William was 17, he first married Miss Spratt. About 1750, when William was 22, he married second, Catherine Sterns, in North Carolina.' |
| iii. | Margaret Polk, born Abt. 1729 in Near Carlisle, Chester Co., PA (became Cumberland Co. in 1750; died Bet. July 1802 - January 1805 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; married Robert McRea Abt. 1760 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; born 1740 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died Unknown. |
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More About Margaret Polk: Burial: Unknown, Prob Polk Cemetery in Pineville, NC |
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Notes for Robert McRea: Children of: "Margaret Polk, sixth child of William Polk and Margaret Taylor Polk, married Robert McRea, of North Carolina, and had eleven children ....." (Source: Judith Trolinger) |
| iv. | Thomas Polk, born Abt. 1730 in Carlisle, Chester Co., PA (became Cumberland Co. in 1750; died June 26, 1794 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co, NC; married (1) Sarah Susannah Spratt Abt. 1750 in Anson Co., N.C; died Unknown; married (2) Mary Shelby Abt. 1782; born in Chesterfield Co., SC; died 1840 in Union Co., NC. |
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Notes for Thomas Polk: "William Polk is a descendant of a family who emigrated from Ireland about the year 1722 and settled on the eastern shore of Maryland; where they resided until about the year 1740 when they removed into the State of Pennsylvania and in the neighborhood of Carlisle, . Thomas the third son of William and Margaret..." (Source: Archibald D. Murphy, Papers of Archibald DeBow Murphy, Vol. II, article entitled "Autobiography of Colonel William Polk") "Thomas came with his father and mother, William and Margaret Taylor Polk, and probably his brothers and sisters to the Yadkin country in the western part of the province of NC about 1750. The family settled at Sugar Creek, a branch of the Catawba River, a few miles south of the present town of Charlotte, close to the South Carolina line. His neighbors and associates were, therefore, from both the NC and the SC colonies. Most were Scotch-Irish, but the Highland Scots were generously represented. The people in this area (except the Scots) were very animated in their resistance to British tyranny. On Sugar Creek, Thomas erected a large mill and also became an extensive planter, acquiring a large amount of land and a sufficient fortune to enable him to rear and educate the children born of his marriage to Susan Spratt in the simple but liberal style of a colonial gentleman. In PA he had received a good English Education and studied for the profession of surveying. In this occupation he was quite active for some years after moving to NC, often being assisted by his son, William, who also became a skilled surveyor. Thomas was a man of great force of character, keenness of vision in public affairs and an ardent advocate of right and justice. He took a leading position among his neighbors and was consisted on important matters. He led the opposition of his neighbors to the officers of the Crown who, aided by several of the most influential members of the community, attempted to enforce what Thomas Polk and his supporters considered the unjust demands of Lord George Selwyn's agent. The question, at first one of Colonial jurisdiction, became finally one of price to be exacted of tenants for lands of the Selwyn grant already taken up and occupied by them in due form. This rather personal affair, known locally as the 'Sugar Creek War'. " (Source: First Families of America, Vol. 7, pg. 483) |
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More About Thomas Polk: Burial: Unknown, Old Settler's Cemetery in Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC |
| v. | Deborah Polk, born July 09, 1732 in Near Carlisle, Chester Co., PA (became Cumberland Co. in 1750; died September 21, 1811 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; married Samuel McCleary Aft. 1753 in PA; born June 01, 1732; died December 11, 1798 in Mecklenburg Co, NC. |
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Notes for Deborah Polk: On Deborah's tombstone is written: "In memory of Deborah McCleary who died Sept. 21, 1811 at the age of 78". After the death of her husband, she made her home with Major Thomas Alex'r, the son of her sister Susannah Polk Alexander, until her death. |
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More About Deborah Polk: Burial: Unknown, Polk/Alexander Cemetery, Pineville, Mecklinburg Co., NC |
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More About Samuel McCleary: Burial: Unknown, Polk/Alexander Cemetery, Pineville, Mecklinburg Co., NC |
| vi. | Charles A. Polk, born July 09, 1732 in Near Carlisle, Chester Co., PA (became Cumberland Co. in 1750; died March 10, 1821 in Mecklenburg Co, NC, on Clear Creek; married (1) Mary (Polly) Clark March 1762 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; born June 1744 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died October 08, 1775 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; married (2) Philopena (Phoebe) Helms February 05, 1782 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; born June 10, 1764; died January 12, 1849 in Mecklenburg Co, NC. |
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Notes for Charles A. Polk: Charles A. and Deborah Polk were twins. |
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More About Charles A. Polk: Burial: Unknown, Spratt Cemetery, Union Co., NC |
| vii. | John Polk, born Abt. 1739 in Near Carlisle, Chester Co., PA (became Cumberland Co. in 1750; died 1785 in York Co., SC; married Eleanor Shelby October 02, 1758 in Anson Co., N.C; born Abt. 1745 in PA; died Unknown in York Co., PA. |
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Notes for John Polk: Capt. John Polk came with his parents to Mecklenburg Co., NC about 1750, and in a deed of 1763, on file at Charlotte, he is called "a planter". Ellinora (Elloner) signed a deed with him in Mecklenburg Co. in 1764. His name is given as the author of a petition in 1765 to the Governor and Council, complaining, with his neighbors, of the acts of the chief agent of the large Selwyn grant, on which they lived. June 7, 1766 he is listed as a member of the Clear Creek Company of militia which was commanded by Capt. Adam Alexander, in which Charles, his older brother, was a lieutenant. He was an officer in Col. Francis Locke's regiment which was raised to resist the Loyalists. He participated in the Battle of Ramseur's Mills. At various times he served as captain of the militia of that region, when his Committee of Safety called it out. By acts of the General Assembly of the Province in 1766, 1771 and 1773, he was made a member of commissions charged with laying out roads to connect the western counties of North Carolina with Wilmington and Brunswick County, NC. He died most probably in early 1785, as on 9 September of that year the Assembly of NC issued Land Warrant #2149 to "the heirs of John Polk for 1000 acres of land within the limits of the land reserved by law for the officers and soldiers of the Continental line of this state". An affidavit in the Revolutionary War pension, filed by his brother, Charles, contains a declaration that John Polk was appointed Indian Agent for the Catawba Indians, whose lands lay across the state line in South Carolina. John was living with his family in York Co, SC, by 1800 as he is shown on the 1800 Census for that Co. It is not yet known when he moved from NC to SC. His Will, on file in York Co., SC, bequeaths to his wife, Eleanor, all of his personal estate and is signed with his mark, indicating he could not write. The 1790 Census for York Co., SC lists John Polk with one free white male under 16 (Taylor), and one white female (wife, Elinor/Eleanor). The majority of the members of the Polk family in that area left for TN around 1806. |
| viii. | Mary Polk, born Abt. 1745 in Carlisle, Chester Co., PA (became Cumberland Co. in 1750; died Abt. 1814 in TN; married Ezra Alexander Abt. 1765 in PA; born 1720 in MD; died Unknown in Pineville, Mecklenburg Co, NC. | |||
| ix. | Ezekiel Franklin Polk, born December 07, 1747 in Near Carlisle, Chester Co., PA (became Cumberland Co. in 1750; died August 31, 1824 in Bolivar, Hardeman Co., TN; married (1) Mary Jane (Maria) Wilson Abt. 1769 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; born 1746 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; died November 29, 1791 in Mecklenburg Co, NC; married (2) Bessie (Polly) Campbell Davis Abt. 1793 in Carlisle, Chester Co., PA (became Cumberland Co. in 1750; died Unknown; married (3) Sophia (Neely) Lennard November 24, 1810 in Maury Co., TN; born Abt. 1776 in NC; died Unknown. |
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Notes for Ezekiel Franklin Polk: Ezekiel Polk was the Grandfather of the United States President, James Knox Polk. Ezekiel was a Tax Assessor in 1778, Justice of the Peace, Tavern Keeper and Sheriff in 1782. Because of the unpopularity of William Tryon, at one time the royal governor of North Carolina, the General Assembly of NC, in 1779 abolished Tryon Co. and out of its territory organized two new counties, Lincoln and Rutherford. On 22 Jun 1812, from Adlici Osburn of Bellmont Co., NC estate, a transfer and land warrant #2003, 2500 acres on Tennessee River, and #1971, 500 acres on Cane Creek, a fork of Buffalo River to Ezekiel and Samuel Polk. On 12 Jan 1813, Harman Miller conveys 50 acres on Rutherford Creek to Ezekiel Polk. |
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More About Ezekiel Franklin Polk: Burial: Unknown, Polk Cemetery, in Bolivar, Hardeman Co., TN |
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More About Mary Jane (Maria) Wilson: Burial: Unknown, Polk/Alexander Cemetery, Pineville, Mecklinburg Co., NC |