William Polk
1695 - 1753 (57 years)-
Name William Polk [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Birth 11 Jul 1695 Somerset, Maryland, USA 
[3, 5, 6] Gender Male Death 1753 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA [5, 6] - Was Anson County
Burial 1753 Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA [5] - Polk Family Cemetery
Person ID I24283 MontyHistNotes_2014 Last Modified 1 Jul 2025
Father John Polk, b. 1659, Donegal, Ireland d. 1707, Somerset, Maryland, USA (Age 48 years) Relationship natural Mother Joanna Knox, b. 1662, Dames Quarter, Somerset, Maryland, USA d. 28 Oct 1700, Maryland, USA (Age 38 years) Relationship natural Marriage 1694 Maryland, USA [7] Family ID F8667 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Priscilla Roberts, b. 1695, Somerset, Maryland, USA d. 20 May 1727, Somerset, Maryland, USA (Age 32 years) Marriage 1720 Maryland, USA [3] Children > 1. Margaret Polk [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] > 2. John Polk, b. 1721, Cecil County, Maryland, USA d. Mar 1743, Maryland, USA (Age 22 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 3. Susanna Ruth Polk, b. 1734, Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1813, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F8666 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Jul 2025
Family 2 Margaret Taylor, b. 1702, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 10 Jan 1763, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (Age 61 years) Marriage 1725 Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Children > 1. Brigadier General Thomas Polk, b. 1732, Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 26 Jun 1794, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (Age 62 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. Captain Charles Polk, b. 29 Jul 1732, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 10 Mar 1821, Union County, North Carolina, USA (Age 88 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 3. Deborah Polk, b. 1734, Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 21 Sep 1811, Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (Age 77 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]> 4. Mary Polk, b. 1744, Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 8 Sep 1814, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (Age 70 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F10102 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Jul 2025
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Birth - 11 Jul 1695 - Somerset, Maryland, USA 
Marriage - 1720 - Maryland, USA 
Marriage - 1725 - Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA 
Death - 1753 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA 
Burial - 1753 - Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Sources - [S614] Armstrong, Zella, Notable Southern Families, (Name: Name: Lookout Publishing Company; Location: Chattanooga, TN; Date:1922;;), Volume II Available on Genealogical.com Disk GPC 7191 Also available on ancestry.com also outlined: http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/showsource.php?sourceID=S484&tree=Legends Notable_Southern_Families.pdf Montgomery Section starts on page 241.
- [S1386] SAR Application 13377, (Name: Name: Sons of the American Revolution;;), John Polk.
- [S18] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Database online. Source number: 2381.000; Source type: ElectronicDatabase; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS.
Record for Priscilla Roberts - [S1387] SAR Application 13640, (Name: Name: Sons of the American Revolution;;), John Polk.
- [S1844] Polk Family Cemetery, (Name: Name: Findagrave; Location: Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina,USA;;).
- [S4030] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
Record for Brigadier General Thos Polk
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=SARMemberApps&h=800658&indiv=try - [S18] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Database online. Source number: 985.000; Source type: ElectronicDatabase; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS.
Record for Joanna Knox
- [S614] Armstrong, Zella, Notable Southern Families, (Name: Name: Lookout Publishing Company; Location: Chattanooga, TN; Date:1922;;), Volume II Available on Genealogical.com Disk GPC 7191 Also available on ancestry.com also outlined: http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/showsource.php?sourceID=S484&tree=Legends Notable_Southern_Families.pdf Montgomery Section starts on page 241.