Jane Gracy Knox

1776 - 1852  (75 years)

• Name	Jane Gracy Knox  [1]
  Birth	13 Nov 1776	Rowan, North Carolina, USA
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1850	Maury, Tennessee, USA
  	District 9
  Death	11 Jan 1852	Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA
  Person ID	I6035	Presidents and Royalty
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family	Samuel Polk,   b. 5 Jul 1772, Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA d. 5 Nov 1827, Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1794	Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
  	Hopewell Church
  Children	> 1. 11 President of the United States James Knox Polk,   b. 2 Nov 1795, Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA d. 15 Jun 1849, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Joseph Lee Polk,   b. 1788, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA d. 1 Sep 1868, Maury, Tennessee, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. William Hawkins Polk,   b. 24 May 1815, Maury, Tennessee, USA d. 15 Dec 1862, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA (Age 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Naomi Tate Polk,   b. 2 Jul 1809, Maury, Tennessee, USA d. 6 Aug 1836, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Ophelia Clarissa Polk,   b. 6 Sep 1812, Maury, Tennessee, USA d. 6 Apr 1851, Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA (Age 38 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. John Lee Polk,   b. 23 Mar 1807, Maury, Tennessee, USA d. 28 Sep 1831, Maury, Tennessee, USA (Age 24 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Samuel Wilson Polk,   b. 17 Oct 1817, Maury, Tennessee, USA d. 24 Feb 1839, Maury, Tennessee, USA (Age 21 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Franklin Ezekiel Polk,   b. 23 Aug 1802, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA d. 21 Jan 1831, Maury, Tennessee, USA (Age 28 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Lydia Eliza Polk,   b. 17 Feb 1800, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA d. 29 May 1864, Haywood, Tennessee, USA (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Marshall Tate Polk,   b. 17 Jan 1805, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA d. 12 Apr 1831, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA (Age 26 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Jane Maria Polk,   b. 14 Jan 1798, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA d. 11 Oct 1876, Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F4092	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2025

  
  

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  Birth - 13 Nov 1776 - Rowan, North Carolina, USA Marriage - 25 Dec 1794 - Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Residence - District 9 - 1850 - Maury, Tennessee, USA Death - 11 Jan 1852 - Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S842] 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.