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Ezekiel Franklin Polk

Male 1747 - 1824  (76 years)


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  • Name Ezekiel Franklin Polk 
    Born 7 Dec 1747  Near Carlisle, Lancaster Co., PA (was Chester Co. until 1730) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 31 Aug 1824  Bolivar, Hardeman Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Polk Cemetery, in Bolivar, Hardeman Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5037  MyTree
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2013 

    Father William J. Polk, I,   b. Abt 1700, White Hall, Sommerset Co., MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1754, Pineville, Mecklenburg Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 54 years) 
    Mother Margaret Nancy Taylor,   b. Abt 1705, Richmond Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1763, Pineville, Mecklenburg Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Married Abt 1718  Carlisle, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3178  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Bessie Campbell Davis 
    Married Abt 1793  Carlisle, Chester Co., PA (became Cumberland Co. in 1750 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F1764  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Jane Wilson,   b. 1746, Mecklenburg Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1791, Mecklenburg Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Married Abt 1769  Mecklenburg Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Samuel Polk,   b. Mecklenburg Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mecklenburg Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Eliza Polk
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F4965  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Sophia Lennard,   b. Abt 1776, NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 24 Nov 1810  Maury Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F4966  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • 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.