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- Where Taylor Polk was born is not certain, but it is probable that he
was born in Mecklenburg Co., NC or immediately across the state line
in York Co., SC. Many of the Polk families settled in that area and
moved back and forth across the state boundary.
The 1800 Census of York Co., SC, pg. 629 lists Taylor Polk as head of
household in his own home.
It also lists Charles (probably Taylor's older brother).
"Taylor was a big man boasting that he 'stood six feet two in his
stockings' at age seventeen...
He apparently lived in York Co. for several years after his marriage
to Jency Walker in 1798. He was there on 6 May 1803 when he signed
his mother's Will as a witness. He was able to sign his name on the
Will, indicating that he had at least a rudimentary education."
(Source: Lola Withrow, Ancestry.com post 1998).
According to Lola Withrow, sometime between 1806 and 1815, Taylor most
likely went to the area that was, at the time, Louisiana Territory,
which is now Arkansas. He probably went to the area that is presently
Nashville, TN and was originally Davidson Co., then later to Maury
Co..
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Abt 1780 - Abt 1838 (58 years)