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- Burial record for Polk, Margaret
Polk Family Cemetery
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Last Name First Name Middle Name Maiden Name Birth Date Place of Birth Death Date Place of Death Burial Location Family Information Comments
Polk Margaret ? / ? / ? ? / ? /1763 mother of Ezekiel Polk presumably the mother of Ezekial Polk and the wife of Wm. Polk II, who made her home with daughter Deborah McCleary after her husband's death.
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)
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Abt 1705 - 1763 (58 years)