Brief Life History of John
When Capt. John Polk was born on 18 January 1739, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, William Ezekiel Robert Polk II, was 38 and his mother, Margaret Taylor, was 34. He married Eleanor Shelby on 2 October 1758, in South Carolina, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in York, South Carolina, United States in 1790. He registered for military service in 1760. He died before 11 April 1803, in York, York, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Polk Family Cemetery, Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (29)
- John Polk, "United States Census, 1790"
- Family Data Collection - Births
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Spouse and Children
1739–1803 Male
1730–1803 Female
Children (5)
1760–1848 Male
1762–1803 Female
1762–1824 Male
1767–1845 Male
1778–1824 Male
Parents and Siblings
1700–1757 Male
1705–1763 Female
Siblings (11)
1725–1813 Female
1725– Male
1725–1821 Male
1729–1793 Male
1732–1821 Male
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World Events (4)
1776
Age 37
1776
Age 37
1788 · The First Presidential Election
Age 49
Name Meaning
Scottish: shortened form of Pollock .
Sorbian (Półk and Pólk): probably from a short form of a personal name based on Old Slavic plъkъ ‘crowd, army’ (see Polka 3).
East German (of Slavic origin): variant of Polke .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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