|
Our Family History and Ancestry Bernethy-Eby-Scribner-Hord
|
|
|
1776 - 1848 (72 years)
-
Name |
William Wilson Polk |
Born |
10 Sep 1776 |
South Carolina |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
8 Oct 1848 |
Person ID |
I272008485109 |
Eby/Aebi and Bernethy Family |
Last Modified |
17 Jun 2013 |
Father |
Ezekial Franklin Polk, b. 7 Dec 1747, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania , d. 31 Aug 1834, Hardeman County, Tennessee (Age 86 years) |
Mother |
Mary Jane Winslow Wilson, b. 1750, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina , d. 29 Oct 1791, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (Age 41 years) |
Family ID |
F246729426656 |
Group Sheet |
Family |
Elizabeth Dodds, b. Abt 1783, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina , d. Abt 1821, Phillips County, Arkansas (Age ~ 38 years) |
Married |
22 Jul 1803 |
South Carolina |
Notes |
Married:
South Carolina Marriages, 1641-1965 about Elizabeth Dodds
Name: Elizabeth Dodds
Spouse: William Polk
Marriage Date: 22 Jul 1803
Source: South Carolina Marriages From 1600-1820
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 about William Wilson Polk
Name: William Wilson Polk
Gender: Male
Birth Place: SC
Birth Year: 1776
Spouse Name: Elizabeth Dodd
Spouse
Birth Place: SC
Spouse Birth Year: 1783
Marriage
Year: 1804
Marriage State: SC
Number Pages: 1
|
Last Modified |
17 Jun 2013 |
Family ID |
F246729426655 |
Group Sheet |
-
-
Notes |
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 about William Polk
Name: William Polk
SAR Membership: 40263
Birth Date: Sep 1776
Birth Place: Mecklenburg
Father:
Mother: Wilson
Spouse: Elizabeth Dodd
Children: Thos Marlborough Polk
U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 about William Polk
Name: William Polk
Birthyear: abt 1776
Birthplace: North Carolina, United States
Enlistment Age: 38
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 about William Polk
Name: William Polk
SAR Membership: 24207
Father:
Mother: Mary Wilson
Spouse: Elizabeth Dodd
Children: Olivia Polk
- From Stacey Booker Crumpton Ancestry tree in Ancestry:
1776 September 10 ? Born probably in York County, South Carolina, son of
Ezekiel Polk and Mary Wilson Polk; received liberal education; taught
school; became a planter; lived early part of life in Mecklenburg
County, North Carolina
ca. 1803 Married Elizabeth Dodd
ca. 1804 Moved to Maury County, Tennessee
1822 With father and others, helped form first white settlement in Hardeman
County, Tennessee
1823 Elected as Justice of the Peace and Chairman of County Court,
Hardeman County, Tennessee
1828 Moved across Mississippi River into Walnut Bend (Phillips County)
Arkansas, where he operated one of the largest plantations in the
Mississippi Valley
1844 Financed presidential campaign of nephew, James Knox Polk
1848 October 8 ? Died on plantation
|
|
|
|