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Descendants of William Polk, VERY??? Son Wm. Polk/Nancy Knox

Generation No. 2

2. WILLIAM² POLK, SON WM. POLK/MARGARET TAYLOR (WILLIAM¹)^83,^84,^85,^86,^87,^88,^89,^90,^91,^92,^93,^94,^95,⁹⁶ was born Abt. 1725 in possibly in Chester Co., PA., in what became Cumberland Co. in 1750 ⁹⁷, and died Aft. 1802 in Cabarrus Co., NC., probably, or Anson Co., NC., before 1789 possibly, (See notes)^98,⁹⁹. He married (1) ? SPRATT, POSS, VERY ??? WIFE (1ST?) WM POLK III ^100,^101,^102,¹⁰³ Bef. 1755. She was born Abt. 1725, and died Unknown. He married (2) SARAH WEATHERFORD Bef. 1755 in PA., or MD., possibly; possibly NC.. She was born Aft. 1725 in (See notes), and died Aft. 1800 in Female over age 45, 1800 census... is this Sarah? (See notes under husband William Polk). He married (3) CATHERINE STARNES, ??? WIFE WILLIAM POLK III ^104,^105,¹⁰⁶ 10 May 1806 in Cabarrus Co., NC.^107,^108,¹⁰⁹. She was born Aft. 1725, and died Unknown.

More About WILLIAM POLK, SON WM. POLK/MARGARET TAYLOR:
Date born 2: Cumberland Co., PA.¹¹⁰

More About WILLIAM POLK and ? SPRATT:
Marriage: Bef. 1755

More About WILLIAM POLK and SARAH WEATHERFORD:
Marriage: Bef. 1755, PA., or MD., possibly; possibly NC.

More About WILLIAM POLK and CATHERINE STARNES:
Marriage: 10 May 1806, Cabarrus Co., NC.^111,^112,¹¹³

Children of WILLIAM POLK and SARAH WEATHERFORD are:

10.	i.	HANNAH³ POLK, (? POLK), POSS DAU WM POLK SON WM, b. Abt. 1755; d. Bet. 31 Jan 1823 - 21 Feb 1826, Maury Co., TN..
11.	ii.	THOMAS POLK, SON WM POLK, GSON WM/TAYLOR, b. 28 Feb 1757, Anson Co., NC.; d. 30 May 1842, Polk Mountain, Anson? or Union? Co., NC., (See notes, also).
12.	iii.	WILLIAM (WESLEY?) POLK, SON WILLIAM POLK GSON WM, b. Bet. 1759 - 1760, Anson Co., NC.; d. Bet. Aug 1839 - 1840, MO., probably, and probably in Madison Co., (See notes, also).
13.	iv.	JOHN POLK, SON WM POLK, GSON WM POLK/TAYLOR, b. Abt. 1762, Anson Co., NC.; d. 1846, Union Co., NC., on Crooked Creek, (See notes, also).
	v.	HUGH POLK, UNLK,POSSON WM POLK, PRE1783MECKNC, b. Bef. 1763; d. Abt. 1806, Lincoln Co., NC., probably, (See notes).
	vi.	EZEKIEL POLK, SON WM POLK, GSON WM POLK/TAYLOR¹¹⁴, b. Abt. 1766, Mecklenburg Co., NC.¹¹⁵; d. Abt. 1791 ^116,¹¹⁷.
14.	vii.	MARGARET ANN POLK, POSS DAU WM. POLK, b. Bet. 1770 - 1780, NC., (See notes under William Weatherford); d. Aft. 1840, Wayne Co., TN., possibly, (See 1840 census info in the notes of William Weatherford).
15.	viii.	NANCY POLK, ? IF POLK, ?DAU WM POLK, POLK/TAYLOR, b. Abt. 1771; d. Aft. 1830, NC..
	ix.	LEAH POLK, UNLK,POSS DAU WM,WF ROBT. ORR NC ^118,¹¹⁹, b. Bef. 1772, NC., possibly; d. Unknown; m. ROBERT ORR, NC., POSS. RUTHERFORD 1790^120,¹²¹, 01 Feb 1790, Rutherford Co., NC.^122,¹²³; b. Bef. 1770, NC., possibly; d. Unknown.

More About ROBERT ORR and LEAH POLK:
Marriage: 01 Feb 1790, Rutherford Co., NC.^124,¹²⁵

3. THOMAS² POLK, SON WILLIAM POLK/MARGARET TAYLOR (WILLIAM¹)^126,^127,^128,^129,^130,^131,^132,^133,^134,^135,^136,^137,^138,^139,^140,^141,^142,^143,^144,^145,^146,^147,¹⁴⁸ was born Bet. 1729 - 1734 in Chester Co., PA., near Carlisle, in what became Cumberland Co. in 1750 ^149,^150,^151,^152,^153,^154,¹⁵⁵, and died 1793 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC., (See notes)^156,^157,^158,¹⁵⁹. He married SUSANNA SPRATT^160,^161,^162,^163,^164,^165,^166,^167,^168,^169,^170,¹⁷¹ 1755 in Anson Co., NC., now Mecklenburg Co.^172,^173,¹⁷⁴. She was born Abt. 1730 in Northern Ireland, probably, (See notes), and died Bet. 15 Aug 1779 - 1792 in Charlotte NC., probably, (See notes).

More About THOMAS POLK, SON WILLIAM POLK/MARGARET TAYLOR:
Died 2: 26 Jan 1794, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC.¹⁷⁵
Died 3: 26 Jun 1794, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC.^176,¹⁷⁷
Burial: Unknown, Charlotte (downtown), Mecklenburg Co., NC., Old Settlers' Cemetery (aka Old Presbyterian Church Graveyard)^178,^179,^180,¹⁸¹
Military: Bet. 1776 - 1781, 4th NC Regiment, of the North Carolina Line ¹⁸²

More About SUSANNA SPRATT:
Burial: Unknown, Charlotte (downtown), Mecklenburg Co., NC., Old Settlers' Cemetery (aka Old Presbyterian Church Graveyard)^183,^184,¹⁸⁵

More About THOMAS POLK and SUSANNA SPRATT:
Marriage: 1755, Anson Co., NC., now Mecklenburg Co.^186,^187,¹⁸⁸

Children of THOMAS POLK and SUSANNA SPRATT are:

THOMAS³ POLK, SON THOMAS POLK/SUSANNA SPRATT^189,^190,^191,^192,¹⁹³, b. Abt. 1755, Anson Co., later Mecklenburg Co., NC., probably; d. 08 Sep 1781, SC., at the battle of Eutaw Springs ^194,^195,¹⁹⁶.

More About THOMAS POLK, SON THOMAS POLK/SUSANNA SPRATT:
Killed in War: 08 Sep 1781, Battle of Eutaw Springs, SC.¹⁹⁷
Military service: Revolutionary War¹⁹⁷

ii.

MARGARET POLK, DAU THOMAS POLK/SUSANNA SPRATT^198,^199,^200,^201,^202,²⁰³, b. Abt. 1758, Anson Co., NC., probably ²⁰⁴; d. 12 Sep 1800, Mecklenburg Co., NC., probably, (See notes)^205,²⁰⁶; m. NATHANIEL ALEXANDER^207,^208,^209,^210,^211,^212,²¹³; b. 05 Mar 1756, Mecklenburg Co., NC.^214,²¹⁵; d. 08 Mar 1808, Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC.^216,²¹⁷.

More About MARGARET POLK, DAU THOMAS POLK/SUSANNA SPRATT:
Date born 2: 1756, Anson Co., NC., probably, (See notes)
Date born 3: Abt. 1770, Anson Co., NC., probably ²¹⁸
Burial: Unknown, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC., Old Presbyterian Graveyard in downtown Charlotte ²¹⁹

More About NATHANIEL ALEXANDER:
Died 2: 07 Mar 1808, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC.²²⁰
Burial: Unknown, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC., Old Presbyterian Graveyard in downtown Charlotte, (See notes)

16.	iii.		WILLIAM (J.?) POLK, SON THOM. POLK/SUS. SPRATT, b. 09 Jul 1758, Anson Co., NC., later Mecklenburg Co.; d. 14 Jan 1834, Raleigh, Wake Co., NC., at his residence.
	iv.		EZEKIEL POLK, SON THOMAS POLK/SUSANNA SPRATT^221,^222,^223,^224,²²⁵, b. Aft. 09 Jul 1758, Anson Co., later Mecklenburg Co., NC., probably; d. Bet. Aug 1790 - Jan 1793, "at sea"²²⁶.

More About EZEKIEL POLK, SON THOMAS POLK/SUSANNA SPRATT:
Died 2: Bef. 1809, Maury Co., TN., possibly ²²⁷

MARY "POLLY" POLK, DAU THOS. POLK/SUSANNA SPRATT^228,^229,^230,^231,²³², b. Aft. 1761, Anson Co., later Mecklenburg Co., NC., probably; d. Aft. 1797; m. DANIEL (OR DAVID) BROWN^233,^234,^235,²³⁶, 24 Dec 1794, Mecklenburg Co., NC.^237,²³⁸; b. Abt. 1761; d. Aft. 1797.

More About DANIEL BROWN and MARY POLK:
Marriage: 24 Dec 1794, Mecklenburg Co., NC.^239,²⁴⁰

17.	vi.	CHARLES POLK, SON THOMAS POLK/SUSANNA SPRATT, b. 1762, NC., probably in what became Mecklenburg Co., in 1763; d. 07 Aug 1812, Mecklenburg Co., NC..
18.	vii.	MARTHA POLK, DAU THOMAS POLK/SUSANNA SPRATT, b. Aft. 1763, Anson Co., later Mecklenburg Co., NC., probably; d. Bef. 1801, Raleigh, Wake Co., NC., possibly.
	viii.	JAMES GREEN POLK, SON THOMAS POLK/SUSANNA SPRATT^241,^242,^243,^244,²⁴⁵, b. Aft. 1764, Anson Co., later Mecklenburg Co., NC., probably; d. 1798, NC., Mecklenburg Co., NC., probably, (See notes, also)²⁴⁶; m. ? MOORE, WIFE JAMES POLK^247,^248,²⁴⁹, Aft. 1790, NC., probably; b. Aft. 1764; d. Unknown.

More About JAMES POLK and ? MOORE:
Marriage: Aft. 1790, NC., probably

	ix.		DEBORA POLK, DAU THOMAS POLK/SUSANNA SPRATT²⁵⁰, b. Aft. 1765, Mecklenburg Co., NC., probably; d. Bef. 1790, ?? when she died; died at age 14 ²⁵¹.
	x.		JOHN POLK, ? SON THOMAS POLK/S. SPRATT²⁵², b. Aft. 1766; d. Unknown.

4. SUSAN (OR SUSANNA)² POLK, DAU WM. POLK/M. TAYLOR (WILLIAM¹)^253,^254,^255,^256,^257,^258,^259,^260,^261,^262,^263,²⁶⁴ was born Bet. 1730 - 1734 in Chester Co., PA., near Carlisle, in what became Cumberland Co. in 1750 ^265,^266,^267,²⁶⁸, and died Abt. 1813 in Cabarrus? or Mecklenburg? Co., NC., probably ²⁶⁹. She married BENJAMIN ALEXANDER^270,^271,^272,^273,^274,^275,^276,^277,^278,^279,^280,²⁸¹ Abt. 1748 in PA., probably. He was born Abt. 1725 in MD., probably ^282,^283,²⁸⁴, and died Abt. 1807 in Cabarrus Co., NC., probably, (See notes, also)^285,²⁸⁶.

More About SUSAN (OR SUSANNA) POLK, DAU WM. POLK/M. TAYLOR:
Died 2: 1813, Cabarrus Co., NC.²⁸⁷
Burial: Unknown, Cabarrus Co., NC., probably, possibly at Poplar Tent Presbyterian Church Cemetery

More About BENJAMIN ALEXANDER:
Date born 2: Bef. 1725 ²⁸⁸
Burial: Unknown, Cabarrus Co., NC., probably, possibly at Poplar Tent Presbyterian Church Cemetery ^289,²⁹⁰

More About BENJAMIN ALEXANDER and SUSAN POLK:
Marriage: Abt. 1748, PA., probably

Children of SUSAN POLK and BENJAMIN ALEXANDER are:

	i.	ANDREW³ ALEXANDER^291,^292,^293,²⁹⁴, b. Aft. 1748, Mecklenburg Co., NC., probably; d. Unknown.
19.	ii.	EZEKIEL ALEXANDER, POSSON BENJ. ALEXANDER/S POLK, b. Aft. 1748; d. Bet. 22 Aug 1810 - Jan 1811, Mecklenburg Co., NC., (See notes, also).
20.	iii.	WILLIAM "BLACK BILLY" ALEXANDER, b. 1749, Bucks Co., PA.; d. 19 Dec 1836, Mecklenburg Co., NC..
21.	iv.	SUSAN POLK ALEXANDER, b. Abt. 1752, Bucks Co., PA., (See notes under Benjamin Alexander); d. Jun 1837, Mecklenburg Co., NC..
22.	v.	THOMAS ALEXANDER, SON BENJ. ALEXANDER/S. POLK, b. 17 Aug 1753, Bucks Co., PA.; d. 20 Dec 1844, Mecklenburg Co., NC., probably, (see notes; 1840 census).
	vi.	CHARLES ALEXANDER, SON BENJAMIN ALEXANDER^295,^296,^297,^298,²⁹⁹, b. 04 Jan 1755, Mecklenburg Co., NC., (See notes, also)³⁰⁰; d. Aft. 08 Sep 1834, Maury Co., TN., (See notes); m. (1) MARGARET ALEXANDER, DAU JAMES ALEXANDER; b. 16 Mar 1758, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC., (See notes under husband Charles Alexander); d. Aft. 08 Sep 1834, TN., possibly, (See notes under Charles Alexander); m. (2) MARGARET ?, WIFE CHARLES ALEXANDER^301,³⁰², Aft. 1772, NC., probably; b. Aft. 1761; d. Aft. Nov 1834 ³⁰³.

More About CHARLES ALEXANDER, SON BENJAMIN ALEXANDER:
Date born 2: 18 Aug 1762, Mecklenburg Co., NC.^304,³⁰⁵
Died 2: 06 Sep 1834, Mecklenburg Co., NC.³⁰⁵
Died 3: Abt. Nov 1834, Mecklenburg Co., NC., probably ³⁰⁶

More About CHARLES ALEXANDER and MARGARET ?:
Marriage: Aft. 1772, NC., probably

23.	vii.	BENJAMIN ALEXANDER, SON BENJ. ALEXANDER/S. POLK, b. Abt. 1770, NC., (See notes); d. Unknown.
	viii.	JAMES (TAYLOR?) ALEXANDER^307,³⁰⁸, b. 1775, Mecklenburg Co., NC., probably ^309,³¹⁰; d. Unknown; m. ISOBELLA ALEXANDER^311,³¹²; b. 1790 ³¹³; d. Unknown.
24.	ix.	WILLIAM TAYLOR ALEXANDER, SON BENJAMIN ALEXANDER, b. 01 Mar 1787, Mecklenburg Co., NC., (See notes); d. 19 Oct 1868, Hickory Withe, Fayette Co., TN., (See notes).

5. JOHN² POLK, SON WILLIAM POLK/MARGARET TAYLOR (WILLIAM¹)^314,^315,^316,^317,^318,^319,^320,^321,^322,^323,^324,^325,^326,^327,^328,^329,^330,³³¹ was born Bef. 1731 in Chester Co., PA., near Carlisle, in what became Cumberland Co., in 1850, (See notes), and died Bet. Jan - Apr 1803 in York Co., SC.³³². He married ELEANOR SHELBY, PROBABLE DAU EVAN SHELBY/MORGAN^333,^334,^335,^336,^337,^338,^339,^340,^341,^342,³⁴³ Bet. 1753 - 1754 in PA. or MD., likely; NC., SC., possible, but not probable, (See notes under John Polk; see other sources). She was born Abt. 1730 in Tregaron, Cardeganshire, South Wales ³⁴⁴, and died Bet. 06 May - 31 Oct 1803 in York Co., SC.³⁴⁵.

More About JOHN POLK, SON WILLIAM POLK/MARGARET TAYLOR:
Date born 2: Bet. 1739 - 1740, PA., near Carlisle, in what became Cumberland Co. in 1750 ^346,^347,³⁴⁸
Died 2: 1785, NC., probably ³⁴⁹
Died 3: 1802, York Co., SC.³⁵⁰
Burial: Unknown, York Co., SC., probably, possibly in Old Unity Cemetery, (See notes)

More About ELEANOR SHELBY, PROBABLE DAU EVAN SHELBY/MORGAN:
Burial: Unknown, York Co., SC., probably, possibly in Old Unity Cemetery, (See notes under husband John Polk)
Christened: 10 Jul 1730, Christened-St. Caron's Church Register, Tregaron ³⁵¹

More About JOHN POLK and ELEANOR SHELBY:
Death of one spouse: 1803, York Co., SC., (See will of John Polk)
Marriage: Bet. 1753 - 1754, PA. or MD., likely; NC., SC., possible, but not probable, (See notes under John Polk; see other sources)

Children of JOHN POLK and ELEANOR SHELBY are:

25.	i.		CHARLES³ POLK, SON JOHN POLK/ELEANORSHELBY, b. 18 Jan 1760, Anson Co., NC., probably on Clear Creek, off Rockey River; d. 16 Oct 1848, San Augustine, San Augustine Co., TX..
	ii.		ELEANOR "ELLEN" POLK, DAU JOHN POLK/E. SHELBY^352,^353,^354,^355,^356,^357,^358,³⁵⁹, b. Abt. 1762, Anson Co., NC., probably, probably, on Clear Creek, off Rockey River ³⁶⁰; d. Aft. 27 Mar 1806, (See notes)^361,³⁶²; m. JOHN THOMSON^363,³⁶⁴, Bet. 1790 - 1806, York Co., SC., probably, (See notes under Eleanor Polk)³⁶⁵; b. Abt. 1762; d. Aft. 27 Mar 1806 ³⁶⁶.

More About JOHN THOMSON and ELEANOR POLK:
Marriage: Bet. 1790 - 1806, York Co., SC., probably, (See notes under Eleanor Polk)³⁶⁷

26.	iii.		SHELBY (WILLIAM?) POLK, SON JOHN POLK/ELEANOR SHEMM, b. Aft. 02 Jul 1764, Mecklenburg Co., NC., probably, on Clear Creek, off Rockey River, (See notes, also); d. Unknown.
	iv.		WILLIAM (SHELBY?) POLK, SON JOHN POLK/E. SHELBY^368,^369,³⁷⁰, b. Bet. 1766 - 1784, Mecklenburg Co., NC., probably, on Clear Creek, off Rockey River, (Also, see notes & 1810 census); d. Aft. Aug 1810, TN., possibly, (See notes); m. ELIZABETH MCLANAHAN, NOT WIFE WM POLK SON JOHN³⁷¹, Bef. 1810; b. 1783, Ireland, (See notes under William (Shelby?) Polk)³⁷²; d. Bet. 1840 - 1850, York Co., SC., possibly, (See notes under William (Shelby?) Polk).

More About WILLIAM (SHELBY?) POLK, SON JOHN POLK/E. SHELBY:
Date born 2: Abt. 1774, Mecklenburg Co., NC., (See notes, also)³⁷³

More About WILLIAM POLK and ELIZABETH MCLANAHAN:
Marriage: Bef. 1810

27.	v.		JOHN A.? POLK, SON JOHN POLK/ELEANOR SHELBY, b. 1767, Mecklenburg Co., NC., probably on Clear Creek, off Rockey River; d. 24 May 1845, Maury Co., TN., on Carter's Creek, near Columbia.
28.	vi.		TAYLOR POLK, SON JOHN POLK/ELEANOR SHELBY, b. Bet. 1774 - 1780, Mecklenburg Co., NC., probably on Clear Creek, off Rockey River, (Also, see notes); d. Abt. 1839, AR., probably in Hot Spring Co., at "The Wilds," in what became Montgomery Co., AR., in 1842, (See notes).

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