James POLK

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James POLK

James was born on May 17th, 1719 in , , Maryland. James' father was William B. POLK and his mother was Nancy Knox. His paternal grandparents were Robert Bruce POLK (POLLOCK) and Magdalen (Porter) TASKER; his maternal grandparents are John Knox and Sarah UNKNOWN. He had four brothers and two sisters, named David, William, Charles, Thomas, Elizabeth and Jane. He died at the age of 52 in 1771.

General Notes

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- John De POLLOCK ^*
  - b.~  1511 in Renfrewshire, Scotland d.1593 in Battle of Lockerbie, Scotland
  
  Robert De POLLOCK
  - b.~  1559 in Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland d.~  1625 in Coleraine, Londonderry, Ireland
  
  Janet Mure ^*
  - b.1542 in Glanderston,,Renfrew, Scotland d.>  1562
  
  Robert Bruce POLLOCK
  - b.1606 in Coleraine, Londonderry, Ireland d.>  1660 in Coleraine, , Ireland
  
  James Monat
  
  Jean Monat
  - b.1561 in Renfrewshire, Scotland d.1648 in Renfrewshire, Scotland
  
  Robert Bruce POLK (POLLOCK)
  - b.1630 in Donegal, Ireland d.1703 in , Somerset, Maryland
  
  Annabel STEWART
  - b.1618 in <Donegal, Donegal, Ireland>
  
  William B. POLK
  - b.1662 in Donegal, Ireland d.Jan 1740 in Whitehall, Somerset, Maryland
  
  Thomas TASKER
  - b.1606 in Ballindrate, Donegal, Ireland d. in Donegal Co., Donegal, Ireland
  
  Magdalen (Porter) TASKER
  - b.1637 in , Donegal, Ireland, Ireland d.1726/1727 in "whitehall", Somerset Co., , Md
  
  James POLK
  - b.17 May 1719 in , , Maryland d.1771
  
  John Knox
  - b.~  1615
  
  John Knox
  - b.~  1640
  
  Nancy Knox
  - b.~  1666 in Ireland d.<  1739 in Deceased, Sommerset Co., Maryland
  
  Sarah UNKNOWN
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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