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Margaret Polk (Taylor)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Pennsylvania, Colonial America
Death: January 10, 1763 (59)
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Colonial America
Place of Burial: Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of James Taylor, of Christopher Bay and wife of James Taylor
Wife of William Polk
Mother of General Thomas Polk; Deborah McCleary; Susannah Alexander, Twin; Capt. John Polk; Margaret McRee and 3 others
Sister of Susan Taylor and James Taylor, of "Stone House Farm" (PA)

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About Margaret Polk

Biography

Margaret Taylor is seen as the daughter of James Taylor, of "Stone House Farm" (PA) and his wife, who wasn’t Martha Thompson.

She married William Polk In 1725 at Carlisle, Pennsylvania (Cumberland Co.). His parents are not known.

The nine children of Margaret Taylor and William Polk were:

  1. William Polk II ca 1725-1802. Married Sarah Weatherford..
  2. Thomas Polk, Gen. 1729..1734-1794. Married Susanna Spratt.
  3. John A. Polk, Capt. 1730- . Married Eleanor Shelby.
  4. Susannah Polk, 1730..1734-1813. Married Benjamin Alexander
  5. Charles Polk, Capt. 1732-1821. Married 1) Mary Clark 2) Philopenia Helms.
  6. Margaret Polk. 1734..1746-1802..1805. Married Robert McRee.
  7. Deborah Polk. ca 1735-1811. Married Samuel McCleary.
  8. Mary Polk. ca 1744-1814. Married Ezra Alexander
  9. Ezekiel Franklin Polk, Col. 1747-1824. Married 1) Bessie Davis 2) Sophia Lennard

She made her home with a daughter, Deborah McCleary, after her husband's death.

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Margaret Polk's Timeline

1704
January 2, 1704
Pennsylvania, Colonial America
1717
August 16, 1717
Age 13
Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America
1730
July 29, 1730
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
1732
July 29, 1732
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
1734
1734
Cumberland County, PA, Colonial America
1734
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
1739
January 18, 1739
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
1742
1742
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
1744
1744
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States