Unknown father of William Polk

NOTE: There is no evidence that this William Polk is the son of the Irish William Polk, married to Nancy Knox. The doubtful ancestors will not be added to this research.

https://gw.geneanet.org/skboettcher?lang=en&n=polk&oc=1&p=william

12 July 2005

A DISCUSSION OF THE ANCESTRY OF WILLIAM POLK WHO MARRIED MARGARET TAYLOR,
GREATGRANDPARENTS OF PRESIDENT JAMES KNOX POLK ....... MY QUEST FOR THE TRUTH

By Bill Polk
Kansas City, MO.

Who are the parents of William Polk who married Margaret Taylor, the said William Polk the progenitor of the Mecklenburg Polks and the greatgrandfather of President James K. Polk?

All Polk genealogies state the basic same lineage: William Polk who m. Margaret Taylor, was the son of William Polk/Nancy (Knox) Owens, and William Polk (Sr.) was the son of Robert (often shown as Robert Bruce Polk)/Magdalen Tasker Porter.