Samuel Polk
About Samuel Polk
Lived 1765 – 1827 (aged 61–62). Samuel Polk was an American surveyor.
Samuel Polk (July 5, 1772 – December 3, 1827) was an American surveyor and the father of U.S. President James K. Polk. His slaves included Elias Polk.
Life Samuel Polk was born in 1772 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He was the son of Ezekiel Polk and Mary Jane Winslow Wilson. Polk married Jane Gracey Knox (1776–1852) on Christmas Day 1794 in Hopewell Church in Mecklenburg County. Jane was the daughter of Captain James Knox and Lydia (Gillespie) Knox. Their first child, James Knox Polk, was born on November 2 of the following year.
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Who was Samuel Polk?
(1765-1827)
When was Samuel Polk born?
Samuel Polk was born in 1765 in Mecklenburg County.
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Samuel Polk died on 3 December 1827 in Columbia, Tennessee.
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Samuel Polk was a surveyor.
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Samuel Polk was American.
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