KLDeWitt Genealogy Research Project
Our Family's Journey Through Time From Europe and Canada to the US

| Thomas Gilchrist Polk |
| Thomas Gilchrist Polk | |
| B: | 22 Feb 1791 |
| Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 16 Mar 1869 |
| Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, USA | |
| William Julius Polk |
| William Julius Polk | |
| B: | 21 Mar 1793 |
| Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 27 Jun 1860 |
| Maury, Tennessee, USA | |
| William Polk |
| William Polk | |
| B: | 9 Jul 1758 |
| Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, Colonial America | |
| D: | 14 Jan 1834 |
| Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA | |
![]() | Grizelda Gilchrist |
| Grizelda Gilchrist | |
| B: | 24 Oct 1768 |
| Suffolk City, Virginia, Colonial America | |
| M: | Oct 1789 |
| D: | 2 Oct 1799 |
| Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA | |
| George Washington Polk |
| George Washington Polk | |
| B: | 12 Jul 1817 |
| Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 8 Jan 1892 |
| Maury, Tennessee, USA | |
![]() | Sallie Leah Hilliard |
| Sallie Leah Hilliard | |
| B: | 26 Nov 1819 |
| Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 2 Jul 1894 |
| Rufus King Polk |
| Rufus King Polk | |
| B: | 15 Mar 1814 |
| Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 25 Feb 1846 |
| Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA | |
![]() | Charles Junius Polk |
| Charles Junius Polk | |
| B: | 8 Oct 1828 |
| Wake, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 16 Oct 1831 |
| Wake, North Carolina, USA | |
![]() | Andrew Jackson Polk, Sr |
| Andrew Jackson Polk, Sr | |
| B: | 10 Aug 1824 |
| North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 1 Mar 1867 |
| Ashwood, Maury, Tennessee, USA | |
| Leonidas Polk |
| Leonidas Polk | |
| B: | 10 Apr 1806 |
| Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 14 Jun 1864 |
| Kennesaw, Cobb, Georgia, USA | |
| Frances Ann Devereux | |
| M: | 4 May 1830 |
| Wake, North Carolina, USA | |
| Susan Spratt Polk |
| Susan Spratt Polk | |
| B: | 25 May 1822 |
| Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 10 Jul 1909 |
| Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA | |
![]() | Kenneth Rayner, Sr |
| Kenneth Rayner, Sr | |
| B: | 20 Jun 1808 |
| Bertie, North Carolina, USA | |
| M: | 21 Jul 1842 |
| New York City, New York, New York, USA | |
| D: | 5 Mar 1884 |
| District of Columbia, USA | |
![]() | Lucinda Davis Polk |
| Lucinda Davis Polk | |
| B: | 12 Jan 1804 |
| D: | 9 May 1805 |
![]() | John Hawkins Polk |
| John Hawkins Polk | |
| B: | 1812 |
| D: | 28 Oct 1813 |
![]() | Alexander Hamilton Polk |
| Alexander Hamilton Polk | |
| B: | 19 Sep 1810 |
| Tennessee, USA | |
| D: | 8 Sep 1830 |
| Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA | |
| Elizabeth Jackson | |
| M: | 17 Jun 1829 |
| Hardeman, Tennessee, USA | |
![]() | Mary Brown Polk |
| Mary Brown Polk | |
| B: | 28 Aug 1808 |
| Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 1 Mar 1835 |
| Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA | |
| Lucius Junius Polk, Sr |
| Lucius Junius Polk, Sr | |
| B: | 16 Mar 1802 |
| Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 3 Oct 1870 |
| Maury, Tennessee, USA | |
| Mary Ann Eastin |
| Mary Ann Eastin | |
| B: | 25 Jul 1810 |
| Davidson, Tennessee, USA | |
| M: | 10 Apr 1832 |
| Washington, District of Columbia, USA | |
| D: | 1 Aug 1847 |
| Maury, Tennessee, USA | |
| Frances Anne Erwin | |
| M: | 15 Sep 1853 |
| Sarah Sophia Hawkins |
| Sarah Sophia Hawkins | |
| B: | 6 Mar 1784 |
| Warren, North Carolina, USA | |
| M: | 1 Jan 1801 |
| D: | 10 Dec 1843 |
| Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA | |
| Thomas Polk |
| Thomas Polk | |
| B: | 1730 |
| Cumberland, Pennsylvania, Colonial America | |
| D: | 26 Jan 1794 |
| Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA | |
![]() | Susanna Spratt |
| Susanna Spratt | |
| B: | 1734 |
| Accomack, Virginia, Colonial America | |
| M: | 1740 |
| North Carolina, Colonial America | |
| Ezekiel Polk |
| Ezekiel Polk | |
| B: | 7 Dec 1747 |
| Cumberland, Pennsylvania, Colonial America | |
| D: | 31 Aug 1824 |
| Bolivar, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA | |
| James Knox Polk, 11th President of the US | |
| B: | 2 Nov 1795 |
| Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 15 Jun 1849 |
| Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA | |
![]() | Sarah Childress |
| Sarah Childress | |
| B: | 4 Sep 1803 |
| Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA | |
| M: | 1824 |
| Tennessee, USA | |
| D: | 14 Aug 1891 |
| Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA | |
![]() | Samuel Polk |
| Samuel Polk | |
| B: | 1768 |
| Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 3 Dec 1827 |
| Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA | |
![]() | Jane Gracy Knox |
| Jane Gracy Knox | |
| B: | 15 Nov 1776 |
| Iredell, North Carolina, USA | |
| D: | 11 Jan 1852 |
| Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA | |
![]() | William Polk, Jr |
| William Polk, Jr | |
| B: | 1700 |
| D: | 1753 |
| West Yadkin, North Carolina, Colonial America | |
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