Thomas Polk

1730 - 1794  (64 years)

• Name	Thomas Polk  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	1730	Cumberland, Pennsylvania, Colonial America   [1, 2, 3, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	1794	Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Death	26 Jan 1794	Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA   [1, 5]
  Thomas Polk - Estate Notice	21 May 1794	Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA   [6]
  		Thomas Polk - Estate Notice
  Reference Number	5742
  Person ID	I5742	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	William Polk, Jr,   b. 1700   d. 1753, West Yadkin, North Carolina, Colonial America (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Margaret Taylor
  Relationship	bio
  Family ID	F2102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susanna Spratt,   b. 1734, Accomack, Virginia, Colonial America bur. Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
  Marriage	1740	North Carolina, Colonial America   [3]
  Married	1755	North Carolina, Colonial America   [2]
  Children	1. Thomas Polk  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. Ezekiel Polk  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   3. Charles Polk  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   4. Margaret Polk  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   5. Mary Polk  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   6. Martha Polk  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   7. James Polk  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 8. William Polk,   b. 9 Jul 1758, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, Colonial America d. 14 Jan 1834, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F2109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1730 - Cumberland, Pennsylvania, Colonial America Marriage - 1740 - North Carolina, Colonial America Married - 1755 - North Carolina, Colonial America Burial - 1794 - Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Death - 26 Jan 1794 - Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Thomas Polk - Estate Notice - 21 May 1794 - Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	4 Photos
  	General Thomas Polk gravemarker
  	Thomas Polk - Estate Notice
  	General Thomas Polk grave
  	Thomas Polk Bio As found on web.

  
  

• Sources

  [S19] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S244] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Source number: 865.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS. [S244] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Source number: 454.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CCM. [S1328] Ancestry.com, Polk family and kinsmen, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT; Date: 2005;). Polk family and kinsmen [S997] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [S1362] Newspapers.com - The North-Carolina Journal - 21 May 1794 - Page Page 3, (Name: The North-Carolina Journal; Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina; Date: 21 May 1794;), 21 May 1794. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2834621/the_northcarolina_journal/?xid=637 Thomas Polk - Estate Notice