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   Samuel Polk. Samuel Polk (July 5, 1772 – December 3, 1827) was an American surveyor and the father of U.S. President James Knox Polk. [ 3 ] His slaves included Elias Polk. [ 4 ] He is the Secons Cousin of U.S. Presidents Zachary Taylor and James Madison.

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   Feb 23, 2023 · Family Overview. James Polk was the first of ten children born to Samuel Polk and Jane Knox. His father was a War of 1812 veteran, and his mother a devout Presbyterian. Of his 10 siblings, he had three brothers who died in the same year, and all but 1 died before him. While he was president, he had one brother who fought in the Mexican War.

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   Samuel Polk (July 5, 1772 – December 3, 1827) was an American surveyor and the father of U.S. President James Knox Polk. His slaves included Elias Polk.

4. www.geni.com › people › Samuel-PolkSamuel Polk (c.1772 - 1827) - Genealogy - Geni.com

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   Apr 27, 2022 · Samuel Polk, was a slaveholder, successful farmer and surveyor of Scots-Irish descent. While Jane was a Presbyterian, Samuel's father was a deist, so when James was taken to be baptized, Samuel refused to declare his belief in Christianity, and the minister refused to baptize the child. In 1803, the majority of Polk's relatives moved to the ...

   • Birthdate: circa July 05, 1772
   • Place of Burial: Columbia, Maury County, TN, United States

   • Birthplace: Tyrone, North Carolina

5. www.museumofthenewsouth.org › digital › james-k-polkJames K. Polk Site - Levine Museum of the New South

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   Ezekiel Polk, grandfather to the future President, was named a clerk in Tryon and was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Samuel Polk, the father of James K. Polk, had amassed a 150-acre cotton farm in Mecklenburg County (Pineville) by the birth of his son on November 2, 1795. James Polk spent the first eleven years of his childhood in Pineville.

6. www.hmdb.org › mThe Polk Family - The Historical Marker Database

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   Jun 6, 2020 · Hawkins Polk May 24, 1815 - Dec 16, 1862 beside his wife, Mary Corse Polk 1816-1851 Samuel Wilson Polk Oct 17, 1817- Feb 24, 1839 Samuel Polk reared his family in the 1816 home known today as the Ancestral home of James K. Polk. This home is the only remaining residence in which James Knox Polk resided other than the White House in Washington, D.C.

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   Who was Samuel Polk?

   • Samuel Polk (July 5, 1772 – December 3, 1827) was an American surveyor, slave owner, and the father of U.S. President James Knox Polk. His slaves included Elias Polk. Samuel Polk was born in 1772 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He was the son of Ezekiel Polk and Mary Jane Winslow Wilson.

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   Did James Polk live in Pineville?

   • James Polk spent the first eleven years of his childhood in Pineville. The homestead had log buildings like the recreated ones at the James K. Polk Historic Site. An undated photo of visitors at James K. Polk Historic Site.

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   Who was Ezekiel Polk?

   • Ezekiel Polk, grandfather to the future President, was named a clerk in Tryon and was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Samuel Polk, the father of James K. Polk, had amassed a 150-acre cotton farm in Mecklenburg County (Pineville) by the birth of his son on November 2, 1795. James Polk spent the first eleven years of his childhood in Pineville.

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   How many siblings did James Polk have?

   • It was under his leadership that America became a nation from sea to shining sea. James Polk was the first of ten children born to Samuel Polk and Jane Knox. His father was a War of 1812 veteran, and his mother a devout Presbyterian. Of his 10 siblings, he had three brothers who died in the same year, and all but 1 died before him.

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   Where did the Polk family come from?

   • The Polk family is of Scots-Irish descent and first settled in the United States in the 1720s in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Like many Scots-Irish located in Philadelphia at the time, the Polk family moved south to what would become Mecklenburg County via the Great Wagon Road that ran from Philadelphia to North Carolina.

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   How did James Polk become a politician?

   • When James Polk came of age, he became a lawyer before entering the political sphere at 27. He rose up the political ranks rather quickly, winning a seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives. Polk eventually became the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in 1835 and ascended to the presidency in 1845.

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8. www.mentalfloss.com › article › 55028114 Things You Might Not Have Known About James K. Polk

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   Jun 14, 2019 · 1. James K. Polk had surgery to remove urinary bladder stones when he was 16. Born on November 2, 1795, James Knox Polk was the oldest of 10 children born to Samuel Polk, a farmer and surveyor ...