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Major Edmund POLKE

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  • Name Edmund POLKE 
    Prefix Major 
    Born 1740  Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 9 May 1825  Smithfield, Nelson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age 85 years 
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    • Edmond Polk was the second son (and third child) of Charles Polk the Indian Trader.

      Edmund POLK . was born 1740 in (Prince Georges' County) now Frederick Co, MD. He grew up in Maryland, migrated first to Kentucky and then on to Pennsylvia where he met and married Mary Fultz in 1765 at Fort Pitt, Allegheny Co. Pennsylvania.

      Associated Ancestor (Revolutionary) Records:
      Edmund served as a Major and Second in command of the Fourth Battalion, Washington County, PN in the American Revolutionary War, serving on the Rangers on the Frontier, Militia. (PA ARCH, 5th SER, Vol 4, P 417). His National Service # is 561300. City: Fort Pitt Vicinity, PN. County: Washington Co, State: Pennsylvia. His ancestor number for the National Society of the Daughters' of the American Revolution is A090150. (See the Dictionary of American Biography, Volume VIII, page 61.)

      In the book 'American Guthries and Allied Families', page 441 tells us that "Edmond Polk was remarkable for his integrity and piety, as well as his handsome person." Until he, his wife and children made the trip to Kentucky by flatboat via the Ohio River, he lived in Washington County, PN on Cross Creek. Pennsylvania Archives, Third Series, Volume III, page 527 show Edmund owning 800 acres.

      In the Spring of 1780, his family, brothers and their sister descended the Ohio River landing at the Falls of the Ohio what is now Louisville, Kentucky. After a short stay, they moved on to what is now Shelby, Spencer and Nelson Counties. Edmond Polk was appointed to a committee to report on the work of building a debtor's prison, a prison for criminals, a whipping post, pillory and stocks. In 1875 three of his sons left Kentucky for Indiana. By the time of Edmond Sr.'s death, the only children still living in Nelson County were his son James, his daughter Sarah Fowler, and the two unmarried daughters, Mary and Nancy.

      Edmond Polke Sr. died prior to May 9, 1825 in Bullitt Co, KY. (Smithville). His grave has never been definitely located.

      His will is recorded in Nelson County, KY, Will Book E, Page 285. In his will, he left his 160 acre farm to his wife Mary Polke.

      They had the following children: Thomas, Reverend Charles, Edmond Jr., Hannah, Christina Katherine, Sarah, Mary (Polly), Nancy and James.
      This story was written by Pamela Polk Boles Moore
    Person ID I6676  The Andrist-Lindy-Young & Rizzo Family Tree
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2013 

    Father Charles POLK,   b. 1703, Whitehall, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1753, Smithfield, Frederick, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Christian CARTLEDGE,   b. 1703, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1779, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 4 Aug 1734  First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F10601  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary FULTZ,   b. 1740, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1821, Nelson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 1765  Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Sarah POLKE,   b. 1766, Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1825, Nelson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     2. Thomas POLKE,   b. 1768, Fort Pitt, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1843, Tobinsport, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     3. Charles POLKE,   b. 26 Sep 1770,   d. 25 Jul 1836, Polks Bottom, Perry, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    +4. Hannah POLKE,   b. 1774, Fort Pitt, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1842, Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     5. Edmond POLKE,   b. Sep 1776, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1859, Lyonsville, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     6. Kitty POLKE,   b. 1776
     7. Mary Polly POLKE,   b. 1783,   d. 12 May 1868  (Age 85 years)
     8. James POLKE,   b. 1784, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1850, Nelson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     9. Nancy POLKE,   b. 1787, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1875, Bloomfield, Nelson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     10. Charles POLKE, II,   b. 2 Feb 1745, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1823, Knox, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2013 
    Family ID F10600  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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