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William Polk & Sabra Bradford 5

William Polk was born in 1744 Accomac Co., VA, Son of William Polk and Priscilla. Married Sabra Bradford 25th of Jan 1764.  Died Jan 1835 in Accomac, Virginia [or Clinton, Ohio (see 1941 source)]

Sabra Bradford was born in 1748 in Accomac, Virginia and died sometime between 1780 and 1790 in Accomac, Virginia.

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Sabra (Bradford) Polk

Children for William and Sabra Polk are:
  1. Margaret Polk b. 24 Jan 1768 in Accomac, VA. d. 26 Nov 1837 in Henry, Indiana. (Married Revel Colburn )
  2. Amelia (Milly) Polk b. 13 Oct 1782 In Accomac, VA. (Married March 30, 1809, Littleton Hermon)
  3. John Polk b. 10 Mar 1786 in Accomac, VA. d. 1806 (drowned)
  4. James Polk b. 4 Apr 1774 in Accomac, VA. d. 1824 in North Carolina (married Elizabeth Hutchinson)
  5. Jane Polk b. 5 Apr 1776 in Accomac, VA (married #1: George Handover, #2: Zorobable Edwards) 
  6. Sally Polk b.13 May 1766 in Accomac, VA. d. 1827 (married:#1: Jacob Lurton, #2: Littleton Townsend, #3 Thomas Sturgis)
  7. Nathaniel Polk b. 15 May 1770 in Accomac, VA. d. in Accomac, VA
  8. Robert Polk b. 2 Jun 1778 in Accomac, VA. d. in Accomac, VA
  9. Bridget Polk b. June 3, 1772) in Accomac, VA. d. 1859. (Married Thomas Clegg)
  10. William Polk b. 5 Jul 1784 in Accomac, VA. d. 1835 in Clinton, Ohio (Married March 30, 1809 Hannah Hobson) 
  11. Martha Polk b. 27 Sep 1780 in Accomac, VA. d. 1842. (Married in 1810, Joshua Fitchell)

In the 1941 source, it is said that Williams second wife is Priscilla Polk, a cousin and they had a daughter Priscilla b. Apr 21, 1793 who died 1810.

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Date
Place or Source

1906

Current and Hobson families
New Castle, Ind.: Mary O. Waters, by: Annie E Current pg. 207

1912

Polk Family and Kinsmen, Louisville, KY: Bradley and Gilbert 767 pgs. pg. 717

1976

A roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution : commemoration of the United States of America bicentennial, July 4, 1976
Evansville, Ind.: Unigraphic, 1125 pgs.

1941

Some descendents from Cap't William Polk of Accomac, VA. Chicago, Ill.: Author: unkown