William
Nutter
Polk
Born in Sussex, Delaware, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Trusten Laws Polk
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Eleanor Polk
Husband of
Levina (Causey) Polk
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Trusten W Polk
Died
at age 49
in Sussex, Delaware, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Apr 2021
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Biography
William Nutter Polk was born March 20, 1786, in Sussex county, Delaware, a son of Trusten Laws Polk and Mary Nutter. William married Lavenia Causey, a daughter of Governor Causey, of Delaware, on July 17, 1809. She was born January 12, 1791 and died March 24, 1825. They are the parents of Governor Trusten Polk, born May 21, 1811, in N.W. Fork Hundred, Sussex county, Delaware. [1]
William died April 22, 1835, at the age of 49 years, in Sussex county, Delaware and is buried in the Bridgeville Cemetery. [2]
Sources
- ↑ Polk family and kinsmen by William Harrison Polk, published in 1912, by Press of the Bradley & Gilbert Company, Louisville, Kentucky, page 691
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62829316/william-nutter-polk
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