[shelby research]Re: POLK, SIMS, THOMAS

[Judith A. Trolinger]

Hi Thomas!
 Welcome to the list..Maybe you and Martha Mordecai can help each other..
You can also get directly in touch with Johnnie Johnson
mailto:PeaPicker2@aol.com  She's working to get some documented order to the
Polk's..Especially Eleanor/Elinora and Capt John... Early researchers claim
she
was Bpt in 1730, the daughter of Evan SHELBY and Catherine MORGAN of
Cardiganshire, Wales...There is supposedly a baptismal record for this
Eleanora...but have not seen official record

There has been a lot of debate about this Eleanora and if she is the one who
married John POLK.
Johnnie M Johnson, in her book, REES AND MARY, p419, states:
  "JMJ feels this is impossible; as she would have been 28 when she married
John who may be 19; they started their family in 1760 when she would have
been 30 and had children for 20 years...they were near Rees & Mary in the
Carolinas and in PA and on deeds; but no proof Rees & Mary had a daughter
Eleanor."

The church records [supposedly] show Elinora as a dau- The Eleanor who
married John POLK
will be placed as dau of Rees, until something else comes to light.

More questions than answers!
Judy

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Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 3:16 PM
Subject: Re: [shelby research]Polks, Taylor's, Knox's, Morgan's, Love's


> Hello to Shelby list.   I'm interested in the Polk connection.  Eleanor
> Shelby married Capt. John Polk my great [5] grandparents.  What were
Eleanors
> ancesters?
>
> I'm searchings the names of POLK, SIMS, THOMAS,
> Thanks Thomas Polk