Notable Relations
- Ezekiel Polk, William's uncle and first commanding officer during the Revolution.
- James K. Polk, 11th President of the United States and William's first cousin, once removed, being the grandson of his father's brother Ezekiel.
- Leonidas Polk, William’s second son by his wife Sarah, was known as "The Fighting Bishop," being both an Episcopal bishop and Confederate general. (Killed in action at Pine Mountain, Tennessee.) He was instrumental in establishing the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. Fort Polk is named in his honor.
- Leonidas Lafayette Polk, whose precise family connection is uncertain, a Confederate colonel and first North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture.
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