Ancestry of
Michael Strahan

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Dorcas Paulk

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• • 3rd Great-grandmother of Michael Strahan — 6th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 53 
  • Father:
  • John Paulk 
  • Mother:
  • Catherine -----   
  • Birth Date:
  • 21 Nov 1816 
  • Birth Location:
  • Georgia 
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  • Death Date:
  • 24 Nov 1877 
  • Death Location:
  • Jasper County, Texas 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Allen Bishop
  • Marriage Date:
  • 16 Dec 1834 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Decatur County, Georgia 
  • Child:

  William A. Bishop (Ahnentafel No:26 )

  • Notes: 

  • Dorcas Paulk's maiden name is also seen as Polk.

• Sources for Dorcas Paulk

  • ¹ Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A086657 and #A086660.
  • ² Federal Census, TX, Jasper County, 1870, Subdivision 23, p. 11, Image 11 of 106.
  • ³ Georgia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850, Marriage record for Allen Bishop and Dorcas Polk.
  • ⁴ PBS Television, Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 05 FEB 2019, Season 5, Episode 5, Michael Strahan.