Snyder Family 2016 - Person Sheet
Spouses
Birth1628, England
Death2 May 1695, Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
FatherEdward Winn (1604-1682)
MotherJoanna Sargent (1608-1649)
ChildrenGeorge (1653-1698)
Notes for George Polley
George Polley
Posted on July 22, 2010 by markeminer
George POLLEY Sr. (1625 - 1683) was Alex’s 9th great grandfather, one of 1,024 in this generation of the Miner line.
George Polley was born about 1625 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. His father was John POLLEY. He immigrated from St. Leondard, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. He was christened in Woburn, Mass. He married Elizabeth WINN on 21 May 1649 in Woburn, Mass. George died 22 Dec 1683 in Woburn, Mass.
Charles E. Banks is the only source found that indicates the origins of George Polly. His book “Topographical Dictionary of 2885 English Emigrants to New England 1620-1650″ says he was from St. Leonard Shoreditch, Middlesex County in England. The ship is listed as the Mayflower. Shoreditch is an area in the north east section of London. McArthur asserts that George Polly was in Woburn before 1649. That would seem to be borne out by the presence of the Winn family as early as eight years before Polley.
see:
http://minerdescent.wordpress.com/2010/07/22/george-polley/
George Polly was a carpenter by trade. Land was ordered laid out to him in Woburn on 3 Feb 1648/49. He was chosen surveyor of fences in 1665. He is recorded as being taxed in Woburn in 1655 and again in 1663/64. He was taxed at the county rate 26 Oct 1666. His right to share in the common lands of the town was acknowledged in 1668. He gave testimony in court on 2 Apr 1668 and his age at the time was recorded as 43. It is this record on which his approximate year of birth is based. He was summoned to court with others 18 Jun 1670 in a debt case, giving testimony there on 21 Jun 1670.
A George Polly served in King Philip’s War under Captain John Carter (or Cutler). (See Bodge’s 1906 King Philip’s War, p. 286 and D. H. Hurd’s 1890 History of Middlesex Co., Mass., pp. 382-383. The latter quotes some of Bodge’s earlier articles in the NEHGR.) Authorities disagree as to whether it was George Polly, Sr. or George Polly, Jr. who actually served. The senior Polly would have been about 49 and the son would have been about 20. Thus it could have been either. Since there is no “Junior” indicated on the rolls, many believe it to be the father. However, the oldest son John, aged about 26 at the time, also served in the war. This fact might lead one to believe that it was the case of two brothers going off to war. This is a point that may never be resolved satisfactorily.
George and Elizabeth apparently suffered the same foibles then as others do now. An interesting domestic note is found in the Woburn vital records, p. 213.
“In 1658, John Cromwell a Scotchman confessed ‘that he was in the house of George Polly alone with his wife, and that he kissed her once & eate some strawberries’ etc. The Court ordered both Cromwell and the wife of George Polly ‘severely whipt ten stripes a peece.’ [The Middlesex County Court Records, Vol I, p. 158, are the cited providing insight regarding Cromwell.] Cromwell died in 1662 near Chelmsford. He is referred to as ‘late trader with ye Indians,’and Seaborne Cromwell was his relict widow.”
George Polly died in Woburn on 22 Dec 1683. His will was dated 5 Jun 1683 and proved on 1-Apr-1684. A full copy of the will of George Polly appears in”Descendants of Samuel Hills”, compiled for Francis J. Hills by Winifred Lovering Holman, published in 1957 by the Rumford Press, page 87. It reads as follows:
“By these presents be it knowne that I George Polly sen of Woburn in the Massachusetts Colony in the County of Middlesex being of sound understanding and perfect memory: Doe heerby make this writeing my last will and Testament: Renouncing all former wills by me made Committing my soule unto god in Christ my Saviour and my body Decently to be interred in the Earth: And After my Debts are paid and my funerall expenses discharged; I Doe give my estate both personal and Reall as follows:
“Imp. I give unto my beloved wife Elizabeth the use of my now dwelling house all my land which I now posses my household stuff and the use of two oxen two Cows a mare together with cart a plow and ___ ___ _____ during her widowhood. I do give to my son John Polly all my land and meadow belonging to my houselott lying on the south west side bounded by a white oake stump at the upper end and so by a line through the middle of Drie pole swamp to the river and one Cow; two thirds of all my woodland: paying fourty Pounds as is heer after Expressed: I give unto my son George the other part of my land on the North East side of my houselott and my meadow on the south side of the river one third part of my woodland and one Cow: paying fourty pounds as I heerafter appoint; but if he fails to pay the fourty pounds: then I give him only his ten Acre lott he now possesseth one Cow and one quarter part of my woodlands: I Doe give unto my Daughter Elizabeth twenty pounds and one Cow as part of the twenty pounds: with that she hath already received: to my Daughter Hannah twenty pounds and my seven Acre lott on the other side [of] maple meadow river: to my son Samuel twenty pounds or my great lott and twenty shillings and my musket; to my son Edward twenty one pounds; to my Daughter Sarah twenty one pounds: I Doe Give to my Daughter Hannah one Cow as part of the twenty pounds mentioned before: I Do appoint my sons John and George to pay my legacies to the other Children when they come to possese the lands; that is to say ten pounds yearly as it ariseth due untill the four scoure pounds be paid: only when Edward comes to Receive his legacy I Doe Appoint them to pay fiveteen pounds that year. I Doe give my son Samuel a pair of steers [___?] three year old when he is at age: I Doe give unto my beloved wife Elizabeth two cows a mare and my household stuff for her use dureing her Naturall life… After my wives decease I Doe give my household stuffe equally to be devided Among my Children: I Doe Constitute and ordaine my sons John and George joint executours to this my will: I Doe Appoint my trustie friends Mathew Edwards and John Baker overseers: unto what is above written I George Polly have put to my hand and seal the fifth day of June one thousand six hundred and Eighty three.
his mark George X Polly In prsence off
Sam Carter
her mark Deborah X pierce.”
When the will was proved 1 April 1684, the inventory read in part as follows(as transcribed by Winifred L. Holman):
“An inventory of the Estate of George poly senr who deceased upon the twenty second daye of Janewary 1683-4,” was taken, 21 Feb. 1683[-84], by “frances Kendall & James Converse,” the total amount being L298-09-06. It included “one small hous and about 35 acres of upland adjoyning,” some 101 additional acres in upland, swamp, meadow and woodlot; his stock, with “one mare and bridle sadle and pilion and harnes”; carpenter’s tools; household effects with a “brass scilet listed; a “Swarm of bees,” etc. Note the apparent conflict between the Woburn death record date for the decease of George Polly (22 December 1683), and the date of death stated in the inventory (22-Jan-1683/84). The latter date is believed to be an administrative oversight.
[Cleveland1 537] Of Woburn Mass where land was laid out to him 2 February 1648/9 (perhaps the borhter of John of Roxbury Mass). Married EW of Woburn (daughter of Edward and Joanna Winn of Woburn). Father of GP evidently did not come to America.
[Polley 7] From Shoreditch (South Leonard), Co Middlesex. Was taxed in Woburn in 1655 and 1663/4 and listed in the county rate 26 October 1666. His right to share common lands was ackowledged in 1668. His age is listed as 43 in his testimony on 2 April 1668. GP’s will is dated 5 June 1683 and proved 1 April 1684.
[Cleveland1 2421] A carpenter. Was a surveyor of fences 1665; overseen 5 July 1680 by Henry Belden (Baldwin), tithing man.
Sources:
http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_325.htm#10
http://users.ece.utexas.edu/~perry/fun/genealogy/mell/polley.html
http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=32271668&st=1
Posted on July 22, 2010 by markeminer
George POLLEY Sr. (1625 - 1683) was Alex’s 9th great grandfather, one of 1,024 in this generation of the Miner line.
George Polley was born about 1625 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. His father was John POLLEY. He immigrated from St. Leondard, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. He was christened in Woburn, Mass. He married Elizabeth WINN on 21 May 1649 in Woburn, Mass. George died 22 Dec 1683 in Woburn, Mass.
Charles E. Banks is the only source found that indicates the origins of George Polly. His book “Topographical Dictionary of 2885 English Emigrants to New England 1620-1650″ says he was from St. Leonard Shoreditch, Middlesex County in England. The ship is listed as the Mayflower. Shoreditch is an area in the north east section of London. McArthur asserts that George Polly was in Woburn before 1649. That would seem to be borne out by the presence of the Winn family as early as eight years before Polley.
see:
http://minerdescent.wordpress.com/2010/07/22/george-polley/
George Polly was a carpenter by trade. Land was ordered laid out to him in Woburn on 3 Feb 1648/49. He was chosen surveyor of fences in 1665. He is recorded as being taxed in Woburn in 1655 and again in 1663/64. He was taxed at the county rate 26 Oct 1666. His right to share in the common lands of the town was acknowledged in 1668. He gave testimony in court on 2 Apr 1668 and his age at the time was recorded as 43. It is this record on which his approximate year of birth is based. He was summoned to court with others 18 Jun 1670 in a debt case, giving testimony there on 21 Jun 1670.
A George Polly served in King Philip’s War under Captain John Carter (or Cutler). (See Bodge’s 1906 King Philip’s War, p. 286 and D. H. Hurd’s 1890 History of Middlesex Co., Mass., pp. 382-383. The latter quotes some of Bodge’s earlier articles in the NEHGR.) Authorities disagree as to whether it was George Polly, Sr. or George Polly, Jr. who actually served. The senior Polly would have been about 49 and the son would have been about 20. Thus it could have been either. Since there is no “Junior” indicated on the rolls, many believe it to be the father. However, the oldest son John, aged about 26 at the time, also served in the war. This fact might lead one to believe that it was the case of two brothers going off to war. This is a point that may never be resolved satisfactorily.
George and Elizabeth apparently suffered the same foibles then as others do now. An interesting domestic note is found in the Woburn vital records, p. 213.
“In 1658, John Cromwell a Scotchman confessed ‘that he was in the house of George Polly alone with his wife, and that he kissed her once & eate some strawberries’ etc. The Court ordered both Cromwell and the wife of George Polly ‘severely whipt ten stripes a peece.’ [The Middlesex County Court Records, Vol I, p. 158, are the cited providing insight regarding Cromwell.] Cromwell died in 1662 near Chelmsford. He is referred to as ‘late trader with ye Indians,’and Seaborne Cromwell was his relict widow.”
George Polly died in Woburn on 22 Dec 1683. His will was dated 5 Jun 1683 and proved on 1-Apr-1684. A full copy of the will of George Polly appears in”Descendants of Samuel Hills”, compiled for Francis J. Hills by Winifred Lovering Holman, published in 1957 by the Rumford Press, page 87. It reads as follows:
“By these presents be it knowne that I George Polly sen of Woburn in the Massachusetts Colony in the County of Middlesex being of sound understanding and perfect memory: Doe heerby make this writeing my last will and Testament: Renouncing all former wills by me made Committing my soule unto god in Christ my Saviour and my body Decently to be interred in the Earth: And After my Debts are paid and my funerall expenses discharged; I Doe give my estate both personal and Reall as follows:
“Imp. I give unto my beloved wife Elizabeth the use of my now dwelling house all my land which I now posses my household stuff and the use of two oxen two Cows a mare together with cart a plow and ___ ___ _____ during her widowhood. I do give to my son John Polly all my land and meadow belonging to my houselott lying on the south west side bounded by a white oake stump at the upper end and so by a line through the middle of Drie pole swamp to the river and one Cow; two thirds of all my woodland: paying fourty Pounds as is heer after Expressed: I give unto my son George the other part of my land on the North East side of my houselott and my meadow on the south side of the river one third part of my woodland and one Cow: paying fourty pounds as I heerafter appoint; but if he fails to pay the fourty pounds: then I give him only his ten Acre lott he now possesseth one Cow and one quarter part of my woodlands: I Doe give unto my Daughter Elizabeth twenty pounds and one Cow as part of the twenty pounds: with that she hath already received: to my Daughter Hannah twenty pounds and my seven Acre lott on the other side [of] maple meadow river: to my son Samuel twenty pounds or my great lott and twenty shillings and my musket; to my son Edward twenty one pounds; to my Daughter Sarah twenty one pounds: I Doe Give to my Daughter Hannah one Cow as part of the twenty pounds mentioned before: I Do appoint my sons John and George to pay my legacies to the other Children when they come to possese the lands; that is to say ten pounds yearly as it ariseth due untill the four scoure pounds be paid: only when Edward comes to Receive his legacy I Doe Appoint them to pay fiveteen pounds that year. I Doe give my son Samuel a pair of steers [___?] three year old when he is at age: I Doe give unto my beloved wife Elizabeth two cows a mare and my household stuff for her use dureing her Naturall life… After my wives decease I Doe give my household stuffe equally to be devided Among my Children: I Doe Constitute and ordaine my sons John and George joint executours to this my will: I Doe Appoint my trustie friends Mathew Edwards and John Baker overseers: unto what is above written I George Polly have put to my hand and seal the fifth day of June one thousand six hundred and Eighty three.
his mark George X Polly In prsence off
Sam Carter
her mark Deborah X pierce.”
When the will was proved 1 April 1684, the inventory read in part as follows(as transcribed by Winifred L. Holman):
“An inventory of the Estate of George poly senr who deceased upon the twenty second daye of Janewary 1683-4,” was taken, 21 Feb. 1683[-84], by “frances Kendall & James Converse,” the total amount being L298-09-06. It included “one small hous and about 35 acres of upland adjoyning,” some 101 additional acres in upland, swamp, meadow and woodlot; his stock, with “one mare and bridle sadle and pilion and harnes”; carpenter’s tools; household effects with a “brass scilet listed; a “Swarm of bees,” etc. Note the apparent conflict between the Woburn death record date for the decease of George Polly (22 December 1683), and the date of death stated in the inventory (22-Jan-1683/84). The latter date is believed to be an administrative oversight.
[Cleveland1 537] Of Woburn Mass where land was laid out to him 2 February 1648/9 (perhaps the borhter of John of Roxbury Mass). Married EW of Woburn (daughter of Edward and Joanna Winn of Woburn). Father of GP evidently did not come to America.
[Polley 7] From Shoreditch (South Leonard), Co Middlesex. Was taxed in Woburn in 1655 and 1663/4 and listed in the county rate 26 October 1666. His right to share common lands was ackowledged in 1668. His age is listed as 43 in his testimony on 2 April 1668. GP’s will is dated 5 June 1683 and proved 1 April 1684.
[Cleveland1 2421] A carpenter. Was a surveyor of fences 1665; overseen 5 July 1680 by Henry Belden (Baldwin), tithing man.
Sources:
http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_325.htm#10
http://users.ece.utexas.edu/~perry/fun/genealogy/mell/polley.html
http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=32271668&st=1
Notes for Elizabeth (Spouse 1)
Elizabeth Winn was born about 1628 in England. Her parents were Edward WINN and Joanna SARGENT. She came to America with her parents and at least one brother named Joseph. Joseph is documented as being in America as early as 1642. Another brother of Elizabeth, Increase Winn, is documented as being the first recorded birth in Woburn, Massachusetts, on 5 Dec 1641. A sister, Ann, married Moses Cleveland, a direct ancestor of Grover Cleveland. Thus, all Pollys (or Polleys) who trace their ancestry to George Polly of Woburn can properly claim, through Edward Winn, relationship to our 22nd and 24th president. Also, a brother of Elizabeth, Increase Winn, is a direct ancestor of Herbert Hoover, the 31st president. Elizabeth died on 2 May 1695 in Woburn, Mass.
see:
http://minerdescent.wordpress.com/2010/07/22/george-polley/
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Children of George and Elizabeth:
Name
Born
Married
Departed
1.
John POLLEY Sr.
16 May 1650 in Woburn, Mass
Mary EDWARDS
16 May 1681 in Reading Mass.
1711
2.
Joseph Polley
25 DEC 1652 Woburn, Mass
1713
3.
George Polley
4 JAN 1654/55 Woburn, Mass
Mary Knight
24 OCT 1677 Woburn, Mass
1717 Colchester, CT.
4.
Elizabeth Polley
14 APR 1657 Woburn, Mass
Caleb Phillips
16 OCT 1681
.
John Brown
BEF 1709
5.
Samuel Polley
24 Jan 1661
Woburn, Mass.
6 Feb 1661
Woburn, Mass.
6.
Hannah Polley
6 APR 1662 Woburn, Mass
6 APR 1662 Woburn, Mass
7.
Hannah Polley
28 JUN 1663 Woburn, Mass.
John Baker
18 OCT 1682
Woburn, Mass
28 Mar 1731
Rehoboth, Mass
8.
Samuel Polley
1667
Woburn, Mass
Priscilla Eames
1689 Woburn, Mass
1727
9.
Sarah Polley
1669
Woburn, Mass
1729
Barrington, Rhode Island
see:
http://minerdescent.wordpress.com/2010/07/22/george-polley/
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Children of George and Elizabeth:
Name
Born
Married
Departed
1.
John POLLEY Sr.
16 May 1650 in Woburn, Mass
Mary EDWARDS
16 May 1681 in Reading Mass.
1711
2.
Joseph Polley
25 DEC 1652 Woburn, Mass
1713
3.
George Polley
4 JAN 1654/55 Woburn, Mass
Mary Knight
24 OCT 1677 Woburn, Mass
1717 Colchester, CT.
4.
Elizabeth Polley
14 APR 1657 Woburn, Mass
Caleb Phillips
16 OCT 1681
.
John Brown
BEF 1709
5.
Samuel Polley
24 Jan 1661
Woburn, Mass.
6 Feb 1661
Woburn, Mass.
6.
Hannah Polley
6 APR 1662 Woburn, Mass
6 APR 1662 Woburn, Mass
7.
Hannah Polley
28 JUN 1663 Woburn, Mass.
John Baker
18 OCT 1682
Woburn, Mass
28 Mar 1731
Rehoboth, Mass
8.
Samuel Polley
1667
Woburn, Mass
Priscilla Eames
1689 Woburn, Mass
1727
9.
Sarah Polley
1669
Woburn, Mass
1729
Barrington, Rhode Island