New England Families

George Polly was most likely born in England. See below. His wife may have
been born in England or Wales. (No sources yet.)

George Polly was in Woburn by 3 Feb 1648/9 when land was laid out to
him. He was a carpenter and was surveyor of fences in 1665.

A file uploaded to rootsweb.com by Isabel Defenbaugh cites a number of
sources and seems reliable. In it she states that:

Charles E. Banks, in his Topographical Dictionary of 2885 English
Emigrants to New England 1620-1650 says that George Polly was from St.
Leonard Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. He is said to have arrived in
America on board a ship called the Mayflower.

She goes on to say that George is on various tax rolls and court
records in Woburn from 1655 to 1670,. His will was proved 1 Apr
1684. In it he mentions his wife Elizabeth, and his children John,
George, Elizabeth, hannah, Samuel, Edward, and Sarah. The inventory of
his property included a small house with 35 adjoining acres and
additional acres in upland swamp, meadow, and woodland.

There was a George Polly who served under Captain John Carter (or
Cutler) in King Philip's War, but whether it was this George Polly has
not been resolved.