Polly Atwood Snow (1785 - 1836): Lindell-Herndon Genealogy

1785 - 1836 (50 years)

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Name	Polly Atwood Snow [2, 3]
Birth	29 Jun 1785	Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States [3]
Gender	Female
Residence	May 1805	Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States [4]
Death	12 May 1836	(unknown) [1, 5]
Burial	Aft 12 May 1836	Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States [5]
Person ID	I1145	Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
Last Modified	11 Feb 2018

Father	Joseph Snow, b. ?, (unknown) d. ?, (unknown)
Mother	Rebecca Young, b. 18 Oct 1756, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. ?, (unknown)
Marriage Intention	24 Jan 1775	Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts Bay [6]
Marriage	9 Feb 1775	Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts Bay [7]
Family ID	F3697	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Daniel Cole, b. 2 Aug 1783, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States d. 1 Jan 1864, Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States (Age 80 years)

Marriage Intention 22 Feb 1805 Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States [2]

Marriage 19 May 1805 Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States [8]

Notes

In the marriage intention recorded by the Clerk of Barnstable County, Polly Atwood is listed as “Polly Atwood Snow”. Due to her age at the time of her marriage to Daniel Cole, this would seem to cast doubt that her maiden name was actually Atwood. [2]

Children

	1. John Young Cole, b. 27 Jan 1806, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States d. 8 Feb 1807, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States (Age 1 year)
	2. Mary Cole, b. 30 Sep 1807, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States d. ?, (unknown)
	3. Nehemiah Cole, b. 31 May 1810, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States d. 11 Jun 1856, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States (Age 46 years)
	4. Joseph Snow Cole, b. 18 Oct 1812, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States d. ?, (unknown)
	5. Samuel Snow Cole, b. 29 May 1816, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States d. ?, (unknown)
	6. Daniel Cole, b. 18 Dec 1819, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States d. ?, (unknown)
	7. John Young Cole, b. 10 Nov 1823, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States d. 8 Feb 1836, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States (Age 12 years)

Family ID F816 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 26 Nov 2016

Event Map

	Birth - 29 Jun 1785 - Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
	Marriage Intention - 22 Feb 1805 - Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - May 1805 - Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
	Marriage - 19 May 1805 - Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
	Burial - Aft 12 May 1836 - Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States

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Notes

Due mostly to the listing found in [Holbrook-1805a], this individual has been incorrectly identified as “Polly Atwood” by hundreds of researchers. But [Holbrook-1805b], the marriage intention filed by Daniel Cole and Polly in February of that same year, lists Polly’s full maiden name, as “Polly Atwood Snow”. Polly Atwood Snow was the daughter of Joseph and Rebecca (Young) Snow of Wellfleet, and there is ample additional evidence to indicate that Daniel Cole’s wife was, indeed, Polly Atwood Snow, rather than one of the many women from Cape Cod named Polly Atwood. First, two of their children were given the middle name “Snow” (Polly’s father’s side of the family). Second, one child was given the middle name “Young” (Polly’s mother’s side of the family). Third, Daniel Cole’s wife died in 1836 at the age of 51—putting her birth year near 1785, the same as our Ms. Snow. [8]

Reference Herndon, William Robert. "Polly Atwood Snow", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I1145&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 21-Nov-2024].

Sources

[S315] [Herndon-2024] Herndon, William Robert, Lindell-Herndon Genealogy, Washington, District of Columbia: By the author, 2024.
[S1387] [Holbrook-1805b] Holbrook, Jay Mack and Delene, "Marriage Intention of Daniel Cole and Polly Atwood Snow," Massachusetts Vital and Town Records: Wellfleet Births, Marriages, Deaths 1763 - 1844, Volume 1 (Wellfleet Town Clerk Transcription, 1865), Provo, Utah: Holbrook Research Institute, 2011, page 346, entry 9.
[S1388] [Holbrook-1775b] Holbrook, Jay Mack and Delene, "Record of the Children of Joseph Snow and Rebecca his Wife," Massachusetts Vital and Town Records: Wellfleet Births, Marriages, Deaths 1763 - 1844, Volume 1 (Wellfleet Town Clerk Transcription, 1865), Provo, Utah: Holbrook Research Institute, 2011, page 23.
[S298] [Holbrook-1775a] Holbrook, Jay Mack and Delene, "Record of the Children of Daniel Cole and Susanna His Wife," Massachusetts Vital and Town Records: Wellfleet Births, Marriages, Deaths 1763 - 1844, Volume 1 (Wellfleet Town Clerk Transcription, 1865), Provo, Utah: Holbrook Research Institute, 2011, page 34.
[S1026] [Duck-Creek-1836a] "Gravesite of Polly A. Cole," Interment Records of Duck Creek Cemetery, Find A Grave (findagrave.com), 2015.
[S1390] [Holbrook-1775d] Holbrook, Jay Mack and Delene, "Marriage Intention of Joseph Snow and Rebecca Young," Massachusetts Vital and Town Records: Wellfleet Births, Marriages, Deaths 1763 - 1844, Volume 1 (Wellfleet Town Clerk Transcription, 1865), Provo, Utah: Holbrook Research Institute, 2011, page 312, entry 13.
[S1389] [Holbrook-1775c] Holbrook, Jay Mack and Delene, "Marriage Entry for Joseph Snow and Rebecca Young," Massachusetts Vital and Town Records: Wellfleet Births, Marriages, Deaths 1763 - 1844, Volume 1 (Wellfleet Town Clerk Transcription, 1865), Provo, Utah: Holbrook Research Institute, 2011, page 528, entry 11.
[S1386] [Holbrook-1805a] Holbrook, Jay Mack and Delene, "Marriage Entry for Daniel Cole and Polly Atwood," Massachusetts Vital and Town Records, Wellfleet Births, Marriages, Deaths 1763 - 1844, Volume 1 (Wellfleet Town Clerk Transcription, 1865), Provo, Utah: Holbrook Research Institute, 2011, page 556, entry 11.

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Polly Atwood Snow (I1145)[1]

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