Polly was born on May 2nd, 1769.1 Polly's father was Ebenezer Phelps and her mother was Mary Smith. Her paternal grandparents were Joseph Phelps and Elizabeth. She had three brothers and two sisters, named Ebenezer, Andrew, John, Hannah and Lydia. She was the second oldest of the six children. She died at the age of 36 on May 15th, 1805.1