Polley, Joseph Henry, 1795-1869

Dates:

Birth 1795

Death 1869

Biographical notes:

Early settler of Austin's Colony, Tex.; farmer, of Wilson County, Tex.

From the description of Papers, 1852-1879. (Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library). WorldCat record id: 70964924

Wilson County, Texas landowner.

From the description of Joseph H. Polley papers, 1852-1879. (Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library). WorldCat record id: 310355843

Rancher Joseph Henry Polley (1795-1869) was born in New York and served in U. S. military expeditions until settling in Texas in 1821. He married Mary Augusta Bailey in a civil ceremony in 1823, followed by a Protestant and Catholic union in 1826 and 1831. Although the couple owned various homes, one of their earliest homes, “Whitehall,” built in the Brazoria District, was one of the first public homes, and was often the site of meetings for revolutionary councils. In the early 1850s, they later built a second “Whitehall,” located along the Cibolo River. Polley was Austin colony’s first sheriff, he grew cotton, and more successfully, raised cattle, having some of the largest herds in Texas.

Source: McCaslin, Richard B. "Polley, Joseph Henry," Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed August 3, 2011. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fpo11.

From the guide to the Polley, Joseph Henry, Papers 1932; 1939., 1825-1926, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin)

Rancher Joseph Henry Polley (1795-1869) was born in New York and served in U. S. military expeditions until settling in Texas in 1821. He married Mary Augusta Bailey in a civil ceremony in 1823, followed by a Protestant and Catholic union in 1826 and 1831. Although the couple owned various homes, one of their earliest homes, "Whitehall," built in the Brazoria District, was one of the first public homes, and was often the site of meetings for revolutionary councils. In the early 1850s, they later built a second "Whitehall," located along the Cibolo River. Polley was Austin colony's first sheriff, he grew cotton, and more successfully, raised cattle, having some of the largest herds in Texas.

Source: McCaslin, Richard B. "Polley, Joseph Henry," Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed August 3, 2011. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fpo11.

From the description of Polley, Joseph Henry, Papers, 1825-1926 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 752505180