CGB-GEf. Polly Molby, b. Mar. 16, 1826, in the town of Van Buren, Onondaga Co., N.Y. (Chester 5, Jonathan 4, Sam.3, Sam.2, Wm.1). m. Feb. 19, 1848, Atchison Tappan, son of Asher Tappan.

Mr. Fred A Molby, Baldwin, Kansas, thinks Polly Molby Tappan very likely d. at Lansing, Mich. Burial is said to have been at Dryden, Lapeer Co., Michigan, where she lived many years.

* See p. S 86-7 for her obituary notice.

"Polly and Atchison Tappan had four daughters and one son; some of their grandchildren are living in Lansing and East Lansing, Mich." (1953). Polly Molby Tappan died Mar. 2, 1908.

       Children of Atchison Tappan and Polly Molby:
VII.2188.  Ellen Tappan, b. Dec. 5, 1848; d. Feb. 2, 1858.
VII.2189. *Alma    "     b. Mar. 31, 1851.
VII.2190.  Emma    "     b. Dec. 26, 1853; d. Feb. 23, 1858.
VII.2191.  Wallace "     b. Oct. 29, 1859 (mar. Anna ----?)
VII.2192. *Frances Mary Tappan, b. June 6, 1866.

*No. 2189 and 2192 are carried out in the 7th generation. Note. From 1914 to about 1950, a near neighbor in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, was a Mr. Tappan, who came from the Rhode Island family of that name--said to be, at the present time prominent and wealthy.

Mr. Fred A Molby writes: "Polly lived with her daughter, Frances Whitbeck. She and Alma Kendrick kept the Bible. They lived in the same state and I think their record is likely to be the correct one. Their record said that Polly died Mar. 2, 1908. Sally Wigent's Bible said she d. Mar. 4, 1908, which may be the burial date."

The Tappan family had long lived at Dryden, Mich. Atchison Tappan's father, Asher, was son of Deacon John Tappan (1756-1818) and Sarah (Munson) Tappan.

1880 Census. Atchison Tappan, b. N.Y. age 58 yrs.
             Asher Tappan, b. in New Jersey.

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