We don't know a lot about this young lady, not the least of which missing data is the location of her and her husband's graves. Her date and place of birth are approximate, and her date and place of death are unknown.

The things of which we're quite sure are: she is the daughter (most likely the firstborn child) of Isom/Isham Gwin and his bride, Mary Ann Canterbury Gwin, who were married in Montgomery Co., VA, on 30 Aug 1787, and who moved shortly thereafter to Sevier Co. in what would soon become the state of Tennessee.

Polly's given name is likely Mary, since the first daughter was often named for the mother, and since "Polly" was often used as a nickname for Mary.

We know that Thomas and Polly married in east TN and followed Polly's parents to southern Indiana, where, according to church records, Thomas and Polly were each received as members in the newly founded Unity Baptist Church (located in the southwest corner of Washington County, IN) June 1819 by letter.

We know that Polly's parents, Isom and Mary Ann Canterbury Gwin, had joined Providence Baptist Church in Orange County, IN, where he served as their first pastor and they remained until September 1825, when they moved their membership to Unity as well. There they were both "dismissed by death" (Isom in Dec. 1830 and Mary shortly after the 1850 census).

A year and a half later, Tom and Polly were dismissed by letter from Unity in April 1827. This confirms that Polly was alive and still married to Tom as late as April 1827, some ten years before the widowed Thomas married Jane Crim.

Upon leaving Unity, Tom and Polly joined Providence Primitive Baptist, in Orange Co. in April of 1827, the church where her father had been its first pastor.

All of this and more, including the names of many of their descendants, can be found on our page for them at http://www.gwingenealogy.net/GENEALOGY/SURNAMES/Walker/WalkerTomJrPollyGwin.htm.