On November 17, 1825 Edward Polly appeared in Perry County Court to testify and apply for pension. He was at that time 67 years old. He enlisted as a private for the term of eighteen months (beginning six weeks after the defeat of General Horatio Gates near Camden in South Carolina) in Pittsylvania County, Virginia in the company commanded by Captain Burton (his given name forgotten but believed to be Samuel) and shortly (about 2 weeks) his captain marched him with his company and joined the regiment (which he understood his company belonged to when he enlisted) commanded by Colonel Gibson in the line of the State of Virginia. He continued to serve in the said corps until the expiration of his term of service when he was discharged from the service in the county of Halifax or Brunswick in the State of Virginia at Roldens old store on big Roanoke River now by Captain Isaac Webb to whose company he was transferred before the expiration of his time of service.

Polly stated that his occupation was that of a farmer, but owing to his old age and the loss of a part of the strength in his left thigh he was unable to support himself or to pursue his occupation. His wife Polly, about 49 years old, but owing to a weakly constitution is unable to support herself or to contribute but little to their support. His son David, 13 years old is able to support himself. His daughter Susannah about 11 years old was possessed of good health. He had not applied for pension before that time because he thought that he owned too much property, and because he lived "40 odd miles from the courthouse.

Anthony Hall testified in Perry County on November 19, 1825 that he knew that Edward Polly performed a tour of 18 months in the regular army on the line of the Continental Establishment under the command of General Nathaniel Greene. Further, Hall stated that he himself was a regular soldier in said Army and knew Polly previous to his enlistment and during his own service.

Mary Mullins married Edward Polly in Pittsylvania County, Virginia before the close of the Revolutionary War. His wife thought that the year was 1782. They had twelve children: Sally, Andrew, Polly, Agnes, Henry (all born before 1794), Raney, Joseph, Edward, Vina, Nancy , Susannah and David. Ed Polly died on May 19, 1845 while a resident of Letcher County, Kentucky. Patsy Hall, daughter of Anthony and Ruth, married Henry Polly. It appears from the pension documents that Ed Polly was also know has David Polly. The Pittsylvania County census records lists David Polly as a resident in 1783. Interestingly, Ed Polly, Silas Wooten and Anthony Hall all lived to be about 90 years old and died within a year of each other.

David Polly Jr. m. Anna Thornsberry on March 19, 1829 in Pike County, Kentucky

Nancy Polly m. Sam Beverly on September 29, 1823 in Pike County, Kentucky

Henry Polly m. Martha Patsy Hall on April 15, 1819 in Floyd County, Kentucky