This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Pelly, Petty/Pettey, Polly/Polley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RAB.2ACI/2713.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: To the best of my (far from complete) knowledge, the following surnames comprised distinct Adair County family groups: Pelly Petty/Pettey Polly/Polley They weren't as widespread as the Jones, Janes, and James 'gangs' of Adair County but can be just as ornery to research because of the similarities in sound and look.