Biographical Sketch of Polly Wakefield Leave a Comment / New Hampshire / May 14, 2011 Last Updated on August 26, 2012 by POLLY WAKEFIELD, now 95 years of age, the oldest person now living in town, is the widow of Maj. Josiah Wakefield, of Newport, and daughter of Phineas Newton, who came to Croydon in 1772, from Worcester, Mass. Surnames:Wakefield, Topics:Biography, Locations:Croydon New Hampshire, Sullivan County NH,Collection:Partridge, Dennis N. Croydon New Hampshire Genealogy.