'Pole09'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Poole of Bagley, Poole of Sapperton (Saperton or Saberton), Poole of Mayfield

                               
BLG1886 reports that the following Thomas , who was "stated to have been a scion of the Cheshire family of Poole of Poole Hall", bought Mayfield in 1628.
Thomas Poole of Mayfield, co. Cork (a 1628)
m. Mary Bernard (dau of Francis Bernard of Castle Mahon)
1. Francis Poole of Mayfield
  m. Margaret Hungerford (dau of Captain Thomas Hungerford of The Island)
A. Thomas Poole of Mayfield
  m. _ Hewitt of Clancoole
  i. Hewitt Baldwin Poole of Mayfield
  m. (1768) Dorothea Morris (dau of Jonas Morris of Barley Hill 'by Mary, granddau of Bryan Townsend of Castle Townsend')
  a. Thomas Poole of Mayfield (b 1773, d 1854) had issue
  m. (14.06.1806) Joanna Meade Townsend (d 1867, dau of Rev. Horace Townsend of Derry Rosscarbery)
  b. Jonas Morris Poole (cleric) had issue
m. Mary Anne Sealy (dau of R. Sealy of Barleyfield)
  c. Dorothea Poole
  m. Rev. Robert Cane
  d. Catherine Poole
  m. (William) Meade (dsp 1813, MD)
  e. Barbara Poole
  m. _ Keatinge
  f. Elizabeth Poole
  m. Samuel McCall of Glyntown
  g. Maria Poole
  m. James M. Morgan of Tivoli
  h. Harriet Poole
  m. Rev. Morgan Jellett
  i.+ other issue - Anna Baldwin, Jane Morris, Charlotte Sophia

 

 

John Pole or Poole of Wilton, Wiltshire (d 1488?, "2 brother of .... Poole in com. Cester")
1. Richard Pole or Poole of Isleworth & London, Sheriff of Gloucestershire (b 1458, d 29.10.1517, Squire to the Body to King Richard III, 2nd son)
m1. _ Danvers (possibly dau of John Danvers of Calthorpe?)
  A. Leonard Poole of Sapperton, Gloucestershire, & Oaksey (d 30.09.1538)
  m. Catherine Brydges (dau of Sir Gyles Brydges of Coberley, sister of John, 1st Lord Chandos)
  i. Sir Gyles Poole of Sapperton, Sheriff of Gloucestershire (b by 1517, d 24-5.02.1588/9, MP)
  m1. Elizabeth Whittington (d 18.09.1543, dau of Thomas Whittington of Pantley)
a. Sir Henry Poole of Sapperton, Sheriff of Gloucestershire (b c1541, d 31.08.1616, MP)
  m. Anne Wroughton (dau of William Wroughton)
(1) Sir Henry Poole of Sapperton (b c1592, d c1652/1645, MP, 2nd son)
  m1. Beatrice (Beata) Brydges (dau of William Brydges, 4th Lord Chandos)
  (A) Sir William Poole of Sapperton (b c1620, d 1651)
  m1. Meriell Tracy (bur 05.11.1632, dau of Robert Tracy, 2nd Viscount of Rathcoole)
  m2. Elizabeth (possibly sister of George Wintour of Lydney) probably mother of ...
  (i) Sir Henry Poole, last of Sapperton (a 1661, 1671) 
  (B) Beata Poole (bur 18.07.1678)
m. (20.04.1636) Thomas Pope, 3rd Earl of Downe (b 1598, d 11.01.1667/8)
  m2. Anne Withypool (dau of Sir Edmund Withypool)
  (C) Anne Poole (bpt 10.08.1637, bur 26.05.1692)
  m. (after 06.1655) James Livingstone, 1st Earl of Newburgh (b c1622, d 04.12.1670)
  (2) Eleanor Poole
  m1. Sir Richard Fettiplace of Besselsleigh (d 1615)
  m2. Edward Rogers of Gloucester
  (3) Frances Poole
  m. Sir Nevill Poole of Oaksey & Chelworth
  (4) Dorothy Poole
m1. John Savage of Elmsley (Elmley Castle) (dsp)
  m2. (Edmund?) Estcourt of Newnton
  (5) Anne Poole
  m. Sir Theobald Gorges of Ashley (d 1647) ## see here ##
  (6)+ other issue - Sir Devereux (b c1670, dvpsp 1590), Gu/Gilesy (dsp)
  Visitation shows Sir Henry as having had a 2nd wife, Beatrix, dau of William Bridges, Lord Shandoys, as well as showing his son Henry as having married Beata, dau of Lord Bridges, Baron Chandois. We assume that this was in error.
  m2. (sp) Ellen (Eleanor) Lewkenor (dau of Edward Lewknor of Kingston-on-Sea, widow of Sir William Wroughton of Broad Hinton)
  ii/iii. Mathew Poole of Saberton, later of Dartmouth, Devon
m. Juliana Densell of Devon (sister of Sir William Densell) duplication below?
  a. Thomas Poole of Bagley (Baguley), Yorkshire generation omitted by MGH
  m. Julian Denzill (sister of Sir William)
  (1) Thomas Poole of Bagley (a 1585)
  m. Anne Browne (dau of Thomas Browne of North Allerton)
  (A)+ issue (a 1585) - Henry (b c1575), Denzill, Mathew, Julian, Elizabeth
  iii/ii. Henry Poole of Ditchling, Sussex (d 28.03.1580) had issue in Sussex
Foster identifies Henry's wife as Griseld, dau of Edward & sister of Henry, lord of Abergavenny, which is possibly confusion with Sir Henry Poole of Poole & Chelworth. MGH identifies this Henry's wife as ...
  m. Margaret Nevill (dau of George Nevill, lord of Abergavenny (by Mary, dau of Edward Stafford, Duke of Buckingham), widow of John Cheyney)
  iv. John Poole of Sapperton
  m. Julian Densell of Devon name omitted by MGH & Visitation, duplication with above?
  a. Jane Poole
m. Maurice Gifford of Rodenhurst
  b. Anne Poole (bur 06.11.1596)
  m. William Aylesbury of London
  v. Mary Poole (dsp)
  m. Edward Baynard of Lackham
  vi.+ other issue - Alice, Katherine
  B. Henry Poole or Pole of Poole, Chelworth & Crudwell, Wiltshire
  m. Anne Baynton (dau of Sir Edward Baynton of Bromham)
  C. Elizabeth Poole
m. Robert Casey (Cassey) of Gloucestershire
  Visitation identifies Richard's 2nd wife as a dau of Goudwell of Kent. VCH identifies her as widow Elizabeth. MGH supports both but adds a 2nd wife ...
  m2. Alice Langford (d c1488, sister of Thomas Langford, widow of John Stradling of Dauntsey)
  m2. Elizabeth Goldwell (dau/coheir of John Goldwell of Fawkham (possibly niece of James Goldwell, Bishop of Norwich), widow of Sir William Nottingham of Sapperton)
  MGH indicates uncertainty as to which of the 2nd & 3rd wives was mother of ...
  D. William Poole or Pole of Coates, Gloucestershire
  m1. Anne Clarell (dau of Thomas Clarell of London)
  m2. Eleanor
  E. daughter
  m. _ Newton of Somerset
  i. Laurence Newton
  F. daughter
  m. _ Newbery of Somerset
2. Elizabeth Poole
  m. (Thomas?) Bonham of Bonham Hall, Wiltshire
  A. William Bonham, Sheriff of Wiltshire (a 1515)
3. Edith Poole
  m. Henry Uvedale
4.+ other issue - John (dsp), Julia(n), Sybil

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 29.04.20) : BLG1886 ('Poole of Mayfield'), BLGI1912 ('Poole of Mayfield')
(2) For lower section (most originally uploaded to a Temporary page on 19.08.06, moved here 30.04.20, reviewed & slightly expanded using MGH on 12.01.22) : Visitation (Gloucestershire, 1623, 'Poole'), MGH (NS5 vol 3 (1918), 'Pedigree of the Pooles of Sapperton and Coates, Gloucestershire, and of Poole and Chelworth, Wiltshire (Pedigree I)', p205+) with a little input & support from Visitation (Foster, Yorkshire, 1585, 'Poole of Bagley'), VCH (Gloucestershire, vol 11, 'Sapperton: Manors and other estates')
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