My name is Jeffrey Taylor Poole. I live in Kentucky USA. I have been having trouble finding where my fathers ancesters came from. The oldest name I have is my Great Great Grandfather; Thomas Jefferson Poole Sr. who married Margaret Kathryn Penn, I have no dates or places. Their son, Thomas Jefferson Poole Jr. my Great Grandfather married Nannie Loutissia Jones on 10-30-1901. I have no place. Their son was my father Galen Vincent Poole. If any of this rings a bell I would appreciate an email. I have had my DNA tested by http://www.familytreedna.com/
Where did your Poole's originate? Are all the names you mentioned in US? I have just confirmed that my Poole's started in Wales, then moved to Shrewsbury in Shropshire. Jeffrey and his wife Anne had their children in Sussex, but after Jeffrey died in 1854 they returned to Shrewsbury. The names you mentioned don't mean anything to me, but one never knows. Janette
Where did your Poole's originate? That's what I am trying to find out. I believe we were probably escaping the noose and fled from Poole England and just took the name of the port, but as you say, one never knows! ;-) Are all the names you mentioned in US? Yes, all of the names mentioned are in the US unless I discover otherwise in my research.