On Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 3:32:01 PM UTC-7, jmb...@albion.edu wrote: > Am also curious about this family. Maurice "de Pole," otherwise named "de la Pole" in some sources, knight, is stated to be the owner and resident of the property of Compton Castle (Marldon parish, SE Devon) in the reign of Henry II. Does anyone know of any other references to Maurice, whether he was surnamed "de Pole" or "de la Pole," or his origins? > Jim+ Devonshire parishes; or, The antiquities, heraldry and family history of twenty-four parishes in the archdeaconry of Totnes vol. II by Worthy, Charles (1883):164. I looked into the Doddiscombe family in the past, I think this is about all I had for Maurice Pole. https://www.archive.org/stream/devonshireparish02wort#page/164/mode/2up

Thanks Doug and Joe for the references. Will take the Visitations with the usual grain of salt, but that certainly helped. Jim+